North Carolina's 12th House district

North Carolina's 12th State
House of Representatives
district
North Carolina's 12th State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Chris Humphrey; R–La Grange
Demographics	52% White; 36% Black; 8% Hispanic; 1% Asian
Population (2020)	73,103

North Carolina's 12th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Chris Humphrey since 2019.^[1]

Geography[edit]

Since 2023, the district has included all of Greene, Lenoir, and Jones counties. The district overlaps with the 2nd, 4th, and 9th Senate districts.

District officeholders since 1997[edit]

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Nurham Warwick	Democratic	January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 22nd district and lost re-nomination.	1997–2003 Parts of Sampson, Pender, and Onslow counties.^[2]
William Wainwright	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – July 17, 2012	Redistricted from the 79th district. Died.	2003–2005 All of Jones County. Part of Lenoir and Craven counties.^[3]
William Wainwright	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – July 17, 2012	Redistricted from the 79th district. Died.	2005–2013 Parts of Lenoir and Craven counties.^[4]
Vacant		July 17, 2012 – August 6, 2012
Barbara Lee	Democratic	August 6, 2012 – January 1, 2013	Appointed to finish Wainwright's term. Retired.
George Graham	Democratic	January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2019	Lost re-election.	2013–2019 Parts of Greene, Lenoir, and Craven counties.^[5]
Chris Humphrey	Republican	January 1, 2019 – Present		2019–2023 All of Lenoir County. Part of Pitt County.^[6]^[7]
Chris Humphrey	Republican	January 1, 2019 – Present		2023–Present All of Greene, Lenoir, and Jones counties.^[8]

Election results[edit]

2022[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2022^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Humphrey (incumbent)	17,486	61.42%
	Democratic	Lillie Williams	10,983	38.58%
Total votes			28,469	100%
	Republican hold

2020[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district Democratic primary election, 2020^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Virginia Cox-Daugherty	3,973	51.53%
	Democratic	Deonko Brewer	2,863	37.13%
	Democratic	Lenton Credelle Brown	874	11.34%
Total votes			7,710	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2020^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Humphrey (incumbent)	19,732	54.64%
	Democratic	Virginia Cox-Daugherty	16,383	45.36%
Total votes			36,115	100%
	Republican hold

2018[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2018^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Humphrey	14,494	56.10%
	Democratic	George Graham (incumbent)	11,340	43.90%
Total votes			25,834	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2016[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2016^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Graham (incumbent)	23,689	100%
Total votes			23,689	100%
	Democratic hold

2014[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2014^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Graham (incumbent)	16,301	100%
Total votes			16,301	100%
	Democratic hold

2012[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2012^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Graham	22,064	65.85%
	Republican	Jim Dancy	11,443	34.15%
Total votes			33,507	100%
	Democratic hold

2010[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2010^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Wainwright (incumbent)	9,390	60.21%
	Republican	Mark W. Griffin	6,206	39.79%
Total votes			15,596	100%
	Democratic hold

2008[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2008^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Wainwright (incumbent)	17,659	69.14%
	Republican	Mark W. Griffin	7,882	30.86%
Total votes			25,541	100%
	Democratic hold

2006[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2006^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Wainwright (incumbent)	7,941	66.28%
	Republican	John Percy Wetherington, Jr.	4,040	33.72%
Total votes			11,981	100%
	Democratic hold

2004[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2004^[19]
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

2002[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2002^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Wainwright (incumbent)	12,173	87.24%
	Libertarian	Alan Christopher Stimson	1,781	12.76%
Total votes			13,954	100%
	Democratic hold

2000[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2000^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nurham Warwick (incumbent)	12,574	54.88%
	Republican	Ted Brown	10,337	45.12%
Total votes			22,911	100%
	Democratic hold

References[edit]

^ "State House District 12, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
^ "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
^ "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
^ "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
^ "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
^ "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
^ "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
^ "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
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[1] "State House District 12, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 5, 2022.

[2] "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 5, 2022.

[3] "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 5, 2022.

[4] "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 5, 2022.

[5] "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 5, 2022.

[6] "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 5, 2022.

[7] "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 5, 2022.

[8] "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 20, 2022.

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