2004 North Carolina House of Representatives election

2004 North Carolina House of Representatives election

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All 120 seats in the North Carolina House of Representatives 61 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Jim Black Joe Kiser Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 1, 1999 January 1, 2003 Leader's seat 100th - Matthews 97th - Vale Last election 59 61 Seats before 59 61[a] Seats won 63 57 Seat change 4 4 Popular vote 1,361,804 1,490,695 Percentage 46.68% 51.10%
Results:      Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Republican gain
Speaker before election Jim Black & Richard Morgan[1] Coalition Elected Speaker Jim Black Democratic

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An election was held on November 2, 2004 to elect all 120 members to North Carolina's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including the Presidency, U.S Senate, Governorship, U.S. House of Representatives, Council of State, and state senate. The primary election was held on July 20, 2004 with a run-off occurring on August 17, 2004. These elections were the first to use new district lines drawn by the General Assembly to account the for changes in population amongst each of the districts after the 2000 census.^[2] The 2002 elections had been conducted under a map ordered by the North Carolina Superior Court.^[3]

Results summary

District	Incumbent	Party		Elected	Party
1st	Bill Owens		Dem	Bill Owens		Dem
2nd	Bill Culpepper		Dem	Bill Culpepper		Dem
3rd	Michael Gorman		Rep	Alice Graham Underhill		Dem
4th	New Seat			Russell Tucker		Dem
5th	Howard Hunter Jr.		Dem	Howard Hunter Jr.		Dem
6th	Arthur Williams		Dem	Arthur Williams		Dem
	Charles Elliott Johnson†[b]		Dem
7th	John Hall		Dem	John Hall		Dem
8th	Edith Warren		Dem	Edith Warren		Dem
9th	Marian McLawhorn		Dem	Marian McLawhorn		Dem
10th	Stephen LaRoque		Rep	Stephen LaRoque		Rep
11th	Louis Pate		Rep	Louis Pate		Rep
12th	William Wainwright		Dem	William Wainwright		Dem
13th	Jean Preston		Rep	Jean Preston		Rep
14th	Keith Williams		Rep	George Cleveland		Rep
15th	Robert Grady		Rep	Robert Grady		Rep
16th	Carolyn Justice		Rep	Carolyn Justice		Rep
17th	Bonner Stiller		Rep	Bonner Stiller		Rep
18th	Thomas Wright		Dem	Thomas Wright		Dem
19th	Danny McComas		Rep	Danny McComas		Rep
20th	Dewey Hill		Dem	Dewey Hill		Dem
21st	Larry Bell		Dem	Larry Bell		Dem
22nd	Edd Nye		Dem	Edd Nye		Dem
23rd	Joe Tolson		Dem	Joe Tolson		Dem
24th	Jean Farmer-Butterfield		Dem	Jean Farmer-Butterfield		Dem
25th	Bill Daughtridge		Rep	Bill Daughtridge		Rep
26th	Leo Daughtry[c]		Rep	Leo Daughtry		Rep
	Billy Creech†		Rep
27th	Stanley Fox†		Dem	Michael Wray		Dem
28th	New Seat			James Langdon Jr.		Rep
29th	Paul Miller		Dem	Paul Miller		Dem
30th	Paul Luebke		Dem	Paul Luebke		Dem
31st	Mickey Michaux		Dem	Mickey Michaux		Dem
32nd	Jim Crawford		Dem	Jim Crawford		Dem
33rd	Bernard Allen		Dem	Bernard Allen		Dem
34th	Don Munford		Rep	Grier Martin		Dem
35th	Jennifer Weiss		Dem	Jennifer Weiss		Dem
36th	David Miner		Rep	Nelson Dollar		Rep
37th	Paul Stam		Rep	Paul Stam		Rep
38th	Deborah Ross		Dem	Deborah Ross		Dem
39th	Sam Ellis		Rep	Linda Coleman		Dem
40th	Rick Eddins		Rep	Rick Eddins		Rep
41st	Russell Capps[d]		Rep	Russell Capps		Rep
42nd	Marvin Lucas		Dem	Marvin Lucas		Dem
43rd	Mary McAllister		Dem	Mary McAllister		Dem
44th	Margaret Dickson[e]		Dem	Margaret Dickson		Dem
45th	Rick Glazier[f]		Dem	Rick Glazier		Dem
	Alex Warner		Dem
46th	Douglas Yongue		Dem	Douglas Yongue		Dem
47th	Ronnie Sutton		Dem	Ronnie Sutton		Dem
48th	Donald Bonner†		Dem	Garland Pierce		Dem
49th	Lucy Allen		Dem	Lucy Allen		Dem
50th	New Seat			Bill Faison		Dem
51st	John Sauls		Rep	John Sauls		Rep
52nd	Richard Morgan		Rep	Richard Morgan		Rep
53rd	David Lewis		Rep	David Lewis		Rep
54th	Joe Hackney		Dem	Joe Hackney		Dem
55th	Gordon Allen†		Dem	Winkie Wilkins		Dem
56th	Verla Insko		Dem	Verla Insko		Dem
57th	Joanne Bowie		Rep	Pricey Harrison		Dem
58th	Alma Adams		Dem	Alma Adams		Dem
59th	Maggie Jeffus		Dem	Maggie Jeffus		Dem
60th	Earl Jones		Dem	Earl Jones		Dem
61st	Steve Wood†		Rep	Laura Wiley		Rep
62nd	John Blust		Rep	John Blust		Rep
63rd	Alice Bordsen		Dem	Alice Bordsen		Dem
64th	Cary Allred		Rep	Cary Allred		Rep
65th	Nelson Cole		Dem	Nelson Cole		Dem
	Wayne Sexton[g]		Rep
66th	Wayne Goodwin†[h]		Dem	Melanie Wade Goodwin		Dem
67th	Bobby Barbee[i]		Rep	David Almond		Rep
68th	Curtis Blackwood[j]		Rep	Curtis Blackwood		Rep
69th	Pryor Gibson		Dem	Pryor Gibson		Dem
70th	Arlie Culp[k]		Rep	Arlie Culp		Rep
71st	Larry Womble		Dem	Larry Womble		Dem
72nd	Earline Parmon		Dem	Earline Parmon		Dem
73rd	Michael Decker[l]		Rep	Larry Brown		Rep
74th	New Seat			Dale Folwell		Rep
75th	Bill McGee[m]		Rep	Bill McGee		Rep
76th	Fred Steen II		Rep	Fred Steen II		Rep
77th	Lorene Coates		Dem	Lorene Coates		Dem
78th	Harold Brubaker		Rep	Harold Brubaker		Rep
79th	Julia Craven Howard		Rep	Julia Craven Howard		Rep
	Frank Mitchell[n]		Rep
80th	Jerry Dockham		Rep	Jerry Dockham		Rep
81st	Hugh Holliman		Dem	Hugh Holliman		Dem
82nd	Jeff Barnhart[o]		Rep	Jeff Barnhart		Rep
83rd	Linda Johnson[p]		Rep	Linda Johnson		Rep
84th	Phillip Frye		Rep	Phillip Frye		Rep
85th	Mitch Gillespie		Rep	Mitch Gillespie		Rep
86th	Walt Church		Dem	Walt Church		Dem
87th	Edgar Starnes		Rep	Edgar Starnes		Rep
88th	New Seat			Mark Hollo		Rep
89th	Mitchell Setzer		Rep	Mitchell Setzer		Rep
90th	Jim Harrell		Dem	Jim Harrell		Dem
91st	Rex Baker		Rep	Bryan Holloway		Rep
92nd	George Holmes		Rep	George Holmes		Rep
93rd	Gene Wilson[q]		Rep	Gene Wilson		Rep
94th	Tracy Walker[r]		Rep	Tracy Walker		Rep
95th	Karen Ray		Rep	Karen Ray		Rep
96th	Mark Hilton[s]		Rep	Mark Hilton		Rep
97th	Joe Kiser		Rep	Joe Kiser		Rep
98th	John Rhodes		Rep	John Rhodes		Rep
99th	Drew Saunders		Dem	Drew Saunders		Dem
100th	Jim Black		Dem	Jim Black		Dem
101st	Beverly Earle		Dem	Beverly Earle		Dem
102nd	Becky Carney		Dem	Becky Carney		Dem
103rd	Jim Gulley		Rep	Jim Gulley		Rep
104th	Ed McMahan[t]		Rep	Ed McMahan		Rep
	Connie Wilson†		Rep
105th	New Seat			Doug Vinson		Rep
106th	Martha Alexander		Dem	Martha Alexander		Dem
107th	Pete Cunningham		Dem	Pete Cunningham		Dem
108th	John Rayfield		Rep	John Rayfield		Rep
109th	Patrick McHenry†		Rep	William Current		Rep
110th	Debbie Clary		Rep	Debbie Clary		Rep
111th	Tim Moore		Rep	Tim Moore		Rep
112th	Bob England		Dem	Bob England		Dem
113th	Trudi Walend		Rep	Trudi Walend		Rep
114th	Susan Fisher		Dem	Susan Fisher		Dem
115th	Bruce Goforth		Dem	Bruce Goforth		Dem
116th	Wilma Sherrill		Rep	Wilma Sherrill		Rep
117th	Carolyn Justus		Rep	Carolyn Justus		Rep
118th	Ray Rapp		Dem	Ray Rapp		Dem
119th	Phil Haire		Dem	Phil Haire		Dem
120th	Roger West		Rep	Roger West		Rep

