North Carolina's 28th House district

North Carolina's 28th State
House of Representatives
district

Larry Strickland
R–Pine Level, Johnston County

Demographics

59% White
16% Black
21% Hispanic
1% Asian
3% Multiracial

Population (2024)

95,213

North Carolina's 28th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Larry Strickland since 2017.^[1]

Geography

Since 2023, the district has included part of Johnston County. The district overlaps with the 10th Senate district.

District officeholders

Single-member district

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 1967.
T. Clyde Auman (West End)	Democratic	January 1, 1967 – January 1, 1973	Redistricted from the Moore County district. Redistricted to the 25th district.	1967–1973 All of Moore County.^[2]

Multi-member district

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Representative	Party	Dates	Counties
Clyde Green (Boone)	Republican	January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1975		William Hiatt (Mount Airy)	Republican	January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1975		Marshall Hall (King)	Republican	January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1975	1973–1983 All of Watauga, Ashe, Alleghany, Surry, and Stokes counties.^[3]
P. C. Collins Jr. (Laurel Springs)	Democratic	January 1, 1975 – January 1, 1981		David Diamont (Pilot Mountain)	Democratic	January 1, 1975 – January 1, 1983	Redistricted to the 40th district.	J. Worth Gentry (King)	Democratic	January 1, 1975 – January 1, 1981
Margaret Hayden (Sparta)	Democratic	January 1, 1981 – January 1, 1983	Redistricted to the 40th district.	David Diamont (Pilot Mountain)	Democratic	January 1, 1975 – January 1, 1983	Redistricted to the 40th district.	William Hiatt (Mount Airy)	Republican	January 1, 1981 – January 1, 1983
Dorothy Burnley (High Point)	Republican	January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1985	Redistricted from the 23rd district.	Mary Jarrell (High Point)	Democratic	January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1985					1983–1993 Part of Guilford County.^[4]
Richard Chalk Jr. (High Point)	Republican	January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1989	Retired to run for State Senate.	Stephen Wood (High Point)	Republican	January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1987
Richard Chalk Jr. (High Point)	Republican	January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1989	Retired to run for State Senate.	Mary Jarrell (High Point)	Democratic	January 1, 1987 – January 1, 1989
Steve Arnold (High Point)	Republican	January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1991		Stephen Wood (High Point)	Republican	January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1993	Redistricted to the 27th district.
Mary Jarrell (High Point)	Democratic	January 1, 1991 – January 1, 1993	Redistricted to the 89th district.	Stephen Wood (High Point)	Republican	January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1993	Redistricted to the 27th district.

Single-member district

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
William Burton III (Greensboro)	Democratic	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1995		1993–2003 Part of Guilford County.^[5]
Flossie Boyd-McIntyre (Jamestown)	Democratic	January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 62nd district and lost re-election.	1993–2003 Part of Guilford County.^[5]
Leo Daughtry (Smithfield)	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005	Redistricted from the 95th district. Redistricted to the 26th district.	2003–2005 Part of Johnston County.^[6]
James Langdon Jr. (Angier)	Republican	January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2017	Retired.	2005–2013 Parts of Johnston and Sampson counties.^[7]
James Langdon Jr. (Angier)	Republican	January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2017	Retired.	2013–2019 Part of Johnston County.^[8]
Larry Strickland (Pine Level)	Republican	January 1, 2017 – Present		2013–2019 Part of Johnston County.^[8]
				2019–2023 Parts of Johnston and Harnett counties.^[9]^[10]
				2023–Present Part of Johnston County.^[11]^[12]

Election results

2026

North Carolina House of Representatives 28th district Republican primary election, 2026^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Strickland (incumbent)	7,056	89.11%
	Republican	Eric Bowles Sr.	862	10.89%
Total votes			7,918	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 28th district general election, 2026
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Larry Strickland (incumbent)
	Democratic	D. Matthew Bailey
Total votes			100%

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 28th district Republican primary election, 2024^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Strickland (incumbent)	8,877	89.31%
	Republican	Elizabeth Anne Temple	1,062	10.69%
Total votes			9,939	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 28th district general election, 2024^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Strickland (incumbent)	28,915	68.88%
	Democratic	Tawanda Shepard	13,065	31.12%
Total votes			41,980	100%
	Republican hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives district Republican primary election, 2022^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Strickland (incumbent)	6,482	83.47%
	Republican	Jim Davenport	1,284	16.53%
Total votes			7,766	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 28th district general election, 2022^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Strickland (incumbent)	18,838	71.94%
	Democratic	Wendy Ella May	7,349	28.06%
Total votes			26,187	100%
	Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives district general election, 2020^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Strickland (incumbent)	29,510	67.70%
	Democratic	Corey Stephens	14,082	32.30%
Total votes			43,592	100%
	Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 28th district general election, 2018^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Strickland (incumbent)	17,237	63.19%
	Democratic	Jimmie M. Massengill	9,373	34.36%
	Libertarian	Walt Rabon	670	2.46%
Total votes			27,280	100%
	Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives district Democratic primary election, 2016^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patricia Oliver	3,068	50.44%
	Democratic	Jimmie M. Massengill	3,014	49.56%
Total votes			6,082	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives district Republican primary election, 2016^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Strickland	5,375	50.15%
	Republican	Tony Braswell	4,478	41.78%
	Republican	Gregory A. Dail	864	8.06%
Total votes			10,717	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives district general election, 2016^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Strickland	26,161	70.59%
	Democratic	Patricia Oliver	10,897	29.41%
Total votes			37,058	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives district general election, 2014^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Langdon Jr. (incumbent)	17,487	100%
Total votes			17,487	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives district general election, 2012^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Langdon Jr. (incumbent)	25,169	100%
Total votes			25,169	100%
	Republican hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives district general election, 2010^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Langdon Jr. (incumbent)	19,918	76.72%
	Democratic	Brian Allen	6,043	23.28%
Total votes			25,961	100%
	Republican hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives district general election, 2008^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Langdon Jr. (incumbent)	27,954	100%
Total votes			27,954	100%
	Republican hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives district general election, 2006^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Langdon Jr. (incumbent)	12,687	100%
Total votes			12,687	100%
	Republican hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives district general election, 2004^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Langdon Jr.	23,805	100%
Total votes			23,805	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 28th district general election, 2002^[29]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leo Daughtry (incumbent)	15,833	100%
Total votes			15,833	100%
	Republican hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 28th district general election, 2000^[30]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Flossie Boyd-McIntyre (incumbent)	15,313	100%
Total votes			15,313	100%
	Democratic hold

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