North Carolina's 22nd House district

{{Infobox legislative district

| state = North Carolina

| district = 22

| chamber = House of Representatives

| image =

| representative = William Brisson

| party = Republican

| residence = Dublin

| Democratic =

| Republican =

| NPP =

| percent_white = 51

| percent_black = 28

| percent_hispanic = 17

| percent_asian =

| percent_native_american = 2

| percent_pacific_islander =

| percent_other_race =

| percent_multiracial = 2

| population = 88,836

| population_year = 2020

| voting_age =

| citizen_voting_age =

| registered =

| notes =

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North Carolina's 22nd House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican William Brisson since 2007.{{cite web|url=https://censusreporter.org/profiles/62000US37022-state-house-district-22-nc/|title=State House District 22, NC|publisher=Census Reporter|accessdate=March 31, 2025}}

Geography

Since 2023, the district has included all of Bladen and Sampson counties. The district overlaps with the 9th and 12th Senate districts.

District officeholders since 1993

=Multi-member district=

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! Representative

! Party

! Dates

! Notes

! Representative

! Party

! Dates

! Notes

! Counties

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| align=left | Richard Moore
({{small|Henderson}})

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 1, 1993 –
January 1, 1995

| Retired to run for Congress.

| rowspan=2 align=left | Michael Satterfield Wilkins
({{small|Roxboro}})

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| rowspan=2 nowrap | January 1, 1993 –
January 1, 1997

| rowspan=2 |

| rowspan=3 | 1993–2003
All of Person County.
Parts of Granville, Vance, Franklin, and Warren counties.{{cite web|url=https://carolana.com/NC/1900s/nc_1900s_house_districts_1985-1992.html|title=North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992|author=J. D. Lewis|date=2014|accessdate=July 7, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://ncleg.gov/Files/GIS/Plans_Main/House_1992/mapSimple.pdf|title=1992 House Base Plan 5|publisher=North Carolina General Assembly|accessdate=July 7, 2022}}

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| rowspan=2 align=left | Jim Crawford
({{small|Oxford}})

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| rowspan=2 nowrap | January 1, 1995 –
January 1, 2003

| rowspan=2 | Redistricted to the 32nd district.

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| align=left | 100px
Gordon Allen
({{small|Roxboro}})

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 1, 1997 –
January 1, 2003

| Redistricted to the 55th district.

=Single-member district=

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! Representative

! Party

! Dates

! Notes

! Counties

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| rowspan=2 align=left | Edd Nye
({{small|Elizabethtown}})

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| rowspan=2 nowrap | January 1, 2003 –
January 1, 2007

| rowspan=2 | Redistricted from the 96th district.
Lost re-nomination.

| 2003–2005
All of Bladen County.
Part of Sampson County.{{cite web|url=https://ncleg.gov/Files/GIS/Plans_Main/House_2002_Court/mapSimple.pdf|title=Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election|publisher=North Carolina General Assembly|accessdate=July 7, 2022}}

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| rowspan=2 | 2005–2013
All of Bladen County.
Part of Cumberland County.{{cite web|url=https://ncleg.gov/Files/GIS/Plans_Main/House_2003/mapSimple.pdf|title=House Redistricting Plan|publisher=North Carolina General Assembly|accessdate=July 7, 2022}}

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| rowspan=5 align=left | 100px
William Brisson
({{small|Dublin}})

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| rowspan=2 nowrap | January 1, 2007 –
October 25, 2017

| rowspan=5 | Switched parties.{{Cite web|url=http://nsjonline.com/article/2017/10/house-democrat-switches-to-gop/|title=House Democrat switches to GOP|last=King|first=Donna|date=2017-10-25|website=The North State Journal|language=en-US|accessdate=March 31, 2025}}

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| rowspan=2 | 2013–2019
Parts of Bladen and Sampson counties.{{cite web|url=https://ncleg.gov/Files/GIS/Plans_Main/House_2011/mapGrouping.pdf|title=Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4|publisher=North Carolina General Assembly|accessdate=July 7, 2022}}

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| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| rowspan=3 nowrap | October 25, 2017 –
Present

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| 2019–2023
All of Bladen County.
Part of Sampson County.{{cite web|url=https://ncleg.gov/Files/GIS/Plans_Main/House_2018_Court/2018%20House%20Election%20Districts_11x17.pdf|title=2018 House Election Districts|publisher=North Carolina General Assembly|accessdate=July 7, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://ncleg.gov/Files/GIS/Plans_Main/House_2019/HB%201020%20H%20Red%20Comm%20CSBK-25_19x36.pdf|title=HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map|publisher=North Carolina General Assembly|accessdate=July 7, 2022}}

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| 2023–Present
All of Bladen and Sampson counties.{{cite web|url=https://ncleg.gov/Files/GIS/Plans_Main/House_2022/SL%202022-4%20House%20-%2019%20x%2036%20Map.pdf|title=S.L. 2022-4 House|publisher=North Carolina General Assembly|accessdate=December 20, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://ncleg.gov/Files/GIS/Plans_Main/House_2023/SL%202023-149%20House%20-%2019%20x%2036%20Map.pdf|title=SS.L. 2023-149 House|publisher=North Carolina General Assembly|accessdate=March 31, 2025}}

