North Carolina's 79th House district

{{Infobox legislative district

| state = North Carolina

| district = 79

| chamber = House of Representatives

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| representative = Keith Kidwell

| party = Republican

| residence = Chocowinity

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| percent_white = 67

| percent_black = 23

| percent_hispanic = 7

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| percent_remainder_of_multiracial = 1

| population = 73,711

| population_year = 2020

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North Carolina's 79th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Keith Kidwell since 2019.{{cite web|url=https://censusreporter.org/profiles/62000US37079-state-house-district-79-nc/|title=State House District 79, NC|publisher=Census Reporter|accessdate=September 3, 2022}}

Geography

Since 2023, the district has included all of Beaufort, Pamlico, and Hyde counties, as well as most of Dare County. The district overlaps with the 1st and 2nd Senate districts.

District officeholders

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! Representative

! Party

! Dates

! Notes

! Counties

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| colspan=4 | District created January 1, 1993.

| rowspan=2 | 1993–2003
Parts of Pamlico, Craven, Jones, and Lenoir 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=September 3, 2022}}

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| align=left | William Wainwright

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 1, 1993 –
January 1, 2003

| Redistricted from the 3rd district.
Redistricted to the 12th district.

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| rowspan=3 align=left | Julia Craven Howard

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

| rowspan=3 nowrap | January 1, 2003 –
January 1, 2019

| rowspan=3 | Redistricted from the 74th district.
Redistricted to the 77th district.

| 2003–2005
All of Davie County.
Part of Davidson and Iredell 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=September 3, 2022}}

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| 2005–2013
All of Davie County.
Part of Iredell 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=September 3, 2022}}

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| 2013–2019
All of Davie County.
Part of Forsyth County.{{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=September 3, 2022}}

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| rowspan=2 align=left | Keith Kidwell

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

| rowspan=2 nowrap | January 1, 2019 –
Present

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| 2019–2023
All of Beaufort County.
Part of Craven 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=September 3, 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=September 3, 2022}}

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| 2023–Present
All of Beaufort, Pamlico, and Hyde counties.
Part of Dare County.{{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=September 3, 2022}}

Election results

=2022=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 79th district Republican primary election, 2022[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/17/2022&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1720] 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 = Keith Kidwell (incumbent)

| votes = 8,721

| percentage = 83.30%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Ed Hege

| votes = 1,749

| percentage = 16.70%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 10,470

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 79th district general election, 2022[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2022&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1240] 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 = Keith Kidwell (incumbent)

| votes = 26,309

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 26,309

| percentage = 100%

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{{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 th district general election, 2020[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/03/2020&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1248] 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 = Keith Kidwell (incumbent)

| votes = 25,290

| percentage = 63.83%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Nick Blount

| votes = 14,330

| percentage = 36.17%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 39,620

| percentage = 100%

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{{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 79th district Republican primary election, 2018[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/08/2018&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1244] 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 = Keith Kidwell

| votes = 4,176

| percentage = 78.06%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Jim Chesnutt

| votes = 1,174

| percentage = 21.94%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 5,350

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 79th district general election, 2018[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2018&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1082] 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 = Keith Kidwell

| votes = 17,247

| percentage = 60.59%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Jerry E. Langley

| votes = 11,220

| percentage = 39.41%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 28,647

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box new seat win

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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=2016=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 79th district general election, 2016[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2016&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1154] 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 = Julia Craven Howard (incumbent)

| votes = 31,255

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 31,255

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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=2014=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives th district general election, 2014[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/04/2014&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1167] 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 = Julia Craven Howard (incumbent)

| votes = 18,448

| percentage = 70.25%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Cristina Victoria Vazquez

| votes =7,811

| percentage = 29.75%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 26,259

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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=2012=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 79th district Republican primary election, 2012[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/08/2012&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1073] 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 = Julia Craven Howard (incumbent)

| votes = 9,685

| percentage = 70.31%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Bill Whiteheart

| votes = 4,089

| percentage = 29.69%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 13,774

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 79th district general election, 2012[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2012&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1265] 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 = Julia Craven Howard (incumbent)

| votes = 27,749

| percentage = 70.06%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Cristina Victoria Vazquez

| votes = 11,859

| percentage = 29.94%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 39,608

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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=2010=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives th district general election, 2010[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/02/2010&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1261] 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 = Julia Craven Howard (incumbent)

| votes = 17,006

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 17,006

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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=2008=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives th district general election, 2008[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/04/2008&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1268] 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 = Julia Craven Howard (incumbent)

| votes = 25,401

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 25,401

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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=2006=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 79th district Republican primary election, 2006[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/02/2006&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=43] 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 = Julia Craven Howard (incumbent)

| votes = 4,101

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Frank Mitchell

| votes = 0

| percentage = 0.00%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 4,101

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 79th district general election, 2006[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/07/2006&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=232] 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 = Julia Craven Howard (incumbent)

| votes = 12,553

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 12,553

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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=2004=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 79th district Republican primary election, 2004[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=07/20/2004&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=56] 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 = Julia Craven Howard (incumbent)

| votes = 3,929

| percentage = 53.07%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Frank Mitchell (incumbent)

| votes = 3,474

| percentage = 46.93%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 7,403

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 79th district general election, 2004[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/02/2004&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=242] 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 = Julia Craven Howard (incumbent)

| votes = 21,225

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 21,225

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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=2002=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 79th district Republican primary election, 2002[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=09/10/2002&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=74] 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 = Julia Craven Howard (incumbent)

| votes = 5,387

| percentage = 73.33%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Mike Morris

| votes = 1,959

| percentage = 26.67%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 7,346

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 79th district general election, 2002[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/05/2002&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=250] 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 = Julia Craven Howard (incumbent)

| votes = 15,412

| percentage = 86.70%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| candidate = Mike Holland

| votes = 2,364

| percentage = 13.30%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 17,776

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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=2000=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 79th district general election, 2000{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=781776|title=NC State House 079|publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=September 3, 2022}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = William Wainwright (incumbent)

| votes = 14,665

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 14,665

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change