North Carolina's 103rd House district

North Carolina's 103rd House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Laura Budd since 2023.^[1]

North Carolina's 103rd State House of Representatives district
Representative	Laura Budd D–Matthews
Demographics	74% White 10% Black 6% Hispanic 7% Asian 3% Remainder of multiracial
Population (2020)	90,255

Geography

Since 2003, the district has included part of Mecklenburg County. The district overlaps with the 40th and 42nd Senate districts.

District officeholders

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 2003.				2003–Present Part of Mecklenburg County.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]
Jim Gulley	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2011	Redistricted from the 69th district. Retired.
Bill Brawley	Republican	January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2019	Lost re-election.
Rachel Hunt	Democratic	January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2023	Retired to run for State Senate.
Laura Budd	Democratic	January 1, 2023 – Present

Election results

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district Democratic primary election, 2022^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Laura Budd	2,994	56.99%
	Democratic	Ann Harlan	2,260	43.01%
Total votes			5,254	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district general election, 2022^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Laura Budd	20,200	52.48%
	Republican	Bill Brawley	18,294	47.52%
Total votes			38,494	100%
	Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district general election, 2020^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rachel Hunt (incumbent)	26,818	54.93%
	Republican	Bill Brawley	22,008	45.07%
Total votes			48,826	100%
	Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district general election, 2018^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rachel Hunt	19,133	50.09%
	Republican	Bill Brawley (incumbent)	19,065	49.91%
Total votes			38,198	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district Democratic primary election, 2016^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rochelle Rivas	3,248	50.10%
	Democratic	Noah Lieberman	3,235	49.90%
Total votes			6,483	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district general election, 2016^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Brawley (incumbent)	21,702	56.19%
	Democratic	Rochelle Rivas	16,922	43.81%
Total votes			38,624	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district general election, 2014^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Brawley (incumbent)	15,641	100%
Total votes			15,641	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district general election, 2012^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Brawley (incumbent)	25,477	100%
Total votes			25,477	100%
	Republican hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district Republican primary election, 2010^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Brawley	1,602	57.23%
	Republican	Lloyd Austin	1,197	42.77%
Total votes			2,799	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district general election, 2010^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Brawley	13,790	56.01%
	Democratic	Ann Newman	10,830	43.99%
Total votes			24,620	100%
	Republican hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district Republican primary election, 2008^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Gulley (incumbent)	2,270	49.14%
	Republican	Edith "Edy" Brotherton	1,209	26.17%
	Republican	Larry Hale	1,140	24.68%
Total votes			4,619	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district general election, 2008^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Gulley (incumbent)	20,798	69.37%
	Unaffiliated	Mark Brody	9,184	30.63%
Total votes			29,982	100%
	Republican hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district Republican primary election, 2006^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Gulley (incumbent)	724	69.15%
	Republican	Larry Hale	323	30.85%
Total votes			1,047	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district general election, 2006^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Gulley (incumbent)	9,267	57.90%
	Democratic	Everette A. Passaly	6,738	42.10%
Total votes			16,005	100%
	Republican hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district general election, 2004^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Gulley (incumbent)	18,195	57.32%
	Democratic	Sid Sowers	12,463	39.26%
	Libertarian	Stephen Burr	1,087	3.42%
Total votes			31,745	100%
	Republican hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district Republican primary election, 2002^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Gulley (incumbent)	1,980	57.89%
	Republican	K. Larry Hale	1,440	42.11%
Total votes			3,420	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district general election, 2002^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Gulley (incumbent)	17,254	90.24%
	Libertarian	Andy Grum	1,866	9.76%
Total votes			19,120	100%
	Republican hold

References

1. "State House District 103, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
2. "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
3. "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
4. "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
5. "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
6. "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
7. "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
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