State: | North Carolina |
District: | 79 |
Chamber: | House of Representatives |
Representative: | Keith Kidwell |
Party: | Republican |
Residence: | Chocowinity |
Percent White: | 67 |
Percent Black: | 23 |
Percent Hispanic: | 7 |
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 1 |
Population: | 73,711 |
Population Year: | 2020 |
North Carolina's 79th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Keith Kidwell since 2019.[1]
Since 2023, the district has included all of Beaufort, Pamlico, and Hyde counties, as well as most of Dare County. The district overlaps with the 1st and 2nd Senate districts.
Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | ||
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District created January 1, 1993. | 1993–2003 Parts of Pamlico, Craven, Jones, and Lenoir counties.[2] | |||||
align=left | William Wainwright | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted from the 3rd district. Redistricted to the 12th district. | |
Julia Craven Howard | Republican | January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2019 | Redistricted from the 74th district. Redistricted to the 77th district. | 2003–2005 All of Davie County. Part of Davidson and Iredell counties.[3] | ||
2005–2013 All of Davie County. Part of Iredell County.[4] | ||||||
2013–2019 All of Davie County. Part of Forsyth County.[5] | ||||||
Keith Kidwell | Republican | January 1, 2019 – Present | 2019–2023 All of Beaufort County. Part of Craven County.[6] [7] | |||
2023–Present All of Beaufort, Pamlico, and Hyde counties. Part of Dare County.[8] |