Misplaced Pages

North Carolina's 70th House district

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
American legislative district

North Carolina's 70th State
House of Representatives
district
Representative
  Brian Biggs
R–Trinity
Demographics75% White
6% Black
14% Hispanic
2% Asian
Population (2020)75,612

North Carolina's 70th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Brian Biggs since 2023.

Geography

Since 2005, the district has included part of Randolph County. The district overlaps with the 29th Senate district.

District officeholders

Representative Party Dates Notes Counties
District created January 1, 1985. 1985–2003
Parts of Wilson, Edgecombe, and Nash counties.
Toby Fitch Democratic January 1, 1985 –
December 29, 2001 		Resigned.
Vacant December 29, 2001 –
January 28, 2002
Shelly Willingham Democratic January 28, 2002 –
January 1, 2003 		Appointed to finish Fitch's term.
Redistricted to the 24th district and lost re-nomination.
Bobby Barbee Republican January 1, 2003 –
January 1, 2005 		Redistricted from the 82nd district.
Redistricted to the 67th district and lost re-nomination. 		2003–2005
Parts of Stanly and Union counties.
Arlie Culp Republican January 1, 2005 –
January 1, 2007 		Redistricted from the 67th district.
Retired. 		2005–Present
Part of Randolph County.
Pat Hurley Republican January 1, 2007 –
January 1, 2023 		Lost re-nomination.
Brian Biggs Republican January 1, 2023 –
Present

Election results

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 70th district Republican primary election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brian Biggs 5,213 52.27%
Republican Pat Hurley (incumbent) 4,760 47.73%
Total votes 9,973 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 70th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brian Biggs 22,160 79.01%
Democratic Susan Lee "Susie" Scott 5,887 20.99%
Total votes 28,047 100%
Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 70th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pat Hurley (incumbent) 28,546 75.87%
Democratic Susan Lee "Susie" Scott 9,080 24.13%
Total votes 37,626 100%
Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 70th district general election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pat Hurley (incumbent) 18,717 76.91%
Democratic Mary Rulli 5,620 23.09%
Total votes 24,337 100%
Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 70th district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pat Hurley (incumbent) 24,856 76.14%
Democratic Lois Bohnsack 7,789 23.86%
Total votes 32,645 100%
Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 70th district general election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pat Hurley (incumbent) 15,508 100%
Total votes 15,508 100%
Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 70th district general election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pat Hurley (incumbent) 24,642 100%
Total votes 24,642 100%
Republican hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 70th district Republican primary election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pat Hurley (incumbent) 3,252 69.83%
Republican Fred Burgess 1,405 30.17%
Total votes 4,657 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 70th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pat Hurley (incumbent) 13,564 100%
Total votes 13,564 100%
Republican hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 70th district general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pat Hurley (incumbent) 19,318 67.35%
Democratic Bev O’Brien 9,364 32.65%
Total votes 28,682 100%
Republican hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 70th district Republican primary election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pat Hurley 1,326 35.23%
Republican Jim S. Parker 1,317 34.99%
Republican Lou Burrow Wilson 1,121 29.78%
Total votes 3,764 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 70th district Republican primary run-off election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pat Hurley 1,129 61.90%
Republican Jim S. Parker 695 38.10%
Total votes 1,824 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 70th district general election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pat Hurley 8,756 64.77%
Democratic Hampton "Happy" Spivey 4,762 35.23%
Total votes 13,518 100%
Republican hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 70th district Republican primary election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Arlie Culp (incumbent) 2,036 53.01%
Republican Jim Parker 958 24.94%
Republican Bucky Jernigan 847 22.05%
Total votes 3,841 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 70th district general election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Arlie Culp (incumbent) 19,578 91.58%
Libertarian Douglas Kania 1,801 8.42%
Total votes 21,379 100%
Republican hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 70th district general election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bobby Barbee (incumbent) 8,993 50.68%
Democratic Max Melton 8,751 49.32%
Total votes 17,744 100%
Republican hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 70th district general election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Toby Fitch (incumbent) 13,033 100%
Total votes 13,033 100%
Democratic hold