Election results

=2024=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2024[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/05/2024&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1202] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = William Brisson (incumbent)

| votes = 26,176

| percentage = 61.01%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Joshua Harrell

| votes = 16,729

| percentage = 38.99%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 42,905

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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=2022=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2022[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2022&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1183] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = William Brisson (incumbent)

| votes = 20,633

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 20,633

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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=2020=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district Democratic primary election, 2020[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=03/03/2020&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1952] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Albert D. Kirby Jr.

| votes = 5,552

| percentage = 72.48%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Martin "Tony" Denning

| votes = 2,108

| percentage = 27.52%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 7,660

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2020[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/03/2020&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1191] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = William Brisson (incumbent)

| votes = 21,698

| percentage = 57.55%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Albert D. Kirby Jr.

| votes = 16,002

| percentage = 42.45%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 37,700

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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=2018=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district Democratic primary election, 2018[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/08/2018&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1074] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Martin "Tony" Denning

| votes = 2,858

| percentage = 56.56%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Lawrence A. Aycock

| votes = 2,195

| percentage = 43.44%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 5,053

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2018[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2018&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1025] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = William Brisson (incumbent)

| votes = 15,423

| percentage = 56.69%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Martin "Tony" Denning

| votes = 11,783

| percentage = 43.31%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 27,206

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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=2016=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district Democratic primary election, 2016[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=03/15/2016&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1289] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = William Brisson (incumbent)

| votes = 4,642

| percentage = 53.48%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Ben Snyder

| votes = 4,038

| percentage = 46.52%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 8,680

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2016[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2016&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1097] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = William Brisson (incumbent)

| votes = 21,091

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 21,091

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

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=2014=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2014[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/04/2014&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1130] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = William Brisson (incumbent)

| votes = 12,208

| percentage = 51.99%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Ken Smith

| votes = 11,274

| percentage = 48.01%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 23,482

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

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=2012=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district Democratic primary election, 2012[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/08/2012&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1036] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = William Brisson (incumbent)

| votes = 5,128

| percentage = 51.61%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Matt Dixon

| votes = 4,808

| percentage = 48.39%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 9,936

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2012[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2012&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1203] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = William Brisson (incumbent)

| votes = 21,187

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 21,187

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

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=2010=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district Democratic primary election, 2010[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/04/2010&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1036] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = William Brisson (incumbent)

| votes = 6,499

| percentage = 73.15%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Robert Jacobs Brooks

| votes = 2,385

| percentage = 26.85%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 8,884

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2010[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/02/2010&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1199] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = William Brisson (incumbent)

| votes = 12,675

| percentage = 52.87%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = John Szoka

| votes = 11,298

| percentage = 47.13%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 23,973

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

=2008=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district Democratic primary election, 2008[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/06/2008&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1036] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = William Brisson (incumbent)

| votes = 9,375

| percentage = 64.18%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Greg Taylor

| votes = 5,233

| percentage = 35.82%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 14,608

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2008[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/04/2008&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1206] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = William Brisson (incumbent)

| votes = 25,417

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 25,417

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

=2006=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district Democratic primary election, 2006[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/02/2006&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=30] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = William Brisson

| votes = 3,903

| percentage = 50.47%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Edd Nye (incumbent)

| votes = 3,831

| percentage = 49.53%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 7,734

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2006[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/07/2006&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=175] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = William Brisson

| votes = 10,267

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 10,267

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

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=2004=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district Democratic primary election, 2004[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=07/20/2004&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=29] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Edd Nye (incumbent)

| votes = 3,453

| percentage = 53.38%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = William Brisson

| votes = 3,016

| percentage = 46.62%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 6,469

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2004[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/02/2004&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=180] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Edd Nye (incumbent)

| votes = 18,646

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 18,646

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

=2002=

{{Election box begin no change|title=2002 North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district Democratic primary election, 2002[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=09/10/2002&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=42] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Edd Nye (incumbent)

| votes = 5,528

| percentage = 54.37%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Nurham Warwick (incumbent)

| votes = 4,640

| percentage = 45.63%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 10,168

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=2002 North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2002[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/05/2002&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=188] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Edd Nye (incumbent)

| votes = 11,614

| percentage = 62.27%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Joy Barbour

| votes = 7,038

| percentage = 37.73%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 18,652

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

=2000=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district Democratic primary election, 2000{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=923969|title=NC State House 022 - Primary|publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=July 7, 2022}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Jim Crawford (incumbent)

| votes = 9,155

| percentage = 51.19%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Gordon Allen (incumbent)

| votes = 6,578

| percentage = 36.78%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Bernard A. Holliday

| votes = 2,151

| percentage = 12.03%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 17,884

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2000{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=781689|title=NC State House 022|publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=July 7, 2022}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Jim Crawford (incumbent)

| votes = 26,875

| percentage = 39.33%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Gordon Allen (incumbent)

| votes = 24,148

| percentage = 35.34%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Audrey M. Smith

| votes = 15,340

| percentage = 22.45%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| candidate = Tom Howe

| votes = 1,975

| percentage = 2.89%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 68,338

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

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{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

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References

Category:North Carolina House districts

Category:Bladen County, North Carolina

Category:Sampson County, North Carolina