North Carolina State House District 72
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Amber Baker Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
One candidate on the printed ballot.
- Last election
- Amber Baker (Democratic) was unopposed, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 1 candidate
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- Amber BakerIncumbentDemocratic
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History (21 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 31,141
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
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- Older district map (2024)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 72, 1984 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAmber BakerWon Democratic 31,141100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 25,366
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
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- Older district map (2022)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 72, 1984 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAmber BakerWon(incumbent) Democratic 18,73873.9% RepublicanShelton Stallworthy Republican 6,62826.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 41,392
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
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- Older district map (2020 to 2021)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 72, 1984 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAmber BakerWon Democratic 29,52471.3% RepublicanDan Lawlor Republican 11,86828.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,385
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
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- Older district map (2018 to 2019)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 72, 1984 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDerwin L. MontgomeryWon Democratic 19,29279.1% RepublicanReginald Reid Republican 5,09320.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 28,180
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
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- Older district map (2012 to 2017)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 72, 1984 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEdward Hanes Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 28,180100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,274
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
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- Older district map (2012 to 2017)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 72, 1984 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEdward Hanes Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 17,274100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 35,719
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
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- Older district map (2012 to 2017)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 72, 1984 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEdward Hanes Jr.Won Democratic 26,56174.4% RepublicanCharlie Mellies Republican 9,15825.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,364
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
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- Older district map (2004 to 2011)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 72, 1984 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEarline W. ParmonWon(incumbent) Democratic 9,98069.5% RepublicanJohn Magee Republican 4,38430.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 22,474
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
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- Older district map (2004 to 2011)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 72, 1984 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEarline W. ParmonWon(incumbent) Democratic 22,474100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,971
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
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- Older district map (2004 to 2011)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 72, 1984 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEarline W. ParmonWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,971100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,286
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
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- Older district map (2004 to 2011)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 72, 1984 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEarline W. ParmonWon(incumbent) Democratic 17,286100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,937
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
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- Older district map (2002 to 2003)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 72, 1984 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEarline W. ParmonWon Democratic 8,18354.8% RepublicanVernon Robinson Republican 6,75445.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 25,060
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
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- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 72, 1984 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanGene ArnoldWon(incumbent) Republican 14,33257.2% DemocraticMary P. Wells Democratic 10,72842.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,160
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 72, 1984 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanGene ArnoldWon(incumbent) Republican 10,67658.8% DemocraticMary P. Wells Democratic 7,48441.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,929
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
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- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 72, 1984 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanGene ArnoldWon(incumbent) Republican 16,929100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,090
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 72, 1984 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanGene ArnoldWon(incumbent) Republican 11,090100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,076
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
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- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 72, 1984 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanGene ArnoldWon Republican 14,13258.7% DemocraticEdward L. McGee Democratic 9,94441.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,989
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
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- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 72, 1984 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRoy A. Cooper IIIWon(incumbent) Democratic 11,989100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,422
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 72, 1984 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRoy Cooper IIIWon(incumbent) Democratic 11,91761.4% RepublicanBarry L. Gardner Republican 7,50538.6% - Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 72, 1984 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRoy Cooper IIIWon Democratic —— - Election day
- November 6, 1984
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- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 72, 1984 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAllen C. BarbeeWon(incumbent) Democratic ——
- 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
- 1984 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 72, election results 1984 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/nc/house/72. Retrieved October 30, 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:72
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