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North Carolina's 49th State
House of Representatives
district
Representative
  Cynthia Ball
D–Raleigh
Demographics69% White
12% Black
6% Hispanic
10% Asian
Population (2020)100,200

North Carolina's 49th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Cynthia Ball since 2017.[1]

Geography

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Since 2013, the district has included parts of west central Wake County. The district overlaps with the 15th and 16th Senate districts.

District officeholders

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Representative Party Dates Notes Counties
District created January 1, 1983. 1983–1993
All of Yancey and McDowell counties.[2]
Bob Hunter Democratic January 1, 1983 –
January 1, 1999 		Redistricted from the 42nd district.
Retired to run for Court of Appeals judge.
1993–2003
All of Yancey and McDowell counties.
Part of Burke County.[3]
Mitch Gillespie Republican January 1, 1999 –
January 1, 2003 		Redistricted to the 85th district.
Lucy Allen Democratic January 1, 2003 –
April 6, 2010 		Resigned. 2003–2005
All of Franklin County.
Parts of Warren and Halifax counties.[4]
2005–2013
All of Franklin County.
Parts of Nash and Halifax counties.[5]
Vacant April 6, 2010 –
April 21, 2010
John May Democratic April 21, 2010 –
January 1, 2011 		Appointed to finish Allen's term.
Lost re-election.
Glen Bradley Republican January 1, 2011 –
January 1, 2013 		Redistricted to the 25th district and retired to run for State Senate.
Jim Fulghum Republican January 1, 2013 –
July 19, 2014 		Died. 2013–Present
Part of Wake County.[6][7][8][9]
Vacant July 19, 2014 –
August 19, 2014
Gary Pendleton Republican August 19, 2014 –
January 1, 2017 		Appointed to finish Fulghum's term.
Lost re-election.
Cynthia Ball Democratic January 1, 2017 –
Present

Election results

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2022

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North Carolina House of Representatives 49th district general election, 2022[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cynthia Ball (incumbent) 22,519 67.77%
Republican David Robertson 9,764 29.38%
Libertarian Michael Oakes 946 2.85%
Total votes 33,229 100%
Democratic hold

2020

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North Carolina House of Representatives 49th district general election, 2020[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cynthia Ball (incumbent) 37,807 65.05%
Republican David Robertson 17,564 30.22%
Libertarian Dee Watson 2,752 4.73%
Total votes 58,123 100%
Democratic hold

2018

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North Carolina House of Representatives 49th district general election, 2018[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cynthia Ball (incumbent) 27,538 66.27%
Republican David Robertson 12,929 31.11%
Libertarian Jonathan Horst 1,086 2.61%
Total votes 41,553 100%
Democratic hold

2016

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North Carolina House of Representatives 49th district general election, 2016[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cynthia Ball 26,975 48.67%
Republican Gary Pendleton (incumbent) 26,155 47.19%
Libertarian David Ulmer 2,299 4.15%
Total votes 55,429 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

2014

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North Carolina House of Representatives 49th district Democratic primary election, 2014[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kim Hanchette 4,700 76.48%
Democratic Derek Kiszely 1,445 23.52%
Total votes 6,145 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 49th district general election, 2014[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gary Pendleton (incumbent) 20,588 51.63%
Democratic Kim Hanchette 19,290 48.37%
Total votes 39,878 100%
Republican hold

2012

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North Carolina House of Representatives 49th district Republican primary election, 2012[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Fulghum 8,300 65.86%
Republican Russell Capps 4,303 34.14%
Total votes 12,603 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 49th district general election, 2012[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Fulghum 28,300 53.97%
Democratic Keith Karlsson 24,134 46.03%
Total votes 52,434 100%
Republican win (new seat)

2010

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North Carolina House of Representatives 49th district general election, 2010[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Glen Bradley 11,276 51.68%
Democratic John May (incumbent) 10,544 48.32%
Total votes 21,820 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2008

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North Carolina House of Representatives 49th district general election, 2008[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lucy Allen (incumbent) 19,598 58.59%
Republican Keith Shearon 13,852 41.41%
Total votes 33,450 100%
Democratic hold

2006

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North Carolina House of Representatives 49th district general election, 2006[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lucy Allen (incumbent) 9,173 59.22%
Republican Dave Harker 6,316 40.78%
Total votes 15,489 100%
Democratic hold

2004

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North Carolina House of Representatives 49th district general election, 2004[21]
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

2002

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North Carolina House of Representatives 49th district Democratic primary election, 2002[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lucy Allen 5,650 59.37%
Democratic Phillip W. Taylor 3,866 40.63%
Total votes 9,516 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 49th district general election, 2002[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lucy Allen 10,885 52.45%
Republican Renee McCormick 9,288 44.75%
Libertarian Gregg Adelman 580 2.79%
Total votes 20,753 100%
Democratic win (new seat)

2000

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North Carolina House of Representatives 49th district Democratic primary election, 2000[24][a]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Annette Bryant 1,464 35.61%
Democratic David Huskins 1,388 33.76%
Democratic Everette Clark 1,259 30.63%
Total votes 4,111 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 49th district general election, 2000[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mitch Gillespie (incumbent) 14,174 60.34%
Democratic David Huskins 9,315 39.66%
Total votes 23,489 100%
Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ "State House District 49, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  2. ^ J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992". Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  7. ^ "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  8. ^ "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  9. ^ "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  10. ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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  18. ^ [9] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  19. ^ [10] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  20. ^ [11] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  21. ^ [12] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  22. ^ [13] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  23. ^ [14] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  24. ^ "NC State House 049 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  25. ^ "NC State House 049". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  1. ^ Bryant and Huskins faced off in a primary run-off election, which was won by Huskins. Results are unavailable.
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