North Carolina's 27th House district

{{Infobox legislative district

| state = North Carolina

| district = 27

| chamber = House of Representatives

| image =

| representative = Rodney Pierce

| party = Democratic

| residence = Roanoke Rapids

| Democratic =

| Republican =

| NPP =

| percent_white = 38

| percent_black = 51

| percent_hispanic = 3

| percent_asian = 1

| percent_native_american = 3

| percent_pacific_islander =

| percent_other_race = 4

| population = 85,103

| population_year = 2020

| voting_age =

| citizen_voting_age =

| registered =

| notes =

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North Carolina's 27th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Rodney Pierce since 2025.{{cite web|url=https://censusreporter.org/profiles/62000US37027-state-house-district-27-nc/|title=State House District 27, NC|publisher=Census Reporter|accessdate=January 2, 2025}}

Geography

Since 2023, the district has included all of Warren, Halifax and Northampton counties. The district overlaps with the 1st and 2nd Senate districts.

District officeholders since 1993

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! Representative

! Party

! Dates

! Notes

! Counties

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| rowspan=2 align=left | Stephen Wood

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| rowspan=2 nowrap | January 1, 1993 –
January 1, 2001

| rowspan=2 | Redistricted from the 28th district
Lost re-nomination.
Switched parties.
Lost re-election.

| rowspan=3 | 1993–2003
Part of Guilford and Davidson counties.{{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 8, 2022}}

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| {{Party shading/Reform}} | Reform

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| align=left | John Blust

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 1, 2001 –
January 1, 2003

| Redistricted to the 62nd district.

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| align=left | Stanley Fox

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 1, 2003 –
January 1, 2005

| Redistricted from the 78th district.
Retired.

| 2003–2005
Parts of Warren, Vance, and Granville counties.{{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 8, 2022}}

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| rowspan=3 align=left | Michael Wray

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

| rowspan=3 nowrap | January 1, 2005 –
January 1, 2025

| rowspan=3 | Lost re-nomination.

| 2005–2013
All of Northampton and Warren counties.
Part of Vance 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 8, 2022}}

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| 2013–2023
All of Halifax and Northampton 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 8, 2022}}{{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 8, 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 8, 2022}}

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| rowspan=2 | 2023–Present
All of Warren, Halifax, and Northampton 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 21, 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=January 2, 2025}}

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| align=left | Rodney Pierce

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 1, 2025 –
Present

Election results

=2024=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district Democratic primary election, 2024[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=03/05/2024&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1825] 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 = Rodney Pierce

| votes = 5,986

| percentage = 50.14%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Michael Wray (incumbent)

| votes = 5,952

| percentage = 49.86%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 11,938

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2024[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/05/2024&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1207] 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 = Rodney Pierce

| votes = 31,914

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 31,914

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

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=2022=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district Democratic primary election, 2022[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/17/2022&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1562] 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 = Michael Wray (incumbent)

| votes = 10,866

| percentage = 79.00%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Jerry McDaniel

| votes = 2,889

| percentage = 21.00%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 13,755

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2022[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2022&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1188] 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 = Michael Wray (incumbent)

| votes = 18,116

| percentage = 61.44%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Wes Tripp

| votes = 11,370

| percentage = 38.56%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 29,486

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

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=2020=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district Democratic primary election, 2020[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=03/03/2020&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1977] 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 = Michael Wray (incumbent)

| votes = 6,856

| percentage = 55.75%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Kelby Hicks

| votes = 4,536

| percentage = 36.89%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Jerry McDaniel

| votes = 905

| percentage = 7.36%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 12,297

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2020[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/03/2020&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1196] 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 = Michael Wray (incumbent)

| votes = 23,169

| percentage = 66.78%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Warren Scott Nail

| votes = 11,527

| percentage = 33.22%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 34,696

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

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=2018=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district Democratic primary election, 2018[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/08/2018&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1089] 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 = Michael Wray (incumbent)

| votes = 7,319

| percentage = 56.15%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Franklin D. Williams Jr.