† - Incumbent not seeking re-election

Party		Candi- dates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Democratic	84	1,361,804	46.680%	63	4	52.5%
	Republican	84	1,490,695	51.098%	57	4	47.5%
	Libertarian	25	46,960	2.187%	0		0%
	Independent	1	990	0.034%	0		0%
Total		194	2,917,303	100.00%	120		100.00%

House seats Democratic   52.5% Republican   47.5%

Popular vote Republican   51.098% Democratic   46.680% Libertarian   2.187% Independent   0.034%

Incumbents defeated in primary election

• Michael Gorman (R-District 3), defeated by Michael Speciale (R)
• Keith Williams (R-District 14), defeated by George Cleveland (R)
• David Miner (R-District 36), defeated by Nelson Dollar (R)
• Alex Warner (D-District 45) lost a redistricting race to Rick Glazier (D-District 44)
• Stephen Wood (R-District 61), defeated by Laura Wiley (R)
• Bobby Barbee Sr. (R-District 70), defeated by David Almond in the renumbered 67th district
• Rex Baker (R-District 91), defeated by Bryan Holloway (R)
• Michael Decker (R-District 94), defeated by Larry Brown (R) in the renumbered 73rd district
• Frank Mitchell (R-District 96) lost a redistricting race to Julia Craven Howard (R-District 79)

Incumbents defeated in general election

• Don Munford (R-District 34), defeated by Grier Martin (D)
• Sam Ellis (R-District 39), defeated by Linda Coleman (D)
• Joanne Bowie (R-District 57), defeated by Pricey Harrison (D)
• Wayne Sexton (R-District 66) lost a redistricting race to Nelson Cole (D) in the renumbered 65th district.

Open seats that changed parties

• Michael Gorman (R-District 3) lost re-nomination, seat won by Alice Graham Underhill (D)

Newly created seats

• District 4, won by Russell Tucker (D)
• District 28, seat won by James Langdon Jr.
• District 50, won by Bill Faison (D)
• District 74, won by Dale Folwell (R)
• District 88, won by Mark Hollo (R)
• District 105, won by Doug Vinson (R)

Seats eliminated by redistricting

• Charles Elliott Johnson (D-District 4) ran for the NC Senate after his district was merged with the 6th district.
• Billy Creech (R-District 26) ran for the U.S House after the 28th district was merged with his district
• Connie Wilson (R-District 104) didn’t seek re-election after the 105th district was merged with her district

Detailed Results

Districts 1-19

District 1

Incumbent Democrat Bill Owens has represented the 1st District since 1995.

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2004^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Owens (incumbent)	18,873	100%
Total votes			18,873	100%
	Democratic hold

District 2

Incumbent Democrat Bill Culpepper has represented the 2nd district and its predecessors since 1993.

