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5 unusual facts about North Carolina House of Representatives


Cabarrus County, North Carolina

It was named after Stephen Cabarrus of Chowan County, speaker of the North Carolina House of Commons.

Frank Porter Graham

Graham faced two opponents in the 1950 Democratic primary, including former Senator Robert R. Reynolds and former Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives Willis Smith.

James Dalrymple McIver

McIver read law, served as county solicitor (prosecutor), and in the North Carolina House of Representatives (1876–1877); was solicitor for the 7th judicial district (1876–1886); and judge of superior court (1890–1898).

Lulu Belle and Scotty

Cooper served two terms in the North Carolina House of Representatives as the Democratic representative for three counties.

Stanly County, North Carolina

It was named for John Stanly of New Bern (1774–1834), who served several terms in the North Carolina House of Commons and two terms (1801–1803, 1809–1811) in the United States House of Representatives.


Electoral history of Fred F. Steen, II

Electoral History of Fred F. Steen, II, former mayor of Landis, North Carolina, now North Carolina State House Representative for the 76th NC House District covering parts of Rowan County, North Carolina.

Electoral history of Lorene T. Coates

Electoral History of Lorene T. Coates, former North Carolina State House Representative for parts of Rowan County, North Carolina.

Jim Harrell, Jr.

He is the father of three sons, the oldest of which, James A. Harrell, III, served in the North Carolina House of Representatives.

John Blust

John Marshall Blust (born June 4, 1954) is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly, representing the state's sixty-second House district, including constituents in Guilford county.

John W. Rhodes

A successful real estate broker from Huntersville, North Carolina, Rhodes represented North Carolina's Ninety-Eighth House district (northern Mecklenburg County) for two terms (2003–2007).

Larry T. Justus

Larry Thomas Justus (30 April 1932 – 20 October 2002) was a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from Hendersonville, North Carolina; he served for nine consecutive terms.

Lindsay Carter Warren

In 1923, Warren was sent to the North Carolina House of Representatives for a single term before being elected, in 1924, to the 69th United States Congress.


see also

Dan Forest

In 2012, in his first run for office, Forest placed first (with a 67,000 vote margin of victory) in a crowded May primary election, which included Speaker Pro Tempore of the North Carolina House of Representatives Dale Folwell, Representative Gray Mills, and Wake County Commissioner Tony Gurley.

Jimmy F. Garner

He ran against N. Leo Daughtry in 2009 for North Carolina House of Representatives District 49, but lost by 3,745 votes.