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 R–Mocksville
Demographics	81% 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

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 1993.				1993–2003 Parts of Wayne, Greene, and Lenoir counties.[2]
Carolyn Russell	Republican	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted from the 11th district. Redistricted to the 26th district and retired.
Lorene Coates	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2011	Redistricted from the 35th district. Lost re-election.	2003–2019 Part of Rowan County.[3][4][5]
Harry Warren	Republican	January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2019	Redistricted to the 76th district.
Julia Craven Howard	Republican	January 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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Julia Craven Howard (incumbent)	30,953	100%
Total votes			30,953	100%
	Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2020^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Juila Craven Howard (incumbent)	35,222	74.65%
	Democratic	Keith Townsend	11,963	25.35%
Total votes			47,185	100%
	Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2018^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Juila Craven Howard (incumbent)	23,654	73.37%
	Democratic	Bonnie Dawn Clark	8,584	26.63%
Total votes			32,238	100%
	Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district Republican primary election, 2016^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harry Warren (incumbent)	7,350	71.44%
	Republican	Andrew H. Poston	2,939	28.56%
Total votes			10,289	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2016^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harry Warren (incumbent)	27,699	100%
Total votes			27,699	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district Republican primary election, 2014^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harry Warren (incumbent)	4,746	63.91%
	Republican	Chad Mitchell	2,680	36.09%
Total votes			7,426	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2014^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harry Warren (incumbent)	16,888	100%
Total votes			16,888	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2012^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harry Warren (incumbent)	21,463	61.87%
	Democratic	William H. Battermann	13,226	38.13%
Total votes			34,689	100%
	Republican hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district Republican primary election, 2010^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harry Warren	2,305	65.88%
	Republican	Lauren Raper	1,194	34.12%
Total votes			3,499	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2010^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harry Warren	9,117	50.46%
	Democratic	Lorene Coates (incumbent)	8,951	49.54%
Total votes			18,068	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2008^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lorene Coates (incumbent)	20,050	66.85%
	Republican	Ada M. Fisher	9,942	33.15%
Total votes			29,992	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2006^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lorene Coates (incumbent)	8,279	61.68%
	Republican	Susan Morris	5,144	38.32%
Total votes			13,423	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2004^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lorene Coates (incumbent)	15,026	60.64%
	Republican	Mac Butner	9,751	39.36%
Total votes			24,777	100%
	Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2002^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charlotte A. Gardner	2,938	59.59%
	Republican	Lynn Dula	1,992	40.41%
Total votes			4,930	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2002^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lorene Coates (incumbent)	9,886	55.02%
	Republican	Charlotte A. Gardner	8,081	44.98%
Total votes			7,967	100%
	Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2000^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carolyn Russell (incumbent)	17,538	100%
Total votes			17,538	100%
	Republican hold

References

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