North Carolina's 62nd House district explained

State:North Carolina
District:62
Chamber:House of Representatives
Representative:John Faircloth
Party:Republican
Residence:High Point
Percent White:72
Percent Black:13
Percent Hispanic:5
Percent Asian:6
Percent Native American:1
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial:3
Population:90,386
Population Year:2020

North Carolina's 62nd House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican John Faircloth since 2019.[1]

Geography

Since 2003, the district has included part of Guilford County. The district overlaps with the 26th, 27th, and 28th Senate districts.

District officeholders

RepresentativePartyDatesNotesCounties
District created January 1, 1985.1985–2003
Part of Wake County.[2] [3]
align=left J. Raymond SparrowDemocraticnowrap January 1, 1985 –
January 1, 1987
align=left William FreemanDemocraticnowrap January 1, 1987 –
January 1, 1989
align=left Paul StamRepublicannowrap January 1, 1989 –
January 1, 1991
align=left Larry JordanDemocraticnowrap January 1, 1991 –
January 1, 1993
align=left David MinerRepublicannowrap January 1, 1993 –
January 1, 2003
Redistricted to the 36th district.
align=left John BlustRepublicannowrap January 1, 2003 –
January 1, 2019
Redistricted from the 27th district.
Retired.
2003–Present
Parts of Guilford County.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
align=left John FairclothRepublicannowrap January 1, 2019 –
Present
Redistricted from the 61st district.

Election results

2000

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State House District 62, NC. Census Reporter. August 21, 2022.
  2. Web site: North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992. J. D. Lewis. 2014. August 21, 2022.
  3. Web site: 1992 House Base Plan 5. North Carolina General Assembly. August 21, 2022.
  4. Web site: Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election. North Carolina General Assembly. August 21, 2022.
  5. Web site: House Redistricting Plan. North Carolina General Assembly. August 21, 2022.
  6. Web site: Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4. North Carolina General Assembly. August 21, 2022.
  7. Web site: 2018 House Election Districts. North Carolina General Assembly. August 21, 2022.
  8. Web site: HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map. North Carolina General Assembly. August 21, 2022.
  9. Web site: S.L. 2022-4 House. North Carolina General Assembly. August 21, 2022.