North Carolina House of Representatives 2nd district general election, 2004^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Culpepper (incumbent)	16,949	61.51%
	Republican	Daniel M. Beall	10,607	38.49%
Total votes			27,556	100%
	Democratic hold

District 3

Incumbent Republican Michael Gorman has represented the 3rd district since 2003. Gorman lost re-nomination to fellow Republican Michael Speciale. Former Democratic representative Alice Graham Underhill defeated Speciale in the general election.

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2004^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alice Graham Underhill	15,156	51.18%
	Republican	Michael Speciale	13,947	47.10%
	Libertarian	Herbert M. Sobel	509	1.72%
Total votes			29,612	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 4

The new 4th district includes all of Duplin County and a portion of Onslow County. Former Democratic representative Russell Tucker won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 4th district general election, 2004^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Russell Tucker	15,333	100%
Total votes			15,333	100%
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 5

Incumbent Democrat Howard Hunter Jr. has represented the 5th district since 1989.

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2004^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Howard Hunter Jr. (incumbent)	18,006	83.43%
	Libertarian	Larry Cooke, Jr.	3,576	16.57%
Total votes			21,582	100%
	Democratic hold

District 6

The new 6th district includes the homes Incumbent Democrats Arthur Williams, who has represented the 6th district since 2003, and Charles Elliott Johnson, who has represented the 4th district since 2003. Johnson sought the Democratic nomination for Senate District 3 challenging incumbent Clark Jenkins, but he was defeated by Jenkins. Williams was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 6th district general election, 2004^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Arthur Williams (incumbent)	16,192	54.96%
	Republican	Al Klemm	13,272	45.04%
Total votes			29,464	100%
	Democratic hold

District 7

Incumbent Democrat John Hall has represented the 7th district since his appointment on 2000.

North Carolina House of Representatives 7th district general election, 2004^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Hall (incumbent)	17,714	100%
Total votes			17,714	100%
	Democratic hold

District 8

Incumbent Democrat Edith Warren has represented the 8th district and its predecessors since 1999.

North Carolina House of Representatives 8th district general election, 2004^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edith Warren (incumbent)	17,033	74.04%
	Republican	Curt Hendrix	5,973	25.96%
Total votes			23,006	100%
	Democratic hold

District 9

Incumbent Democrat Marian McLawhorn has represented the 9th district since 1999.

North Carolina House of representatives 9th district general election, 2004^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marian McLawhorn (incumbent)	18,775	100%
Total votes			18,775	100%
	Democratic hold

District 10

Incumbent Republican Stephen LaRoque has represented the 10th district since 2003.

North Carolina House of Representatives 10th district general election, 2004^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stephen LaRoque (incumbent)	14,529	57.38%
	Democratic	James D. (Lew) Llewellyn	10,793	42.62%
Total votes			25,322	100%
	Republican hold

District 11

Incumbent Republican Louis Pate has represented the 11th district since 2003.

North Carolina House of Representatives 11th district general election, 2004^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Louis Pate (incumbent)	20,120	100%
Total votes			20,120	100%
	Republican hold

District 12

Incumbent Democrat William Wainwright has represented the 12th district and its predecessors since 1991.

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2004^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Wainwright (incumbent)	13,573	64.49%
	Republican	John Percy Wetherington, Jr.	7,473	35.51%
Total votes			21,046	100%
	Democratic hold

District 13

Incumbent Republican Jean Preston has represented the 13th district and its predecessors since 1993.

North Carolina House of Representatives 13th district general election, 2004^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jean Preston (incumbent)	20,607	70.77%
	Democratic	Malcolm Fulcher	8,513	29.23%
Total votes			29,120	100%
	Republican hold

District 14

Incumbent Republican Keith Williams has represented the 14th district since 2005. Williams lost re-nomination to fellow Republican George Cleveland. Cleveland won the general election.

North Carolina House of Representatives 14th district general election, 2004^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Cleveland	11,479	60.78%
	Democratic	Kever M. Clark	7,406	39.22%
Total votes			18,885	100%
	Republican hold

District 15

Incumbent Republican Robert Grady has represented the 15th district and its predecessors since 1987.

North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2004^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Grady (incumbent)	9,196	100%
Total votes			9,196	100%
	Republican hold

District 16

Incumbent Republican Carolyn Justice has represented the 16th district since 2003.

North Carolina House of Representatives 16th district general election, 2004^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carolyn Justice (incumbent)	25,427	100%
Total votes			25,427	100%
	Republican hold

District 17

Incumbent Republican Bonner Stiller has represented the 17th district since 2003.

North Carolina House of representatives 17th district general election, 2004^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bonner Stiller (incumbent)	16,745	49.86%
	Democratic	David Redwine	16,288	48.50%
	Libertarian	Edward Gore	550	1.64%
Total votes			33,583	100%
	Republican hold

District 18

Incumbent Democrat Thomas Wright has represented the 18th district and its predecessors since 1993.

North Carolina House of Representatives 18th district general election, 2004^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas Wright (incumbent)	14,712	63.80%
	Republican	Frankie Roberts	8,347	36.20%
Total votes			23,059	100%
	Democratic hold

District 19

Incumbent Republican Danny McComas has represented the 19th district and its predecessors since 1995.

North Carolina House of Representatives 19th district general election, 2004^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Danny McComas (incumbent)	27,954	100%
Total votes			27,954	100%
	Republican hold

Districts 20-39

District 20

Incumbent Democrat Dewey Hill has represented the 20th district and its predecessors since 1993.

North Carolina House of Representatives 20th district general election, 2004^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dewey Hill (incumbent)	19,158	100%
Total votes			19,158	100%
	Democratic hold

District 21

Incumbent Democrat Larry Bell has represented the 21st district and its predecessors since 2001.

North Carolina House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2004^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Bell (incumbent)	17,812	100%
Total votes			17,812	100%
	Democratic hold

District 22

Incumbent Democrat Edd Nye has represented the 22nd district and its predecessors since 1985.

