North Carolina's 50th House district

North Carolina's 50th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Renee Price since 2023.^[1]

North Carolina's 50th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Renee Price D–Hillsborough
Demographics	70% White 15% Black 9% Hispanic 3% Asian
Population (2020)	86,089

Geography

Since 2019, the district has included all of Caswell County, as well as part of Orange County. The district overlaps with the 23rd Senate district.

District officeholders since 1985

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Larry Justus	Republican	January 1, 1985 – October 20, 2002	Died. Redistricted to the 117th district and re-elected posthumously.	1985–1993 Part of Henderson County.[2]
				1993–2003 Parts of Henderson and Polk counties.[3]
Vacant		October 20, 2002 – November 13, 2002
Carolyn Justus	Republican	November 13, 2002 – January 1, 2003	Appointed to finish her husband's term and to the next term in the 117th district.[4]
Russell Capps	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005	Redistricted from the 92nd district. Redistricted to the 41st district.	2003–2005 Part of Wake County.[5]
Bill Faison	Democratic	January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2013	Retired to run for Governor.	2005–2013 All of Caswell County. Part of Orange County.[6]
Valerie Foushee	Democratic	January 1, 2013 – September 13, 2013	Resigned to assume seat in the State Senate.	2013–2019 Parts of Orange and Durham counties.[7]
Vacant		September 13, 2013 – October 30, 2013
Graig Meyer	Democratic	October 30, 2013 – January 1, 2023	Appointed to finish Foushee's term. Retired to run for State Senate.
				2019–Present All of Caswell County. Part of Orange County.[8][9][10]
Renee Price	Democratic	January 1, 2023 – Present

Election results

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 50th district Democratic primary election, 2022^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Renee Price	8,458	72.02%
	Democratic	Matt Hughes	3,286	27.98%
Total votes			11,744	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 50th district general election, 2022^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Renee Price	22,732	59.45%
	Republican	Charles Lopez	15,503	40.55%
Total votes			38,235	100%
	Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina House of Represesntatives 50th district general election, 2020^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Graig Meyer (incumbent)	35,901	100%
Total votes			35,901	100%
	Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 50th district general election, 2018^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Graig Meyer (incumbent)	23,292	62.11%
	Republican	Kenneth Price Rothrock	14,210	37.89%
Total votes			37,502	100%
	Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina House of Represesntatives 50th district general election, 2016^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Graig Meyer (incumbent)	27,278	57.28%
	Republican	Rod Chaney	20,347	42.72%
Total votes			47,625	100%
	Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 50th district Republican primary election, 2014^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rod Chaney	2,607	79.10%
	Republican	W. Lewis Hannah Jr.	689	20.90%
Total votes			3,296	100%

North Carolina House of Represesntatives 50th district general election, 2014^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Graig Meyer (incumbent)	18,574	57.16%
	Republican	Rod Chaney	13,920	42.84%
Total votes			32,494	100%
	Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 50th district Democratic primary election, 2012^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Valerie Foushee	11,351	80.53%
	Democratic	Travis A. Phelps	2,744	19.47%
Total votes			14,095	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 50th district Republican primary election, 2012^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rod Chaney	2,920	44.68%
	Republican	Jason Chambers	2,120	32.44%
	Republican	Thomas Samuel Wright	894	13.68%
	Republican	W. Lewis Hannah Jr.	602	9.21%
Total votes			6,536	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 50th district election, 2012^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Valerie Foushee	24,806	55.04%
	Republican	Rod Chaney	20,266	44.96%
Total votes			45,072	100%
	Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina House of Represesntatives 50th district general election, 2010^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Faison (incumbent)	13,848	56.17%
	Republican	Rick Smith	10,804	43.83%
Total votes			24,652	100%
	Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 50th district general election, 2008^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Faison (incumbent)	25,682	100%
Total votes			25,682	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 50th district general election, 2006^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Faison (incumbent)	12,516	100%
Total votes			12,516	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 50th district Democratic primary election, 2004^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Faison	4,265	52.32%
	Democratic	Barry Jacobs	3,436	42.15%
	Democratic	Joel F. Knight II	303	3.72%
	Democratic	Duke Underwood	147	1.80%
Total votes			8,151	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 50th district general election, 2004^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Faison	21,614	100%
Total votes			21,614	100%
	Democratic win (new seat)

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 50th district general election, 2002^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Russell Capps (incumbent)	19,636	80.85%
	Libertarian	Lee Griffin	4,650	19.15%
Total votes			24,286	100%
	Republican hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 50th district general election, 2000^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Justus (incumbent)	24,716	100%
Total votes			24,716	100%
	Republican hold

References

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