North Carolina's 12th House district

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]

North Carolina's 12th State
House of Representatives
district

Representative
 Chris Humphrey
RLa Grange
Demographics52% White
36% Black
8% Hispanic
1% Asian
Population (2020)73,103

Geography

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

RepresentativePartyDatesNotesCounties
Nurham WarwickDemocraticJanuary 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 WainwrightDemocraticJanuary 1, 2003 –
July 17, 2012
Redistricted from the 79th district.
Died.
2003–2005
All of Jones County.
Part of Lenoir and Craven counties.[3]
2005–2013
Parts of Lenoir and Craven counties.[4]
VacantJuly 17, 2012 –
August 6, 2012
Barbara LeeDemocraticAugust 6, 2012 –
January 1, 2013
Appointed to finish Wainwright's term.
Retired.
George GrahamDemocraticJanuary 1, 2013 –
January 1, 2019
Lost re-election.2013–2019
Parts of Greene, Lenoir, and Craven counties.[5]
Chris HumphreyRepublicanJanuary 1, 2019 –
Present
2019–2023
All of Lenoir County.
Part of Pitt County.[6][7]
2023–Present
All of Greene, Lenoir, and Jones counties.[8]

Election results

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2022[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanChris Humphrey (incumbent) 17,486 61.42%
DemocraticLillie Williams10,98338.58%
Total votes28,469 100%
Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district Democratic primary election, 2020[10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticVirginia Cox-Daugherty 3,973 51.53%
DemocraticDeonko Brewer2,86337.13%
DemocraticLenton Credelle Brown87411.34%
Total votes7,710 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2020[11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanChris Humphrey (incumbent) 19,732 54.64%
DemocraticVirginia Cox-Daugherty16,38345.36%
Total votes36,115 100%
Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2018[12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanChris Humphrey 14,494 56.10%
DemocraticGeorge Graham (incumbent)11,34043.90%
Total votes25,834 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2016[13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticGeorge Graham (incumbent) 23,689 100%
Total votes23,689 100%
Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2014[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticGeorge Graham (incumbent) 16,301 100%
Total votes16,301 100%
Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2012[15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticGeorge Graham 22,064 65.85%
RepublicanJim Dancy11,44334.15%
Total votes33,507 100%
Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2010[16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticWilliam Wainwright (incumbent) 9,390 60.21%
RepublicanMark W. Griffin6,20639.79%
Total votes15,596 100%
Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2008[17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticWilliam Wainwright (incumbent) 17,659 69.14%
RepublicanMark W. Griffin7,88230.86%
Total votes25,541 100%
Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2006[18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticWilliam Wainwright (incumbent) 7,941 66.28%
RepublicanJohn Percy Wetherington, Jr.4,04033.72%
Total votes11,981 100%
Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2004[19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticWilliam Wainwright (incumbent) 13,573 64.49%
RepublicanJohn Percy Wetherington, Jr.7,47335.51%
Total votes21,046 100%
Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2002[20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticWilliam Wainwright (incumbent) 12,173 87.24%
LibertarianAlan Christopher Stimson1,78112.76%
Total votes13,954 100%
Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2000[21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticNurham Warwick (incumbent) 12,574 54.88%
RepublicanTed Brown10,33745.12%
Total votes22,911 100%
Democratic hold

References