North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2004^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edd Nye (incumbent)	18,646	100%
Total votes			18,646	100%
	Democratic hold

District 23

Incumbent Democrat Joe Tolson has represented the 23rd district and its predecessors since 1997.

North Carolina House of Representatives 23rd district general election, 2004^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Tolson (incumbent)	17,040	65.93%
	Republican	Henry Williams II	8,804	34.07%
Total votes			25,844	100%
	Democratic hold

District 24

Incumbent Democrat Jean Farmer-Butterfield has represented the 24th district since 2003.

North Carolina House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2004^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jean Farmer-Butterfield (incumbent)	19,501	100%
Total votes			19,501	100%
	Democratic hold

District 25

Incumbent Republican Bill Daughtridge has represented the 25th district since 2003.

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2004^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Daughtridge (incumbent)	20,092	100%
Total votes			20,092	100%
	Republican hold

District 26

The new 26th district includes the homes Incumbent Republicans Billy Creech, who has represented the 26th district and its predecessors since 1989, and Leo Daughtry, who has represented the 28th district and its predecessors since 1993. Creech ran for the U.S House and Daughtry was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 26th district general election, 2004^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leo Daughtry (incumbent)	20,320	100%
Total votes			20,320	100%
	Republican hold

District 27

Incumbent Democrat Stanley Fox has represented the 27th district and its predecessors since 1995. Fox didn’t seek re-election and fellow Democrat Michael Wray won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2004^[30]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray	21,237	100%
Total votes			21,237	100%
	Democratic hold

District 28

The new 28th district continues to be based in Johnston County and continues to favor Republicans. Republican James Langdon Jr. won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives district general election, 2004^[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Langdon Jr.	23,805	100%
Total votes			23,805	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

District 29

Incumbent Democrat Paul Miller has represented the 29th district and its predecessors since 2001.

North Carolina House of Representatives 29th district general election, 2004^[32]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Miller (incumbent)	27,249	100%
Total votes			27,249	100%
	Democratic hold

District 30

Incumbent Democrat Paul Luebke has represented the 30th district and its predecessors since 1991.

North Carolina House of Representatives 30th district general election, 2004^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Luebke (incumbent)	21,245	88.10%
	Libertarian	Sean Haugh	2,870	11.90%
Total votes			24,115	100%
	Democratic hold

District 31

Incumbent Democrat Mickey Michaux has represented the 31st district and its predecessors since 1985.

North Carolina House of Representatives 31st district general election, 2004^[34]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mickey Michaux (incumbent)	23,313	85.98%
	Libertarian	Michael P. Owen	3,802	14.02%
Total votes			27,115	100%
	Democratic hold

District 32

Incumbent Democrat Jim Crawford has represented the 32nd district and its predecessors since 1995.

North Carolina House of Representatives district general election, 2004^[35]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Crawford (incumbent)	18,851	88.27%
	Libertarian	Tom Howe	2,505	11.73%
Total votes			21,356	100%
	Democratic hold

District 33

Incumbent Democrat Bernard Allen has represented the 33rd district since 2003.

North Carolina House of Representatives 33rd district general election, 2004^[36]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bernard Allen (incumbent)	24,580	92.21%
	Libertarian	Steven Hilton	2,076	7.79%
Total votes			26,656	100%
	Democratic hold

District 34

Incumbent Republican Don Munford has represented the 34th district since 2003. Munford lost re-election to Democrat Grier Martin.

North Carolina House of Representatives 34th district general election, 2004^[37]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Grier Martin	18,755	51.09%
	Republican	Don Munford (incumbent)	17,952	48.91%
Total votes			36,707	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 35

Incumbent Democrat Jennifer Weiss has represented the 35th district and its predecessors since 1999.

North Carolina House of Representatives 35th district general election, 2004^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jennifer Weiss (incumbent)	22,899	88.86%
	Libertarian	Graham Yarko Thomas	2,870	11.14%
Total votes			25,769	100%
	Democratic hold

District 36

Incumbent Republican David Miner has represented the 36th district since 1993. Miner lost re-nomination to fellow Republican Nelson Dollar. Dollar won the general election.

North Carolina House of Representatives 36th district general election, 2004^[39]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nelson Dollar	24,166	82.72%
	Libertarian	Gary Goodson	5,049	17.28%
Total votes			29,215	100%
	Republican hold

District 37

Incumbent Republican Paul Stam has represented the 37th district since 2003.

North Carolina House of Representatives 37th district general election, 2004^[40]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Stam (incumbent)	29,596	85.39%
	Libertarian	H. Wade Minter	5,064	14.61%
Total votes			34,660	100%
	Republican hold

District 38

Incumbent Democrat Deborah Ross has represented the 38th district since 2003.

North Carolina House of Representatives 38th district general election, 2004^[41]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Deborah Ross (incumbent)	20,121	66.51%
	Republican	Phil Jeffreys	10,131	33.49%
Total votes			30,252	100%
	Democratic hold

District 39

Incumbent Republican Sam Ellis has represented the 39th district and its predecessors since 1993. Ellis lost re-election to Democrat Linda Coleman.

North Carolina House of Representatives 39th district general election, 2004^[42]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Coleman	18,480	54.40%
	Republican	Sam Ellis (incumbent)	15,488	45.60%
Total votes			33,968	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

Districts 40-59

District 40

Incumbent Republican Rick Eddins has represented the 40th district and its predecessors since 1995.

North Carolina House of Representatives 40th district general election, 2004^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Eddins (incumbent)	29,528	62.14%
	Democratic	Joe O’Shaughnessy	16,848	35.46%
	Libertarian	Andrew Hatchell	1,143	2.41%
Total votes			47,519	100%
	Republican hold

District 41

The new 41st district overlaps with much of the former 50th district. Incumbent Republican Russell Capps, who has represented the 50th district and its predecessors since 1995, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 41st district general election, 2004^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Russell Capps (incumbent)	27,743	100%
Total votes			27,743	100%
	Republican hold

District 42

Incumbent Democrat Marvin Lucas has represented the 42nd district and its predecessors since 2001.

