| State: | North Carolina |
| District: | 49 |
| Chamber: | House of Representatives |
| Representative: | Cynthia Ball |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Raleigh |
| Percent White: | 69 |
| Percent Black: | 12 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 6 |
| Percent Asian: | 10 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 3 |
| Population: | 100,200 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
North Carolina's 49th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Cynthia Ball since 2017.[1]
Since 2013, the district has included parts of west central Wake County. The district overlaps with the 15th and 16th Senate districts.
| Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created January 1, 1983. | 1983–1993 All of Yancey and McDowell counties.[2] | ||||||
| Bob Hunter | Democratic | January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1999 | Redistricted from the 42nd district. Retired to run for Court of Appeals judge. | ||||
| 1993–2003 All of Yancey and McDowell counties. Part of Burke County.[3] | |||||||
| align=left | Mitch Gillespie | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 1999 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted to the 85th district. | ||
| Lucy Allen | Democratic | January 1, 2003 – April 6, 2010 | Resigned. | 2003–2005 All of Franklin County. Parts of Warren and Halifax counties.[4] | |||
| 2005–2013 All of Franklin County. Parts of Nash and Halifax counties.[5] | |||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | April 6, 2010 – April 21, 2010 | |||||
| align=left | John May | Democratic | nowrap | April 21, 2010 – January 1, 2011 | Appointed to finish Allen's term. Lost re-election. | ||
| align=left | Glen Bradley | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2013 | Redistricted to the 25th district and retired to run for State Senate. | ||
| align=left | Jim Fulghum | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2013 – July 19, 2014 | Died. | 2013–Present Part of Wake County.[6] [7] [8] [9] | |
| Vacant | nowrap | July 19, 2014 – August 19, 2014 | |||||
| align=left | Gary Pendleton | Republican | nowrap | August 19, 2014 – January 1, 2017 | Appointed to finish Fulghum's term. Lost re-election. | ||
| align=left | Cynthia Ball | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 2017 – Present | |||