| State: | North Carolina |
| District: | 46 |
| Chamber: | House of Representatives |
| Representative: | Brenden Jones |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Tabor City |
| Percent White: | 46 |
| Percent Black: | 22 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 13 |
| Percent Native American: | 17 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 1 |
| Population: | 79,847 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
North Carolina's 46th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Brenden Jones since 2017.[1]
Since 2023, the district has included all of Columbus County, as well as part of Robeson County. The district overlaps with the 8th and 24th Senate districts.
| Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created January 1, 1983. | 1983–1993 All of Mitchell and Avery counties. Parts of Watauga, Caldwell, Burke, and Alexander counties.[2] | |||||||||||||
| James Frank Hughes | Republican | January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1989 | Redistricted from the 39th district. | align=left | Swan Burnett Lacey Jr. | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1985 | Redistricted from the 39th district. | George Robinson | Republican | January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1987 | Redistricted from the 34th district. | |
| Charles Buchanan | Republican | January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1993 | ||||||||||||
| align=left | Edgar Starnes | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 1987 – January 1, 1989 | ||||||||||
| David Flaherty | Republican | January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1995 | align=left | George Robinson | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1993 | Redistricted to the 91st district. | ||||||
| Gregg Thompson | Republican | January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted to the 84th district and retired to run for State Senate. | 1993–2003 All of Mitchell and Avery counties. Parts of Caldwell, Burke, and Catawba counties.[3] | ||||||||||
| align=left | Charles Buchanan | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted to the 84th district and retired. | |||||||||
| Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Douglas Yongue | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2011 | Redistricted from the 16th district Lost re-election. | 2003–2013 Parts of Robeson, Hoke, and Scotland counties.[4] [5] | |
| align=left | Gaston (G. L.) Pridgen | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2013 | Lost re-election. | ||
| align=left | Ken Waddell | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2017 | Retired. | 2013–2019 All of Columbus County. Parts of Robeson and Bladen counties.[6] | |
| Brenden Jones | Republican | January 1, 2017 – Present | |||||
| 2019–2023 Parts of Columbus and Robeson counties.[7] [8] | |||||||
| 2023–Present All of Columbus County. part of Robeson County.[9] |