North Carolina House of Representatives 42nd district general election, 2004^[45]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marvin Lucas (incumbent)	10,746	66.24%
	Republican	Bob White	5,476	33.76%
Total votes			16,222	100%
	Democratic hold

District 43

Incumbent Democrat Mary McAllister has represented the 43rd district and its predecessors since 1991.

North Carolina House of Representatives 43rd district general election, 2004 ^[46]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary McAllister (incumbent)	11,875	100%
Total votes			11,875	100%
	Democratic hold

District 44

The new 44th district overlaps with much of the former 41st district. Incumbent Democrat Margaret Dickson, who has represented the 41st district since 2003, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 44th district general election, 2004^[47]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Margaret Dickson (incumbent)	13,764	58.38%
	Republican	Ralph Reagan	9,812	41.62%
Total votes			23,576	100%
	Democratic hold

District 45

The new 45th district includes the homes of Incumbent Democrats Alex Warner, who has represented the 45th district and its predecessors since 1987, and Rick Glazier, who has represented the 44th district since 2003. Glazier defeated Warner in the Democratic primary and won the general election.

North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district general election, 2004^[48]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Glazier (incumbent)	15,100	60.16%
	Republican	Robert T. Lawrence	10,001	39.84%
Total votes			25,101	100%
	Democratic hold

District 46

Incumbent Democrat Douglas Yongue has represented the 46th district and its predecessors since 1994.

North Carolina House of Representatives 46th district general election, 2004^[49]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Douglas Yongue (incumbent)	12,913	100%
Total votes			12,913	100%
	Democratic hold

District 47

Incumbent Democrat Ronnie Sutton has represented the 47th district since 1995.

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2004^[50]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ronnie Sutton (incumbent)	15,224	100%
Total votes			15,224	100%
	Democratic hold

District 48

Incumbent Democrat Donald Bonner has represented the 48th district and its predecessors since 1997. Bonner didn’t seek re-election and fellow Democrat Garland Pierce won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 48th district general election, 2004^[51]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Garland Pierce	15,924	100%
Total votes			15,924	100%
	Democratic hold

District 49

Incumbent Democrat Lucy Allen has represented the 49th district since 2003.

North Carolina House of Representatives 49th district general election, 2004^[52]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lucy Allen (incumbent)	15,121	56.66%
	Republican	Renee’ McCormick	11,567	43.34%
Total votes			26,688	100%
	Democratic hold

District 50

The new 50th district includes all of Caswell County and part of Orange County. Democrat Bill Faison won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 50th district general election, 2004^[53]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Faison	21,614	100%
Total votes			21,614	100%
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 51

Incumbent Republican John Sauls has represented the 51st district since 2003.

North Carolina House of Representatives 51st district general election, 2004^[54]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Sauls (incumbent)	13,255	50.74%
	Democratic	Leslie Cox	12,869	49.26%
Total votes			26,124	100%
	Republican hold

District 52

Incumbent Republican Co-Speaker of the House Richard Morgan has represented the 52nd district and its predecessors since 1991.

North Carolina House of Representatives 52nd district general election, 2004^[55]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Morgan (incumbent)	23,868	100%
Total votes			23,868	100%
	Republican hold

District 53

Incumbent Republican David Lewis has represented the 53rd district since 2003.

North Carolina House of Representatives 53rd district general election, 2004^[56]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Lewis (incumbent)	14,633	58.89%
	Democratic	Louise Taylor	10,217	41.11%
Total votes			24,850	100%
	Republican hold

District 54

Incumbent Democratic Majority Leader Joe Hackney has represented the 54th district and its predecessors since 1981.

North Carolina House of Representatives 54th district general election, 2004^[57]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Hackney (incumbent)	24,939	100%
Total votes			24,939	100%
	Democratic hold

District 55

Incumbent Democrat Gordon Allen has represented the 55th district and its predecessors since 1997. Allen didn’t seek re-election and Democrat Winkie Wilkins won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 55th district general election, 2004^[58]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Winkie Wilkins	22,524	88.91%
	Libertarian	Tom Rose	2,810	11.09%
Total votes			25,334	100%
	Democratic hold

District 56

Incumbent Democrat Verla Insko has represented the 56th district and its predecessors since 1997.

North Carolina House of Representatives 56th district general election, 2004^[59]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Verla Insko (incumbent)	25,984	100%
Total votes			25,984	100%
	Democratic hold

District 57

Incumbent Republican Joanne Bowie has represented the 57th district and its predecessors since 1989. Bowie lost re-election to Democrat Pricey Harrison.

North Carolina House of Representatives 57th district general election, 2004^[60]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pricey Harrison	16,606	56.65%
	Republican	Joanne Bowie (incumbent)	12,707	43.35%
Total votes			29,313	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 58

Incumbent Democrat Alma Adams has represented the 58th district and its predecessors since 1994.

North Carolina House of Representatives 58th district general election, 2004^[61]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alma Adams (incumbent)	21,087	65.73%
	Republican	Olga Morgan Wright	10,374	32.34%
	Libertarian	Walter J. Sperko	618	1.93%
Total votes			32,079	100%
	Democratic hold

District 59

Incumbent Democrat Maggie Jeffus has represented the 59th district since 1991.

North Carolina House of Representatives 58th district general election, 2004^[62]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Maggie Jeffus (incumbent)	18,327	57.33%
	Republican	Jim Rumley	12,884	40.30%
	Libertarian	Allison N. Jaynes	759	2.37%
Total votes			31,970	100%
	Democratic hold

Districts 60-79

District 60

Incumbent Democrat Earl Jones has represented the 60th district since 2003.

North Carolina House of Representatives 58th district general election, 2004^[63]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earl Jones (incumbent)	18,270	100%
Total votes			18,270	100%
	Democratic hold

District 61

Incumbent Republican Stephen Wood has represented the 61st District since 2003. Wood lost re-nomination to fellow Republican Republican Laura Wiley. Wiley won the general election unopposed.

North Carolina House of Representatives 61st district general election, 2004^[64]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Laura Wiley	25,490	100%
Total votes			25,490	100%
	Republican hold

District 62

Incumbent Republican John Blust has represented the 62nd District and its predecessors since 2001.