References

  1. "State House District 70, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  2. "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  3. J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992". Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  4. "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  5. "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  6. "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  7. "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  8. "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  9. "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  10. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  11. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  12. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  13. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  14. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  15. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  16. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  17. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  18. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  19. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  20. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  21. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  22. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  23. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  24. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  25. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  26. "NC State House 070". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
157th General Assembly (2025–2026)
Speaker of the House
TBD
Speaker pro tempore
Sarah Stevens (R)
Majority Leader
John Bell (R)
Minority Leader
Robert Reives (D)
  1. ▌Ed Goodwin (R)
  2. ▌Ray Jeffers (D)
  3. ▌Steve Tyson (R)
  4. ▌Jimmy Dixon (R)
  5. ▌Bill Ward (R)
  6. ▌Joe Pike (R)
  7. ▌Matthew Winslow (R)
  8. ▌Gloristine Brown (D)
  9. ▌Timothy Reeder (R)
  10. ▌John Bell (R)
  11. ▌Allison Dahle (D)
  12. ▌Chris Humphrey (R)
  13. ▌Celeste Cairns (R)
  14. ▌Wyatt Gable (R)
  15. ▌Phil Shepard (R)
  16. ▌Carson Smith (R)
  17. ▌Frank Iler (R)
  18. ▌Deb Butler (D)
  19. ▌Charlie Miller (R)
  20. ▌Ted Davis Jr. (R)
  21. ▌Ya Liu (D)
  22. ▌William Brisson (R)
  23. ▌Shelly Willingham (D)
  24. ▌Dante Pittman (D)
  25. ▌Allen Chesser (R)
  26. ▌Donna McDowell White (R)
  27. ▌Rodney Pierce (D)
  28. ▌Larry Strickland (R)
  29. ▌Vernetta Alston (D)
  30. ▌Marcia Morey (D)
  31. ▌Zack Forde-Hawkins (D)
  32. ▌Bryan Cohn (D)
  33. ▌Monika Johnson-Hostler (D)
  34. ▌Tim Longest (D)
  35. ▌Mike Schietzelt (R)
  36. ▌Julie von Haefen (D)
  37. ▌Erin Paré (R)
  38. ▌Abe Jones (D)
  39. ▌James Roberson (D)
  40. ▌Joe John (D)
  41. ▌Maria Cervania (D)
  42. ▌Mike Colvin (D)
  43. ▌Diane Wheatley (R)
  44. ▌Charles Smith (D)
  45. ▌Frances Jackson (D)
  46. ▌Brenden Jones (R)
  47. ▌Jarrod Lowery (R)
  48. ▌Garland Pierce (D)
  49. ▌Cynthia Ball (D)
  50. ▌Renee Price (D)
  51. ▌John Sauls (R)
  52. ▌Ben Moss (R)
  53. ▌Howard Penny Jr. (R)
  54. ▌Robert Reives (D)
  55. ▌Mark Brody (R)
  56. ▌Allen Buansi (D)
  57. ▌Tracy Clark (D)
  58. ▌Amos Quick (D)
  59. ▌Alan Branson (R)
  60. ▌Cecil Brockman (D)
  61. ▌Pricey Harrison (D)
  62. ▌John Blust (R)
  63. ▌Stephen Ross (R)
  64. ▌Dennis Riddell (R)
  65. ▌Reece Pyrtle (R)
  66. ▌Sarah Crawford (D)
  67. ▌Cody Huneycutt (R)
  68. ▌David Willis (R)
  69. ▌Dean Arp (R)
  70. ▌Brian Biggs (R)
  71. ▌Kanika Brown (D)
  72. ▌Amber Baker (D)
  73. ▌Jonathan Almond (R)
  74. ▌Jeff Zenger (R)
  75. ▌Donny Lambeth (R)
  76. ▌Harry Warren (R)
  77. ▌Julia Craven Howard (R)
  78. ▌Neal Jackson (R)
  79. ▌Keith Kidwell (R)
  80. ▌Sam Watford (R)
  81. ▌Larry Potts (R)
  82. ▌Brian Echevarria (R)
  83. ▌Grant Campbell (R)
  84. ▌Jeffrey McNeely (R)
  85. ▌Dudley Greene (R)
  86. ▌Hugh Blackwell (R)
  87. ▌Destin Hall (R)
  88. ▌Mary Belk (D)
  89. ▌Mitchell Setzer (R)
  90. ▌Sarah Stevens (R)
  91. ▌Kyle Hall (R)
  92. ▌Terry Brown (D)
  93. ▌Ray Pickett (R)
  94. ▌Blair Eddins (R)
  95. ▌Todd Carver (R)
  96. ▌Jay Adams (R)
  97. ▌Heather Rhyne (R)
  98. ▌Beth Gardner Helfrich (D)
  99. ▌Nasif Majeed (D)
  100. ▌Julia Greenfield (D)
  101. ▌Carolyn Logan (D)
  102. ▌Becky Carney (D)
  103. ▌Laura Budd (D)
  104. ▌Brandon Lofton (D)
  105. ▌Tricia Cotham (R)
  106. ▌Carla Cunningham (D)
  107. ▌Aisha Dew (D)
  108. ▌John Torbett (R)
  109. ▌Donnie Loftis (R)
  110. ▌Kelly Hastings (R)
  111. ▌Paul Scott (R)
  112. ▌Jordan Lopez (D)
  113. ▌Jake Johnson (R)
  114. ▌Eric Ager (D)
  115. ▌Lindsey Prather (D)
  116. ▌Brian Turner (D)
  117. ▌Jennifer Balkcom (R)
  118. ▌Mark Pless (R)
  119. ▌Mike Clampitt (R)
  120. ▌Karl Gillespie (R)
Categories:
North Carolina's 70th House district Add topic