North Carolina's 87th House district

North Carolina's 87th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Destin Hall since 2017.^[1]

North Carolina's 87th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Destin Hall R–Granite Falls
Demographics	87% White 4% Black 6% Hispanic 1% Asian
Population (2020)	82,056

Geography

Since 2023, the district has included all of Caldwell County, as well as part of Watauga County. The district overlaps with the 45th and 47th Senate districts.

District officeholders

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 1993.				1993–2003 Parts of Hoke, Scotland, and Robeson counties.[2]
Frances Cummings	Republican	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1997
Donald Bonner	Democratic	January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 48th district.
Edgar Starnes	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 13, 2015	Redistricted from the 91st district. Resigned.	2003–2005 All of Alexander County. Part of Caldwell County.[3]
				2005-2013 Part of Caldwell County.[4]
				2013–2023 All of Caldwell County.[5][6][7]
Vacant		January 13, 2015 – February 2, 2015
George Robinson	Republican	February 2, 2015 – January 1, 2017	Appointed to finish Starnes' term. Lost re-nomination.
Destin Hall	Republican	January 1, 2017 – Present
				2023–Present All of Caldwell County. Part of Watauga County.[8]

Election results

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district general election, 2022^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Destin Hall (incumbent)	22,864	76.21%
	Democratic	Barbara Kirby	7,139	23.79%
Total votes			30,003	100%
	Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district general election, 2020^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Destin Hall (incumbent)	31,830	76.93%
	Democratic	Corie Schreiber	9,544	23.07%
Total votes			41,374	100%
	Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district general election, 2018^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Destin Hall (incumbent)	19,031	72.86%
	Democratic	Amanda Bregel	7,089	27.14%
Total votes			26,120	100%
	Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district Republican primary election, 2016^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Destin Hall	6,827	59.74%
	Republican	George Robinson (incumbent)	4,600	40.26%
Total votes			11,427	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district general election, 2016^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Destin Hall	29,066	94.14%
	Unaffaliated	Terri M. Johnson (write-in)	1,279	4.14%
	Write-in		531	1.72%
Total votes			30,876	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district general election, 2014^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edgar Starnes (incumbent)	16,148	100%
Total votes			16,148	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district Republican primary election, 2012^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edgar Starnes (incumbent)	8,472	70.07%
	Republican	Jordon Greene	3,619	29.93%
Total votes			12,091	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district general election, 2012^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edgar Starnes (incumbent)	25,757	100%
Total votes			25,757	100%
	Republican hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district general election, 2010^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edgar Starnes (incumbent)	14,295	100%
Total votes			14,295	100%
	Republican hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district general election, 2008^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edgar Starnes (incumbent)	15,444	52.76%
	Democratic	John A. Forlines Jr.	11,487	39.24%
	Libertarian	Timothy J. "T. J." Rohr	2,342	8.00%
Total votes			29,273	100%
	Republican hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district general election, 2006^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edgar Starnes (incumbent)	11,548	100%
Total votes			11,548	100%
	Republican hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district Democratic primary election, 2004^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Woody Tucker	1,301	70.29%
	Democratic	Larry K. Clark	550	29.71%
Total votes			1,851	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district general election, 2004^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edgar Starnes (incumbent)	15,519	59.84%
	Democratic	Woody Tucker	10,415	40.16%
Total votes			25,934	100%
	Republican hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district general election, 2002^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edgar Starnes (incumbent)	11,813	51.48%
	Democratic	Ray Warren	11,132	48.52%
Total votes			22,945	100%
	Republican hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district Democratic primary election, 2000^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donald Bonner (incumbent)	5,470	77.57%
	Democratic	Rusty Perry	1,582	22.43%
Total votes			7,052	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district general election, 2000^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donald Bonner (incumbent)	12,755	100%
Total votes			12,755	100%
	Democratic hold

References

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6. "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
7. "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
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