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. The 2002 elections had been conducted under a map ordered by the North Carolina Superior Court.
Results summary DistrictIncumbent PartyElectedParty 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† 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 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 Rep Russell Capps Rep 42nd Marvin Lucas Dem Marvin Lucas Dem 43rd Mary McAllister Dem Mary McAllister Dem 44th Margaret Dickson Dem Margaret Dickson Dem 45th Rick Glazier 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 Rep 66th Wayne Goodwin† Dem Melanie Wade Goodwin Dem 67th Bobby Barbee Rep David Almond Rep 68th Curtis Blackwood Rep Curtis Blackwood Rep 69th Pryor Gibson Dem Pryor Gibson Dem 70th Arlie Culp Rep Arlie Culp Rep 71st Larry Womble Dem Larry Womble Dem 72nd Earline Parmon Dem Earline Parmon Dem 73rd Michael Decker Rep Larry Brown Rep 74th New Seat Dale Folwell Rep 75th Bill McGee 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 Rep 80th Jerry Dockham Rep Jerry Dockham Rep 81st Hugh Holliman Dem Hugh Holliman Dem 82nd Jeff Barnhart Rep Jeff Barnhart Rep 83rd Linda Johnson 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 Rep Gene Wilson Rep 94th Tracy Walker Rep Tracy Walker Rep 95th Karen Ray Rep Karen Ray Rep 96th Mark Hilton 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 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% Independent1 990 0.034% 0 0%Total 194 2,917,303 100.00% 120 100.00%
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 State 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
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Rothenberg | October 1, 2004
Detailed Results Districts 1-19 District 1 Incumbent Democrat Bill Owens has represented the 1st District since 1995.
District 2 Incumbent Democrat Bill Culpepper has represented the 2nd district and its predecessors since 1993.
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.
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.
District 5 Incumbent Democrat Howard Hunter Jr. has represented the 5th district since 1989.
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 the State Senate 3rd district, challenging incumbent Clark Jenkins, but he was defeated by Jenkins. Williams was re-elected here.
District 7 Incumbent Democrat John Hall has represented the 7th district since his appointment on 2000.
District 8 Incumbent Democrat Edith Warren has represented the 8th district and its predecessors since 1999.
District 9 Incumbent Democrat Marian McLawhorn has represented the 9th district since 1999.
District 10 Incumbent Republican Stephen LaRoque has represented the 10th district since 2003.
District 11 Incumbent Republican Louis Pate has represented the 11th district since 2003.
District 12 Incumbent Democrat William Wainwright has represented the 12th district and its predecessors since 1991.
District 13 Incumbent Republican Jean Preston has represented the 13th district and its predecessors since 1993.
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.
District 15 Incumbent Republican Robert Grady has represented the 15th district and its predecessors since 1987.
District 16 Incumbent Republican Carolyn Justice has represented the 16th district since 2003.
District 17 Incumbent Republican Bonner Stiller has represented the 17th district since 2003.
District 18 Incumbent Democrat Thomas Wright has represented the 18th district and its predecessors since 1993.
District 19 Incumbent Republican Danny McComas has represented the 19th district and its predecessors since 1995.
Districts 20-39 District 20 Incumbent Democrat Dewey Hill has represented the 20th district and its predecessors since 1993.
District 21 Incumbent Democrat Larry Bell has represented the 21st district and its predecessors since 2001.
District 22 Incumbent Democrat Edd Nye has represented the 22nd district and its predecessors since 1985.
District 23 Incumbent Democrat Joe Tolson has represented the 23rd district and its predecessors since 1997.
District 24 Incumbent Democrat Jean Farmer-Butterfield has represented the 24th district since 2003.
District 25 Incumbent Republican Bill Daughtridge has represented the 25th district since 2003.
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.
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.
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.
District 29 Incumbent Democrat Paul Miller has represented the 29th district and its predecessors since 2001.
District 30 Incumbent Democrat Paul Luebke has represented the 30th district and its predecessors since 1991.
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