North Carolina's 51st House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican John Sauls since 2017.[1]
North Carolina's 51st State House of Representatives district | |||
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Representative |
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Demographics | 57% White 20% Black 17% Hispanic 2% Asian 1% Native American | ||
Population (2020) | 93,531 |
Geography
Since 2023, the district has included all of Lee County, as well as part of Moore County. The district overlaps with the 12th and 21st Senate districts.
District officeholders
Multi-member district
Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | 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 Buncombe and Transylvania counties. Part of Henderson County.[2] | |||||||||||||||
Marie Colton | Democratic | January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1995 | Redistricted from the 43rd district. | Martin Nesbitt | Democratic | January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1995 | Redistricted from the 43rd district. Lost re-election. | Narvel Crawford | Democratic | January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1995 | Redistricted from the 43rd district. | Gordon Greenwood | Democratic | January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1993 | Redistricted from the 43rd district. | |
1993–2003 Part of Buncombe County.[3] | ||||||||||||||||
Wilma Sherill | Republican | January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted to the 116th district. | Larry Linney | Republican | January 1, 1995 – January 1, 1997 | Lost re-election. | Lanier Cansler | Republican | January 1, 1995 – April 8, 2001 | Resigned. | |||||
Martin Nesbitt | Democratic | January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted to the 114th district. | |||||||||||||
Vacant | April 8, 2001 – April 11, 2001 | |||||||||||||||
Mark Crawford | Republican | April 11, 2001 – January 1, 2003 | Appointed to finish Cansler's term. Redistricted to the 115th district and lost re-election. |
Single-member district
Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties |
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John Sauls | Republican | January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2007 | Retired. | 2003–2005 All of Lee County. Parts of Harnett and Moore counties.[4] |
2005–2013 All of Lee County. Part of Harnett County.[5] | ||||
Jimmy Love | Democratic | January 1, 2007 – January 1, 2011 | Lost re-election. | |
Mike Stone | Republican | January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2015 | Lost re-election. | |
2013–2019 Parts of Lee and Harnett counties.[6] | ||||
Brad Salmon | Democratic | January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2017 | Lost re-election. | |
John Sauls | Republican | January 1, 2017 – Present | ||
2019–2023 All of Lee County. Part of Harnett County.[7][8] | ||||
2023–Present All of Lee County Part of Moore County.[9] |
Election results
2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Sauls (incumbent) | 16,973 | 64.98% | |
Democratic | Malcolm Hall | 9,147 | 35.02% | |
Total votes | 26,120 | 100% |
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Sauls (incumbent) | 22,628 | 57.33% | |
Democratic | Jason Cain | 16,841 | 42.67% | |
Total votes | 39,469 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Sauls (incumbent) | 13,707 | 52.79% | |
Democratic | Lisa D. Mathis | 12,259 | 47.21% | |
Total votes | 25,966 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Sauls | 17,904 | 55.66% | |
Democratic | Brad Salmon (incumbent) | 14,262 | 44.34% | |
Total votes | 32,166 | 100% | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Brad Salmon | 10,755 | 53.94% | |
Republican | Mike Stone (incumbent) | 9,182 | 46.06% | |
Total votes | 19,937 | 100% | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Stone (incumbent) | 15,764 | 52.03% | |
Democratic | W. P. "Bill" Tatum | 14,533 | 47.97% | |
Total votes | 30,297 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Stone | 10,793 | 53.53% | |
Democratic | Jimmy Love (incumbent) | 9,370 | 46.47% | |
Total votes | 20,163 | 100% | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jimmy Love (incumbent) | 19,231 | 59.18% | |
Republican | Linda Shook | 13,264 | 40.82% | |
Total votes | 32,495 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tim McNeill | 1,121 | 59.09% | |
Republican | Bobby Ray Hall | 776 | 40.91% | |
Total votes | 1,897 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jimmy Love | 8,724 | 54.16% | |
Republican | Tim McNeill | 7,383 | 45.84% | |
Total votes | 16,107 | 100% | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Sauls (incumbent) | 13,255 | 50.74% | |
Democratic | Leslie Cox | 12,869 | 49.26% | |
Total votes | 26,124 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Sauls | 8,500 | 51.14% | |
Democratic | Leslie Cox (incumbent) | 7,819 | 47.04% | |
Libertarian | Mark Jackson | 302 | 1.82% | |
Total votes | 16,621 | 100% | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
2000
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Martin Nesbitt (incumbent) | 9,617 | 31.76% | |
Democratic | Barbara Field | 8,668 | 28.62% | |
Democratic | J. Ray Elingburg | 7,520 | 24.83% | |
Democratic | C. Michael Morgan | 4,477 | 14.78% | |
Total votes | 30,282 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Wilma Sherrill (incumbent) | 41,402 | 19.18% | |
Democratic | Martin Nesbitt (incumbent) | 38,594 | 17.88% | |
Republican | Lanier Cansler (incumbent) | 38,041 | 17.63% | |
Democratic | Barbara Field | 32,224 | 14.93% | |
Democratic | J. Ray Elingburg | 29,951 | 13.88% | |
Republican | Betty B. Williams | 28,384 | 13.15% | |
Reform | Kristina Michele Murphy | 3,593 | 1.67% | |
Reform | Lance Kurland | 1,836 | 0.85% | |
Reform | Jerold F. Johnson | 1,811 | 0.84% | |
Total votes | 215,836 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
Republican hold |
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