North Carolina's 84th House district

North Carolina's 84th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Jeffrey McNeely since 2019.^[1]

North Carolina's 84th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Jeffrey McNeely R–Stony Point
Demographics	73% White 16% Black 8% Hispanic 2% Asian
Population (2020)	85,312

Geography

Since 2013, the district has included part of Iredell County. The district overlaps with the 37th Senate district.

District officeholders

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 1993.				1993–2003 Parts of Forsyth and Guilford counties.[2]
Michael Decker	Republican	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted from the 29th district. Redistricted to the 94th district.
Phillip Frye	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2013	Redistricted to the 85th district and retired.	2003–2005 All of Mitchell and Avery counties. Part of Caldwell County.[3]
				2005–2013 All of Mitchell and Avery counties. Parts of Caldwell and Yancey counties.[4]
Rena Turner	Republican	January 1, 2013 – June 27, 2019	Resigned.	2013–Present Part of Iredell County.[5][6][7][8]
Vacant		June 27, 2019 – July 5, 2019
Jeffrey McNeely	Republican	July 5, 2019 – Present	Appointed to finish Turner's term.

Election results

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 84th district general election, 2022^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeffrey McNeely (incumbent)	22,931	100%
Total votes			22,931	100%
	Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 84th district general election, 2020^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeffrey McNeely (incumbent)	29,630	69.12%
	Democratic	Gayle Wesley Harris	13,235	30.88%
Total votes			42,865	100%
	Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 84th district general election, 2018^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rena Turner (incumbent)	20,483	68.90%
	Democratic	Allen R. Edwards	9,246	31.10%
Total votes			29,729	100%
	Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 84th district Republican primary election, 2016^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rena Turner (incumbent)	7,841	63.77%
	Republican	Kirk Sherrill	4,454	36.23%
Total votes			12,295	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 84th district general election, 2016^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rena Turner (incumbent)	25,414	69.29%
	Democratic	John Wayne Kahl	11,266	30.71%
Total votes			36,680	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 84th district Republican primary election, 2014^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rena Turner (incumbent)	5,889	65.47%
	Republican	Jay White	2,191	24.36%
	Republican	Kirk Sherrill	915	10.17%
Total votes			8,995	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 84th district general election, 2014^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rena Turner (incumbent)	17,136	69.59%
	Democratic	Gene Mitchell Mahaffey	7,487	30.41%
Total votes			24,623	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 84th district Republican primary election, 2012^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rena Turner	5,250	46.66%
	Republican	Frank Mitchell	4,505	40.04%
	Republican	Kirk Sherrill	1,497	13.30%
Total votes			11,252	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 84th district general election, 2012^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rena Turner	23,284	65.27%
	Democratic	Gene Mitchell Mahaffey	12,388	34.73%
Total votes			35,672	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 84th district general election, 2010^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phillip Frye (incumbent)	15,393	100%
Total votes			15,393	100%
	Republican hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 84th district general election, 2008^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phillip Frye (incumbent)	20,412	100%
Total votes			20,412	100%
	Republican hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 84th district Republican primary election, 2006^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phillip Frye (incumbent)	6,731	66.81%
	Republican	Charles Monroe Buchanan	3,344	33.19%
Total votes			10,075	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 84th district general election, 2006^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phillip Frye (incumbent)	13,150	100%
Total votes			13,150	100%
	Republican hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 84th district Republican primary election, 2004^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phillip Frye (incumbent)	3,951	53.87%
	Republican	Charles M. Buchanan	3,383	46.13%
Total votes			7,334	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 84th district general election, 2004^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phillip Frye (incumbent)	20,718	87.05%
	Libertarian	C. Barry Williams	3,082	12.95%
Total votes			23,800	100%
	Republican hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 84th district Republican primary election, 2002^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phillip Frye	6,103	56.86%
	Republican	Charles "Monroe" Buchanan (incumbent)	4,630	43.14%
Total votes			10,733	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 84th district general election, 2002^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phillip Frye	14,422	84.14%
	Libertarian	Jeff Young	2,719	15.86%
Total votes			17,141	100%
	Republican hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 84th district Democratic primary election, 2000^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph M. Coltrane Jr.	1,719	59.67%
	Democratic	David Rowe	1,162	40.33%
Total votes			2,881	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 84th district general election, 2000^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Decker (incumbent)	18,708	65.00%
	Democratic	Joseph M. Coltrane Jr.	10,074	35.00%
Total votes			28,782	100%
	Republican hold

References

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