North Carolina's 13th House district should not be confused with North Carolina's 13th congressional district.
| State: | North Carolina |
| District: | 13 |
| Chamber: | House of Representatives |
| Representative: | Celeste Cairns |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Emerald Isle |
| Percent White: | 83 |
| Percent Black: | 8 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 4 |
| Percent Asian: | 1 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 3 |
| Population: | 78,754 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
North Carolina's 13th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Celeste Cairns since 2023.[1]
Since 2023, the district has included all of Carteret County, as well as part of Craven County. The district overlaps with the 1st and 2nd Senate districts.
| Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Danny McComas | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted to the 19th district. | 1995–2003 Part of New Hanover County.[2] | ||
| Jean Preston | Republican | January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2007 | Redistricted from the 4th district. Retired to run for State Senate. | 2003–2005 All of Carteret County. Part of Onslow County.[3] | ||||
| 2005–2023 All of Carteret and Jones counties.[4] [5] [6] [7] | ||||||||
| align=left | Pat McElraft | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2007 – January 1, 2023 | Retired. | |||
| align=left | Celeste Cairns | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2023 – Present | 2023–Present All of Carteret County. Part of Craven County.[8] |