| State: | North Carolina |
| District: | 85 |
| Chamber: | House of Representatives |
| Representative: | Dudley Greene |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Marion |
| Percent White: | 89 |
| Percent Black: | 3 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 6 |
| Percent Asian: | 1 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 1 |
| Population: | 77,775 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
North Carolina's 85th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Dudley Greene since 2021.[1]
Since 2023, the district has included all of Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey counties, as well as most of McDowell County. The district overlaps with the 46th and 47th Senate districts.
| Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created January 1, 1993. | 1993–2003 Parts of Robeson and Hoke counties.[2] | |||||
| align=left | Ronnie Sutton | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted to the 47th district. | |
| Mitch Gillespie | Republican | January 1, 2003 – January 6, 2013 | Redistricted from the 49th district. Resigned. | 2003–2013 All of McDowell County Part of Burke County.[3] [4] | ||
| 2013–2023 All of Avery, Mitchell, and McDowell counties.[5] [6] [7] | ||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 6, 2013 – January 29, 2013 | ||||
| align=left | Josh Dobson | Republican | nowrap | January 29, 2013 – January 1, 2021 | Appointed to finish Gillespie's term. Retired to run for Labor Commissioner. | |
| Dudley Greene | Republican | January 1, 2021 – Present | ||||
| 2023–Present All of Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey counties. Part of McDowell County.[8] | ||||||