North Carolina's 45th House district

{{Infobox legislative district

| state = North Carolina

| district = 45

| chamber = House of Representatives

| image =

| representative = Frances Jackson

| party = Democratic

| residence = Fayetteville

| Democratic =

| Republican =

| NPP =

| percent_white = 41

| percent_black = 34

| percent_hispanic = 15

| percent_asian = 3

| percent_native_american = 1

| percent_pacific_islander =

| percent_other_race =

| percent_multiracial = 5

| population = 84,224

| population_year = 2020

| voting_age =

| citizen_voting_age =

| registered =

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North Carolina's 45th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Frances Jackson since 2023.{{cite web|url=https://censusreporter.org/profiles/62000US37045-state-house-district-45-nc/|title=State House District 45, 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 and 21st Senate districts.

District officeholders since 1983

=Multi-member district=

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Austin Allran
({{small|Hickory}})

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

| rowspan=2 nowrap | January 1, 1983 –
January 1, 1987

| rowspan=2 | Redistricted from the 37th district.
Retired to run for State Senate.

| align=left | Julius Reid Poovey
({{small|Hickory}})

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 1, 1983 –
January 1, 1985

| Redistricted from the 37th district.

| rowspan=3 | 1983–1993
Parts of Catawba and Burke 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=August 8, 2022}}

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| rowspan=2 align=left | Doris Rogers Huffman
({{small|Newton}})

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

| rowspan=2 nowrap | January 1, 1985 –
January 1, 1993

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Walter Stine Isenhower
({{small|Conover}})

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 1, 1987 –
January 1, 1993

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| align=left | Charles Preston
({{small|Conover}})

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

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

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Cherie Berry
({{small|Newton}})

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

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

| rowspan=2 | Retired to run for Labor Commissioner.

| rowspan=3 | 1993–2003
Parts of Catawba, 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=August 8, 2022}}

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Joe Kiser
({{small|Vale}})

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

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

| rowspan=2 | Redistricted to the 97th district.

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| align=left | Mark Hilton
({{small|Conover}})

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

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

| Redistricted to the 88th district.

=Single-member district=

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| align=left | Alex Warner
({{small|Hope Mills}})

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

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

| Redistricted from the 75th district.
Lost re-nomination.

| rowspan=4 | 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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Rick Glazier
({{small|Fayetteville}})

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 1, 2005 –
January 1, 2013

| Redistricted from the 44th district.
Redistricted to the 44th district.

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John Szoka
({{small|Fayetteville}})

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 1, 2013 –
January 1, 2023

| Retired to run for the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners.

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Frances Jackson
({{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 45th district general election, 2024[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/05/2024&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1225] 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 = Frances Jackson (incumbent)

| votes = 25,090

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 25,090

| percentage = 100%

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{{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 45th district Democratic primary election, 2022[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/17/2022&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1616] 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 = Frances Jackson

| votes = 2,228

| percentage = 52.45%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Chris Davis

| votes = 1,746

| percentage = 41.10%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Keith Byrd

| votes = 274

| percentage = 6.45%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 4,248

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district general election, 2022[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2022&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 = Frances Jackson

| votes = 11,148

| percentage = 55.16%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Susan Chapman

| votes = 9,064

| percentage = 44.84%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 20,212

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box gain with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

| loser = Republican Party (United States)

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=2020=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district Democratic primary election, 2020[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=03/03/2020&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=2067] 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 = Frances Jackson

| votes = 5,313

| percentage = 69.12%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Keith Byrd

| votes = 2,374

| percentage = 30.88%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 7,687

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district general election, 2020[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/03/2020&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1214] 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 = John Szoka (incumbent)

| votes = 20,260

| percentage = 50.88%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Frances Jackson

| votes = 19,557

| percentage = 49.12%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 39,817

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

=2018=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district general election, 2018[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2018&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 = John Szoka (incumbent)

| votes = 17,280

| percentage = 58.36%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Albeiro "Al" Florez

| votes = 12,330

| percentage = 41.64%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 29,610

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

=2016=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district general election, 2016[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2016&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1120] 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 = John Szoka (incumbent)

| votes = 23,495

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 23,495

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

=2014=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district general election, 2014[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/04/2014&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1201] 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 = John Szoka (incumbent)

| votes = 12,813

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 12,813

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

=2012=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district Republican primary election, 2012[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/08/2012&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1049] 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 = John Szoka

| votes = 3,093

| percentage = 57.72%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Diane Wheatley

| votes = 2,266

| percentage = 42.28%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 5,359

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district general election, 2012[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2012&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1228] 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 = John Szoka

| votes = 16,208

| percentage = 56.40%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Eddie Dees

| votes = 12,532

| percentage = 43.60%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 28,740

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box new seat win

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

=2010=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district Democratic primary election, 2010[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/04/2010&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1045] 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 = 2,714

| percentage = 73.13%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Tina Odom

| votes = 997

| percentage = 26.87%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 3,711

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district Republican primary election, 2010[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/04/2010&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1045] 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 = Jackie Warner

| votes = 1,132

| percentage = 58.47%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Patrick Mitchell

| votes = 804

| percentage = 41.53%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 1,936

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district general election, 2010[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/02/2010&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 = Rick Glazier (incumbent)

| votes = 9,858

| percentage = 50.12%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Jackie Warner

| votes = 9,812

| percentage = 49.88%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 19,670

| 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 45th district general election, 2008[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/04/2008&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1231] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Rick Glazier (incumbent)

| votes = 24,225

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 24,225

| 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 45th district general election, 2006[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/07/2006&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=198] 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 = 6,990

| percentage = 52.30%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Alex Warner

| votes = 6,375

| percentage = 47.70%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 13,365

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

=2004=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district Democratic primary election, 2004[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=07/20/2004&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=41] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Rick Glazier (incumbent)

| votes = 2,227

| percentage = 51.42%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Alex Warner (incumbent)

| votes = 2,104

| percentage = 48.58%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 4,331

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district general election, 2004[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/02/2004&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=205] 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 = 15,100

| percentage = 60.16%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Robert T. Lawrence

| votes = 10,001

| percentage = 39.84%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 25,101

| 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 45th district general election, 2002[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/05/2002&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=213] 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 = Alex Warner (incumbent)

| votes = 8,039

| percentage = 62.39%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Robert T. Lawrence

| votes = 4,847

| percentage = 37.61%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 12,886

| 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 45th district Republican primary election, 2000{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=923977|title=NC State House 045 - R Primary|publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=August 8, 2022}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Joe Kiser (incumbent)

| votes = 4,467

| percentage = 41.42%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Mark Hilton

| votes = 3,597

| percentage = 33.35%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Ray Hoyle

| votes = 2,722

| percentage = 25.24%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 10,786

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district general election, 2000{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=781711|title=NC State House 045|publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=August 8, 2022}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Joe Kiser (incumbent)

| votes = 30,639

| percentage = 32.75%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Mark Hilton

| votes = 29,812

| percentage = 31.87%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = David Clark Jr.

| votes = 19,419

| percentage = 20.76%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Columbus J. Turner

| votes = 13,679

| percentage = 14.62%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 93,549

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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References

Category:North Carolina House districts

Category:Cumberland County, North Carolina