North Carolina's 12th House district

North Carolina's 12th State
House of Representatives
district
Representative
  Chris Humphrey
R–Kinston
Demographics49% White
36% Black
10% Hispanic
1% Asian
4% Multiracial
Population (2024)84,707

North Carolina's 12th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Chris Humphrey since 2019.[1]

Geography

Since 2023, the district has included all of Greene, Lenoir, and Jones counties. The district overlaps with the 3rd, 4th, and 9th Senate districts.

District officeholders

Multi-member district

Representative Party Dates Notes Representative Party Dates Notes Counties
Chatham Clark
(Elizabethtown)		 Democratic January 1, 1967 –
January 1, 1969		 C. Graham Tart
(Clinton)		 Democratic January 1, 1967 –
January 1, 1973		 Redistricted from the Sampson County district.
Redistricted to the 19th district.		 1967–1973
All of Bladen and Sampson counties.[2]

Jimmy Green
(Clarkton)		 Democratic January 1, 1969 –
January 1, 1973		 Redistricted to the 19th district.
Benjamin Schwartz
(Wilmington)		 Democratic January 1, 1973 –
January 1, 1979		 Retired to run for State Senate. S. Thomas Rhodes
(Wilmington)		 Republican January 1, 1973 –
January 1, 1983		 Redistricted to the 13th district. 1973–1983
All of New Hanover County.[3]
Eugene Merritt
(Wilmington)		 Democratic January 1, 1979 –
January 1, 1981

Harry Payne Jr.
(Wilmington)		 Democratic January 1, 1981 –
January 1, 1983		 Redistricted to the 13th district.
Edward Bowen
(Harrells)		 Democratic January 1, 1983 –
January 1, 1985		 Murray Pool
(Clinton)		 Democratic January 1, 1983 –
January 1, 1987		 1983–1993
All of Bladen and Sampson counties
Part of Pender County.[4]
Edd Nye
(Elizabethtown)		 Democratic January 1, 1985 –
January 1, 1993		 Redistricted to the 96th district.
Edward Bowen
(Harrells)		 Democratic January 1, 1987 –
January 1, 1993		 Redistricted to the single-member district.

Single-member district

Representative Party Dates Notes Counties
Edward Bowen
(Harrells)		 Democratic January 1, 1993 –
January 1, 1997		 Redistricted from the multi-member district. 1993–2003
Parts of Sampson, Pender, and Onslow counties.[5]

Nurham Warwick
(Clinton)		 Democratic January 1, 1997 –
January 1, 2003		 Redistricted to the 22nd district and lost re-nomination.
William Wainwright
(Havelock)		 Democratic January 1, 2003 –
July 17, 2012		 Redistricted from the 79th district.
Died.		 2003–2005
All of Jones County.
Parts of Lenoir and Craven counties.[6]
2005–2013
Parts of Lenoir and Craven counties.[7]
Vacant July 17, 2012 –
August 6, 2012
Barbara Lee
(New Bern)		 Democratic August 6, 2012 –
January 1, 2013		 Appointed to finish Wainwright's term.
Retired.
George Graham
(Kinston)		 Democratic January 1, 2013 –
January 1, 2019		 Lost re-election. 2013–2019
Parts of Greene, Lenoir, and Craven counties.[8]

Chris Humphrey
(Kinston)		 Republican January 1, 2019 –
Present		 2019–2023
All of Lenoir County.
Part of Pitt County.[9][10]
2023–Present
All of Greene, Lenoir, and Jones counties.[11][12]

Election results

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2024[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Humphrey (incumbent) 23,116 57.28%
Democratic Lillie Williams 16,696 41.37%
Green Adrien Meadows 546 1.35%
Total votes 40,358 100%
Republican hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2022[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Humphrey (incumbent) 17,486 61.42%
Democratic Lillie Williams 10,983 38.58%
Total votes 28,469 100%
Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district Democratic primary election, 2020[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Virginia Cox-Daugherty 3,973 51.53%
Democratic Deonko Brewer 2,863 37.13%
Democratic Lenton Credelle Brown 874 11.34%
Total votes 7,710 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2020[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Humphrey (incumbent) 19,732 54.64%
Democratic Virginia Cox-Daugherty 16,383 45.36%
Total votes 36,115 100%
Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2018[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Humphrey 14,494 56.10%
Democratic George Graham (incumbent) 11,340 43.90%
Total votes 25,834 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2016[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Graham (incumbent) 23,689 100%
Total votes 23,689 100%
Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2014[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Graham (incumbent) 16,301 100%
Total votes 16,301 100%
Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2012[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Graham 22,064 65.85%
Republican Jim Dancy 11,443 34.15%
Total votes 33,507 100%
Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2010[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Wainwright (incumbent) 9,390 60.21%
Republican Mark W. Griffin 6,206 39.79%
Total votes 15,596 100%
Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2008[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Wainwright (incumbent) 17,659 69.14%
Republican Mark W. Griffin 7,882 30.86%
Total votes 25,541 100%
Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2006[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Wainwright (incumbent) 7,941 66.28%
Republican John Percy Wetherington Jr. 4,040 33.72%
Total votes 11,981 100%
Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2004[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Wainwright (incumbent) 13,573 64.49%
Republican John Percy Wetherington Jr. 7,473 35.51%
Total votes 21,046 100%
Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2002[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Wainwright (incumbent) 12,173 87.24%
Libertarian Alan Christopher Stimson 1,781 12.76%
Total votes 13,954 100%
Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2000[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nurham Warwick (incumbent) 12,574 54.88%
Republican Ted Brown 10,337 45.12%
Total votes 22,911 100%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "State House District 12, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
  2. ↑ J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1967 to 1972". Retrieved May 1, 2026.
  3. ↑ J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1973 to 1982". Retrieved May 1, 2026.
  4. ↑ J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992". Retrieved May 1, 2026.
  5. ↑ "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  7. ↑ "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  9. ↑ "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  10. ↑ "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  11. ↑ "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  12. ↑ "SS.L. 2023-149 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  13. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  14. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  15. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  16. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  17. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  18. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  19. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  20. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  21. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  22. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  23. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  24. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  25. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  26. ↑ "NC State House 012". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
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