State: | North Carolina |
District: | 68 |
Chamber: | House of Representatives |
Representative: | David Willis |
Party: | Republican |
Residence: | Waxhaw |
Percent White: | 70 |
Percent Black: | 10 |
Percent Hispanic: | 10 |
Percent Asian: | 6 |
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 3 |
Population: | 93,411 |
Population Year: | 2020 |
North Carolina's 68th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican David Willis since 2021.[1]
Since 2005, the district has included part of Union County. The district overlaps with the 35th Senate district.
Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | |||
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District created January 1, 1985. | 1985–1989 Part of Durham County.[2] | ||||||
align=left | W. Paul Pulley Jr. | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1987 | Redistricted from the 23rd district. | ||
align=left | Sharon Thompson | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1987 – January 1, 1989 | Redistricted to the 23rd district. | ||
District abolished January 1, 1989. | |||||||
District re-established January 1, 1993. | 1993–2003 All of Transylvania County. Parts of Henderson and Buncombe counties.[3] | ||||||
align=left | Bill Ives | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1999 | |||
align=left | Trudi Walend | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 1999 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted to the 113th district. | ||
align=left | Wayne Goodwin | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005 | Redistricted from the 32nd district. Redistricted to the 66th district and retired to run for Labor Commissioner. | 2003–2005 All of Richmond County Part of Stanly County.[4] | |
align=left | Curtis Blackwood | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2011 | Redistricted from the 73rd district. Retired. | 2005–Present Part of Union County.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] | |
align=left | Craig Horn | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2021 | Retired to run for Superintendent of Public Instruction. | ||
align=left | David Willis | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2021 – Present |