North Carolina's 77th House district

North Carolina's 77th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Julia Craven Howard since 2019.[1]

North Carolina's 77th State
House of Representatives
district

Representative
 Julia Craven Howard
RMocksville
Demographics81% White
8% Black
8% Hispanic
1% Asian
Population (2020)84,657

Geography

Since 2023, the district has included all of Yadkin and Davie counties, as well as part of Rowan County. The district overlaps with the 30th and 33rd, and 36th Senate districts.

District officeholders

RepresentativePartyDatesNotesCounties
District created January 1, 1993.1993–2003
Parts of Wayne, Greene, and Lenoir counties.[2]
Carolyn RussellRepublicanJanuary 1, 1993 –
January 1, 2003
Redistricted from the 11th district.
Redistricted to the 26th district and retired.
Lorene CoatesDemocraticJanuary 1, 2003 –
January 1, 2011
Redistricted from the 35th district.
Lost re-election.
2003–2019
Part of Rowan County.[3][4][5]
Harry WarrenRepublicanJanuary 1, 2011 –
January 1, 2019
Redistricted to the 76th district.
Julia Craven HowardRepublicanJanuary 1, 2019 –
Present
Redistricted from the 79th district.2019–2023
All of Davie County.
Part of Rowan County.[6][7]
2023–Present
All of Yadkin and Davie counties.
Part of Rowan County.[8]

Election results

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2022[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJulia Craven Howard (incumbent) 30,953 100%
Total votes30,953 100%
Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2020[10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJuila Craven Howard (incumbent) 35,222 74.65%
DemocraticKeith Townsend11,96325.35%
Total votes47,185 100%
Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2018[11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJuila Craven Howard (incumbent) 23,654 73.37%
DemocraticBonnie Dawn Clark8,58426.63%
Total votes32,238 100%
Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district Republican primary election, 2016[12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanHarry Warren (incumbent) 7,350 71.44%
RepublicanAndrew H. Poston2,93928.56%
Total votes10,289 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2016[13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanHarry Warren (incumbent) 27,699 100%
Total votes27,699 100%
Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district Republican primary election, 2014[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanHarry Warren (incumbent) 4,746 63.91%
RepublicanChad Mitchell2,68036.09%
Total votes7,426 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2014[15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanHarry Warren (incumbent) 16,888 100%
Total votes16,888 100%
Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2012[16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanHarry Warren (incumbent) 21,463 61.87%
DemocraticWilliam H. Battermann13,22638.13%
Total votes34,689 100%
Republican hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district Republican primary election, 2010[17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanHarry Warren 2,305 65.88%
RepublicanLauren Raper1,19434.12%
Total votes3,499 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2010[18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanHarry Warren 9,117 50.46%
DemocraticLorene Coates (incumbent)8,95149.54%
Total votes18,068 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2008[19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticLorene Coates (incumbent) 20,050 66.85%
RepublicanAda M. Fisher9,94233.15%
Total votes29,992 100%
Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2006[20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticLorene Coates (incumbent) 8,279 61.68%
RepublicanSusan Morris5,14438.32%
Total votes13,423 100%
Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2004[21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticLorene Coates (incumbent) 15,026 60.64%
RepublicanMac Butner9,75139.36%
Total votes24,777 100%
Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2002[22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanCharlotte A. Gardner 2,938 59.59%
RepublicanLynn Dula1,99240.41%
Total votes4,930 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2002[23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticLorene Coates (incumbent) 9,886 55.02%
RepublicanCharlotte A. Gardner8,08144.98%
Total votes7,967 100%
Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2000[24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanCarolyn Russell (incumbent) 17,538 100%
Total votes17,538 100%
Republican hold

References