North Carolina's 68th House district

North Carolina's 68th State
House of Representatives
district
North Carolina's 68th State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	David Willis; R–Waxhaw
Demographics	70% White; 10% Black; 10% Hispanic; 6% Asian
Population (2020)	93,411

North Carolina's 68th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican David Willis since 2021.^[1]

Geography[edit]

Since 2005, the district has included part of Union County. The district overlaps with the 35th Senate district.

District officeholders[edit]

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 1985.				1985–1989 Part of Durham County.^[2]
W. Paul Pulley Jr.	Democratic	January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1987	Redistricted from the 23rd district.
Sharon Thompson	Democratic	January 1, 1987 – January 1, 1989	Redistricted to the 23rd district.
District abolished January 1, 1989.
District re-established January 1, 1993.				1993–2003 All of Transylvania County. Parts of Henderson and Buncombe counties.^[3]
Bill Ives	Republican	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1999
Trudi Walend	Republican	January 1, 1999 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 113th district.
Wayne Goodwin	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005	Redistricted from the 32nd district. Redistricted to the 66th district and retired to run for Labor Commissioner.	2003–2005 All of Richmond County Part of Stanly County.^[4]
Curtis Blackwood	Republican	January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2011	Redistricted from the 73rd district. Retired.	2005–Present Part of Union County.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]
Craig Horn	Republican	January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2021	Retired to run for Superintendent of Public Instruction.
David Willis	Republican	January 1, 2021 – Present

Election results[edit]

2022[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 68th district general election, 2022^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Willis (incumbent)	24,883	100%
Total votes			24,883	100%
	Republican hold

2020[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 68th district general election, 2020^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Willis	36,413	62.99%
	Democratic	Ericka L. McKnight	21,394	37.01%
Total votes			57,807	100%
	Republican hold

2018[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 68th district general election, 2018^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Craig Horn (incumbent)	21,138	58.48%
	Democratic	Rick Foulke	15,009	41.52%
Total votes			36,147	100%
	Republican hold

2016[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 68th district general election, 2016^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Craig Horn (incumbent)	30,953	100%
Total votes			30,953	100%
	Republican hold

2014[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 68th district general election, 2014^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Craig Horn (incumbent)	16,430	100%
Total votes			16,430	100%
	Republican hold

2012[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 68th district general election, 2012^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Craig Horn (incumbent)	22,811	65.15%
	Democratic	Kenneth J. Baker	12,200	34.85%
Total votes			35,011	100%
	Republican hold

2010[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 68th district Republican primary election, 2010^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Craig Horn	4,675	62.37%
	Republican	Jeff Gerber	2,821	37.63%
Total votes			7,496	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 68th district general election, 2010^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Craig Horn	28,214	100%
Total votes			28,214	100%
	Republican hold

2008[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 68th district Republican primary election, 2008^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Curtis Blackwood (incumbent)	6,742	65.32%
	Republican	Sidney M. Sandy	3,579	34.68%
Total votes			10,321	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 68th district general election, 2008^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Curtis Blackwood (incumbent)	38,071	64.70%
	Democratic	C. Michael "Mike" Cognac	20,767	35.30%
Total votes			58,838	100%
	Republican hold

2006[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 68th district general election, 2006^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Curtis Blackwood (incumbent)	16,837	100%
Total votes			16,837	100%
	Republican hold

2004[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 68th district general election, 2004^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Curtis Blackwood (incumbent)	31,252	100%
Total votes			31,252	100%
	Republican hold

2002[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 68th district Republican primary election, 2002^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George E. Crump III	960	36.77%
	Republican	Joseph E. Carter	935	35.81%
	Republican	Kenny Furr	716	27.42%
Total votes			2,611	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 68th district general election, 2002^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wayne Goodwin (incumbent)	10,393	55.86%
	Republican	George E. Crump III	7,833	42.10%
	Libertarian	David Muse	381	2.05%
Total votes			18,607	100%
	Democratic hold

2000[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 68th district Republican primary election, 2000^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Trudi Walend (incumbent)	3,809	78.59%
	Republican	Horace Jarrett	1,038	21.42%
Total votes			4,847	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 68th district general election, 2000^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Trudi Walend (incumbent)	21,456	100%
Total votes			21,456	100%
	Republican hold

References[edit]

^ "State House District 68, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
^ J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992". Retrieved August 27, 2022.
^ "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
^ "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
^ "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
^ "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
^ "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
^ "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
^ "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
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^ "NC State House 068 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
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[1] "State House District 68, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 27, 2022.

[2] J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992". Retrieved August 27, 2022.

[3] "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 27, 2022.

[4] "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 27, 2022.

[5] "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 27, 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 27, 2022.

[8] "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 27, 2022.

[9] "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 27, 2022.

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[24] "NC State House 068 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 27, 2022.

[25] "NC State House 068". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 27, 2022.

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156th General Assembly (2023–2024) Speaker of the House Tim Moore (R) Speaker pro tempore Sarah Stevens (R) Majority Leader John Bell (R) Minority Leader Robert Reives (D)
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