North Carolina's 27th House district

North Carolina's 27th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Michael Wray since 2005.^[1]

North Carolina's 27th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Michael Wray D–Gaston
Demographics	38% White 53% Black 3% Hispanic 2% Native American 3% remainder of multiracial
Population (2020)	70,424

Geography

Since 2023, the district has included all of Warren, Halifax and Northampton counties. The district overlaps with the 3rd Senate district.

District officeholders since 1993

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Stephen Wood	Republican	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2001	Redistricted from the 28th district Lost re-nomination. Switched parties. Lost re-election.	1993–2003 Part of Guilford and Davidson counties.^[2]
	Reform
John Blust	Republican	January 1, 2001 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 62nd district.
Stanley Fox	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005	Redistricted from the 78th district. Retired.	2003–2005 Parts of Warren, Vance, and Granville counties.^[3]
Michael Wray	Democratic	January 1, 2005 – Present		2005–2013 All of Northampton and Warren counties. Part of Vance County.^[4]
				2013–2023 All of Halifax and Northampton counties.^[5]^[6]^[7]
				2023–Present All of Warren, Halifax, and Northampton counties.^[8]

Election results

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district Democratic primary election, 2022^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray (incumbent)	10,866	79.00%
	Democratic	Jerry McDaniel	2,889	21.00%
Total votes			13,755	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2022^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray (incumbent)	18,116	61.44%
	Republican	Wes Tripp	11,370	38.56%
Total votes			29,486	100%
	Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district Democratic primary election, 2020^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray (incumbent)	6,856	55.75%
	Democratic	Kelby Hicks	4,536	36.89%
	Democratic	Jerry McDaniel	905	7.36%
Total votes			12,297	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2020^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray (incumbent)	23,169	66.78%
	Republican	Warren Scott Nail	11,527	33.22%
Total votes			34,696	100%
	Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district Democratic primary election, 2018^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray (incumbent)	7,319	56.15%
	Democratic	Franklin D. Williams Jr.	5,716	43.85%
Total votes			13,035	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2018^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray (incumbent)	16,783	69.33%
	Republican	Raymond "Ray" Dyer	7,426	30.67%
Total votes			24,209	100%
	Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district Democratic primary election, 2016^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray (incumbent)	7,418	52.39%
	Democratic	Franklin D. Williams Jr.	6,741	47.61%
Total votes			14,159	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2016^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray (incumbent)	29,200	100%
Total votes			29,200	100%
	Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district Democratic primary election, 2014^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray (incumbent)	8,458	57.97%
	Democratic	Franklin D. Williams Jr.	6,132	42.03%
Total votes			14,590	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2014^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray (incumbent)	17,446	100%
Total votes			17,446	100%
	Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district Democratic primary election, 2012^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray (incumbent)	9,052	61.71%
	Democratic	James Mills	5,616	38.29%
Total votes			14,668	100%

North Carolina House of representatives 27th district general election, 2012^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray (incumbent)	29,714	90.94%
	Libertarian	Jesse Shearin	2,960	9.06%
Total votes			32,674	100%
	Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2010^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray (incumbent)	17,701	100%
Total votes			17,701	100%
	Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2008^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray (incumbent)	27,387	100%
Total votes			27,387	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district Democratic primary election, 2006^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray (incumbent)	8,551	76.71%
	Democratic	Anthony Butler	1,878	16.85%
	Democratic	Howard Ervin	718	6.44%
Total votes				100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2006^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray (incumbent)	13,839	100%
Total votes			13,839	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district Democratic primary election, 2004^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard M. Henderson	2,882	29.31%
	Democratic	Michael Wray	2,874	29.23%
	Democratic	Grace M. Edwards	2,290	23.29%
	Democratic	John Soles	1,586	16.13%
	Democratic	Julius O. Webb	200	2.03%
Total votes			9,832	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district Democratic primary run-off election, 2004^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray	2,982	51.36%
	Democratic	Richard M. Henderson	2,824	48.64%
Total votes			5,806	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2004^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray	21,237	100%
Total votes			21,237	100%
	Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2002^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stanley Fox (incumbent)	13,193	100%
Total votes			13,193	100%
	Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district Republican primary election, 2000^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Blust	3,843	59.57%
	Republican	Stephen Wood (incumbent)	2,608	40.43%
Total votes			6,451	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2000^[30]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Blust	24,063	83.98%
	Reform	Stephen Wood (incumbent)	4,589	16.02%
Total votes			28,652	100%
	Republican gain from Reform

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