North Carolina's 20th House district

North Carolina's 20th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Ted Davis Jr. since 2021.^[1]

North Carolina's 20th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Ted Davis Jr. R–Wilmington
Demographics	83% White 7% Black 5% Hispanic 2% Asian
Population (2020)	90,692

Geography

Since 2013, the district has included part of New Hanover County. The district overlaps with the 7th Senate district.

District officeholders since 1983

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Billy Creech	Republican	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted from the multi-member district. Redistricted to the 26th district.	1993–2003 Parts of Franklin, Nash, and Johnston counties.[2]
Dewey Hill	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2013	Redistricted to the 46th district and retired.	2003–2005 Parts of Columbus and Brunswick counties.[3]
				2005–2013 All of Columbus County. Part of Brunswick County.[4]
Rick Catlin	Republican	January 1, 2013 – August 15, 2016	Resigned.	2013–Present Part of New Hanover County.[5][6][7][8]
Vacant		August 15, 2016 – August 29, 2016
Holly Grange	Republican	August 29, 2016 – January 1, 2021	Appointed to finish Catlin's term. Retired to run for Governor.
Ted Davis Jr.	Republican	January 1, 2021 – Present	Redistricted from the 19th district.

Election results

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 20th district general election, 2022^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ted Davis Jr. (incumbent)	19,075	51.14%
	Democratic	Amy Block DeLoach	18,228	48.86%
Total votes			37,303	100%
	Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 20th district Republican primary election, 2020^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ted Davis Jr. (incumbent)	6,241	76.52%
	Republican	Justin LaNasa	1,915	23.48%
Total votes			8,156	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 20th district general election, 2020^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ted Davis Jr. (incumbent)	28,119	55.33%
	Democratic	Adam Ericson	22,703	44.67%
Total votes			50,822	100%
	Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 20th district Democratic primary election, 2018^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Leslie Cohen	2,105	47.52%
	Democratic	Gary K. Shipman	1,999	45.12%
	Democratic	John Bauer	326	7.36%
Total votes			4,430	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 20th district general election, 2018^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Holly Grange (incumbent)	18,979	52.66%
	Democratic	Leslie Cohen	17,062	47.34%
Total votes			36,041	100%
	Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 20th district Republican primary election, 2016^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Holly Grange	7,188	61.98%
	Republican	Tammy Covil	4,409	38.02%
Total votes			11,597	100%

North Carolina House of representavives 20th district general election, 2016^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Holly Grange (incumbent)	32,576	100%
Total votes			32,576	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 20th district general election, 2014^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Catlin (incumbent)	16,844	62.16%
	Democratic	Betsy Jordan	10,252	37.84%
Total votes			27,096	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 20th district general election, 2012^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Catlin	25,282	64.07%
	Democratic	Tom Gale	14,179	35.93%
Total votes			39,461	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 20th district Democratic primary election, 2010^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dewey Hill (incumbent)	3,876	55.75%
	Democratic	Ken Waddell	3,077	44.25%
Total votes			6,953	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 20th district general election, 2010^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dewey Hill (incumbent)	11,042	53.24%
	Republican	Tristan V. Patterson	9,698	46.76%
Total votes			20,740	100%
	Democratic hold

2008

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dewey Hill (incumbent)	22,687	100%
Total votes			22,687	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 20th district general election, 2006^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dewey Hill (incumbent)	10,164	62.78%
	Republican	R. C. "Ray" Gilbert	6,026	37.22%
Total votes			16,190	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 20th district Democratic primary election, 2004^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dewey Hill (incumbent)	4,619	50.07%
	Democratic	Richard Wright	4,606	49.93%
Total votes			9,225	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 20th district general election, 2004^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dewey Hill (incumbent)	19,158	100%
Total votes			19,158	100%
	Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 20th district general election, 2002^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dewey Hill (incumbent)	14,340	82.42%
	Libertarian	Richard Hollembeak	3,058	17.58%
Total votes			17,398	100%
	Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 20th district general election, 2000^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Billy Creech (incumbent)	17,023	60.40%
	Democratic	Richard Price	11,162	39.60%
Total votes			28,185	100%
	Republican hold

References

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