North Carolina's 18th House district

North Carolina's 18th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Deb Butler since 2017.^[1]

North Carolina's 18th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Deb Butler D–Wilmington
Demographics	62% White 26% Black 8% Hispanic 1% Asian 1% Native American
Population (2020)	93,299

Geography

Since 2021, the district has included part of New Hanover County. The district overlaps with the 7th and 8th Senate districts.

District officeholders since 1993

Multi-member district

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Kenneth Owen Spears Jr.	Democratic	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1995		Billy Richardson	Democratic	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1997		1993–2003 Part of Cumberland County.[2]
John W. "Bill" Hurley	Democratic	January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 45th district and retired.
				Mia Morris	Republican	January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 41st district and lost re-election.

Single-member district

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Thomas Wright	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – March 20, 2008	Redistricted from the 98th district. Expelled.	2003–2005 Parts of New Hanover, Brunswick, and Columbus counties.[3]
				2005–2013 Parts of New Hanover and Pender counties.[4]
Vacant		March 20, 2008 – April 8, 2008
Sandra Hughes	Democratic	April 8, 2008 – January 1, 2011	Appointed to finish Wright's term. Retired.
Susi Hamilton	Democratic	January 1, 2011 – January 26, 2017	Resigned.
				2013–2021 Parts of New Hanover and Brunswick counties.[5][6]
Vacant		January 26, 2017 – February 6, 2017
Deb Butler	Democratic	February 6, 2017 – Present	Appointed to finish Hamilton's term.
				2021–Present Part of New Hanover County.[7][8]

Election results

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 18th district general election, 2022^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Deb Butler (incumbent)	19,190	53.31%
	Republican	John Hinnant	16,806	46.69%
Total votes			35,996	100%
	Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 18th district general election, 2020^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Deb Butler (incumbent)	25,829	59.84%
	Republican	Warren Kennedy	17,336	40.16%
Total votes			43,165	100%
	Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 18th district general election, 2018^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Deb Butler (incumbent)	17,812	62.43%
	Republican	Louis Harmati	9,835	34.47%
	Libertarian	Joseph D. Sharp	885	3.10%
Total votes			28,532	100%
	Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 18th district general election, 2016^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susi Hamilton (incumbent)	22,006	61.10%
	Republican	Gerald "Jerry" Benton	14,011	38.90%
Total votes			36,017	100%
	Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 18th district general election, 2014^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susi Hamilton (incumbent)	14,786	100%
Total votes			14,786	100%
	Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 18th district Democratic primary election, 2012^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susi Hamilton (incumbent)	4,798	70.29%
	Democratic	James A. Knox	2,028	29.71%
Total votes			6,826	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 18th district general election, 2012^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susi Hamilton (incumbent)	22,588	66.53%
	Republican	Louis Harmati	11,362	33.47%
Total votes			33,950	100%
	Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 18th district Democratic primary election, 2010^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susi Hamilton	1,753	50.89%
	Democratic	James L. Utley Jr.	1,692	49.11%
Total votes			3,445	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 18th district Republican primary election, 2010^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Beth Dawson	1,360	53.29%
	Republican	J. Michael Hutson	1,192	46.71%
Total votes			2,552	100%

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susi Hamilton	10,097	57.05%
	Republican	Beth Dawson	7,600	42.95%
Total votes			17,697	100%
	Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 18th district Democratic primary election, 2008^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sandra Hughes (incumbent)	9,296	74.91%
	Democratic	Hollis B. Briggs Jr.	1,912	15.41%
	Democratic	Thomas Wright	1,201	9.68%
Total votes			12,409	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 18th district general election, 2008^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sandra Hughes (incumbent)	20,243	67.18%
	Republican	George J. Swart	9,888	32.82%
Total votes			30,131	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 18th district Democratic primary election, 2006^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas Wright (incumbent)	2,816	67.84%
	Democratic	Laura Padgett	1,335	32.16%
Total votes			4,151	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 18th district general election, 2006^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas Wright (incumbent)	8,007	63.56%
	Republican	Frankie Roberts	4,590	36.44%
Total votes			12,597	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 18th district Democratic primary election, 2004^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas Wright (incumbent)	2,792	81.49%
	Democratic	Fred Spain	634	18.51%
Total votes			3,426	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 18th district general election, 2004^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas Wright (incumbent)	14,712	63.80%
	Republican	Frankie Roberts	8,347	36.20%
Total votes			23,059	100%
	Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 18th district general election, 2002^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas Wright (incumbent)	12,028	74.21%
	Republican	Jack White	3,696	22.80%
	Libertarian	Stephen Shepherd	485	2.99%
Total votes			16,209	100%
	Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 18th district general election, 2000^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John W. "Bill" Hurley (incumbent)	23,317	49.86%
	Republican	Mia Morris (incumbent)	20,472	43.78%
	Libertarian	Christian G. Davis	2,973	6.36%
Total votes			46,762	100%
	Democratic hold
	Republican hold