North Carolina's 57th House district

North Carolina's 57th State
House of Representatives
district
North Carolina's 57th State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Tracy Clark; D–Greensboro
Demographics	57% White; 25% Black; 7% Hispanic; 6% Asian; 1% Other
Population (2022)	88,709

North Carolina's 57th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It is currently represented by Democrat Tracy Clark, who was appointed by the Guilford County Democratic Party following Ashton Clemmons's resignation on August 5, 2024.^[1]^[2]

Geography

Since 2003, the district has included part of Guilford County. The district overlaps with the 26th and 28th Senate districts.

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 1985.				1985–2003 Part of Mecklenburg County.^[3]^[4]
LeRoy Page Spoon Jr.	Republican	January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1987
Harry Clinton Grimmer	Republican	January 1, 1987 – January 1, 1993
Connie Wilson	Republican	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 104th district.
Joanne Bowie	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005	Redistricted from the 29th district. Lost re-election.	2003–Present Parts of Guilford County.^[5]^[6]^[7] ^[8]^[9]^[10]
Pricey Harrison	Democratic	January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2019	Redistricted to the 61st district.
Ashton Clemmons	Democratic	January 1, 2019 – August 5, 2024	Resigned before end of term.
Tracy Clark	Democratic	August 6, 2024 – Present	Appointed following Clemmons's resignation.

Election results

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 57th district general election, 2022^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ashton Clemmons (incumbent)	20,186	55.07%
	Republican	Michelle C. Bardsley	16,467	44.93%
Total votes			36,653	100%
	Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 57th district general election, 2020^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ashton Clemmons (incumbent)	31,138	68.34%
	Republican	Chris Meadows	14,427	31.66%
Total votes			45,565	100%
	Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 57th district general election, 2018^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ashton Clemmons	22,443	67.57%
	Republican	Troy Lawson	10,773	32.43%
Total votes			33,216	100%
	Democratic win (new seat)

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 57th district general election, 2016^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pricey Harrison (incumbent)	31,518	100%
Total votes			31,518	100%
	Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 57th district Democratic primary election, 2014^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pricey Harrison (incumbent)	3,837	68.55%
	Democratic	Jim Kee	1,760	31.45%
Total votes			5,597	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 57th district general election, 2014^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pricey Harrison (incumbent)	17,577	100%
Total votes			17,577	100%
	Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 57th district general election, 2012^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pricey Harrison (incumbent)	32,020	100%
Total votes			32,020	100%
	Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 57th district Republican primary election, 2010^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jon Hardister	1,645	72.31%
	Republican	Wendell H. Sawyer	630	27.69%
Total votes			2,275	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 57th district general election, 2010^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pricey Harrison (incumbent)	10,664	55.69%
	Republican	Jon Hardister	8,485	44.31%
Total votes			19,149	100%
	Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 57th district general election, 2008^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pricey Harrison (incumbent)	25,769	100%
Total votes			25,769	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 57th district Republican primary election, 2006^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ron Styers	528	64.47%
	Republican	Joseph W. Rahenkamp Sr.	291	35.53%
Total votes			819	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 57th district general election, 2006^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pricey Harrison (incumbent)	9,897	63.05%
	Republican	Ron Styers	5,799	36.95%
Total votes			15,696	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 57th district general election, 2004^[23]
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

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 57th district general election, 2002^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joanne Bowie (incumbent)	20,388	84.41%
	Libertarian	Walter Sperko	3,766	15.59%
Total votes			24,154	100%
	Republican hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 57th district general election, 2000^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Connie Wilson (incumbent)	23,278	100%
Total votes			23,278	100%
	Republican hold

References

^ "State House District 57, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
^ "Greensboro businesswoman selected by Guilford County Democrats to replace outgoing state representative". Fox 8. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
^ J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992". Retrieved August 20, 2022.
^ "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
^ "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
^ "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
^ "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
^ "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
^ "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
^ "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
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[1] "State House District 57, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 23, 2024.

[2] "Greensboro businesswoman selected by Guilford County Democrats to replace outgoing state representative". Fox 8. Retrieved August 23, 2024.

[3] J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992". Retrieved August 20, 2022.

[4] "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 20, 2022.

[5] "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 20, 2022.

[6] "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 20, 2022.

[7] "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 20, 2022.

[8] "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 20, 2022.

[9] "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 20, 2022.

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

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