North Carolina's 80th House district

North Carolina's 80th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Sam Watford since 2021.^[1]

North Carolina's 80th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Sam Watford R–Thomasville
Demographics	80% White 9% Black 8% Hispanic 1% Asian
Population (2020)	82,834

Geography

Since 2013, the district has included part of Davidson County. The district overlaps with the 30th Senate district.

District officeholders

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 1993.				1993–2003 Parts of Onslow County.[2]
Robert Grady	Republican	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted from the 4th district. Redistricted to the 15th district.
Jerry Dockham	Republican	January 1, 2003 – July 1, 2013	Redistricted from the 94th district. Resigned.	2003–Present Part of Davidson County.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
Vacant		July 1, 2013 – July 16, 2013
Roger Younts	Republican	July 16, 2013 – January 1, 2015	Appointed to finish Dockham's term. Lost re-nomination.
Sam Watford	Republican	January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2019	Retired to run for State Senate.
Steve Jarvis	Republican	January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2021	Retired to run for State Senate.
Sam Watford	Republican	January 1, 2021 – Present

Election results

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 80th district general election, 2022^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam Watford (incumbent)	23,182	78.46%
	Democratic	Dennis S. Miller	6,365	21.54%
Total votes			29,547	100%
	Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 80th district Republican primary election, 2020^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam Watford	4,170	43.65%
	Republican	Roger Younts	3,214	33.64%
	Republican	Haley Sink	2,170	22.71%
Total votes			9,554	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 80th district general election, 2020^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam Watford	32,611	75.21%
	Democratic	Wendy Sellars	10,748	24.79%
Total votes			43,359	100%
	Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 80th district Republican primary election, 2018^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Jarvis	6,371	67.28%
	Republican	Roger Younts	3,098	32.72%
Total votes			9,469	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 80th district general election, 2018^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Jarvis	21,283	75.08%
	Democratic	Wendy B. Sellars	7,063	24.92%
Total votes			28,346	100%
	Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 80th district general election, 2016^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam Watford (incumbent)	31,287	100%
Total votes			31,287	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 80th district Republican primary election, 2014^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam Watford	3,203	54.45%
	Republican	Roger Younts (incumbent)	2,679	45.55%
Total votes			5,882	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 80th district general election, 2014^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam Watford	16,459	100%
Total votes			16,459	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 80th district Republican primary election, 2012^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jerry Dockham (incumbent)	5,432	52.51%
	Republican	Christy Jones	3,086	29.83%
	Republican	Dick Johnson	1,827	17.66%
Total votes			10,345	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 80th district general election, 2012^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jerry Dockham (incumbent)	24,080	68.63%
	Democratic	Loretta M. Martin	11,009	31.37%
Total votes			35,089	100%
	Republican hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 80th district Republican primary election, 2010^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jerry Dockham (incumbent)	5,105	64.08%
	Republican	Dick Johnson	2,861	35.92%
Total votes			7,966	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 80th district general election, 2010^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jerry Dockham (incumbent)	16,593	100%
Total votes			16,593	100%
	Republican hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 80th district general election, 2008^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jerry Dockham (incumbent)	27,537	100%
Total votes			27,537	100%
	Republican hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 80th district general election, 2006^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jerry Dockham (incumbent)	10,801	100%
Total votes			10,801	100%
	Republican hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 80th district general election, 2004^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jerry Dockham (incumbent)	24,367	100%
Total votes			24,367	100%
	Republican hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 80th district general election, 2002^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jerry Dockham (incumbent)	15,662	100%
Total votes			15,662	100%
	Republican hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 80th district general election, 2000^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Grady (incumbent)	6,732	62.40%
	Democratic	Charles Wiggins	4,057	37.60%
Total votes			10,789	100%
	Republican hold

References

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