North Carolina's 4th House district

North Carolina's 4th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Jimmy Dixon R–Mount Olive
Demographics	47% White 24% Black 25% Hispanic 1% Asian 4% Multiracial
Population (2024)	83,323

North Carolina's 4th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Jimmy Dixon since 2011.^[1]

Geography

Since 2023, the district has included all of Duplin County, as well as part of Wayne County. The district overlaps with the 4th and 9th Senate districts.

District officeholders

Multi-member district

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 1967.
William Mills (Maysville)	Democratic	January 1, 1967 – January 1, 1969		Hugh Ragsdale (Richlands)	Democratic	January 1, 1967 – January 1, 1971	Redistricted from the Onslow County district.	J. F. Mohn (Richlands)	Democratic	January 1, 1967 – January 1, 1975		1967–1973 All of Pender and Onslow counties.[2]
Reuben Moore (Atkinson)	Democratic	January 1, 1969 – January 1, 1971
Carl Venters (Jacksonville)	Democratic	January 1, 1971 – January 1, 1973		Richard James (Maple Hill)	Democratic	January 1, 1971 – January 1, 1975
Ronald Earl Mason (Beaufort)	Democratic	January 1, 1973 – October 17, 1977	Redistricted from the 3rd district. Resigned.									1973–1993 All of Carteret and Onslow counties.[3][4]
				Wilda Hurst (Hubert)	Democratic	January 1, 1975 – January 1, 1979		Hugh Sandlin (Jacksonville)	Democratic	January 1, 1975 – January 1, 1977
								G. Malcolm Fulcher Jr. (Atlantic Beach)	Democratic	January 1, 1977 – January 1, 1985
Vacant		October 17, 1977 – June 12, 1978
Bruce Ethridge (Beaufort)	Democratic	June 12, 1978 – January 1, 1993	Appointed to finish Mason's term.[5]
				Alexander Duke Guy (Jacksonville)	Democratic	January 1, 1979 – January 1, 1983	Retired to run for State Senate.
				J. Paul Tyndall (Jacksonville)	Democratic	January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1989
								Gerald Hurst (Jacksonville)	Republican	January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1987
								Robert Grady (Jacksonville)	Republican	January 1, 1987 – January 1, 1993	Redistricted to the 80th district.
				William Mills (Maysville)	Democratic	January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1991
				Ronald Smith (Atlantic Beach)	Democratic	January 1, 1991 – January 1, 1995	Lost re-election.
Jean Preston (Emerald Isle)	Republican	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 13th district.									1993–2003 All of Carteret County. Part of Onslow County.[6]
				Macon St. Clair Snowden (Pine Knoll Shores)	Republican	January 1, 1995 – April 27, 1995	Died.
				Vacant		April 27, 1995 – May 16, 1995
				Jonathan Robinson (Atlantic)	Republican	May 16, 1995 – January 1, 1997	Appointed to finish Snowden's term.[7] Lost re-election.
				Ronald Smith (Atlantic Beach)	Democratic	January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 13th district and lost re-election.

Single-member district

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Charles Elliott Johnson (Greenville)	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005	Redistricted to the 6th district and retired to run for State Senate.	2003–2005 Parts of Craven, Pitt, and Martin counties.[8]
Russell Tucker (Pink Hill)	Democratic	January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2011	Retired.	2005–2013 All of Duplin County. Part of Onslow County.[9]
Jimmy Dixon (Mount Olive)	Republican	January 1, 2011 – Present
				2013–2019 Parts of Duplin and Wayne counties.[10]
				2019–2023 All of Duplin County. Part of Onslow County.[11][12]
				2023–Present All of Duplin County. Part of Wayne County.[13][14]

Election results

References