| State: | North Carolina |
| District: | 23 |
| Chamber: | House of Representatives |
| Representative: | Shelly Willingham |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Rocky Mount |
| Percent White: | 41 |
| Percent Black: | 53 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 5 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 1 |
| Population: | 74,713 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
North Carolina's 23rd House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Shelly Willingham since 2015.[1]
Since 2023, the district has included all of Edgecombe, Martin, and Bertie counties. The district overlaps with the 3rd and 5th Senate districts.
| Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Ken Spaulding | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1985 | Redistricted from the 16th district. Retired to run for Congress. | align=left | Paul Pulley Jr. | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1985 | Redistricted from the 16th district. Redistricted to the 68th district. | align=left | George W. Miller Jr. | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1985 | Redistricted from the 16th district. Redistricted to the 69th district. | 1983–1985 All of Durham County. | |||
| Mickey Michaux | Democratic | January 1, 1985 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted to the 31st district. | 1985–2003 Part of Durham County.[2] [3] | |||||||||||||||||
| align=left | Sharon Thompson | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1991 | Redistricted from the 68th district. | George W. Miller Jr. | Democratic | January 1, 1989 – January 1, 2001 | Redistricted from the 69th district. Lost re-nomination | ||||||||||||
| Paul Luebke | Democratic | January 1, 1991 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted to the 30th district. | ||||||||||||||||||
| align=left | Paul Miller | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 2001 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted to the 29th district. | ||||||||||||||||
| Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Tolson | Democratic | January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2015 | Redistricted from the 71st district. Retired. | 2003–2013 Parts of Edgecombe and Wilson counties.[4] [5] |
| 2013–2023 All of Edgecombe and Martin counties.[6] [7] [8] | ||||
| Shelly Willingham | Democratic | January 1, 2015 – Present | ||
| 2023–Present All of Edgecombe, Martin, and Bertie counties.[9] |