North Carolina's 2nd House district should not be confused with North Carolina's 2nd congressional district.
State: | North Carolina |
District: | 2 |
Chamber: | House of Representatives |
Representative: | Ray Jeffers |
Party: | Democratic |
Residence: | Roxboro |
Percent White: | 64 |
Percent Black: | 24 |
Percent Hispanic: | 7 |
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 4 |
Population: | 81,928 |
Population Year: | 2020 |
North Carolina's 2nd House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Ray Jeffers since 2023.[1]
Since 2023, the district has included all of Person County, as well as part of Durham County. The district overlaps with the 22nd and 23rd Senate districts.
Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | ||||
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Zeno Edwards | Republican | January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003 | Switched parties. Redistricted to the 6th district and retired. | 1993–2003 All of Hyde and Beaufort counties. Parts of Pitt and Craven counties.[2] | ||||
Democratic | ||||||||
Bill Culpepper | Democratic | January 1, 2003 – January 3, 2006 | Redistricted from the 86th district. Resigned. | 2003–2005 All of Dare, Tyrrell, Perquimans, and Chowan counties. Part of Gates County.[3] | ||||
2005–2013 All of Dare, Hyde, Washington, and Chowan counties.[4] | ||||||||
Vacant | nowrap | January 3, 2006 – January 27, 2006 | ||||||
align=left | Timothy Spear | Democratic | nowrap | January 27, 2006 – January 1, 2013 | Appointed to finish Culpepper's term. Redistricted to the 6th district and retired. | |||
align=left | Winkie Wilkins | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2015 | Redistricted from the 55th district. Retired. | 2013–2023 All of Person County. Part of Granville County.[5] [6] [7] | ||
align=left | Larry Yarborough | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2023 | Lost re-election. | |||
align=left | Ray Jeffers | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 2023 – Present | 2023–Present All of Person County. Part of Durham County.[8] |