North Carolina's 44th House district

{{Infobox legislative district

| state = North Carolina

| district = 44

| chamber = House of Representatives

| image =

| representative = Charles Smith

| party = Democratic

| residence = Fayetteville

| Democratic =

| Republican =

| NPP =

| percent_white = 38

| percent_black = 39

| percent_hispanic = 11

| percent_asian = 3

| percent_native_american = 1

| percent_pacific_islander = 1

| percent_other_race = 1

| percent_multiracial = 6

| population = 82,245

| population_year = 2020

| voting_age =

| citizen_voting_age =

| registered =

| notes =

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North Carolina's 44th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Charles Smith since 2023.{{cite web|url=https://censusreporter.org/profiles/62000US37044-state-house-district-44-nc/|title=State House District 44, NC|publisher=Census Reporter|accessdate=April 11, 2025}}

Geography

Since 2003, the district has included part of Cumberland County. The district overlaps with the 19th Senate district.

District officeholders since 1993

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! Representative

! Party

! Dates

! Notes

! Counties

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| align=left | John Gamble Jr.
({{small|Lincolnton}})

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 1, 1993 –
January 1, 1999

| Redistricted from the multi-member district.

| rowspan=2 | 1993–2003
Parts of Lincoln and Gaston 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=April 11, 2025}}

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| align=left | Daniel Barefoot
({{small|Lincolnton}})

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 1, 1999 –
January 1, 2003

| Redistricted to the 97th district and retired.

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| align=left | 100px
Rick Glazier
({{small|Fayetteville}})

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

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

| Redistricted to the 45th district.

| rowspan=8 | 2003–Present
Part of Cumberland 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=August 8, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://ncleg.gov/Files/GIS/Plans_Main/House_2003/mapSimple.pdf|title=House Redistricting Plan|publisher=North Carolina General Assembly|accessdate=August 8, 2022}}{{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=August 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=August 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=August 8, 2022}}{{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=August 8, 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=April 11, 2025}}

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Margaret Dickson
({{small|Fayetteville}})

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 1, 2005 –
January 21, 2010

| Redistricted from the 41st district.
Resigned to assume seat in the State Senate.

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | January 21, 2010 –
February 19, 2010

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| align=left | Diane Parfitt
({{small|Fayetteville}})

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | February 19, 2010 –
January 1, 2013

| Appointed to finish Dickson's term.
Retired.

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| align=left | 100px
Rick Glazier
({{small|Fayetteville}})

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 1, 2013 –
August 28, 2015

| Redistricted from the 45th district.
Resigned.

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | August 28, 2015 –
September 1, 2015

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| align=left | 100px
Billy Richardson
({{small|Fayetteville}})

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | September 1, 2015 –
January 1, 2023

| Appointed to finish Glazier's term.
Retired.

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Charles Smith
({{small|Fayetteville}})

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 1, 2023 –
Present

Election results

=2024=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 44th district Libertarian primary election, 2024[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=03/05/2024&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1895] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| candidate = Christina Aragues

| votes = 21

| percentage = 55.26%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| candidate = Angel Yaklin

| votes = 17

| percentage = 44.74%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 38

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 44th district general election, 2024[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/05/2024&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1224] 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 = Charles Smith (incumbent)

| votes = 20,941

| percentage = 62.28%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Freddie de la Cruz

| votes = 12,683

| percentage = 37.72%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 33,624

| 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 44th district Democratic primary election, 2022[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/17/2022&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1613] 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 = Charles Smith

| votes = 3,650

| percentage = 61.77%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Terry L. Johnson Sr.

| votes = 2,259

| percentage = 38.23%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 5,909

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 44th district general election, 2022[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2022&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1205] 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 = Charles Smith

| votes = 14,903

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 14,903

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

=2020=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 44th district Democratic primary election, 2020[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=03/03/2020&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=2062] 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 = Billy Richardson (incumbent)

| votes = 5,129

| percentage = 52.10%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Terry Johnson

| votes = 4,715

| percentage = 47.90%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 9,844

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 44th district general election, 2020[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/03/2020&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1213] 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 = Billy Richardson (incumbent)

| votes = 25,412

| percentage = 71.86%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Heather S. Holmes

| votes = 9,950

| percentage = 28.14%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 35,362

