North Carolina's 24th House district

North Carolina's 24th State
House of Representatives
district
North Carolina's 24th State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Ken Fontenot; R–Wilson
Demographics	47% White; 39% Black; 11% Hispanic; 1% Asian
Population (2020)	81,579

North Carolina's 24th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Ken Fontenot since 2023.^[1]

Geography[edit]

Since 2023, the district has included all of Wilson County, as well as part of Nash County. The district overlaps with the 4th and 11th Senate districts.

District officeholders since 1983[edit]

Multi-member district[edit]

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Joe Hackney	Democratic	January 1, 1983 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted from the 17th district. Redistricted to the 54th district.	Anne Craig Barnes	Democratic	January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1997	Retired.	1983–1993 All of Orange County. Part of Chatham County.^[2]
				Anne Craig Barnes	Democratic	January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1997	Retired.	1993–2003 Parts of Chatham and Orange counties.^[3]
				Verla Insko	Democratic	January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 56th district.	1993–2003 Parts of Chatham and Orange counties.^[3]

Single-member district[edit]

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Jean Farmer-Butterfield	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – July 25, 2020	Resigned.	2003–2013 Parts of Wilson and Edgecombe counties.^[4]^[5]
				2013–2019 Parts of Wilson and Pitt counties.^[6]
				2019–2023 All of Wilson County.^[7]^[8]
Vacant		July 25, 2020 – July 27, 2020
Linda Cooper-Suggs	Democratic	July 27, 2020 – January 1, 2023	Appointed to finish Farmer-Butterfield's term. Lost re-election.
Ken Fontenot	Republican	January 1, 2023 – Present		2023–Present All of Wilson County. Part of Nash County.^[9]

Election results[edit]

2022[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2022^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Fontenot	15,121	54.22%
	Democratic	Linda Cooper-Suggs (incumbent)	12,768	45.78%
Total votes			27,889	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2020[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 24th district Democratic primary election, 2020^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jean Farmer-Butterfield (incumbent)	6,470	67.34%
	Democratic	John G. McNeil	3,138	32.66%
Total votes			9,608	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2020^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Cooper-Suggs (incumbent)	20,928	52.60%
	Republican	Mick Rankin	18,856	47.40%
Total votes			39,784	100%
	Democratic hold

2018[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2018^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jean Farmer-Butterfield (incumbent)	14,219	50.80%
	Unaffiliated	Ken Fontenot	13,770	49.20%
Total votes			27,989	100%
	Democratic hold

2016[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 24th district Democratic primary election, 2016^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jean Farmer-Butterfield (incumbent)	6,570	61.52%
	Democratic	Kandie Smith	4,110	38.48%
Total votes			10,680	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2016^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jean Farmer-Butterfield (incumbent)	26,895	100%
Total votes			26,895	100%
	Democratic hold

2014[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 24th district Democratic primary election, 2014^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jean Farmer-Butterfield (incumbent)	4,948	77.49%
	Democratic	Mark Bibbs	1,437	22.51%
Total votes			6,385	100%

North Carolina House of Repre sentativesdistrict general election, 2014^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jean Farmer-Butterfield (incumbent)	15,427	100%
Total votes			15,427	100%
	Democratic hold

2012[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2012^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jean Farmer-Butterfield (incumbent)	28,724	100%
Total votes			28,724	100%
	Democratic hold

2010[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2010^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jean Farmer-Butterfield (incumbent)	12,682	64.84%
	Republican	Claiborne R. Holtzman	6,878	35.16%
Total votes			19,560	100%
	Democratic hold

2008[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2008^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jean Farmer-Butterfield (incumbent)	23,108	100%
Total votes			23,108	100%
	Democratic hold

2006[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2006^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jean Farmer-Butterfield (incumbent)	7,987	100%
Total votes			7,987	100%
	Democratic hold

2004[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2004^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jean Farmer-Butterfield (incumbent)	19,501	100%
Total votes			19,501	100%
	Democratic hold

2002[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 24th district Democratic primary election, 2002^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jean Farmer-Butterfield	2,431	36.11%
	Democratic	Shelly Willingham (incumbent)	2,102	31.22%
	Democratic	A P Coleman	1,502	22.31%
	Democratic	Ronald L. "Ronnie" Williams	697	10.35%
Total votes			6,732	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2002^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jean Farmer-Butterfield	11,535	100%
Total votes			11,535	100%
	Democratic hold

2000[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2000^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Hackney (incumbent)	41,133	33.73%
	Democratic	Verla Insko (incumbent)	38,944	31.93%
	Republican	William Towne	19,928	16.34%
	Republican	Rod Chaney	19,281	15.81%
	Libertarian	John H. Bauman	2,672	2.19%
Total votes			121,958	100%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

References[edit]

^ "State House District 24, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
^ J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992". Retrieved July 9, 2022.
^ "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
^ "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
^ "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
^ "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
^ "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
^ "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
^ "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
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[1] "State House District 24, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 8, 2022.

[2] J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992". Retrieved July 9, 2022.

[3] "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 9, 2022.

[4] "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 9, 2022.

[5] "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 9, 2022.

[6] "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 9, 2022.

[7] "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 9, 2022.

[8] "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 9, 2022.

[9] "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

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