North Carolina's 46th House district
Appearance
North Carolina's 46th State House of Representatives district | |||
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Representative |
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Demographics | 46% White 22% Black 13% Hispanic 17% Native American | ||
Population (2020) | 79,847 |
North Carolina's 46th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Brenden Jones since 2017.[1]
Geography
[edit]Since 2023, the district has included all of Columbus County, as well as part of Robeson County. The district overlaps with the 8th and 24th Senate districts.
District officeholders
[edit]Multi-member district
[edit]Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties |
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District created January 1, 1983. | 1983–1993 All of Mitchell and Avery counties. Parts of Watauga, Caldwell, Burke, and Alexander counties.[2] | |||||||||||
James Frank Hughes | Republican | January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1989 |
Redistricted from the 39th district. | Swan Burnett Lacey Jr. | Republican | January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1985 |
Redistricted from the 39th district. | George Robinson | Republican | January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1987 |
Redistricted from the 34th district. | |
Charles Buchanan | Republican | January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1993 |
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Edgar Starnes | Republican | January 1, 1987 – January 1, 1989 |
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David Flaherty | Republican | January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1995 |
George Robinson | Republican | January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1993 |
Redistricted to the 91st district. | ||||||
Gregg Thompson | Republican | January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003 |
Redistricted to the 84th district and retired to run for State Senate. | 1993–2003 All of Mitchell and Avery counties. Parts of Caldwell, Burke, and Catawba counties.[3] | ||||||||
Charles Buchanan | Republican | January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2003 |
Redistricted to the 84th district and retired. |
Single-member district
[edit]Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties |
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Douglas Yongue | Democratic | January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2011 |
Redistricted from the 16th district Lost re-election. |
2003–2013 Parts of Robeson, Hoke, and Scotland counties.[4][5] |
Gaston (G. L.) Pridgen | Republican | January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2013 |
Lost re-election. | |
Ken Waddell | Democratic | January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2017 |
Retired. | 2013–2019 All of Columbus County. Parts of Robeson and Bladen counties.[6] |
Brenden Jones | Republican | January 1, 2017 – Present |
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2019–2023 Parts of Columbus and Robeson counties.[7][8] | ||||
2023–Present All of Columbus County. part of Robeson County.[9] |
Election results
[edit]2022
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brenden Jones (incumbent) | 19,928 | 100% | |
Total votes | 19,928 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2020
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brenden Jones (incumbent) | 17,555 | 60.69% | |
Democratic | Tim Heath | 11,369 | 39.31% | |
Total votes | 28,924 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2018
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brenden Jones (incumbent) | 12,687 | 63.35% | |
Democratic | Barbara S. Yates-Lockamy | 7,339 | 36.65% | |
Total votes | 20,026 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2016
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brenden Jones | 19,607 | 60.34% | |
Democratic | Tim Benton | 11,836 | 36.42% | |
Libertarian | Thomas Howell Jr. | 1,052 | 3.24% | |
Total votes | 32,495 | 100% | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
2014
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ken Waddell (incumbent) | 11,551 | 53.42% | |
Republican | Brenden Jones | 10,073 | 46.58% | |
Total votes | 21,624 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2012
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ken Waddell | 7,083 | 54.71% | |
Democratic | Al Leonard Jr. | 5,863 | 45.29% | |
Total votes | 12,946 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ken Waddell | 18,160 | 54.06% | |
Republican | Gaston (G. L.) Pridgen (incumbent) | 15,431 | 45.94% | |
Total votes | 33,591 | 100% | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
2010
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gaston (G. L.) Pridgen | 7,590 | 52.17% | |
Democratic | Douglas Yongue (incumbent) | 6,958 | 47.83% | |
Total votes | 14,548 | 100% | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
2008
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Douglas Yongue (incumbent) | 18,275 | 100% | |
Total votes | 18,275 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2006
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Douglas Yongue (incumbent) | 7,684 | 100% | |
Total votes | 7,684 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2004
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Douglas Yongue (incumbent) | 12,913 | 100% | |
Total votes | 12,913 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2002
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Douglas Yongue (incumbent) | 6,920 | 63.50% | |
Republican | C. Linwood Faulk | 3,978 | 36.50% | |
Total votes | 10,898 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2000
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles Buchanan (incumbent) | 28,274 | 40.33% | |
Republican | Gregg Thompson (incumbent) | 26,573 | 37.90% | |
Democratic | Joe Delk | 15,267 | 21.78% | |
Total votes | 7,011 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Republican hold |
References
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- ^ "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
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- ^ "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
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