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North Carolina's 47th State
House of Representatives
district
North Carolina's 47th State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Jarrod Lowery; R–Pembroke
Demographics	18% White; 25% Black; 5% Hispanic; 1% Asian; 49% Native American
Population (2020)	80,569

North Carolina's 47th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Jarrod Lowery since 2023.^[1]

Geography[edit]

Since 2005, the district has included part of Robeson County. The district overlaps with the 24th Senate district.

District officeholders[edit]

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 1983.				1983–2003 Part of Burke County.^[2]^[3]
Ray Charles Fletcher	Democratic	January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1993
Walt Church	Democratic	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 86th district.
Ronnie Sutton	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2011	Redistricted from the 85th district. Lost re-nomination.	2003–2005 Parts of Hoke and Robeson counties.^[4]
Ronnie Sutton	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2011	Redistricted from the 85th district. Lost re-nomination.	2005–Present Part of Robeson County.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]
Charles Graham	Democratic	January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2023	Retired to run for Congress.
Jarrod Lowery	Republican	January 1, 2023 – Present

Election results[edit]

2022[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district Democratic primary election, 2022^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Townsend	3,355	63.82%
	Democratic	Aminah Ghaffar	1,902	36.18%
Total votes			5,257	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district Republican primary election, 2022^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jarrod Lowery	1,310	70.05%
	Republican	Mickey Biggs	560	29.95%
Total votes			1,870	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2022^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jarrod Lowery	11,386	60.76%
	Democratic	Charles Townsend	7,353	39.24%
Total votes			18,739	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2020[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2020^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Graham (incumbent)	14,470	52.44%
	Republican	Olivia Oxendine	13,126	47.56%
Total votes			27,596	100%
	Democratic hold

2018[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district Republican primary election, 2018^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jarrod Lowrey	572	59.83%
	Republican	Tom Norton	384	40.17%
Total votes			956	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2018^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Graham (incumbent)	11,496	58.91%
	Republican	Jarrod Lowery	8,018	41.09%
Total votes			19,514	100%
	Democratic hold

2016[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district Democratic primary election, 2016^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Graham (incumbent)	5,634	58.39%
	Democratic	Randall Jones	4,015	41.61%
Total votes			9,649	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2016^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Graham (incumbent)	17,366	100%
Total votes			17,366	100%
	Democratic hold

2014[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2014^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Graham (incumbent)	9,978	100%
Total votes			9,978	100%
	Democratic hold

2012[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2012^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Graham (incumbent)	18,322	100%
Total votes			18,322	100%
	Democratic hold

2010[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district Democratic primary election, 2010^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Graham	4,544	51.04%
	Democratic	Ronnie Sutton (incumbent)	4,358	48.96%
Total votes			8,902	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2010^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Graham	7,865	66.83%
	Republican	Brawleigh Jason Graham	3,903	33.17%
Total votes			11,768	100%
	Democratic hold

2008[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district Democratic primary election, 2008^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ronnie Sutton (incumbent)	6,932	59.53%
	Democratic	Charles Graham	4,713	40.47%
Total votes			11,645	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2008^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ronnie Sutton (incumbent)	17,238	100%
Total votes			17,238	100%
	Democratic hold

2006[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2006^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ronnie Sutton (incumbent)	5,791	100%
Total votes			5,791	100%
	Democratic hold

2004[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2004^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ronnie Sutton (incumbent)	15,224	100%
Total votes			15,224	100%
	Democratic hold

2002[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2002^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ronnie Sutton (incumbent)	7,031	73.18%
	Republican	Christopher Lowry	2,577	26.82%
Total votes			9,608	100%
	Democratic hold

2000[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2000^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walt Church (incumbent)	12,102	58.55%
	Republican	Earl A. Cook	8,567	41.45%
Total votes			20,669	100%
	Democratic hold

References[edit]

^ "State House District 47, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
^ J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992". Retrieved August 18, 2022.
^ "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
^ "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
^ "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
^ "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
^ "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
^ "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
^ "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
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[1] "State House District 47, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 18, 2022.

[2] J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992". Retrieved August 18, 2022.

[3] "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 18, 2022.

[4] "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 18, 2022.

[5] "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 18, 2022.

[6] "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 18, 2022.

[7] "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 18, 2022.

[8] "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 18, 2022.

[9] "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 18, 2022.

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Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
156th General Assembly (2023–2024) Speaker of the House Tim Moore (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) ▌George Cleveland (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) ▌Ken Fontenot (R) ▌Allen Chesser (R) ▌Donna McDowell White (R) ▌Michael Wray (D) ▌Larry Strickland (R) ▌Vernetta Alston (D) ▌Marcia Morey (D) ▌Zack Forde-Hawkins (D) ▌Frank Sossamon (R) ▌Rosa Gill (D) ▌Tim Longest (D) ▌Terence Everitt (D) ▌Julie von Haefen (D) ▌Erin Paré (R) ▌Abe Jones (D) ▌James Roberson (D) ▌Joe John (D) ▌Maria Cervania (D) ▌Marvin Lucas (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) ▌Ashton Clemmons (D) ▌Amos Quick (D) ▌Alan Branson (R) ▌Cecil Brockman (D) ▌Pricey Harrison (D) ▌John Faircloth (R) ▌Stephen Ross (R) ▌Dennis Riddell (R) ▌Reece Pyrtle (R) ▌Sarah Crawford (D) ▌Wayne Sasser (R) ▌David Willis (R) ▌Dean Arp (R) ▌Brian Biggs (R) ▌Kanika Brown (D) ▌Amber Baker (D) ▌Diamond Staton-Williams (D) ▌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) ▌Kristin Baker (R) ▌Kevin Crutchfield (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) ▌Jeffrey Elmore (R) ▌Grey Mills (R) ▌Jay Adams (R) ▌Jason Saine (R) ▌John Bradford (R) ▌Nasif Majeed (D) ▌John Autry (D) ▌Carolyn Logan (D) ▌Becky Carney (D) ▌Laura Budd (D) ▌Brandon Lofton (D) ▌Wesley Harris (D) ▌Carla Cunningham (D) ▌Kelly Alexander (D) ▌John Torbett (R) ▌Donnie Loftis (R) ▌Kelly Hastings (R) ▌Tim Moore (R) ▌Tricia Cotham (R) ▌Jake Johnson (R) ▌Eric Ager (D) ▌Lindsey Prather (D) ▌Caleb Rudow (D) ▌Jennifer Balkcom (R) ▌Mark Pless (R) ▌Mike Clampitt (R) ▌Karl Gillespie (R)
▌Republican (72) ▌Democratic (48) North Carolina General Assembly North Carolina House of Representatives North Carolina Senate