| State: | North Carolina |
| District: | 18 |
| Chamber: | House of Representatives |
| Representative: | Deb Butler |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Wilmington |
| Percent White: | 62 |
| Percent Black: | 26 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 8 |
| Percent Asian: | 1 |
| Percent Native American: | 1 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 3 |
| Population: | 93,299 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
North Carolina's 18th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Deb Butler since 2017.[1]
Since 2021, the district has included part of New Hanover County. The district overlaps with the 7th and 8th Senate districts.
| Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Kenneth Owen Spears Jr. | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1995 | Billy Richardson | Democratic | January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1997 | 1993–2003 Part of Cumberland County.[2] | |||
| John W. "Bill" Hurley | Democratic | January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted to the 45th district and retired. | ||||||||
| align=left | Mia Morris | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted to the 41st district and lost re-election. |
| Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Wright | Democratic | January 1, 2003 – March 20, 2008 | Redistricted from the 98th district. Expelled. | 2003–2005 Parts of New Hanover, Brunswick, and Columbus counties.[3] | ||
| 2005–2013 Parts of New Hanover and Pender counties.[4] | ||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | March 20, 2008 – April 8, 2008 | ||||
| align=left | Sandra Hughes | Democratic | nowrap | April 8, 2008 – January 1, 2011 | Appointed to finish Wright's term. Retired. | |
| Susi Hamilton | Democratic | January 1, 2011 – January 26, 2017 | Resigned. | |||
| 2013–2021 Parts of New Hanover and Brunswick counties.[5] [6] | ||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 26, 2017 – February 6, 2017 | ||||
| Deb Butler | Democratic | February 6, 2017 – Present | Appointed to finish Hamilton's term. | |||
| 2021–Present Part of New Hanover County.[7] [8] | ||||||