North Carolina's 74th House district

North Carolina's 74th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Jeff Zenger since 2021.^[1]

North Carolina's 74th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Jeff Zenger R–Lewisville
Demographics	73% White 15% Black 8% Hispanic 2% Asian
Population (2020)	85,135

Geography

Since 2005, the district has included part of Forsyth County. The district overlaps with the 32nd Senate district.

District officeholders

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 1993.				1993–2003 All of Davie County. Part of Davidson County.^[2]
Julia Craven Howard	Republican	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted from the 37th district. Redistricted to the 79th district.
Linda Johnson	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005	Redistricted from the 90th district. Redistricted to the 83rd district.	2003–2005 Part of Cabarrus County.^[3]
Dale Folwell	Republican	January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2013	Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor.	2005–Present Parts of Forsyth County.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]
Debra Conrad	Republican	January 1, 2013 – July 31, 2020	Resigned.
Vacant		July 31, 2020 – August 17, 2020
Wes Schollander	Republican	August 17, 2020 – January 1, 2021	Appointed to finish Conrad's term. Retired.
Jeff Zenger	Republican	January 1, 2021 – Present

Election results

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 74th district Democratic primary election, 2022^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carla Catalan Day	3,474	68.52%
	Democratic	Sean Lew	1,596	31.48%
Total votes			5,070	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 74th district general election, 2022^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Zenger (incumbent)	20,245	52.37%
	Democratic	Carla Catalan Day	18,416	47.63%
Total votes			38,661	100%
	Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 74th district general election, 2020^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Zenger	27,843	51.19%
	Democratic	Dan Besse	26,550	48.81%
Total votes			54,393	100%
	Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 74th district general election, 2018^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Debra Conrad (incumbent)	19,423	54.51%
	Democratic	Terri Elizabeth LeGrand	16,212	45.49%
Total votes			35,635	100%
	Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 74th district general election, 2016^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Debra Conrad (incumbent)	27,209	63.52%
	Democratic	Marilynn Baker	15,626	36.48%
Total votes			42,835	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 74th district general election, 2014^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Debra Conrad (incumbent)	17,654	63.04%
	Democratic	Mary Dickinson	10,351	36.96%
Total votes			28,005	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 74th district Democratic primary election, 2012^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David W. Moore	3,184	55.87%
	Democratic	John C. Gladman	2,515	44.13%
Total votes			5,699	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 74th district Republican primary election, 2012^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Debra Conrad	4,679	42.77%
	Republican	Larry Brown (incumbent)	3,197	29.22%
	Republican	Glenn L. Cobb	3,065	28.01%
Total votes			10,941	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 74th district general election, 2012^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Debra Conrad	26,616	64.36%
	Democratic	David W. Moore	14,742	35.64%
Total votes			41,358	100%
	Republican hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 74th district general election, 2010^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dale Folwell (incumbent)	17,475	69.32%
	Democratic	Cristina V. Vazquez	7,733	30.68%
Total votes			25,208	100%
	Republican hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 74th district general election, 2008^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dale Folwell (incumbent)	21,933	59.25%
	Democratic	Wade Boyles	15,086	40.75%
Total votes			37,019	100%
	Republican hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 74th district general election, 2006^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dale Folwell (incumbent)	13,942	100%
Total votes			13,942	100%
	Republican hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 74th district Republican primary election, 2004^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dale Folwell	2,351	29.13%
	Republican	Debra Conrad	2,066	25.60%
	Republican	Winfield Beroth	1,541	19.09%
	Republican	Jonathan Dills	882	10.93%
	Republican	Tom Southern	629	7.79%
	Republican	Derrick G. Hinson Sr.	346	4.29%
	Republican	Josh Wood	256	3.17%
Total votes			8,071	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 74th district Republican primary run-off election, 2004^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dale Folwell	4,656	66.52%
	Republican	Debra Conrad	2,343	33.48%
Total votes			6,999	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 74th district general election, 2004^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dale Folwell	21,248	62.94%
	Democratic	Tom Brandon	12,510	37.06%
Total votes			33,758	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 74th district general section, 2002^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Linda Johnson (incumbent)	12,835	65.24%
	Democratic	Glenn White	6,243	1.73%
	Libertarian	Caroline Gellner	596	3.03%
Total votes			19,674	100%
	Republican hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 74th district Republican primary election, 2000^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Julia Craven Howard (incumbent)	5,111	79.04%
	Republican	Mike Morris	1,355	20.96%
Total votes			6,466	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 74th district general election, 2000^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Julia Craven Howard (incumbent)	22,773	100%
Total votes			22,773	100%
	Republican hold

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