North Carolina's 1st House district explained

North Carolina's 1st House district should not be confused with North Carolina's 1st congressional district.

State:North Carolina
District:1
Chamber:House of Representatives
Representative:Ed Goodwin
Party:Republican
Residence:Edenton
Percent White:56
Percent Black:38
Percent Hispanic:3
Percent Asian:1
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial:2
Population:73,009
Population Year:2020

North Carolina's 1st House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Ed Goodwin since 2019.[1]

Geography

Since 2023, the district has included all of Washington, Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Currituck counties, as well as part of Dare County. The district overlaps with the 1st and 3rd Senate districts.

District officeholders since 1995

RepresentativePartyDatesNotesCounties
Bill OwensDemocraticJanuary 1, 1995 –
January 1, 2013
Retired.1995–2003
All of Currituck, Camden, and Pasquotank counties.
Part of Perquimans County.[2]
2003–2005
All of Currituck, Camden, and Pasquotank counties.
Part of Gates County.[3]
2005–2013
All of Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank, and Tyrrell counties.[4]
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Bob Steinburg
Republicannowrap January 1, 2013 –
January 1, 2019
Retired to run for State Senate.2013–2019
All of Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Camden, and Currituck counties.
Part of Pasquotank County.[5]

Ed Goodwin
RepublicanJanuary 1, 2019 –
Present
2019–2023
All of Bertie, Washington, Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Camden counties.[6] [7]
2023–Present
All of Washington, Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Currituck counties.
Part of Dare County.[8]

Election results

2000

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State House District 1, NC. Census Reporter. July 1, 2022.
  2. Web site: 1992 House Base Plan 5. North Carolina General Assembly. July 2, 2022.
  3. Web site: Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election. North Carolina General Assembly. July 2, 2022.
  4. Web site: House Redistricting Plan. North Carolina General Assembly. July 2, 2022.
  5. Web site: Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4. North Carolina General Assembly. July 2, 2022.
  6. Web site: 2018 House Election Districts. North Carolina General Assembly. July 2, 2022.
  7. Web site: HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map. North Carolina General Assembly. July 2, 2022.
  8. Web site: S.L. 2022-4 House. North Carolina General Assembly. December 17, 2022.