| votes = 5,716

| percentage = 43.85%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 13,035

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2018[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2018&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1030] 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 = Michael Wray (incumbent)

| votes = 16,783

| percentage = 69.33%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Raymond "Ray" Dyer

| votes = 7,426

| percentage = 30.67%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 24,209

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

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=2016=

{{Election box begin no change| title=North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district Democratic primary election, 2016[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=03/15/2016&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1304] 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 = Michael Wray (incumbent)

| votes = 7,418

| percentage = 52.39%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Franklin D. Williams Jr.

| votes = 6,741

| percentage = 47.61%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 14,159

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2016[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2016&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1102] 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 = Michael Wray (incumbent)

| votes = 29,200

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 29,200

| 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 27th district Democratic primary election, 2014[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/06/2014&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1622] 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 = Michael Wray (incumbent)

| votes = 8,458

| percentage = 57.97%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Franklin D. Williams Jr.

| votes = 6,132

| percentage = 42.03%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 14,590

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2014[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/04/2014&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1211] 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 = Michael Wray (incumbent)

| votes = 17,446

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes= 17,446

| 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 27th district Democratic primary election, 2012[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/08/2012&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1039] North Carolina State Board of Elections.}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Michael Wray (incumbent)

| votes = 9,052

| percentage = 61.71%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = James Mills

| votes = 5,616

| percentage = 38.29%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 14,668

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of representatives 27th district general election, 2012[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2012&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1208] 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 = Michael Wray (incumbent)

| votes = 29,714

| percentage = 90.94%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| candidate = Jesse Shearin

| votes = 2,960

| percentage = 9.06%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 32,674

| 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 27th district general election, 2010[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/02/2010&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1204] 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 = Michael Wray (incumbent)

| votes = 17,701

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 17,701

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

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=2008=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2008[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/04/2008&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1211] 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 = Michael Wray (incumbent)

|votes = 27,387

|percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 27,387

| 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 27th district Democratic primary election, 2006[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/02/2006&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=32] 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 = Michael Wray (incumbent)

| votes = 8,551

| percentage = 76.71%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Anthony Butler

| votes = 1,878

| percentage = 16.85%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Howard Ervin

| votes = 718

| percentage = 6.44%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes =

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2006[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/07/2006&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 = Michael Wray (incumbent)

| votes = 13,839

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 13,839

| 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 27th district Democratic primary election, 2004[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=07/20/2004&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 = Richard M. Henderson

| votes = 2,882

| percentage = 29.31%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Michael Wray

| votes = 2,874

| percentage = 29.23%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Grace M. Edwards

| votes = 2,290

| percentage = 23.29%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = John Soles

| votes = 1,586

| percentage = 16.13%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Julius O. Webb

| votes = 200

| percentage = 2.03%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 9,832

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district Democratic primary run-off election, 2004[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=08/17/2004&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1] 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 = Michael Wray

| votes = 2,982

| percentage = 51.36%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Richard M. Henderson

| votes = 2,824

| percentage = 48.64%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 5,806

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2004[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/02/2004&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=185] 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 = Michael Wray

|votes = 21,237

|percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 21,237

|percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

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=2002=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2002[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/05/2002&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=193] 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 = Stanley Fox (incumbent)

| votes = 13,193

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 13,193

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

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=2000=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district Republican primary election, 2000{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=390864|title=NC State House 027 - R primary|publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=July 8, 2022}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = John Blust

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 3,843

| percentage = 59.57%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Stephen Wood (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 2,608

| percentage = 40.43%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 6,451

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2000{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=390863|title=NC State House 027|publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=July 8, 2022}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = John Blust

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 24,063

| percentage = 83.98%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Stephen Wood (incumbent)

| party = Reform Party of the United States of America

| votes = 4,589

| percentage = 16.02%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 28,652

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box gain with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

| loser = Reform Party (United States)

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References

Category:North Carolina House districts

Category:Warren County, North Carolina

Category:Halifax County, North Carolina

Category:Northampton County, North Carolina