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

=2018=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 44th district Republican primary election, 2018[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/08/2018&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1139] 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 = Linda Devore

| votes = 1,531

| percentage = 66.89%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Patrick Petsche

| votes = 758

| percentage = 33.11%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 2,289

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 44th district general election, 2018[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2018&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1047] 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 = Billy Richardson (incumbent)

| votes = 13,448

| percentage = 56.56%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Linda Devore

| votes = 10,328

| percentage = 43.44%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 23,776

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

=2016=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 44th district Republican primary election, 2016[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=03/15/2016&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1356] 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 = Jim Arp

| votes = 3,409

| percentage = 50.90%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Richard Button

| votes = 2,891

| percentage = 43.17%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Todd Ausborn

| votes = 397

| percentage = 5.93%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 6,697

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 44th district general election, 2016[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2016&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1119] 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 = Billy Richardson (incumbent)

| votes = 15,433

| percentage = 50.57%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Jim Arp

| votes = 15,086

| percentage = 49.43%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 30,519

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

=2014=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 44th district general election, 2014[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/04/2014&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 = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Rick Glazier (incumbent)

| votes = 10,171

| percentage = 52.51%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Richard Button

| votes = 9,200

| percentage = 47.49%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 19,371

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

=2012=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 44th district Republican primary election, 2012[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/08/2012&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1048] 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 = Richard D. Button

| votes = 3,002

| percentage = 65.19%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = John Czajkowski

| votes = 1,603

| percentage = 34.81%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 4,605

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 44th district general election, 2012[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2012&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1227] 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 = Rick Glazier (incumbent)

| votes = 17,266

| percentage = 56.31%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Richard D. Button

| votes = 13,398

| percentage = 43.69%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 30,664

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

=2010=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 44th district Republican primary election, 2010[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/04/2010&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1044] 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 = Johnny Dawkins

| votes = 1,476

| percentage = 56.44%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Brian Kent

| votes = 602

| percentage = 23.02%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Lois A. Kirby

| votes = 537

| percentage = 20.54%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 2,615

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 44th district general election, 2010[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/02/2010&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1223] 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 = Diane Parfitt (incumbent)

| votes = 8,189

| percentage = 50.33%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Johnny Dawkins

| votes = 8,081

| percentage = 49.67%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 16,270

| 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 44th district general election, 2008https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/04/2008&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1230 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 = Margaret Dickson (incumbent)

| votes = 17,260

| percentage = 61.59%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Lou Huddleston

| votes = 10,763

| percentage = 38.41%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 28,023

| 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 44th district general election, 2006https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/07/2006&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=197 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 = Margaret Dickson (incumbent)

| votes = 8,648

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 8,648

| 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 44th district general election, 2004https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/02/2004&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=204 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 = Margaret Dickson (incumbent)

| votes = 13,764

| percentage = 58.38%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Ralph Reagan

| votes = 9,812

| percentage = 41.62%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 23,576

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

=2002=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 44th district Republican primary election, 2002[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=09/10/2002&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=54] 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 = Michael "Mike" Stone

| votes = 1,512

| percentage = 65.31%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Don Talbot

| votes = 803

| percentage = 34.69%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 2,315

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 44th district general election, 2002[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/05/2002&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=212] 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 = Rick Glazier

| votes = 7,523

| percentage = 53.43%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Michael Stone

| votes = 6,556

| percentage = 46.57%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 14,079

| 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 44th district general election, 2000{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=781710|title=NC State House 044|publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=August 8, 2022}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Daniel Barefoot (incumbent)

| votes = 10,425

| percentage = 62.15%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Tom Rogers

| votes = 6,348

| percentage = 37.85%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 16,773

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

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References

Category:North Carolina House districts

Category:Cumberland County, North Carolina