North Carolina's 27th House district

North Carolina's 27th State
House of Representatives
district
North Carolina's 27th State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Rodney Pierce; D–Roanoke Rapids
Demographics	38% White; 51% Black; 3% Hispanic; 1% Asian; 3% Native American; 4% Other
Population (2020)	85,103

North Carolina's 27th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Rodney Pierce since 2025.^[1]

Geography

Since 2023, the district has included all of Warren, Halifax and Northampton counties. The district overlaps with the 1st and 2nd Senate districts.

District officeholders since 1993

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
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]
Stephen Wood	Reform	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2001
John Blust	Republican	January 1, 2001 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 62nd district.
Stanley Fox	Democratic	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 – January 1, 2025	Lost re-nomination.	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]^[9]
Rodney Pierce	Democratic	January 1, 2025 – Present

Election results

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district Democratic primary election, 2024^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rodney Pierce	5,986	50.14%
	Democratic	Michael Wray (incumbent)	5,952	49.86%
Total votes			11,938	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2024^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rodney Pierce	31,914	100%
Total votes			31,914	100%
	Democratic hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district Democratic primary election, 2022^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray (incumbent)	10,866	79.00%
	Democratic	Jerry McDaniel	2,889	21.00%
Total votes			13,755	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2022^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray (incumbent)	18,116	61.44%
	Republican	Wes Tripp	11,370	38.56%
Total votes			29,486	100%
	Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district Democratic primary election, 2020^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray (incumbent)	6,856	55.75%
	Democratic	Kelby Hicks	4,536	36.89%
	Democratic	Jerry McDaniel	905	7.36%
Total votes			12,297	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2020^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray (incumbent)	23,169	66.78%
	Republican	Warren Scott Nail	11,527	33.22%
Total votes			34,696	100%
	Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district Democratic primary election, 2018^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray (incumbent)	7,319	56.15%
	Democratic	Franklin D. Williams Jr.	5,716	43.85%
Total votes			13,035	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2018^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray (incumbent)	16,783	69.33%
	Republican	Raymond "Ray" Dyer	7,426	30.67%
Total votes			24,209	100%
	Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district Democratic primary election, 2016^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray (incumbent)	7,418	52.39%
	Democratic	Franklin D. Williams Jr.	6,741	47.61%
Total votes			14,159	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2016^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray (incumbent)	29,200	100%
Total votes			29,200	100%
	Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district Democratic primary election, 2014^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray (incumbent)	8,458	57.97%
	Democratic	Franklin D. Williams Jr.	6,132	42.03%
Total votes			14,590	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2014^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray (incumbent)	17,446	100%
Total votes			17,446	100%
	Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district Democratic primary election, 2012^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray (incumbent)	9,052	61.71%
	Democratic	James Mills	5,616	38.29%
Total votes			14,668	100%

North Carolina House of representatives 27th district general election, 2012^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray (incumbent)	29,714	90.94%
	Libertarian	Jesse Shearin	2,960	9.06%
Total votes			32,674	100%
	Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2010^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray (incumbent)	17,701	100%
Total votes			17,701	100%
	Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2008^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray (incumbent)	27,387	100%
Total votes			27,387	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district Democratic primary election, 2006^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray (incumbent)	8,551	76.71%
	Democratic	Anthony Butler	1,878	16.85%
	Democratic	Howard Ervin	718	6.44%
Total votes				100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2006^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray (incumbent)	13,839	100%
Total votes			13,839	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district Democratic primary election, 2004^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard M. Henderson	2,882	29.31%
	Democratic	Michael Wray	2,874	29.23%
	Democratic	Grace M. Edwards	2,290	23.29%
	Democratic	John Soles	1,586	16.13%
	Democratic	Julius O. Webb	200	2.03%
Total votes			9,832	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district Democratic primary run-off election, 2004^[29]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray	2,982	51.36%
	Democratic	Richard M. Henderson	2,824	48.64%
Total votes			5,806	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2004^[30]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray	21,237	100%
Total votes			21,237	100%
	Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2002^[31]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stanley Fox (incumbent)	13,193	100%
Total votes			13,193	100%
	Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district Republican primary election, 2000^[32]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Blust	3,843	59.57%
	Republican	Stephen Wood (incumbent)	2,608	40.43%
Total votes			6,451	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2000^[33]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Blust	24,063	83.98%
	Reform	Stephen Wood (incumbent)	4,589	16.02%
Total votes			28,652	100%
	Republican gain from Reform

References

^ "State House District 27, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
^ "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
^ "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
^ "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
^ "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
^ "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
^ "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
^ "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
^ "SS.L. 2023-149 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
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[1] "State House District 27, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved January 2, 2025.

[2] "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 8, 2022.

[3] "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 8, 2022.

[4] "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 8, 2022.

[5] "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 8, 2022.

[6] "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 8, 2022.

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

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

[9] "SS.L. 2023-149 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved January 2, 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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