North Carolina's 85th House district

North Carolina's 85th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Dudley Greene since 2021.^[1]

North Carolina's 85th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Dudley Greene R–Marion
Demographics	89% White 3% Black 6% Hispanic 1% Asian
Population (2020)	77,775

Geography

Since 2023, the district has included all of Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey counties, as well as most of McDowell County. The district overlaps with the 46th and 47th Senate districts.

District officeholders

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 1993.				1993–2003 Parts of Robeson and Hoke counties.[2]
Ronnie Sutton	Democratic	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 47th district.
Mitch Gillespie	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 6, 2013	Redistricted from the 49th district. Resigned.	2003–2013 All of McDowell County Part of Burke County.[3][4]
				2013–2023 All of Avery, Mitchell, and McDowell counties.[5][6][7]
Vacant		January 6, 2013 – January 29, 2013
Josh Dobson	Republican	January 29, 2013 – January 1, 2021	Appointed to finish Gillespie's term. Retired to run for Labor Commissioner.
Dudley Greene	Republican	January 1, 2021 – Present
				2023–Present All of Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey counties. Part of McDowell County.[8]

Election results

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 85th district general election, 2022^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dudley Greene (incumbent)	26,613	74.59%
	Democratic	Robert Cordle	9,066	25.41%
Total votes			35,679	100%
	Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 85th district general election, 2020^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dudley Greene	31,073	77.48%
	Democratic	Ted Remington	9,031	22.52%
Total votes			40,104	100%
	Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 85th district general election, 2018^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Josh Dobson (incumbent)	20,408	74.95%
	Democratic	Howard Larsen	6,822	25.05%
Total votes			27,230	100%
	Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 85th district general election, 2016^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Josh Dobson (incumbent)	29,064	100%
Total votes			29,064	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 85th district general election, 2014^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Josh Dobson (incumbent)	15,467	74.88%
	Democratic	JR Edwards	5,188	25.12%
Total votes			20,655	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 85th district general election, 2012^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mitch Gillespie (incumbent)	21,895	68.48%
	Democratic	JR Edwards	10,077	31.52%
Total votes			31,972	100%
	Republican hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 85th district Democratic primary election, 2010^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Beth Ostgaard	1,048	54.13%
	Democratic	Aaron Bradley Scott	888	45.87%
Total votes			1,936	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 85th district general election, 2010^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mitch Gillespie (incumbent)	12,421	69.01%
	Democratic	Beth Ostgaard	5,577	30.99%
Total votes			17,998	100%
	Republican hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 85th district general election, 2008^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mitch Gillespie (incumbent)	16,432	59.24%
	Democratic	Chuck Aldridge	11,304	40.76%
Total votes			27,736	100%
	Republican hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 85th district general election, 2006^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mitch Gillespie (incumbent)	8,899	54.07%
	Democratic	Chuck Aldridge	7,560	45.93%
Total votes			16,459	100%
	Republican hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 85th district general election, 2004^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mitch Gillespie (incumbent)	16,047	66.09%
	Democratic	Philip J. Tate	8,234	33.91%
Total votes			24,281	100%
	Republican hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 85th district general election, 2002^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mitch Gillespie (incumbent)	10,318	58.16%
	Democratic	A. Everette Clark	7,424	41.84%
Total votes			17,742	100%
	Republican hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 85th district general election, 2000^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ronnie Sutton (incumbent)	12,927	100%
Total votes			12,927	100%
	Democratic hold

References

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