North Carolina's 21st House district

North Carolina's 21st State
House of Representatives
district
North Carolina's 21st State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Ya Liu; D–Cary
Demographics	40% White; 10% Black; 6% Hispanic; 39% Asian; 1% Other; 4% Multiracial
Population (2020)	91,257

North Carolina's 21st House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Ya Liu since 2023.^[1]

Geography

Since 2023, the district has included part of Wake County. The district overlaps with the 13th and 17th Senate districts.

District officeholders since 1985

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Dan Blue (Raleigh)	Democratic	January 1, 1985 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted from the Multi-member district. Redistricted to the 33rd district and retired to run for U.S. Senator.	1985–2003 Parts of Wake County.^[2]^[3]
Larry Bell (Clinton)	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2019	Redistricted from the 97th district. Retired.	2003–2005 Parts of Sampson, Duplin, and Wayne counties.^[4]
				2005–2013 Parts of Sampson and Wayne counties.^[5]
				2013–2019 Parts of Sampson, Duplin, and Wayne counties.^[6]
Raymond Smith Jr. (Goldsboro)	Democratic	January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2023	Redistricted to the 10th district and retired to run for State Senate.	2019–2023 Parts of Sampson and Wayne Counties.^[7]^[8]
Ya Liu (Cary)	Democratic	January 1, 2023 – Present		2023–Present Part of Wake County.^[9]^[10]

Election results

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2024^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ya Liu (incumbent)	30,580	62.75%
	Republican	Mary Miskimon	18,153	37.25%
Total votes			48,733	100%
	Democratic hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2022^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ya Liu	18,857	67.69%
	Republican	Gerard Falzon	8,342	29.95%
	Libertarian	Joshua Morris	658	2.36%
Total votes			27,857	100%
	Democratic win (new seat)

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2020^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raymond Smith Jr. (incumbent)	17,632	53.00%
	Republican	Brent Heath	15,633	47.00%
Total votes			33,265	100%
	Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 21st district Democratic primary election, 2018^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raymond Smith Jr.	1,511	53.17%
	Democratic	Eugene Pearsall	1,331	46.83%
Total votes			2,842	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2018^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raymond Smith Jr.	12,041	52.65%
	Republican	Robert E. Freeman	10,829	47.35%
Total votes			22,870	100%
	Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 97th district Democratic primary election, 2016^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Bell (incumbent)	8,664	85.45%
	Democratic	Scotty L. Smith	1,475	14.55%
Total votes			10,139	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2016^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Bell (incumbent)	24,564	100%
Total votes			24,564	100%
	Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2014^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Bell (incumbent)	15,937	100%
Total votes			15,937	100%
	Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2012^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Bell (incumbent)	25,631	100%
Total votes			25,631	100%
	Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2010^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Bell (incumbent)	11,678	65.59%
	Republican	DeAnn G. Poirier	6,126	34.41%
Total votes			17,804	100%
	Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2008^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Bell (incumbent)	21,964	100%
Total votes			21,964	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2006^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Bell (incumbent)	9,215	100%
Total votes			9,215	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2004^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Bell (incumbent)	17,812	100%
Total votes			17,812	100%
	Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2002^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Bell (incumbent)	11,498	100%
Total votes			11,498	100%
	Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2000^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Blue (incumbent)	20,097	91.48%
	Libertarian	Jesse Halliday	1,872	8.52%
Total votes			21,969	100%
	Democratic hold

References

^ "State House District 21, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
^ J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992". Retrieved July 7, 2022.
^ "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
^ "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
^ "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
^ "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
^ "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
^ "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
^ "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
^ "SS.L. 2023-149 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
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[1] "State House District 21, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved March 31, 2025.

[2] J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992". Retrieved July 7, 2022.

[3] "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 7, 2022.

[4] "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 7, 2022.

[5] "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 7, 2022.

[6] "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 7, 2022.

[7] "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 7, 2022.

[8] "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 7, 2022.

[9] "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 20, 2022.

[10] "SS.L. 2023-149 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved March 31, 2025.

