North Carolina's 93rd House district

North Carolina's 93rd State
House of Representatives
district
Representative
  Ray Pickett
R–Blowing Rock
Demographics92% White
1% Black
4% Hispanic
1% Asian
Population (2020)82,678

North Carolina's 93rd House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Ray Pickett since 2021.[1]

Geography

Since 2023, the district has included all of Alleghany and Ashe counties, as well as part of Watauga County. The district overlaps with the 47th Senate district.

District officeholders

Representative Party Dates Notes Counties
District created January 1, 1993. 1993–2003
Parts of Gaston and Mecklenburg counties.[2]
Billy W. Joye Jr. Democratic January 1, 1993 –
January 1, 1995
John Rayfield Republican January 1, 1995 –
January 1, 2003 		Redistricted to the 108th district.
Bill McGee Republican January 1, 2003 –
January 1, 2005 		Redistricted to the 75th district. 2003–2005
Part of Forsyth County.[3]
Gene Wilson Republican January 1, 2005 –
January 1, 2007 		Redistricted from the 82nd district.
Lost re-election. 		2005–2023
All of Ashe and Watauga counties.[4][5][6][7]
Cullie Tarleton Democratic January 1, 2007 –
January 1, 2011 		Lost re-election.
Jonathan Jordan Republican January 1, 2011 –
January 1, 2019 		Lost re-election.
Carl Ray Russell Democratic January 1, 2019 –
January 1, 2021 		Lost re-election.
Ray Pickett Republican January 1, 2021 –
Present
2023–Present
All of Alleghany and Ashe counties.
Part of Watauga County.[8]

Election results

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district general election, 2022[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ray Pickett (incumbent) 21,613 58.40%
Democratic Ben Massey 15,396 41.60%
Total votes 37,009 100%
Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district Democratic primary election, 2020[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Carl Ray Russell (incumbent) 9,950 88.08%
Democratic Turner Doolittle 1,346 11.92%
Total votes 11,296 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district general election, 2020[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ray Pickett 24,680 53.01%
Democratic Carl Ray Russell (incumbent) 21,875 46.99%
Total votes 46,555 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district Republican primary election, 2018[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jonathan Jordan (incumbent) 4,562 78.56%
Republican Robert Block 1,245 21,44%
Total votes 5,807 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district general election, 2018[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Carl Ray Russell 18,787 52.21%
Republican Jonathan Jordan (incumbent) 17,196 47.79%
Total votes 35,983 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district Democratic primary election, 2016[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sue Counts 7,188 72.69%
Democratic Ronnie Marsh 2,700 27.31%
Total votes 9,888 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district Republican primary election, 2016[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jonathan Jordan (incumbent) 7,439 73.81%
Republican Lew Hendricks 2,640 26.19%
Total votes 10,079 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district general election, 2016[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jonathan Jordan (incumbent) 21,910 53.00%
Democratic Sue Counts 19,433 47.00%
Total votes 41,343 100%
Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district general election, 2014[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jonathan Jordan (incumbent) 13,886 53.08%
Democratic Sue Counts 12,274 46.92%
Total votes 26,160 100%
Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district general election, 2012[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jonathan Jordan (incumbent) 20,003 51.52%
Democratic Cullie Tarleton 18,820 48.48%
Total votes 38,823 100%
Republican hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district general election, 2010[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jonathan Jordan 13,528 51.46%
Democratic Cullie Tarleton (incumbent) 12,759 48.54%
Total votes 26,287 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district general election, 2008[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cullie Tarleton (incumbent) 20,765 51.66%
Republican Dan Soucek 17,822 44.34%
Libertarian Jeff Cannon 1,607 4.00%
Total votes 40,194 100%
Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district Republican primary election, 2006[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gene Wilson (incumbent) 4,401 77.40%
Republican Dan Hense 1,285 22.60%
Total votes 5,686 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district general election, 2006[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cullie Tarleton 13,414 54.79%
Republican Gene Wilson (incumbent) 11,069 45.21%
Total votes 24,483 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district Democratic primary election, 2004[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cullie Tarleton 1,317 54.72%
Democratic Dan Hense 1,090 45.28%
Total votes 2,407 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district general election, 2004[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gene Wilson (incumbent) 17,953 51.85%
Democratic Cullie Tarleton 15,595 45.04%
Libertarian Brandon Derr 1,078 3.11%
Total votes 34,626 100%
Republican hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district Democratic primary election, 2002[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Becky Johnson 3,427 69.58%
Democratic Tom Brandon 1,498 30.42%
Total votes 4,925 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district Republican primary election, 2002[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill McGee 3,888 55.34%
Republican Dale Folwell 3,138 44.66%
Total votes 7,026 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district general election, 2002[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill McGee 15,591 62.74%
Democratic Becky Johnson 8,698 35.00%
Libertarian Kevin Fortner 562 2.26%
Total votes 24,851 100%
Republican hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district Republican primary election, 2000[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Rayfield (incumbent) 1,044 57.81%
Republican Michael D. Summer 762 42.19%
Total votes 1,806 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district general election, 2000[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Rayfield (incumbent) 13,203 89.83%
Libertarian Thomas Bishko 1,495 10.17%
Total votes 14,698 100%
Republican hold

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