North Carolina House of Representatives 62nd district general election, 2004^[65]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Blust (incumbent)	31,436	100%
Total votes			31,436	100%
	Republican hold

District 63

Incumbent Democrat Alice Bordsen has represented the 63rd District since 2003.

North Carolina House of Representatives 63rd district general election, 2004^[66]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alice Bordsen (incumbent)	12,753	54.89%
	Republican	Jerry Rudd	10,482	45.11%
Total votes			23,235	100%
	Democratic hold

District 64

Incumbent Republican Cary Allred has represented the 64th District and its predecessors since 1995.

North Carolina House of Representatives 64th district general election, 2004^[67]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cary Allred (incumbent)	22,787	100%
Total votes			22,787	100%
	Republican hold

District 65

The new 65th district includes the homes of Incumbent Democrat Nelson Cole, who has represented the 65th District since and its predecessors since 1997, and Incumbent Republican Wayne Sexton, who has represented the 66th district and its predecessors since 1993. Cole defeated Sexton in the general election.

North Carolina House of Representatives 65th district general election, 2004^[68]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nelson Cole (incumbent)	13,890	52.65%
	Republican	Wayne Sexton (incumbent)	12,493	47.35%
Total votes			26,383	100%
	Democratic hold

District 66

The new 66th district overlaps with much of the former 68th district. Incumbent Democrat Wayne Goodwin, who has represented the 68th district and its predecessors since 1997, didn’t seek re-election. He instead ran for Labor Commissioner and his wife, Democrat Melanie Wade Goodwin won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 66th district general election, 2004^[69]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Melanie Wade Goodwin	18,240	94.85%
	Independent	Edward J. O’Neal (write-in)	990	5.15%
Total votes			19,230	100%
	Democratic hold

District 67

The new 67th district overlaps with much of the former 70th district. Incumbent Republican Bobby Barbee Sr, who has represented the 70th District since 1987, lost re-nomination here to fellow Republican David Almond. Almond won the general election.

North Carolina House of Representatives 67th district general election, 2004^[70]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Almond	19,974	65.91%
	Democratic	June Mabry	10,332	34.09%
Total votes			30,306	100%
	Republican hold

District 68

The new 68th district overlaps with much of the former 73rd district. Incumbent Republican Curtis Blackwood, who has represented the 73rd District since 2003, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 68th district general election, 2004^[71]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Curtis Blackwood (incumbent)	31,252	100%
Total votes			31,252	100%
	Republican hold

District 69

Incumbent Democrat Pryor Gibson has represented the 69th district and its predecessors since 1999.

North Carolina House of Representatives 69th district general election, 2004^[72]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pryor Gibson (incumbent)	14,139	63.44%
	Republican	Hilda L. Morton	8,147	36.56%
Total votes			22,286	100%
	Democratic hold

District 70

The new 70th district overlaps with much of the former 67th district. Incumbent Republican Arlie Culp, who has represented the 67th District and its predecessors since 1989, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 70th district general election, 2004^[73]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Arlie Culp (incumbent)	19,578	91.58%
	Libertarian	Douglas Kania	1,801	8.42%
Total votes			21,379	100%
	Republican hold

District 71

Incumbent Democrat Larry Womble has represented the 71st District and its predecessors since 1995.

North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district general election, 2004^[74]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Womble (incumbent)	15,840	86.93%
	Libertarian	Lynn Haggerty	2,381	13.07%
Total votes			18,221	100%
	Democratic hold

District 72

Incumbent Democrat Earline Parmon has represented the 72nd District since 2003.

North Carolina House of Representatives 72nd district general election, 2004^[75]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earline Parmon (incumbent)	17,286	100%
Total votes			17,286	100%
	Democratic hold

District 73

The new 73rd district overlaps with much of the former 94th district. Incumbent Republican Michael Decker(though he had spent much of the last term as a Democrat), who has represented the 94th district and its predecessors since 1985 lost re-nomination here to fellow Republican Larry Brown, who won the general election.

North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district general election, 2004^[76]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Brown	23,966	86.46%
	Libertarian	Michael Smith	3,754	13.54%
Total votes			27,720	100%
	Republican hold

District 74

The 74th district is based in Forsyth County and it is expected to favor Republicans. Republican Dale Folwell won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 74th district general election, 2004^[77]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dale Folwell	21,248	62.94%
	Democratic	Tom Brandon	12,510	37.06%
Total votes			33,758	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

District 75

The new 75th district overlaps with much of the former 93rd district. Incumbent Republican Bill McGee, who has represented the 93rd District since 2003 was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 75th district general election, 2004^[78]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill McGee (incumbent)	24,978	100%
Total votes			24,978	100%
	Republican hold

District 76

Incumbent Republican Fred Steen II has represented the 76th District since his appointment in February 2004. Steen was elected to a full term unopposed.

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district general election, 2004^[79]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Steen II (incumbent)	21,610	100%
Total votes			21,610	100%
	Republican hold

District 77

Incumbent Democrat Lorene Coates has represented the 77th District since and its predecessors since 2001.

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2004^[80]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lorene Coates (incumbent)	15,026	60.64%
	Republican	Mac Butner	9,751	39.36%
Total votes			24,777	100%
	Democratic hold

District 78

Incumbent Republican Harold Brubaker has represented the 78th District and its predecessors since 1977.

North Carolina House of Representatives 78th district general election, 2004^[81]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harold Brubaker (incumbent)	20,756	100%
Total votes			20,756	100%
	Republican hold

District 79

The new 79th district includes the homes of Incumbent Republicans Julia Craven Howard, who has represented the 79th District and its predecessors since 1989, and Frank Mitchell, who has represented the 96th district and its predecessors since 1993. Howard defeated Mitchell in the Republican primary and won the general election unopposed.

North Carolina House of Representatives 79th district general election, 2004^[82]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Julia Craven Howard (incumbent)	21,225	100%
Total votes			21,225	100%
	Republican hold

Districts 80-99

District 80

Incumbent Republican Jerry Dockham has represented the 80th district and its predecessors since 1991.