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v t e Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
157th General Assembly (2025–2026) Speaker of the House Destin Hall (R) Speaker pro tempore Sarah Stevens (R) Majority Leader John Bell (R) Minority Leader Robert Reives (D)
▌Ed Goodwin (R) ▌Ray Jeffers (D) ▌Steve Tyson (R) ▌Jimmy Dixon (R) ▌Bill Ward (R) ▌Joe Pike (R) ▌Matthew Winslow (R) ▌Gloristine Brown (D) ▌Timothy Reeder (R) ▌John Bell (R) ▌Allison Dahle (D) ▌Chris Humphrey (R) ▌Celeste Cairns (R) ▌Wyatt Gable (R) ▌Phil Shepard (R) ▌Carson Smith (R) ▌Frank Iler (R) ▌Deb Butler (D) ▌Charlie Miller (R) ▌Ted Davis Jr. (R) ▌Ya Liu (D) ▌William Brisson (R) ▌Shelly Willingham (D) ▌Dante Pittman (D) ▌Allen Chesser (R) ▌Donna McDowell White (R) ▌Rodney Pierce (D) ▌Larry Strickland (R) ▌Vernetta Alston (D) ▌Marcia Morey (D) ▌Zack Forde-Hawkins (D) ▌Bryan Cohn (D) ▌Monika Johnson-Hostler (D) ▌Tim Longest (D) ▌Mike Schietzelt (R) ▌Julie von Haefen (D) ▌Erin Paré (R) ▌Abe Jones (D) ▌James Roberson (D) ▌Phil Rubin (D) ▌Maria Cervania (D) ▌Mike Colvin (D) ▌Diane Wheatley (R) ▌Charles Smith (D) ▌Frances Jackson (D) ▌Brenden Jones (R) ▌Jarrod Lowery (R) ▌Garland Pierce (D) ▌Cynthia Ball (D) ▌Renee Price (D) ▌John Sauls (R) ▌Ben Moss (R) ▌Howard Penny Jr. (R) ▌Robert Reives (D) ▌Mark Brody (R) ▌Allen Buansi (D) ▌Tracy Clark (D) ▌Amos Quick (D) ▌Alan Branson (R) ▌Cecil Brockman (D) ▌Pricey Harrison (D) ▌John Blust (R) ▌Stephen Ross (R) ▌Dennis Riddell (R) ▌Reece Pyrtle (R) ▌Sarah Crawford (D) ▌Cody Huneycutt (R) ▌David Willis (R) ▌Dean Arp (R) ▌Brian Biggs (R) ▌Kanika Brown (D) ▌Amber Baker (D) ▌Jonathan Almond (R) ▌Jeff Zenger (R) ▌Donny Lambeth (R) ▌Harry Warren (R) ▌Julia Craven Howard (R) ▌Neal Jackson (R) ▌Keith Kidwell (R) ▌Sam Watford (R) ▌Larry Potts (R) ▌Brian Echevarria (R) ▌Grant Campbell (R) ▌Jeffrey McNeely (R) ▌Dudley Greene (R) ▌Hugh Blackwell (R) ▌Destin Hall (R) ▌Mary Belk (D) ▌Mitchell Setzer (R) ▌Sarah Stevens (R) ▌Kyle Hall (R) ▌Terry Brown (D) ▌Ray Pickett (R) ▌Blair Eddins (R) ▌Todd Carver (R) ▌Jay Adams (R) ▌Heather Rhyne (R) ▌Beth Gardner Helfrich (D) ▌Nasif Majeed (D) ▌Julia Greenfield (D) ▌Carolyn Logan (D) ▌Becky Carney (D) ▌Laura Budd (D) ▌Brandon Lofton (D) ▌Tricia Cotham (R) ▌Carla Cunningham (D) ▌Aisha Dew (D) ▌John Torbett (R) ▌Donnie Loftis (R) ▌Kelly Hastings (R) ▌Paul Scott (R) ▌Jordan Lopez (D) ▌Jake Johnson (R) ▌Eric Ager (D) ▌Lindsey Prather (D) ▌Brian Turner (D) ▌Jennifer Balkcom (R) ▌Mark Pless (R) ▌Mike Clampitt (R) ▌Karl Gillespie (R)
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