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North Carolina's 38th State
House of Representatives
district
North Carolina's 38th State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Abe Jones; D–Raleigh
Demographics	30% White; 44% Black; 19% Hispanic; 5% Asian
Population (2020)	93,103

North Carolina's 38th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Abe Jones since 2021.^[1]

Geography

Since 2003, the district has included part of Wake County. The district overlaps with the 13th, 14th, and 15th Senate districts.

District officeholders since 1983

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Harold Brubaker	Republican	January 1, 1983 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted from the 24th district. Redistricted to the 78th district.	1983–1993 Part of Randolph County.^[2]
Harold Brubaker	Republican	January 1, 1983 – January 1, 2003		1993–2003 Parts of Randolph and Guilford counties.^[3]
Deborah Ross	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2013	Redistricted to the 34th district.	2003–Present Part of Wake County.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]
Yvonne Lewis Holley	Democratic	January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2021	Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor.
Abe Jones	Democratic	January 1, 2021 – Present

Election results

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 38th district general election, 2022^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Abe Jones (incumbent)	24,036	87.45%
	Libertarian	Christopher Mizelle	3,450	12.55%
Total votes			27,486	100%
	Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 38th district Democratic primary election, 2020^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Abe Jones	8,718	57.24%
	Democratic	Quanta Monique Edwards	6,512	42.76%
Total votes			15,230	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 38th district general election, 2020^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Abe Jones	33,058	77.71%
	Republican	Kenneth Bagnal	7,535	17.71%
	Libertarian	Richard Haygood	1,949	4.58%
Total votes			42,542	100%
	Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 38th district general election, 2018^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Yvonne Lewis Holley (incumbent)	23,985	81.90%
	Republican	Ken Bagnal	4,532	15.48%
	Libertarian	Bobby Yates Emory	768	2.62%
Total votes			29,285	100%
	Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 38th district general election, 2016^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Yvonne Lewis Holley (incumbent)	28,990	84.80%
	Libertarian	Olen Watson III	5,196	15.20%
Total votes			34,186	100%
	Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 38th district general election, 2014^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Yvonne Lewis Holley (incumbent)	17,883	79.90%
	Republican	Joe Thompson	4,498	20.10%
Total votes			22,381	100%
	Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 38th district Democratic primary election, 2012^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Yvonne Lewis Holley	6,328	60.81%
	Democratic	Abeni El-Amin	2,663	25.59%
	Democratic	Lee Sartain	1,415	13.60%
Total votes			10,406	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 38th district general election, 2012^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Yvonne Lewis Holley	29,665	87.68%
	Unaffiliated	Shane Murphy	4,169	12.32%
Total votes			33,834	100%
	Democratic win (new seat)

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 38th district general election, 2010^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Deborah Ross (incumbent)	14,093	65.63%
	Republican	Madison E. Shook	7,382	34.37%
Total votes			21,475	100%
	Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 38th district general election, 2008^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Deborah Ross (incumbent)	26,754	84.88%
	Libertarian	Susan J. Hogarth	4,764	15.12%
Total votes			31,518	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 38th district Democratic primary election, 2006^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Deborah Ross (incumbent)	2,197	95.44%
	Democratic	Demian Dellinger	105	4.56%
Total votes			2,302	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 38th district general election, 2006^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Deborah Ross (incumbent)	11,819	100%
Total votes			11,819	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 38th district general election, 2004^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Deborah Ross (incumbent)	20,121	66.51%
	Republican	Phil Jeffreys	10,131	33.49%
Total votes			30,252	100%
	Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 38th district Democratic primary election, 2002^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Deborah Ross	2,926	46.64%
	Democratic	Alexander Killens	2,108	33.60%
	Democratic	Gene Jordan	1,239	19.75%
Total votes			6,273	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 38th district general election, 2002^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Deborah Ross	12,566	89.68%
	Libertarian	Casey Gardner	1,446	10.32%
Total votes			14,012	100%
	Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 38th district general election, 2000^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harold Brubaker (incumbent)	17,781	69.61%
	Democratic	Tommy Lawrence	7,763	30.39%
Total votes			25,544	100%
	Republican hold

References

^ "State House District 38, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
^ J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992". Retrieved August 13, 2022.
^ "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
^ "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
^ "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
^ "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
^ "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
^ "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
^ "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
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[1] "State House District 38, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

[2] J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992". Retrieved August 13, 2022.

[3] "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

[4] "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

[5] "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

[6] "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

[7] "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

[8] "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

[9] "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

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