North Carolina's 6th House district explained

North Carolina's 6th House district should not be confused with North Carolina's 6th congressional district.

North Carolina's 6th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Joe Pike since 2023.^[1]

Geography

Since 2023, the district has included part of Harnett County. The district overlaps with the 12th Senate district.

District officeholders since 1987

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Gene Rogers	Democratic	January 1, 1987 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 4th district and retired.	1987–1993 Parts of Pitt, Martin, Bertie, Chowan and Hertford counties.[2]
1993–2003 Parts of Pitt, Martin, Washington, Bertie, and Hertford counties.[3]
Arthur Williams	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2011	Lost re-election.	2003–2005 All of Hyde, Beaufort, and Washington counties.[4]
2005–2013 All of Beaufort County. Part of Pitt County.[5]
	align=left	Bill Cook		Republican	nowrap	January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2013	Retired to run for State Senate.
Paul Tine		Democratic	January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2017	Switched parties. Retired.	2013–2019 All of Dare, Hyde, and Washington counties. Part of Beaufort County.[6] [7] [8]
	Independent
align=left	Beverly Boswell		Republican	nowrap		January 1, 2017 – January 1, 2019	Lost re-nomination.
align=left	Bobby Hanig		Republican	nowrap	January 1, 2019 – August 29, 2022	Resigned to assume seat in the State Senate.[9]	2019–2023 All of Currituck, Dare, Hyde, and Pamlico counties.
Vacant		nowrap	August 29, 2022 – September 19, 2022
align=left	Paul O'Neal		Republican	nowrap	September 19, 2022 – January 1, 2023	Appointed to finish Hanig's term. Redistricted to the 1st district and retired.
align=left	Joe Pike		Republican	nowrap	January 1, 2023 – Present		2023–Present Part of Harnett County.[10]

Election results

2000

Notes and References

1. Web site: State House District 6, NC. Census Reporter. July 3, 2022.
2. Web site: North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992. J. D. Lewis. 2014. July 3, 2022.
3. Web site: 1992 House Base Plan 5. North Carolina General Assembly. July 3, 2022.
4. Web site: Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election. North Carolina General Assembly. July 3, 2022.
5. Web site: House Redistricting Plan. North Carolina General Assembly. July 3, 2022.
6. Web site: Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4. North Carolina General Assembly. July 3, 2022.
7. Web site: 2018 House Election Districts. North Carolina General Assembly. July 3, 2022.
8. Web site: HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map. North Carolina General Assembly. July 3, 2022.
9. Web site: Hanig to fill remainder of Steinburg's NC Senate term. Mark Jurkowitz. The Outer Banks Voice. August 19, 2022. August 29, 2022.
10. Web site: S.L. 2022-4 House. North Carolina General Assembly. December 17, 2022.