North Carolina's 56th House district

North Carolina's 56th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Allen Buansi since his appointment on June 1, 2022.^[1]

North Carolina's 56th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Allen Buansi D–Chapel Hill
Demographics	67% White 12% Black 7% Hispanic 10% Asian 3% Remainder of multiracial
Population (2020)	82,863

Geography

Since 2003, the district has included part of Orange County. The district overlaps with the 23rd Senate district.

District officeholders since 1993

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Martha Alexander	Democratic	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 106th district.	1993–2003 Part of Mecklenburg County.^[2]
Verla Insko	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – May 31, 2022	Redistricted from the 24th district. Retired and resigned early.	2003–Present Part of Orange County.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]
Vacant		May 31, 2022 – June 1, 2022
Allen Buansi	Democratic	June 1, 2022 – Present	Appointed to finish Insko's term.

Election results

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 56th district Democratic primary election, 2022^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Allen Buansi	7,715	51.54%
	Democratic	Jonah Garson	7,253	48.46%
Total votes			14,968	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 56th district general election, 2022^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Allen Buansi (incumbent)	32,064	100%
Total votes			32,064	100%
	Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 56th district Democratic primary election, 2020^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Verla Insko (incumbent)	20,389	85.64%
	Democratic	Joe Parrish	3,418	14.36%
Total votes			23,807	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 56th district general election, 2020^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Verla Insko (incumbent)	38,428	100%
Total votes			38,428	100%
	Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 56th district general election, 2018^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Verla Insko (incumbent)	32,286	86.15%
	Republican	Marcus Cooke	4,235	11.30%
	Libertarian	Matthew P. Clements	955	2.55%
Total votes			37,476	100%
	Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 56th district general election, 2016^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Verla Insko (incumbent)	43,144	100%
Total votes			43,144	100%
	Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 56th district general election, 2014^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Verla Insko (incumbent)	25,601	81.19%
	Republican	David "Dave" Pratt Carter	5,932	18.81%
Total votes			31,533	100%
	Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 56th district general election, 2012^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Verla Insko (incumbent)	35,173	77.44%
	Republican	Karrie Mead	10,248	22.56%
Total votes			45,421	100%
	Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 56th district general election, 2010^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Verla Insko (incumbent)	17,737	100%
Total votes			17,737	100%
	Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 56th district general election, 2008^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Verla Insko (incumbent)	30,835	100%
Total votes			30,835	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 56th district general election, 2006^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Verla Insko (incumbent)	14,472	100%
Total votes			14,472	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 56th district general election, 2004^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Verla Insko (incumbent)	25,984	100%
Total votes			25,984	100%
	Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 56th district general election, 2002^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Verla Insko (incumbent)	15,805	79.98%
	Libertarian	Will Shooter	3,957	20.02%
Total votes			19,762	100%
	Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 56th district general election, 2000^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martha Alexander (incumbent)	13,864	100%
Total votes			13,864	100%
	Democratic hold

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