North Carolina's 24th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Ken Fontenot since 2023.[1]
North Carolina's 24th State House of Representatives district | |||
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Representative |
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Demographics | 47% White 39% Black 11% Hispanic 1% Asian | ||
Population (2020) | 81,579 |
Geography
Since 2023, the district has included all of Wilson County, as well as part of Nash County. The district overlaps with the 4th and 11th Senate districts.
District officeholders since 1983
Multi-member district
Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties |
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Joe Hackney | Democratic | January 1, 1983 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted from the 17th district. Redistricted to the 54th district. | Anne Craig Barnes | Democratic | January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1997 | Retired. | 1983–1993 All of Orange County. Part of Chatham County.[2] |
1993–2003 Parts of Chatham and Orange counties.[3] | ||||||||
Verla Insko | Democratic | January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted to the 56th district. |
Single-member district
Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties |
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Jean Farmer-Butterfield | Democratic | January 1, 2003 – July 25, 2020 | Resigned. | 2003–2013 Parts of Wilson and Edgecombe counties.[4][5] |
2013–2019 Parts of Wilson and Pitt counties.[6] | ||||
2019–2023 All of Wilson County.[7][8] | ||||
Vacant | July 25, 2020 – July 27, 2020 | |||
Linda Cooper-Suggs | Democratic | July 27, 2020 – January 1, 2023 | Appointed to finish Farmer-Butterfield's term. Lost re-election. | |
Ken Fontenot | Republican | January 1, 2023 – Present | 2023–Present All of Wilson County. Part of Nash County.[9] |
Election results
2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ken Fontenot | 15,121 | 54.22% | |
Democratic | Linda Cooper-Suggs (incumbent) | 12,768 | 45.78% | |
Total votes | 27,889 | 100% | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jean Farmer-Butterfield (incumbent) | 6,470 | 67.34% | |
Democratic | John G. McNeil | 3,138 | 32.66% | |
Total votes | 9,608 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Linda Cooper-Suggs (incumbent) | 20,928 | 52.60% | |
Republican | Mick Rankin | 18,856 | 47.40% | |
Total votes | 39,784 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jean Farmer-Butterfield (incumbent) | 14,219 | 50.80% | |
Unaffiliated | Ken Fontenot | 13,770 | 49.20% | |
Total votes | 27,989 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jean Farmer-Butterfield (incumbent) | 6,570 | 61.52% | |
Democratic | Kandie Smith | 4,110 | 38.48% | |
Total votes | 10,680 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jean Farmer-Butterfield (incumbent) | 26,895 | 100% | |
Total votes | 26,895 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jean Farmer-Butterfield (incumbent) | 4,948 | 77.49% | |
Democratic | Mark Bibbs | 1,437 | 22.51% | |
Total votes | 6,385 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jean Farmer-Butterfield (incumbent) | 15,427 | 100% | |
Total votes | 15,427 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jean Farmer-Butterfield (incumbent) | 28,724 | 100% | |
Total votes | 28,724 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jean Farmer-Butterfield (incumbent) | 12,682 | 64.84% | |
Republican | Claiborne R. Holtzman | 6,878 | 35.16% | |
Total votes | 19,560 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jean Farmer-Butterfield (incumbent) | 23,108 | 100% | |
Total votes | 23,108 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jean Farmer-Butterfield (incumbent) | 7,987 | 100% | |
Total votes | 7,987 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jean Farmer-Butterfield (incumbent) | 19,501 | 100% | |
Total votes | 19,501 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jean Farmer-Butterfield | 2,431 | 36.11% | |
Democratic | Shelly Willingham (incumbent) | 2,102 | 31.22% | |
Democratic | A P Coleman | 1,502 | 22.31% | |
Democratic | Ronald L. "Ronnie" Williams | 697 | 10.35% | |
Total votes | 6,732 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jean Farmer-Butterfield | 11,535 | 100% | |
Total votes | 11,535 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2000
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joe Hackney (incumbent) | 41,133 | 33.73% | |
Democratic | Verla Insko (incumbent) | 38,944 | 31.93% | |
Republican | William Towne | 19,928 | 16.34% | |
Republican | Rod Chaney | 19,281 | 15.81% | |
Libertarian | John H. Bauman | 2,672 | 2.19% | |
Total votes | 121,958 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold |
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