North Carolina's 54th House district

North Carolina's 54th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Robert Reives since 2014.^[1]

North Carolina's 54th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Robert Reives D–Goldston
Demographics	69% White 14% Black 10% Hispanic 3% Asian
Population (2020)	95,807

Geography

Since 2023, the district has included all of Chatham County, as well as part of Randolph County. The district overlaps with the 20th and 25th Senate districts.

District officeholders since 1993

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Drew Saunders	Democratic	January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 99th district.	1993–2003 Part of Mecklenburg County.[2]
Joe Hackney	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2013	Redistricted from the 24th district. Retired.	2003–2005 All of Chatham County. Part of Orange County.[3]
				2005–2013 All of Chatham County. Parts of Orange and Moore counties.[4]
Deb McManus	Democratic	January 1, 2013 – December 11, 2013	Resigned.	2013–2019 All of Chatham County. Part of Lee County.[5]
Vacant		December 11, 2013 – January 29, 2014
Robert Reives	Democratic	January 29, 2014 – Present	Appointed to finish McManus' term.
				2019–2023 All of Chatham County. Part of Durham County.[6][7]
				2023–Present All of Chatham County. Part of Randolph County.[8]

Election results

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 54th district Republican primary election, 2022^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Walter Petty	4,443	64.25%
	Republican	Craig Kinsey	2,472	35.75%
Total votes			6,915	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 54th district general election, 2022^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Reives (incumbent)	23,105	55.29%
	Republican	Walter Petty	18,684	44.71%
Total votes			41,789	100%
	Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 54th district general election, 2020^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Reives (incumbent)	37,825	61.22%
	Republican	George T. Gilson Jr.	23,957	38.78%
Total votes			61,782	100%
	Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 54th district general election, 2018^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Reives (incumbent)	29,664	63.27%
	Republican	Jay Stobbs	17,219	36.73%
Total votes			46,883	100%
	Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 54th district general election, 2016^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Reives (incumbent)	24,773	57.20%
	Republican	Wesley Seawell	18,534	42.80%
Total votes			43,307	100%
	Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 54th district Democratic primary election, 2014^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Reives (incumbent)	5,739	68.35%
	Democratic	Barry E. Burns	2,657	31.65%
Total votes			8,396	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 54th district general election, 2014^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Reives (incumbent)	16,875	56.19%
	Republican	Andy Wilkie	13,156	43.81%
Total votes			30,031	100%
	Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 54th district Democratic primary election, 2012^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Deb McManus	7,447	59.20%
	Democratic	Jeff Starkweather	5,132	40.80%
Total votes			12,579	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 54th district general election, 2012^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Deb McManus	22,159	56.10%
	Republican	Cathy Wright	17,339	43.90%
Total votes			39,498	100%
	Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 54th district general election, 2010^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Hackney (incumbent)	18,048	57.45%
	Republican	Cathy Wright	13,368	42.55%
Total votes			31,416	100%
	Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 54th district general election, 2008^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Hackney (incumbent)	31,212	100%
Total votes			31,212	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 54th district general election, 2006^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Hackney (incumbent)	15,649	69.78%
	Republican	Alvin Reed	6,776	30.22%
Total votes			22,425	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 54th district general election, 2004^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Hackney (incumbent)	24,939	100%
Total votes			24,939	100%
	Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 54th district general election, 2002^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Hackney (incumbent)	18,508	86.22%
	Libertarian	Frederick Blackburn	2,957	13.78%
Total votes			21,465	100%
	Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 54th district general election, 2000^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Drew Saunders (incumbent)	20,097	55.19%
	Republican	Wes Southern	16,319	44.81%
Total votes			36,416	100%
	Democratic hold

References

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