North Carolina's 26th House district

North Carolina's 26th State
House of Representatives
district
North Carolina's 26th State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Donna McDowell White; R–Clayton
Demographics	69% White; 15% Black; 11% Hispanic; 1% Asian
Population (2020)	106,061

North Carolina's 26th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Donna McDowell White since 2017.^[1]

Geography[edit]

Since 2005, the district has included part of Johnston County. The district overlaps with the 10th Senate district.

District officeholders since 1993[edit]

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Herman Gist	Democratic	January 1, 1983 – March 4, 1994	Died.	1983–1993 Parts of Guilford and Randolph counties.^[2]
Herman Gist	Democratic	January 1, 1983 – March 4, 1994	Died.	1993–2003 Part of Guilford County.^[3]
Vacant		March 4, 1994 – April 1994
Alma Adams	Democratic	April 1994 – January 1, 2003	Appointed to finish Gist's term. Redistricted to the 58th district.
Billy Creech	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005	Redistricted from the 20th district. Retired.	2003–2005 Parts of Johnston and Wayne counties.^[4]
Leo Daughtry	Republican	January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2017	Redistricted from the 28th district. Retired.	2005–Present Parts of Johnston County.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]
Donna McDowell White	Republican	January 1, 2017 – Present

Election results[edit]

2022[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 26th district Republican primary election, 2022^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donna McDowell White (incumbent)	4,851	65.81%
	Republican	Rick Walker	2,520	34.19%
Total votes			7,371	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 26th district general election, 2022^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donna McDowell White (incumbent)	19,984	59.18%
	Democratic	Linda Bennett	13,783	40.82%
Total votes			33,767	100%
	Republican hold

2020[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 26th district Republican primary election, 2020^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donna McDowell White (incumbent)	7,110	72.51%
	Republican	Justin Tate	2,695	27.49%
Total votes			9,805	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 26th district general election, 2020^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donna McDowell White (incumbent)	33,495	53.67%
	Democratic	Linda Bennett	21,689	34.75%
	Unaffaliated	Denton Lee	7,227	11.58%
Total votes			62,411	100%
	Republican hold

2018[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 26th district general election, 2018^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donna McDowell White (incumbent)	22,770	59.84%
	Democratic	Linda Bennett	15,283	40.16%
Total votes			38,053	100%
	Republican hold

2016[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 26th district Republican primary election, 2016^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donna McDowell White	6,009	59.53%
	Republican	Dennis Nielsen	4,085	40.47%
Total votes			10,094	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 26th district general election, 2016^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donna McDowell White	25,899	58.05%
	Democratic	Rich Nixon	18,716	41.95%
Total votes			44,615	100%
	Republican hold

2014[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 26th district Republican primary election, 2014^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leo Daughtry (incumbent)	3,426	73.16%
	Republican	Dennis Nielsen	1,257	26.84%
Total votes			4,683	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 26th district general election, 2014^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leo Daughtry (incumbent)	18,754	100%
Total votes			18,754	100%
	Republican hold

2012[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 26th district Democratic primary election, 2012^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jenifer Bubenik	3,231	54.26%
	Democratic	Ray Stallings Jr.	2,724	45.74%
Total votes			5,955	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 26th district general election, 2012^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leo Daughtry (incumbent)	23,125	59.67%
	Democratic	Jenifer Bubenik	15,633	40.33%
Total votes			38,758	100%
	Republican hold

2010[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 26th district general election, 2010^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leo Daughtry (incumbent)	18,941	100%
Total votes			18,941	100%
	Republican hold

2008[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 26th district general election, 2008^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leo Daughtry (incumbent)	21,709	54.72%
	Democratic	Jimmy F. Garner	17,964	45.28%
Total votes			39,673	100%
	Republican hold

2006[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 26th district general election, 2006^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leo Daughtry (incumbent)	12,169	100%
Total votes			12,169	100%
	Republican hold

2004[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 26th district general election, 2004^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leo Daughtry (incumbent)	20,320	100%
Total votes			20,320	100%
	Republican hold

2002[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 26th district general election, 2002^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Billy Creech (incumbent)	16,027	100%
Total votes			16,027	100%
	Republican hold

2000[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 26th district general election, 2000^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alma Adams (incumbent)	14,677	73.75%
	Republican	James A. "Jim" Rumley	5,224	26.25%
Total votes			19,901	100%
	Democratic hold

References[edit]

^ "State House District 26, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
^ J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992". Retrieved July 8, 2022.
^ "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
^ "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
^ "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
^ "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
^ "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
^ "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
^ "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
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[1] "State House District 26, 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 8, 2022.

[3] "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 8, 2022.

[4] "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 8, 2022.

[5] "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 8, 2022.

[6] "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 8, 2022.

[7] "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 8, 2022.

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

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

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156th General Assembly (2023–2024) Speaker of the House Tim Moore (R) Speaker pro tempore Sarah Stevens (R) Majority Leader John Bell (R) Minority Leader Robert Reives (D)
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