North Carolina's 61st House district

North Carolina's 61st State
House of Representatives
district
North Carolina's 61st State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Pricey Harrison; D–Greensboro
Demographics	36% White; 47% Black; 10% Hispanic; 3% Asian; 4% Multiracial
Population (2020)	91,125

North Carolina's 61st House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Pricey Harrison since 2019.^[1]

Geography

Since 2003, the district has included part of Guilford County. The district overlaps with the 27th and 28th Senate districts.

District officeholders

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 1985.				1985–2003 Part of Wake County.^[2]^[3]
Casper Holroyd (Raleigh)	Democratic	January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1989
Art Pope (Raleigh)	Republican	January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1993	Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor.
Brad Miller (Raleigh)	Democratic	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1995	Lost re-election.
Chuck Neely (Raleigh)	Republican	January 1, 1995 – April 7, 1999	Resigned.
Vacant		April 7, 1999 – April 13, 1999
Art Pope (Raleigh)	Republican	April 13, 1999 – January 1, 2003	Appointed to finish Neely's term. Redistricted to the 34th district and retired.
Steve Wood (High Point)	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005	Lost re-nomination.	2003–Present Parts of Guilford County.^[4]^[5]^[6] ^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]
Laura Wiley (High Point)	Republican	January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2011	Retired.
John Faircloth (High Point)	Republican	January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2019	Redistricted to the 62nd district.
Pricey Harrison (Greensboro)	Democratic	January 1, 2019 – Present	Redistricted from the 57th district.

Election results

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 61st district general election, 2024^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pricey Harrison (incumbent)	33,804	78.87%
	Republican	Crystal Davis	9,058	21.13%
Total votes			42,862	100%
	Democratic hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 61st district general election, 2022^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pricey Harrison (incumbent)	19,862	100%
Total votes			19,862	100%
	Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 61st district general election, 2020^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pricey Harrison (incumbent)	33,983	100%
Total votes			33,983	100%
	Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 61st district general election, 2018^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pricey Harrison (incumbent)	25,469	73.30%
	Republican	Alissa Batts	9,275	26.70%
Total votes			34,744	100%
	Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 61st district general election, 2016^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Faircloth (incumbent)	31,767	100%
Total votes			31,767	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 61st district general election, 2014^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Faircloth (incumbent)	19,030	67.17%
	Democratic	Ron Weatherford	9,303	32.83%
Total votes			28,333	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 61st district general election, 2012^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Faircloth (incumbent)	26,465	63.84%
	Democratic	Ron Weatherford	14,988	36.16%
Total votes			41,453	100%
	Republican hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 61st district Republican primary election, 2010^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Faircloth	1,783	42.60%
	Republican	Paul Norcross	1,050	25.09%
	Republican	Georgia Nixon-Roney	716	17.11%
	Republican	Gerald T. Grubb	636	15.20%
Total votes			4,185	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 61st district general election, 2010^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Faircloth	18,035	100%
Total votes			18,035	100%
	Republican hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representative 61st district Republican primary election, 2008^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Laura Wiley (incumbent)	3,702	51.80%
	Republican	George Ragsdale	3,445	48.20%
Total votes			7,147	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 61st district general election, 2008^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Laura Wiley (incumbent)	26,777	100%
Total votes			26,777	100%
	Republican hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 61st district general election, 2006^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Laura Wiley (incumbent)	12,342	100%
Total votes			12,342	100%
	Republican hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representative 61st district Republican primary election, 2004^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Laura Wiley	2,515	51.48%
	Republican	Steve Wood (incumbent)	2,370	48.52%
Total votes			4,885	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 61st district general election, 2004^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Laura Wiley	25,490	100%
Total votes			25,490	100%
	Republican hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representative 61st district Republican primary election, 2002^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Wood	1,522	32.99%
	Republican	M. Christopher Whitley	1,230	26.66%
	Republican	Robert L. "Bob" Fowler	1,101	23.87%
	Republican	Sam Spagnola	760	16.48%
Total votes			4,613	100%

North Carolina House of Representative 61st district general election, 2002^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Wood	16,769	79.16%
	Libertarian	Jennifer Schulz Medlock	4,415	20.84%
Total votes			21,184	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 61st district general election, 2000^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Art Pope (incumbent)	14,810	50.98%
	Democratic	Jack Nichols	14,243	49.02%
Total votes			29,053	100%
	Republican hold

References

^ "State House District 61, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
^ J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992". Retrieved August 21, 2022.
^ "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
^ "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
^ "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
^ "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
^ "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
^ "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
^ "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
^ "SS.L. 2023-149 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
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[1] "State House District 61, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 4, 2025.

[2] J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992". Retrieved August 21, 2022.

[3] "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 21, 2022.

[4] "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 21, 2022.

[5] "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 21, 2022.

[6] "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 21, 2022.

[7] "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 21, 2022.

[8] "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 21, 2022.

[9] "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 21, 2022.

[10] "SS.L. 2023-149 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 4, 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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