North Carolina House of Representatives 80th district general election, 2004^[83]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jerry Dockham (incumbent)	24,367	100%
Total votes			24,367	100%
	Republican hold

District 81

Incumbent Democrat Hugh Holliman has represented the 81st District and its predecessors since 2001.

North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2004^[84]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hugh Holliman (incumbent)	15,141	100%
Total votes			15,141	100%
	Democratic hold

District 82

The new 82nd district overlaps with much of the former 75th district. Incumbent Republican Jeff Barnhart, who has represented the 75th district since 2001, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 82nd district general election, 2004^[85]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Barnhart (incumbent)	20,942	85.29%
	Libertarian	Carl Miller	3,613	14.71%
Total votes			24,555	100%
	Republican hold

District 83

The new 83rd district overlaps with much of the former 74th district. Incumbent Republican Linda Johnson, who has represented the 74th District and its predecessors since 2001, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 83rd district general election, 2004^[86]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Linda Johnson (incumbent)	21,648	87.21%
	Libertarian	Caroline Gellner	3,176	12.79%
Total votes			24,824	100%
	Republican hold

District 84

Incumbent Republican Phillip Frye has represented the 84th district since 2003.

North Carolina House of Representatives 84th district general election, 2004^[87]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phillip Frye (incumbent)	20,718	87.05%
	Libertarian	C. Barry Williams	3,082	12.95%
Total votes			23,800	100%
	Republican hold

District 85

Incumbent Republican Mitch Gillespie has represented the 85th District since 1999.

North Carolina House of Representatives 85th district general election, 2004^[88]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mitch Gillespie (incumbent)	16,047	66.09%
	Democratic	Philip J. Tate	8,234	33.91%
Total votes			24,281	100%
	Republican hold

District 86

Incumbent Republican Walt Church has represented the 86th District and its predecessors since 1993.

North Carolina House of Representatives 86th district general election, 2004^[89]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walt Church (incumbent)	16,029	100%
Total votes			16,029	100%
	Democratic hold

District 87

Incumbent Republican Edgar Starnes has represented the 87th District and its predecessors since 1997.

North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district general election, 2004^[90]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edgar Starnes (incumbent)	15,519	59.84%
	Democratic	Woody Tucker	10,415	40.16%
Total votes			25,934	100%
	Republican hold

District 88

The new 88th district includes all of Alexander County and a portion of Catawba County. Republican Mark Hollo won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 88th district general election, 2004^[91]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Hollo	15,587	56.31%
	Democratic	Joel Harbinson	12,096	43.69%
Total votes			27,683	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

District 89

Incumbent Republican Mitchell Setzer has represented the 89th District and its predecessors since 1999.

North Carolina House of Representatives 89th district general election, 2004^[92]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mitchell Setzer (incumbent)	20,460	100%
Total votes			20,460	100%
	Republican hold

District 90

Incumbent Democrat Jim Harrell has represented the 90th District since 2003.

North Carolina House of Representatives 90th district general election, 2004^[93]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Harrell (incumbent)	13,374	57.97%
	Republican	Jack Conaway	9,698	42.03%
Total votes			23,072	100%
	Democratic hold

District 91

Incumbent Republican Rex Baker, who has represented the 91st District and its predecessors since 1995, lost re-nomination to fellow Republican Bryan Holloway. Holloway won the general election.

North Carolina House of Representatives 91st district general election, 2004^[94]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bryan Holloway	16,870	57.38%
	Democratic	Robert W. Mitchell	12,533	42.62%
Total votes			29,403	100%
	Republican hold

District 92

Incumbent Republican George Holmes has represented the 92nd district and its predecessors since 1979.

North Carolina House of Representatives 92nd district general election, 2004^[95]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Holmes (incumbent)	20,830	100%
Total votes			20,830	100%
	Republican hold

District 93

The new 93rd district overlaps with much of the former 82nd district. Incumbent Republican Gene Wilson, who has represented the 82nd district and its predecessors since 1995, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district general election, 2004^[96]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gene Wilson (incumbent)	17,953	51.85%
	Democratic	Cullie Tarleton	15,595	45.04%
	Libertarian	Brandon Derr	1,078	3.11%
Total votes			34,626	100%
	Republican hold

District 94

The new 94th district overlaps with much of the former 83rd district. Incumbent Republican Tracy Walker, who has represented the 83rd District and its predecessors since 2001, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 94th district general election, 2004^[97]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tracy Walker (incumbent)	20,714	100%
Total votes			20,714	100%
	Republican hold

District 95

Incumbent Republican Karen Ray has represented the 95th District since 2003.

North Carolina House of Representatives 95th district general election, 2004^[98]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Karen Ray (Incumbent)	24,199	100%
Total votes			24,199	100%
	Republican hold

District 96

The new 96th district overlaps with much of the former 88th district. Incumbent Republican Mark Hilton, who has represented the 88th District and its predecessors since 2001, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 96th district general election, 2004^[99]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Hilton (incumbent)	19,466	100%
Total votes			19,466	100%
	Republican hold

District 97

Incumbent Republican Minority Leader Joe Kiser has represented the 97th District and its predecessors since 1995.

North Carolina House of Representatives 97th district general election, 2004^[100]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Kiser (incumbent)	17,888	61.13%
	Democratic	Ken H. Fortenberry	11,374	38.87%
Total votes			29,262	100%
	Republican hold

District 98

Incumbent Republican John Rhodes has represented the 98th District since 2003.

North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district general election, 2004^[101]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Rhodes (incumbent)	27,830	100%
Total votes			27,830	100%
	Republican hold

District 99

Incumbent Democrat Drew Saunders has represented the 99th District and its predecessors since 1997.

North Carolina House of Representatives 99th district general election, 2004^[102]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Drew Saunders (incumbent)	20,081	100%
Total votes			20,081	100%
	Democratic hold

Districts 100-120

District 100

Incumbent Democrat Co-Speaker of the House Jim Black has represented the 100th District and its predecessors since 1991.

North Carolina House of Representatives 100th district general election, 2004^[103]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Black (incumbent)	16,160	100%
Total votes			16,160	100%
	Democratic hold

District 101

Incumbent Democrat Beverly Earle has represented the 101st District and its predecessors since 1995.

