North Carolina's 5th House district should not be confused with North Carolina's 5th congressional district.
| State: | North Carolina |
| District: | 5 |
| Chamber: | House of Representatives |
| Representative: | Bill Ward |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Elizabeth City |
| Percent White: | 49 |
| Percent Black: | 43 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 4 |
| Percent Asian: | 1 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 2 |
| Population: | 75,046 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
North Carolina's 5th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Bill Ward since 2023.[1]
Since 2023, the district has included all of Hertford, Gates, Pasquotank, and Camden counties. The district overlaps with the 1st and 3rd Senate districts.
| Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Hunter Jr. | Democratic | January 1, 1989 – January 7, 2007 | Died. | 1989–1993 All of Northampton County. Parts of Bertie, Hertford, and Gates counties.[2] | ||||
| 1993-2003 All of Northampton and Gates counties. Parts of Bertie and Hertford counties.[3] | ||||||||
| 2003–2005 All of Bertie, Northampton, and Hertford counties.[4] | ||||||||
| 2005–2013 All of Bertie, Hertford, Gates, and Perquimans counties.[5] | ||||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 7, 2007 – January 24, 2007 | ||||||
Annie Mobley | Democratic | January 24, 2007 – January 1, 2015 | Appointed to finish Hunter's term. Lost re-nomination. | |||||
| 2013–2019 All of Bertie, Hertford, and Gates counties. Part of Pasquotank County.[6] | ||||||||
Howard Hunter III | Democratic | January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2023 | Lost re-election. | |||||
| 2019–2023 All of Hertford, Gates, and Pasquotank counties.[7] [8] | ||||||||
| align=left | Bill Ward | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2023 – Present | 2023–Present All of Hertford, Gates, Pasquotank, and Camden counties.[9] | |||