North Carolina's 1st House district

North Carolina's 1st House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Ed Goodwin since 2019.[1]

North Carolina's 1st State
House of Representatives
district

Representative
 Ed Goodwin
REdenton
Demographics56% White
38% Black
3% Hispanic
1% Asian
Population (2020)73,009

Geography

Since 2023, the district has included all of Washington, Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Currituck counties, as well as part of Dare County. The district overlaps with the 1st and 3rd Senate districts.

District officeholders since 1995

RepresentativePartyDatesNotesCounties
Bill OwensDemocraticJanuary 1, 1995 –
January 1, 2013
Retired.1995–2003
All of Currituck, Camden, and Pasquotank counties.
Part of Perquimans County.[2]
2003–2005
All of Currituck, Camden, and Pasquotank counties.
Part of Gates County.[3]
2005–2013
All of Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank, and Tyrrell counties.[4]

Bob Steinburg
RepublicanJanuary 1, 2013 –
January 1, 2019
Retired to run for State Senate.2013–2019
All of Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Camden, and Currituck counties.
Part of Pasquotank County.[5]

Ed Goodwin
RepublicanJanuary 1, 2019 –
Present
2019–2023
All of Bertie, Washington, Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Camden counties.[6][7]
2023–Present
All of Washington, Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Currituck counties.
Part of Dare County.[8]

Election results

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2022[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanEd Goodwin (incumbent) 25,737 100%
Total votes25,737 100%
Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2020[10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanEd Goodwin (incumbent) 20,688 54.46%
DemocraticEmily Bunch Nicholson17,29945.54%
Total votes37,987 100%
Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district Republican primary election, 2018[11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanEd Goodwin 1,987 55.23%
RepublicanCandice Hunter1,61144.77%
Total votes3,598 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2018[12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanEd Goodwin 14,749 53.10%
DemocraticRonald "Ron" Wesson13,02646.90%
Total votes27,775 100%
Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2016[13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBob Steinburg (incumbent) 25,363 64.04%
DemocraticSam Davis14,24035.96%
Total votes39,603 100%
Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2014[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBob Steinburg (incumbent) 15,713 60.91%
DemocraticGarry W. Meiggs10,08239.09%
Total votes25,795 100%
Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district Republican primary election, 2012[15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBob Steinburg 3,690 60.21%
RepublicanOwen Etheridge2,43939.79%
Total votes6,129 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2012[16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBob Steinburg 21,505 56.34%
DemocraticBill Luton16,66343.66%
Total votes38,168 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2010[17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticBill Owens (incumbent) 11,538 52.75%
RepublicanJohn J. Woodard Jr.10,33647.25%
Total votes21,874 100%
Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2008[18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticBill Owens (incumbent) 25,181 100%
Total votes25,181 100%
Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2006[19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticBill Owens (incumbent) 12,446 100%
Total votes12,446 100%
Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2004[20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticBill Owens (incumbent) 18,873 100%
Total votes18,873 100%
Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2002[21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticBill Owens (incumbent) 12,157 100%
Total votes12,157 100%
Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2000[22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticBill Owens (incumbent) 15,475 100%
Total votes15,475 100%
Democratic hold

References