North Carolina House of Representatives 101st district general election, 2004^[104]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Beverly Earle (incumbent)	20,474	100%
Total votes			20,474	100%
	Democratic hold

District 102

Incumbent Democrat Becky Carney has represented the 102nd District since 2003.

North Carolina House of Representatives 102nd district general election, 2004^[105]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Becky Carney (incumbent)	17,277	100%
Total votes			17,277	100%
	Democratic hold

District 103

Incumbent Republican Jim Gulley has represented the 103rd District and its predecessors since 1997.

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district general election, 2004^[106]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Gulley (incumbent)	18,195	57.32%
	Democratic	Sid Sowers	12,463	39.26%
	Libertarian	Stephen Burr	1,087	3.42%
Total votes			31,745	100%
	Republican hold

District 104

The new 104th district contains the homes of Incumbent Republicans Connie Wilson, who has represented the 104th district and its predecessors since 1993, and Ed McMahan, who has represented the 105th District and its predecessors since 1995. Wilson didn't seek re-election and McMahan was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 104th district general election, 2004^[107]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed McMahan (incumbent)	26,125	100%
Total votes			26,125	100%
	Republican hold

District 105

The new 105th district continues to be based in Mecklenburg County and it is expected to favor Republicans. Republican Doug Vinson won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 105th district general election, 2004^[108]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doug Vinson	29,368	100%
Total votes			29,368	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

District 106

Incumbent Democrat Martha Alexander has represented the 106th district and its predecessors since 1993.

North Carolina House of Representatives 106th district general election, 2004^[109]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martha Alexander (incumbent)	17,452	100%
Total votes			17,452	100%
	Democratic hold

District 107

Incumbent Democrat Pete Cunningham has represented the 107th District and its predecessors since 1987.

North Carolina House of Representatives 107th district general election, 2004^[110]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pete Cunningham (incumbent)	16,807	68.20%
	Republican	Kenny Houck	7,836	31.80%
Total votes			24,643	100%
	Democratic hold

District 108

Incumbent Republican John Rayfield has represented the 108th District and its predecessors since 1995.

North Carolina House of Representatives 108th district general election, 2004^[111]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Rayfield (incumbent)	16,505	68.70%
	Democratic	William F. Manning, Sr.	7,519	31.30%
Total votes			24,024	100%
	Republican hold

District 109

Incumbent Republican Patrick McHenry has represented the 109th District since 2003. McHenry ran for the U.S House and fellow Republican William Current won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 109th district general election, 2004^[112]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Current	13,629	61.38%
	Democratic	Shirley M. Wiggins	8,577	38.62%
Total votes			22,206	100%
	Republican hold

District 110

Incumbent Republican Debbie Clary has represented the 110th District and its predecessors since 1995.

North Carolina House of Representatives 110th district general election, 2004^[113]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Debbie Clary (incumbent)	14,690	63.49%
	Democratic	Jim Long	8,448	36.51%
Total votes			23,138	100%
	Republican hold

District 111

Incumbent Republican Tim Moore has represented the 111th District since 2003.

North Carolina House of Representatives 111th district general election, 2004^[114]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Moore (incumbent)	14,392	55.45%
	Democratic	Kathryn H. Hamrick	11,565	44.55%
Total votes			25,957	100%
	Republican hold

District 112

Incumbent Democrat Bob England has represented the 112th District since 2003.

North Carolina House of Representatives 112th district general election, 2004^[115]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob England (incumbent)	16,681	61.19%
	Republican	Mike Hager	10,171	37.31%
	Libertarian	Ralph Haulk	408	1.50%
Total votes			27,260	100%
	Democratic hold

District 113

Incumbent Republican Trudi Walend has represented the 113th District and its predecessors since 1999.

North Carolina House of Representatives 113th district general election, 2004^[116]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Trudi Walend (incumbent)	24,016	100%
Total votes			24,016	100%
	Republican hold

District 114

Incumbent Democrat Susan Fisher has represented the 114th District since her appointment in February 2004. Fisher was elected to a full term.

North Carolina House of Representatives 114th district general election, 2004^[117]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Fisher (incumbent)	19,098	61.95%
	Republican	Bill Porter	11,729	38.05%
Total votes			30,827	100%
	Democratic hold

District 115

Incumbent Democrat Bruce Goforth has represented the 115th District since 2003.

North Carolina House of Representatives 115th district general election, 2004^[118]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bruce Goforth (incumbent)	20,957	59.95%
	Republican	Barbara Boyd	13,002	37.19%
	Libertarian	Robert Parker	999	2.86%
Total votes			34,958	100%
	Democratic hold

District 116

Incumbent Republican Wilma Sherrill has represented the 116th district and its predecessors since 1995.

North Carolina House of Representatives 116th district general election, 2004^[119]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wilma Sherrill (incumbent)	20,030	62.25%
	Democratic	Doug Jones	12,149	37.75%
Total votes			32,179	100%
	Republican hold

District 117

Incumbent Republican Carolyn Justus has represented the 117th District since October 2002.

North Carolina House of Representatives 117th district general election, 2004^[120]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carolyn Justus (incumbent)	21,650	68.17%
	Democratic	Wayne Bastedo	10,111	31.83%
Total votes			31,761	100%
	Republican hold

District 118

Incumbent Democrat Ray Rapp has represented the 118th District since 2003.

North Carolina House of Representatives 118th district general election, 2004^[121]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ray Rapp (incumbent)	21,110	100%
Total votes			21,110	100%
	Democratic hold

District 119

Incumbent Democrat Phil Haire has represented the 119th District and its predecessors since 1999.

North Carolina House of Representatives 119th district general election, 2004^[122]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Phil Haire (incumbent)	14,147	51.74%
	Republican	Margaret Carpenter	13,195	48.26%
Total votes			27,342	100%
	Democratic hold

District 120

Incumbent Republican Roger West has represented the 120th District and its predecessors since 2000.

North Carolina House of Representatives 120th district general election, 2004^[123]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roger West (incumbent)	22,375	100%
Total votes			22,375	100%
	Republican hold

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