North Carolina's 2nd House district

North Carolina's 2nd State
House of Representatives
district
North Carolina's 2nd State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Ray Jeffers; D–Roxboro
Demographics	64% White; 24% Black; 7% Hispanic
Population (2020)	81,928

North Carolina's 2nd House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Ray Jeffers since 2023.^[1]

Geography[edit]

Since 2023, the district has included all of Person County, as well as part of Durham County. The district overlaps with the 22nd and 23rd Senate districts.

District officeholders since 1993[edit]

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Zeno Edwards	Republican	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003	Switched parties. Redistricted to the 6th district and retired.	1993–2003 All of Hyde and Beaufort counties. Parts of Pitt and Craven counties.^[2]
Zeno Edwards	Democratic	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003
Bill Culpepper	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – January 3, 2006	Redistricted from the 86th district. Resigned.	2003–2005 All of Dare, Tyrrell, Perquimans, and Chowan counties. Part of Gates County.^[3]
Bill Culpepper	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – January 3, 2006	Redistricted from the 86th district. Resigned.	2005–2013 All of Dare, Hyde, Washington, and Chowan counties.^[4]
Vacant		January 3, 2006 – January 27, 2006
Timothy Spear	Democratic	January 27, 2006 – January 1, 2013	Appointed to finish Culpepper's term. Redistricted to the 6th district and retired.
Winkie Wilkins	Democratic	January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2015	Redistricted from the 55th district. Retired.	2013–2023 All of Person County. Part of Granville County.^[5]^[6]^[7]
Larry Yarborough	Republican	January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2023	Lost re-election.
Ray Jeffers	Democratic	January 1, 2023 – Present		2023–Present All of Person County. Part of Durham County.^[8]

Election results[edit]

2022[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 2nd district general election, 2022^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ray Jeffers	19,692	54.57%
	Republican	Larry Yarborough (incumbent)	15,674	43.44%
	Libertarian	Gavin Bell	718	1.99%
Total votes			36,084	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

2020[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 2nd district general election, 2020^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Yarborough (incumbent)	25,928	60.40%
	Democratic	Cindy Deporter	17,000	39.60%
Total votes			42,928	100%
	Republican hold

2018[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 2nd district Democratic primary election, 2018^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Darryl D. Moss	3,658	70.70%
	Democratic	Dora P. Bullock	1,516	29.30%
Total votes			5,174	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 2nd district Republican primary election, 2018^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Yarborough (incumbent)	1,519	81.67%
	Republican	Jim McIlroy	341	18.33%
Total votes			1,860	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 2nd district general election, 2018^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Yarborough (incumbent)	16,124	55.31%
	Democratic	Darryl D. Moss	13,026	44.69%
Total votes			29,150	100%
	Republican hold

2016[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 2nd district general election, 2016^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Yarborough (incumbent)	22,760	60.64%
	Democratic	Joe Parrish	14,775	39.36%
Total votes			37,535	100%
	Republican hold

2014[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 2nd district Democratic primary election, 2014^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ray Jeffers	2,862	43.82%
	Democratic	Dalton L. Huff	1,887	28.89%
	Democratic	Brent Groce	1,782	27.29%
Total votes			6,531	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 2nd district Republican primary election, 2014^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Yarborough	1,755	66.83%
	Republican	Sandra Hendrick Berry	483	18.39%
	Republican	Jon Greg Bass	388	14.78%
Total votes			2,626	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 2nd district general election, 2014^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Yarborough	13,423	56.68%
	Democratic	Ray Jeffers	10,259	43.32%
Total votes			23,682	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2012[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 2nd district Democratic primary election, 2012^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Winkie Wilkins (incumbent)	6,000	55.72%
	Democratic	Jim Crawford (incumbent)	3,977	36.93%
	Democratic	Jason Jenkins	791	7.35%
Total votes			10,768	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 2nd district Republican primary election, 2012^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Timothy Karan	2,821	58.89%
	Republican	Jon Gregory Bass	1,969	41.11%
Total votes			4,790	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 2nd district general election, 2012^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Winkie Wilkins (incumbent)	20,398	56.68%
	Republican	Timothy Karan	15,587	43.32%
Total votes			35,985	100%
	Democratic hold

2010[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 2nd district general election, 2010^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Timothy Spear (incumbent)	12,733	54.88%
	Republican	Bob Steinburg	10,467	45.12%
Total votes			23,200	100%
	Democratic hold

2008[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 2nd district general election, 2008^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Timothy Spear (incumbent)	20,705	63.30%
	Republican	Chris East	11,152	34.09%
	Libertarian	Jesse Mignogna	852	2.60%
Total votes			32,709	100%
	Democratic hold

2006[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 2nd district general election, 2006^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Timothy Spear (incumbent)	12,193	68.73%
	Republican	Daniel M. Beall	5,547	31.27%
Total votes			17,740	100%
	Democratic hold

2004[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 2nd district general election, 2004^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Culpepper (incumbent)	16,949	61.51%
	Republican	Daniel M. Beall	10,607	38.49%
Total votes			27,556	100%
	Democratic hold

2002[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 2nd district general election, 2002^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Culpepper (incumbent)	11,867	63.45%
	Republican	Daniel M. Beall	6,837	36.55%
Total votes			18,704	100%
	Democratic hold

2000[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 2nd district general election, 2000^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zeno Edwards (incumbent)	12,843	54.85%
	Republican	Stan Deatherage	10,570	45.15%
Total votes			23,413	100%
	Democratic hold

References[edit]

^ "State House District 2, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^ "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^ "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^ "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^ "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^ "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^ "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^ "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
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[1] "State House District 2, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 3, 2022.

