North Carolina State House District 43
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Diane Wheatley Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
Janene AcklesDemocraticDiane WheatleyRepublican · Incumbent6 years since first win
Janene Ackles 42.7Diane Wheatley 57.3
Last result · 2024 generalNo published poll names both candidates.
- Last election
- Diane Wheatley (Republican) won by 14.6 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
Side by side
Left column: AcklesRight column: Wheatley
- Donor-based spectrum
- LiberalCentristConservativeWheatleyNo published score for Ackles
- Races
- Won 0 of 1
- Won 3 of 3
- Years since first win
- Not available
- 6
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Candidates on the ballot
- Janene AcklesDemocratic
- Diane WheatleyIncumbentRepublican
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Official results for North Carolina
History (28 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 43,175
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2024)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 43, 1970 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDiane WheatleyWon Republican 24,75357.3% DemocraticJanene "Dublin" Ackles Democratic 18,42242.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 26,167
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 43, 1970 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDiane WheatleyWon(incumbent) Republican 14,38955.0% DemocraticElmer Floyd Democratic 11,77845.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 39,396
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2020 to 2021)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 43, 1970 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDiane WheatleyWon Republican 20,40851.8% DemocraticKimberly Hardy Democratic 18,98848.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,821
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2018 to 2019)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 43, 1970 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticElmer FloydWon(incumbent) Democratic 16,17574.1% RepublicanJohn Czajkowski Republican 5,64625.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 27,121
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2017)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 43, 1970 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticElmer FloydWon(incumbent) Democratic 27,121100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,955
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2017)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 43, 1970 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticElmer FloydWon(incumbent) Democratic 15,955100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 34,249
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2017)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 43, 1970 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticElmer FloydWon(incumbent) Democratic 23,83269.6% RepublicanDiana Carroll Republican 10,41730.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,967
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2011)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 43, 1970 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticElmer FloydWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,967100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,807
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2011)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 43, 1970 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticElmer FloydWon Democratic 16,807100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,645
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2011)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 43, 1970 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMary E. McAllisterWon(incumbent) Democratic 5,645100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,875
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2011)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 43, 1970 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMary E. McAllisterWon(incumbent) Democratic 11,875100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,008
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2003)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 43, 1970 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMary E. McAllisterWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,008100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 23,886
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 43, 1970 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMitchel Smith SetzerWon(incumbent) Republican 23,886100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,235
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 43, 1970 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMitchell S. SetzerWon Republican 14,235100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,705
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 43, 1970 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanC. Robert BrawleyWon(incumbent) Republican 16,38166.3% DemocraticBill Jay Baity Jr. Democratic 8,32433.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,526
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 43, 1970 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanC. Robert BrawleyWon(incumbent) Republican 10,526100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,966
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 43, 1970 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanC. Robert BrawleyWon(incumbent) Republican 16,966100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,535
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 43, 1970 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanC. Robert BrawleyWon(incumbent) Republican 9,96456.8% DemocraticJames C. Kivett Democratic 7,57143.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,754
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 43, 1970 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanC. Robert BrawleyWon(incumbent) Republican 13,754100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,629
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 43, 1970 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanC. Robert BrawleyWon(incumbent) Republican 9,36464.0% DemocraticJames C. Kivett Democratic 5,26536.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,411
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 43, 1970 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanC. Robert BrawleyWon(incumbent) Republican 11,91161.4% DemocraticFrances L. Murdock Democratic 7,50038.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,781
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 43, 1970 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanC. Robert BrawleyWon(incumbent) Republican 6,39654.3% DemocraticJames F. Houston Democratic 5,38545.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 232,316
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- Seats
- 4
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 43, 1970 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarie W. ColtonWon(incumbent) Democratic 32,59114.0% DemocraticGordon H. GreenwoodWon(incumbent) Democratic 32,56414.0% DemocraticMartin L. NesbittWon Democratic 31,77313.7% DemocraticNarvel J. CrawfordWon Democratic 30,50513.1% RepublicanL. C. Atkinson Republican 27,17811.7% RepublicanZora Hays Republican 27,16111.7% RepublicanStanley S. Atkins Republican 26,90311.6% RepublicanDudley Camper Republican 23,64110.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 105,874
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- Seats
- 4
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 43, 1970 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarie W. ColtonWon Democratic 23,46022.2% DemocraticMary C. NesbittWon(incumbent) Democratic 22,98821.7% DemocraticJames McClure ClarkeWon(incumbent) Democratic 22,82421.6% DemocraticGordon H. GreenwoodWon(incumbent) Democratic 22,48521.2% RepublicanLacy T. Haith Republican 14,11713.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 183,261
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- Seats
- 4
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 43, 1970 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames McClure ClarkeWon Democratic 35,62719.4% DemocraticMary C. NesbittWon(incumbent) Democratic 35,50119.4% DemocraticGordon H. GreenwoodWon Democratic 34,90619.1% DemocraticClaude DebruhlWon(incumbent) Democratic 31,04116.9% RepublicanZora Hays Republican 24,63713.4% RepublicanMartha Cooper Republican 21,54811.8% OtherJessie I. Ledbetter Other 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 137,701
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- Seats
- 4
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 43, 1970 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn S. StevensWon(incumbent) Democratic 22,98216.7% DemocraticMary C. NesbittWon Democratic 22,51616.4% DemocraticHerbert L. HydeWon(incumbent) Democratic 22,06616.0% DemocraticClaude DebruhlWon(incumbent) Democratic 20,93515.2% RepublicanMarilyn Hewitt Republican 12,9229.4% RepublicanDouglas McCorkle Martin Republican 12,8649.3% RepublicanDaniel J. Gorham Republican 12,0618.8% RepublicanStewart V. Spragins Republican 11,3558.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 154,203
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- Seats
- 4
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 43, 1970 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn S. StevensWon(incumbent) Democratic 27,01717.5% DemocraticHerbert L. HydeWon Democratic 26,97617.5% DemocraticHerschel S. HarkinsWon(incumbent) Democratic 26,11616.9% DemocraticClaude DebruhlWon(incumbent) Democratic 25,46316.5% RepublicanLee Roy Griffin Jr. Republican 23,00914.9% RepublicanJames Thomas Steele Republican 22,67614.7% OtherZora Hays Other 2,9461.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 61,151
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- Seats
- 3
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 43, 1970 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRobert Z. FallsWon(incumbent) Democratic 17,907100.0% DemocraticRobert JonesWon(incumbent) Democratic 17,538100.0% DemocraticW. K. Mauney Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 16,48364.1% RepublicanA. Hobart Green Republican 9,22335.9%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1970 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). North Carolina State House District 43, election results 1970 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/nc/house/43. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:nc/sldl:43
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026