State: | North Carolina |
District: | 27 |
Chamber: | House of Representatives |
Representative: | Michael Wray |
Party: | Democratic |
Residence: | Gaston |
Percent White: | 38 |
Percent Black: | 53 |
Percent Hispanic: | 3 |
Percent Native American: | 2 |
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 3 |
Population: | 70,424 |
Population Year: | 2020 |
North Carolina's 27th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Michael Wray since 2005.[1]
Since 2023, the district has included all of Warren, Halifax and Northampton counties. The district overlaps with the 3rd Senate district.
Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | |||
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Stephen Wood | Republican | January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2001 | Redistricted from the 28th district Lost re-nomination. Switched parties. Lost re-election. | 1993–2003 Part of Guilford and Davidson counties.[2] | |||
Reform | |||||||
align=left | John Blust | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2001 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted to the 62nd district. | ||
align=left | Stanley Fox | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005 | Redistricted from the 78th district. Retired. | 2003–2005 Parts of Warren, Vance, and Granville counties.[3] | |
Michael Wray | Democratic | January 1, 2005 – Present | 2005–2013 All of Northampton and Warren counties. Part of Vance County.[4] | ||||
2013–2023 All of Halifax and Northampton counties.[5] [6] [7] | |||||||
2023–Present All of Warren, Halifax, and Northampton counties.[8] |