North Carolina's 82nd House district

North Carolina's 82nd State House of Representatives district
Representative	Brian Echevarria R–Harrisburg
Demographics	60% White 20% Black 11% Hispanic 4% Asian 5% Other
Population (2020)	90,501

North Carolina's 82nd House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Brian Echevarria since 2025.[1]

Geography

Since 2005, the district has included part of Cabarrus County. The district overlaps with the 34th Senate district.

District officeholders

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 1993.				1993–2003 Parts of Cabarrus, Stanly, and Union counties.[2]
Bobby Barbee	Republican	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted from the 34th district. Redistricted to the 70th district.
Gene Wilson	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005	Redistricted from the 40th district. Redistricted to the 93rd district.	2003–2005 All of Ashe and Watauga counties.[3]
Jeff Barnhart	Republican	January 1, 2005 – September 30, 2011	Redistricted from the 75th district. Resigned.	2005–Present Part of Cabarrus County.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
Vacant		September 30, 2011 – October 10, 2011
Larry Pittman	Republican	October 10, 2011 – January 1, 2019	Appointed to finish Barnhart's term. Redistricted to the 83rd district.
Linda Johnson	Republican	January 1, 2019 – February 18, 2020	Redistricted from the 83rd district. Died.
Vacant		February 18, 2020 – March 19, 2020
Kristin Baker	Republican	March 19, 2020 – January 1, 2025	Appointed to finish Johnson's term. Redistricted to the 73rd district and retired.
Brian Echevarria	Republican	January 1, 2025 – Present

Election results

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 82nd district Republican primary election, 2024[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Echevarria	4,626	50.92%
	Republican	Kevin Crutchfield (incumbent)	4,459	49.08%
Total votes			9,085	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 82nd district general election, 2024[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Echevarria	26,965	54.35%
	Democratic	Sabrina Berry	22,649	45.65%
Total votes			49,614	100%
	Republican hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 82nd district general election, 2022[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kristin Baker (incumbent)	19,935	100%
Total votes			19,935	100%
	Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 82nd district Democratic primary election, 2020[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Aimy Steele	7,189	83.38%
	Democratic	William F. Pilkington	1,433	16.62%
Total votes			8,622	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 82nd district Republican primary election, 2020[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kristin Baker	3,861	54.07%
	Republican	William G. Hamby Jr.	2,061	28.86%
	Republican	Parish Moffitt	1,219	17.07%
Total votes			7,141	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 82nd district general election, 2020[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kristin Baker (incumbent)	25,817	53.00%
	Democratic	Aimy Steele	22,898	47.00%
Total votes			48,715	100%
	Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 82nd district general election, 2018[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Linda Johnson (incumbent)	18,969	52.75%
	Democratic	Aimy Steele	16,991	47.25%
Total votes			35,960	100%
	Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 82nd district Republican primary election, 2016[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Pittman (incumbent)	5,672	52.82%
	Republican	Michael Fischer	5,066	47.18%
Total votes			10,738	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 82nd district general election, 2016[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Pittman (incumbent)	24,636	57.92%
	Democratic	Earle Schecter	17,900	42.08%
Total votes			42,536	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 82nd district Republican primary election, 2014[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Pittman (incumbent)	3,082	62.22%
	Republican	Leigh Thomas Brown	1,871	37.78%
Total votes			4,953	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 82nd district general election, 2014[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Pittman (incumbent)	13,818	59.50%
	Democratic	Earle H. Schecter	9,404	40.50%
Total votes			23,222	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 82nd district Republican primary election, 2012[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Pittman (incumbent)	4,292	51.46%
	Republican	Jay White	4,049	48.54%
Total votes			8,341	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 82nd district general election, 2012[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Pittman (incumbent)	24,674	100%
Total votes			24,674	100%
	Republican hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 82nd district Republican primary election, 2010[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Barnhart (incumbent)	2,955	59.40%
	Republican	Larry Pittman	2,020	40.60%
Total votes			4,975	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 82nd district general election, 2010[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Barnhart (incumbent)	17,694	100%
Total votes			17,694	100%
	Republican hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 82nd district Republican primary election, 2008[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Barnhart (incumbent)	2,747	57.67%
	Republican	Larry Pittman	2,016	42.33%
Total votes			4,763	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 82nd district general election, 2008[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Barnhart (incumbent)	21,403	54.81%
	Democratic	Wayne Troutman	17,645	45.19%
Total votes			39,048	100%
	Republican hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 82nd district general election, 2006[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Barnhart (incumbent)	11,298	100%
Total votes			11,298	100%
	Republican hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 82nd district Republican primary election, 2004[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Barnhart (incumbent)	2,003	64.72%
	Republican	W. Drew Becker	844	27.27%
	Republican	Scott R. Herman	248	8.01%
Total votes			3,095	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 82nd district general election, 2004[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Barnhart (incumbent)	20,942	85.29%
	Libertarian	Carl Miller	3,613	14.71%
Total votes			24,555	100%
	Republican hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 82nd district general election, 2002[30]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gene Wilson (incumbent)	13,989	58.33%
	Democratic	Dan Hense	9,056	37.76%
	Libertarian	Jeff Cannon	937	3.91%
Total votes			23,982	100%
	Republican hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 82nd district Republican primary election, 2000[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bobby Barbee (incumbent)	2,490	46.63%
	Republican	David Almond	1,947	36.46%
	Republican	Kenny Furr	903	16.91%
Total votes			5,340	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 82nd district general election, 2000[32]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bobby Barbee (incumbent)	19,092	100%
Total votes			19,092	100%
	Republican hold

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