[2] "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 3, 2022.

[3] "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 3, 2022.

[4] "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 3, 2022.

[5] "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 3, 2022.

[6] "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 3, 2022.

[7] "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 3, 2022.

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

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v t e Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
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)
▌Ed Goodwin (R) ▌Ray Jeffers (D) ▌Steve Tyson (R) ▌Jimmy Dixon (R) ▌Bill Ward (R) ▌Joe Pike (R) ▌Matthew Winslow (R) ▌Gloristine Brown (D) ▌Timothy Reeder (R) ▌John Bell (R) ▌Allison Dahle (D) ▌Chris Humphrey (R) ▌Celeste Cairns (R) ▌George Cleveland (R) ▌Phil Shepard (R) ▌Carson Smith (R) ▌Frank Iler (R) ▌Deb Butler (D) ▌Charlie Miller (R) ▌Ted Davis Jr. (R) ▌Ya Liu (D) ▌William Brisson (R) ▌Shelly Willingham (D) ▌Ken Fontenot (R) ▌Allen Chesser (R) ▌Donna McDowell White (R) ▌Michael Wray (D) ▌Larry Strickland (R) ▌Vernetta Alston (D) ▌Marcia Morey (D) ▌Zack Forde-Hawkins (D) ▌Frank Sossamon (R) ▌Rosa Gill (D) ▌Tim Longest (D) ▌Terence Everitt (D) ▌Julie von Haefen (D) ▌Erin Paré (R) ▌Abe Jones (D) ▌James Roberson (D) ▌Joe John (D) ▌Maria Cervania (D) ▌Marvin Lucas (D) ▌Diane Wheatley (R) ▌Charles Smith (D) ▌Frances Jackson (D) ▌Brenden Jones (R) ▌Jarrod Lowery (R) ▌Garland Pierce (D) ▌Cynthia Ball (D) ▌Renee Price (D) ▌John Sauls (R) ▌Ben Moss (R) ▌Howard Penny Jr. (R) ▌Robert Reives (D) ▌Mark Brody (R) ▌Allen Buansi (D) ▌Ashton Clemmons (D) ▌Amos Quick (D) ▌Alan Branson (R) ▌Cecil Brockman (D) ▌Pricey Harrison (D) ▌John Faircloth (R) ▌Stephen Ross (R) ▌Dennis Riddell (R) ▌Reece Pyrtle (R) ▌Sarah Crawford (D) ▌Wayne Sasser (R) ▌David Willis (R) ▌Dean Arp (R) ▌Brian Biggs (R) ▌Kanika Brown (D) ▌Amber Baker (D) ▌Diamond Staton-Williams (D) ▌Jeff Zenger (R) ▌Donny Lambeth (R) ▌Harry Warren (R) ▌Julia Craven Howard (R) ▌Neal Jackson (R) ▌Keith Kidwell (R) ▌Sam Watford (R) ▌Larry Potts (R) ▌Kristin Baker (R) ▌Kevin Crutchfield (R) ▌Jeffrey McNeely (R) ▌Dudley Greene (R) ▌Hugh Blackwell (R) ▌Destin Hall (R) ▌Mary Belk (D) ▌Mitchell Setzer (R) ▌Sarah Stevens (R) ▌Kyle Hall (R) ▌Terry Brown (D) ▌Ray Pickett (R) ▌Jeffrey Elmore (R) ▌Grey Mills (R) ▌Jay Adams (R) ▌Jason Saine (R) ▌John Bradford (R) ▌Nasif Majeed (D) ▌John Autry (D) ▌Carolyn Logan (D) ▌Becky Carney (D) ▌Laura Budd (D) ▌Brandon Lofton (D) ▌Wesley Harris (D) ▌Carla Cunningham (D) ▌Kelly Alexander (D) ▌John Torbett (R) ▌Donnie Loftis (R) ▌Kelly Hastings (R) ▌Tim Moore (R) ▌Tricia Cotham (R) ▌Jake Johnson (R) ▌Eric Ager (D) ▌Lindsey Prather (D) ▌Caleb Rudow (D) ▌Jennifer Balkcom (R) ▌Mark Pless (R) ▌Mike Clampitt (R) ▌Karl Gillespie (R)
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