North Carolina's 9th House district

North Carolina's 9th State
House of Representatives
district
North Carolina's 9th State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Timothy Reeder; R–Ayden
Demographics	56% White; 32% Black; 6% Hispanic; 2% Asian
Population (2020)	79,476

North Carolina's 9th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Timothy Reeder since 2023.^[1]

Geography[edit]

Since 2003, the district has included part of Pitt County. The district overlaps with the 5th Senate district.

District officeholders since 1973[edit]

Multi-member district[edit]

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Nancy Winbon Chase	Democratic	January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1979	Redistricted from the 10th district.	William Powell Kemp Jr.	Democratic	January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1975	Redistricted from the 10th district.	1973–1983 All of Wayne County.^[2]
				Henson Barnes	Democratic	January 1, 1975 – January 1, 1977	Retired to run for the State Senate.
				Richard Ralph Grady	Democratic	January 1, 1977 – January 1, 1983	Redistricted to the 11th district.
Martin Lancaster	Democratic	January 1, 1979 – January 1, 1983	Redistricted to the 11th district.	Richard Ralph Grady	Democratic	January 1, 1977 – January 1, 1983	Redistricted to the 11th district.
Ed Warren	Democratic	January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1991	Redistricted from the 8th district. Retired to run for the state senate.	Sam Bundy	Democratic	January 1, 1983 – January 19, 1993	Redistricted from the 8th district. Died.	1983–1993 All of Greene County. Part of Pitt County.^[3]
				Vacant		January 19, 1983 – January 31, 1993
				Walter B. Jones Jr.	Democratic	January 31, 1983 – January 1, 1993	Appointed to finish Bundy's term. Redistricted to the single-member district and retired to run for Congress.
Charles McLawhorn	Democratic	January 1, 1991 – January 1, 1993	Redistricted to the single-member district.	Walter B. Jones Jr.	Democratic	January 31, 1983 – January 1, 1993

Single-member district[edit]

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Charles McLawhorn	Democratic	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1995	Redistricted from the multi-member district. Lost re-election.	1993–2003 Parts of Greene and Pitt counties.^[4]
Henry Aldridge	Republican	January 1, 1995 – January 1, 1999	Lost re-election.
Marian McLawhorn	Democratic	January 1, 1999 – January 1, 2013	Lost re-election.
Marian McLawhorn	Democratic	January 1, 1999 – January 1, 2013	Lost re-election.	2003–Present Parts of Pitt County.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]
Brian Brown	Republican	January 1, 2013 – October 6, 2015	Resigned.
Vacant		October 6, 2015 – October 19, 2015
Greg Murphy	Republican	October 19, 2015 – September 17, 2019	Appointed to finish Brown's term. Resigned to assume seat in Congress.
Vacant		September 17, 2019 – October 1, 2019
Perrin Jones	Republican	October 1, 2019 – January 1, 2021	Appointed to finish Murphy's term. Lost re-election.
Brian Farkas	Democratic	January 1, 2021 – January 1, 2023	Lost re-election.
Timothy Reeder	Republican	January 1, 2023 – Present

Election results[edit]

2022[edit]

North Carolina House of representatives 9th district Republican primary election, 2022^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Timothy Reeder	3,318	57.93%
	Republican	Tony Moore	2,410	42.07%
Total votes			5,728	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 9th district general election, 2022^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Timothy Reeder	15,212	50.59%
	Democratic	Brian Farkas (incumbent)	14,858	49.41%
Total votes			30,070	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2020[edit]

North Carolina House of representatives 9th district Democratic primary election, 2020^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Farkas	5,466	62.34%
	Democratic	Jake Hochard	3,302	37.66%
Total votes			8,768	100%

North Carolina House of representatives 9th district general election, 2020^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Farkas	19,198	51.16%
	Republican	Perrin Jones (incumbent)	18,329	48.84%
Total votes			37,527	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

2018[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 9th district general election, 2018^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Murphy (incumbent)	17,234	59.96%
	Democratic	Kris Rixon	11,510	40.04%
Total votes			28,744	100%
	Republican hold

2016[edit]

North Carolina House of representatives 9th district Democratic primary election, 2016^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Farkas	5,394	61.63%
	Democratic	Walter E. Gaskins	3,358	38.37%
Total votes			8,752	100%

North Carolina House of representatives 9th district general election, 2016^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Murphy (incumbent)	22,869	57.35%
	Democratic	Brian Farkas	17,007	42.65%
Total votes			39,876	100%
	Republican hold

2014[edit]

North Carolina House of representatives 9th district Republican primary election, 2014^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Brown (incumbent)	3,134	71.68%
	Republican	Ashley Bleau	1,238	28.32%
Total votes			4,372	100%

North Carolina House of representatives 9th district general election, 2014^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Brown (incumbent)	13,474	60.07%
	Democratic	Uriah Ward	8,957	39.93%
Total votes			22,431	100%
	Republican hold

2012[edit]

North Carolina House of representatives 9th district Republican primary election, 2012^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Brown	3,702	60.43%
	Republican	Jack Wall	2,424	39.57%
Total votes			6,126	100%

North Carolina House of representatives 9th district general election, 2012^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Brown	19,780	51.48%
	Democratic	Marian McLawhorn (incumbent)	18,644	48.52%
Total votes			38,424	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2010[edit]

North Carolina House of representatives 9th district general election, 2010^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marian McLawhorn (incumbent)	11,808	50.75%
	Republican	Stan Larson	11,460	49.25%
Total votes			23,268	100%
	Democratic hold

2008[edit]

North Carolina House of representatives 9th district general election, 2008^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marian McLawhorn (incumbent)	24,916	62.27%
	Republican	Ginny Cooper	15,094	37.73%
Total votes			40,010	100%
	Democratic hold

2006[edit]

North Carolina House of representatives 9th district general election, 2006^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marian McLawhorn (incumbent)	8,424	56.75%
	Republican	Tony Moore	6,419	43.25%
Total votes			14,843	100%
	Democratic hold

2004[edit]

North Carolina House of representatives 9th district general election, 2004^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marian McLawhorn (incumbent)	18,775	100%
Total votes			18,775	100%
	Democratic hold

2002[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives District 9th district general election, 2002^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marian McLawhorn (incumbent)	10,957	64.94%
	Republican	Judy Eagle	5,715	33.87%
	Libertarian	Deb Seksay	201	1.19%
Total votes			16,873	100%
	Democratic hold

2000[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 9th district Democratic primary election, 2000^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marian McLawhorn (incumbent)	5,870	84.24%
	Democratic	Robert Wheeler Jr.	1,098	15.76%
Total votes			6,968	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 9th district general election, 2000^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marian McLawhorn (incumbent)	14,167	54.81%
	Republican	Wayne Holloman	11,683	45.20%
Total votes			25,850	100%
	Democratic hold

References[edit]

^ "State House District 9, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
^ J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1973 to 1982". Retrieved March 10, 2024.
^ J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992". Retrieved March 10, 2024.
^ "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
^ "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
^ "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
^ "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
^ "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
^ "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
^ "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
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^ "NC State House 009 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
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[1] "State House District 9, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved March 10, 2024.

[2] J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1973 to 1982". Retrieved March 10, 2024.

[3] J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992". Retrieved March 10, 2024.

[4] "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.

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

[6] "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.

[7] "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.

[8] "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.

[9] "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.

[10] "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 17, 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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