North Carolina's 46th House district

North Carolina's 46th State
House of Representatives
district
North Carolina's 46th State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Brenden Jones; R–Tabor City
Demographics	46% White; 22% Black; 13% Hispanic; 17% Native American
Population (2020)	79,847

North Carolina's 46th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Brenden Jones since 2017.^[1]

Geography[edit]

Since 2023, the district has included all of Columbus County, as well as part of Robeson County. The district overlaps with the 8th and 24th Senate districts.

District officeholders[edit]

Multi-member district[edit]

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 1983.												1983–1993 All of Mitchell and Avery counties. Parts of Watauga, Caldwell, Burke, and Alexander counties.^[2]
James Frank Hughes	Republican	January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1989	Redistricted from the 39th district.	Swan Burnett Lacey Jr.	Republican	January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1985	Redistricted from the 39th district.	George Robinson	Republican	January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1987	Redistricted from the 34th district.
				Charles Buchanan	Republican	January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1993		George Robinson	Republican	January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1987	Redistricted from the 34th district.
								Edgar Starnes	Republican	January 1, 1987 – January 1, 1989
David Flaherty	Republican	January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1995						George Robinson	Republican	January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1993	Redistricted to the 91st district.
David Flaherty	Republican	January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1995		Gregg Thompson	Republican	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 84th district and retired to run for State Senate.					1993–2003 All of Mitchell and Avery counties. Parts of Caldwell, Burke, and Catawba counties.^[3]
Charles Buchanan	Republican	January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 84th district and retired.	Gregg Thompson	Republican	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003

Single-member district[edit]

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Douglas Yongue	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2011	Redistricted from the 16th district Lost re-election.	2003–2013 Parts of Robeson, Hoke, and Scotland counties.^[4]^[5]
Gaston (G. L.) Pridgen	Republican	January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2013	Lost re-election.
Ken Waddell	Democratic	January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2017	Retired.	2013–2019 All of Columbus County. Parts of Robeson and Bladen counties.^[6]
Brenden Jones	Republican	January 1, 2017 – Present
				2019–2023 Parts of Columbus and Robeson counties.^[7]^[8]
				2023–Present All of Columbus County. part of Robeson County.^[9]

Election results[edit]

2022[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 46th district general election, 2022^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brenden Jones (incumbent)	19,928	100%
Total votes			19,928	100%
	Republican hold

2020[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 46th district general election, 2020^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brenden Jones (incumbent)	17,555	60.69%
	Democratic	Tim Heath	11,369	39.31%
Total votes			28,924	100%
	Republican hold

2018[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 46th district general election, 2018^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brenden Jones (incumbent)	12,687	63.35%
	Democratic	Barbara S. Yates-Lockamy	7,339	36.65%
Total votes			20,026	100%
	Republican hold

2016[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 46th district general election, 2016^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brenden Jones	19,607	60.34%
	Democratic	Tim Benton	11,836	36.42%
	Libertarian	Thomas Howell Jr.	1,052	3.24%
Total votes			32,495	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2014[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 46th district general election, 2014^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ken Waddell (incumbent)	11,551	53.42%
	Republican	Brenden Jones	10,073	46.58%
Total votes			21,624	100%
	Democratic hold

2012[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 46th district Democratic primary election, 2012^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ken Waddell	7,083	54.71%
	Democratic	Al Leonard Jr.	5,863	45.29%
Total votes			12,946	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 46th district general election, 2012^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ken Waddell	18,160	54.06%
	Republican	Gaston (G. L.) Pridgen (incumbent)	15,431	45.94%
Total votes			33,591	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

2010[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 46th district general election, 2010^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gaston (G. L.) Pridgen	7,590	52.17%
	Democratic	Douglas Yongue (incumbent)	6,958	47.83%
Total votes			14,548	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2008[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 46th district general election, 2008^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Douglas Yongue (incumbent)	18,275	100%
Total votes			18,275	100%
	Democratic hold

2006[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 46th district general election, 2006^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Douglas Yongue (incumbent)	7,684	100%
Total votes			7,684	100%
	Democratic hold

2004[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 46th district general election, 2004^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Douglas Yongue (incumbent)	12,913	100%
Total votes			12,913	100%
	Democratic hold

2002[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 46th district general election, 2002^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Douglas Yongue (incumbent)	6,920	63.50%
	Republican	C. Linwood Faulk	3,978	36.50%
Total votes			10,898	100%
	Democratic hold

2000[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 46th district general election, 2000^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles Buchanan (incumbent)	28,274	40.33%
	Republican	Gregg Thompson (incumbent)	26,573	37.90%
	Democratic	Joe Delk	15,267	21.78%
Total votes			7,011	100%
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

References[edit]

^ "State House District 46, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
^ J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992". Retrieved August 18, 2022.
^ "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
^ "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
^ "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
^ "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
^ "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
^ "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
^ "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
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^ "NC State House 046". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 18, 2022.

[1] "State House District 46, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 18, 2022.

[2] J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992". Retrieved August 18, 2022.

[3] "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 18, 2022.

[4] "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 18, 2022.

[5] "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 18, 2022.

[6] "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 18, 2022.

[7] "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 18, 2022.

[8] "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 18, 2022.

[9] "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 18, 2022.

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