North Carolina's 62nd House district

North Carolina's 62nd State House of Representatives district
Representative	John Blust R–Greensboro
Demographics	65% White 16% Black 7% Hispanic 6% Asian 1% Native American 5% Other
Population (2020)	88,770

North Carolina's 62nd House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican John Blust since 2024.[1]

Geography

Since 2003, the district has included part of Guilford County. The district overlaps with the 26th, 27th, and 28th Senate districts.

District officeholders

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 1985.				1985–2003 Part of Wake County.[2][3]
J. Raymond Sparrow	Democratic	January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1987
William Freeman	Democratic	January 1, 1987 – January 1, 1989
Paul Stam	Republican	January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1991
Larry Jordan	Democratic	January 1, 1991 – January 1, 1993
David Miner	Republican	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 36th district.
John Blust	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2019	Redistricted from the 27th district. Retired.	2003–Present Parts of Guilford County.[4][5][6] [7][8][9][10]
John Faircloth	Republican	January 1, 2019 – September 6, 2024	Redistricted from the 61st district. Resigned.
Vacant		September 6, 2024 – September 17, 2024
John Blust	Republican	September 17, 2024 – Present	Appointed to finish Faircloth's term.

Election results

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 62nd district Republican primary election, 2024[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Blust	3,971	34.10%
	Republican	Britt Moore	2,299	19.74%
	Republican	Michelle Bardsley	2,209	18.97%
	Republican	Ann Schneider	1,942	16.68%
	Republican	Jaxon Barber	1,223	10.50%
Total votes			11,644	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 62nd district general election, 2024[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Blust (incumbent)	29,389	53.45%
	Democratic	Marjorie Benbow	25,597	46.55%
Total votes			54,986	100%
	Republican hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 62nd district general election, 2022[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Faircloth (incumbent)	20,404	52.16%
	Democratic	Brandon Gray	18,717	47.84%
Total votes			39,121	100%
	Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 62nd district general election, 2020[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Faircloth (incumbent)	30,735	57.41%
	Democratic	Brandon Gray	22,801	42.59%
Total votes			53,536	100%
	Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 62nd district general election, 2018[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Faircloth (incumbent)	22,568	57.29%
	Democratic	Martha R. Shafer	16,823	42.71%
Total votes			39,391	100%
	Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 62nd district general election, 2016[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Blust (incumbent)	32,010	100%
Total votes			32,010	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 62nd district general election, 2014[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Blust (incumbent)	18,841	62.09%
	Democratic	Sal Leone	11,504	37.91%
Total votes			30,345	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 62nd district general election, 2012[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Blust (incumbent)	27,633	76.32%
	Libertarian	Kent P. Wilsey	8,574	23.68%
Total votes			36,207	100%
	Republican hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 62nd district Republican primary election, 2010[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Blust (incumbent)	3,757	72.00%
	Republican	Michael Garrett	1,461	28.00%
Total votes			5,218	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 62nd district general election, 2010[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Blust (incumbent)	21,829	83.65%
	Libertarian	Jeffery Simon	4,266	16.35%
Total votes			26,095	100%
	Republican hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 62nd district general election, 2008[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Blust (incumbent)	33,472	100%
Total votes			33,472	100%
	Republican hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 62nd district general election, 2006[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Blust (incumbent)	16,116	100%
Total votes			16,116	100%
	Republican hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 62nd district Republican primary election, 2004[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Blust (incumbent)	3,814	74.80%
	Republican	James P. Attaway	1,285	25.20%
Total votes			5,099	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 62nd district general election, 2004[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Blust (incumbent)	31,436	100%
Total votes			31,436	100%
	Republican hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 62nd district Republican primary election, 2002[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Blust (incumbent)	2,841	78.57%
	Republican	Stephen Paul Jones	775	21.43%
Total votes			3,616	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 62nd district general election, 2002[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Blust (incumbent)	13,060	62.06%
	Democratic	Flossie Boyd-McIntyre (incumbent)	7,983	37.94%
Total votes			21,043	100%
	Republican hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 62nd district general election, 2000[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Miner (incumbent)	29,854	59.37%
	Democratic	Gerald W. Holleman	18,855	37.50%
	Libertarian	Ian M. Sands	1,573	3.13%
Total votes			50,282	100%
	Republican hold

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