North Carolina's 43rd House district

North Carolina's 43rd State House of Representatives district
Representative	Diane Wheatley R–Linden
Demographics	31% White 49% Black 11% Hispanic 3% Asian 1% Native American 1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1% Other
Population (2020)	77,649

North Carolina's 43rd House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Diane Wheatley since 2021.[1]

Geography

Since 2003, the district has included part of Cumberland County. The district overlaps with the 19th and 21st Senate districts.

District officeholders since 1983

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Robert Brawley	Republican	January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1999	Redistricted from the 35th district.	1983–1993 Parts of Catawba, Iredell, and Alexander counties.[2]
				1993–2003 Parts of Catawba and Iredell counties.[3]
Mitchell Setzer	Republican	January 1, 1999 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 89th district.
Mary McAllister	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2009	Redistricted from the 17th district. Lost re-nomination.	2003–Present Part of Cumberland County.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
Elmer Floyd	Democratic	January 1, 2009 – January 1, 2021	Lost re-nomination.
Diane Wheatley	Republican	January 1, 2021 – Present

Election results

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 43rd district Democratic primary election, 2022[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elmer Floyd	3,581	59.93%
	Democratic	Kimberly Hardy	2,150	35.98%
	Democratic	Prince Christian	244	4.08%
Total votes			5,975	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 43rd district Republican primary election, 2022[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Diane Wheatley (incumbent)	2,297	51.32%
	Republican	Clarence W. Goins Jr.	2,179	48.68%
Total votes			4,476	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 43rd district general election, 2022[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Diane Wheatley (incumbent)	14,389	54.99%
	Democratic	Elmer Floyd	11,778	45.01%
Total votes			26,167	100%
	Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 43rd district Democratic primary election, 2020[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kimberly Hardy	4,887	54.11%
	Democratic	Elmer Floyd (incumbent)	4,144	45.89%
Total votes			9,031	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 43rd district Republican primary election, 2020[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Diane Wheatley	3,257	55.47%
	Republican	Clarence Wilson Goins Jr.	2,615	44.53%
Total votes			5,872	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 43rd district general election, 2020[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Diane Wheatley	20,408	51.80%
	Democratic	Kimberly Hardy	18,988	48.20%
Total votes			39,396	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 43rd district Democratic primary election, 2018[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elmer Floyd (incumbent)	3,887	79.15%
	Democratic	Theresa Gale	891	18.14%
	Democratic	Prince Christian	133	2.71%
Total votes			4,911	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 43rd district general election, 2018[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elmer Floyd (incumbent)	16,175	74.13%
	Republican	John Czajkowski	5,646	25.87%
Total votes			21,821	100%
	Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 43rd district general election, 2016 [18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elmer Floyd (incumbent)	27,121	100%
Total votes			27,121	100%
	Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 43rd district general election, 2014 [19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elmer Floyd (incumbent)	15,955	100%
Total votes			15,955	100%
	Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 43rd district Republican primary election, 2012[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Diana Carroll	1,433	51.47%
	Republican	Michael Cole	1,351	48.53%
Total votes			2,784	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 43rd district general election, 2012[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elmer Floyd (incumbent)	23,832	69.58%
	Republican	Diana Carroll	10,417	30.42%
Total votes			34,249	100%
	Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 43rd district Democratic primary election, 2010[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elmer Floyd (incumbent)	2,172	65.84%
	Democratic	Mary McAllister	1,127	34.16%
Total votes			3,299	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 43rd district general election, 2010 [23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elmer Floyd (incumbent)	7,967	100%
Total votes			7,967	100%
	Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 43rd district Democratic primary election, 2008[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elmer Floyd	4,414	51.22%
	Democratic	Mary McAllister (incumbent)	4,204	48.78%
Total votes			8,618	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 43rd district general election, 2008 [25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elmer Floyd	16,807	99.31%
	Write-in		117	0.69%
Total votes			16,924	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 43rd district Democratic primary election, 2006[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary McAllister (incumbent)	1,679	59.73%
	Democratic	Elmer Floyd	1,132	40.27%
Total votes			2,811	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 43rd district general election, 2006 [27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary McAllister (incumbent)	5,645	100%
Total votes			5,645	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 43rd district Democratic primary election, 2004[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary McAllister (incumbent)	1,875	57.67%
	Democratic	Elmer Floyd	1,376	42.33%
Total votes			3,251	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 43rd district general election, 2004 [29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary McAllister (incumbent)	11,875	100%
Total votes			11,875	100%
	Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 43rd district Democratic primary election, 2002[30]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary McAllister (incumbent)	2,744	60.56%
	Democratic	Elmer Floyd	1,787	39.44%
Total votes			4,531	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 43rd district general election, 2002[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary McAllister (incumbent)	7,008	100%
Total votes			7,008	100%
	Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 43rd district general election, 2000[32]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mitchell Setzer (incumbent)	23,886	100%
Total votes			23,886	100%
	Republican hold

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