North Carolina's 83rd House district

North Carolina's 83rd State
House of Representatives
district
North Carolina's 83rd State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Grant Campbell; R–Concord
Demographics	77% White; 9% Black; 9% Hispanic; 2% Asian; 2% Other
Population (2020)	88,937

North Carolina's 83rd House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Grant Campbell since 2025.^[1]

Geography

Since 2023, the district has included parts of Rowan and Cabarrus counties. The district overlaps with the 33rd and 34th Senate districts.

District officeholders

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 1993.				1993–2003 Part of Rowan County.^[2]
Gene McCombs	Republican	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 76th district.	1993–2003 Part of Rowan County.^[2]
Tracy Walker	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005	Redistricted from the 41st district. Redistricted to the 94th district.	2003–2005 All of Wilkes County.^[3]
Linda Johnson	Republican	January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2019	Redistricted from the 74th district. Redistricted to the 82nd district.	2005–2019 Part of Cabarrus County.^[4]^[5]
Larry Pittman	Republican	January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2023	Redistricted from the 82nd district. Redistricted to the 73rd district and retired.	2019–2021 Parts of Rowan and Cabarrus counties.^[6]
Larry Pittman	Republican	January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2023		2021–2023 Part of Cabarrus County.^[7]
Kevin Crutchfield	Republican	January 1, 2023 – January 1, 2025	Redistricted to the 82nd district and lost re-nomination.	2023–Present Parts of Rowan and Cabarrus counties.^[8]^[9]
Grant Campbell	Republican	January 1, 2025 – Present

Election results

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 83rd district Republican primary election, 2024^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Grant Campbell	5,032	52.26%
	Republican	Brad Jenkins	4,597	47.74%
Total votes			9,629	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 83rd district general election, 2024^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Grant Campbell	30,279	65.68%
	Democratic	Joanne Chesley	15,825	34.32%
Total votes			46,104	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 83rd district Republican primary election, 2022^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin Crutchfield	4,343	45.06%
	Republican	Brad Jenkins	3,124	32.41%
	Republican	Grayson Haff	2,171	22.53%
Total votes			9,638	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 83rd district general election, 2022^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin Crutchfield	27,201	100%
Total votes			27,201	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 83rd district Republican primary election, 2020^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Pittman (incumbent)	4,798	60.72%
	Republican	Jay White	3,104	39.28%
Total votes			7,902	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 83rd district general election, 2020^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Pittman (incumbent)	27,904	51.26%
	Democratic	Gail Young	26,534	48.74%
Total votes			54,438	100%
	Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 83rd district Democratic primary election, 2018^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gail Young	1,048	43.72%
	Democratic	Senah Andrews	1,024	42.72%
	Democratic	Earle Schecter	325	13.56%
Total votes			2,397	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 83rd district Republican primary election, 2018^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Pittman (incumbent)	2,596	63.61%
	Republican	Michael Anderson	1,485	36.39%
Total votes			4,081	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 83rd district general election, 2018^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Pittman (incumbent)	14,798	52.78%
	Democratic	Gail Young	13,240	47.22%
Total votes			28,038	100%
	Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 83rd district Republican primary election, 2016^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Linda Johnson (incumbent)	5,563	61.52%
	Republican	Nathan D. Stone	3,479	38.48%
Total votes			9,042	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 83rd district general election, 2016^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Linda Johnson (incumbent)	22,927	63.10%
	Democratic	Jeremy Hachen	13,407	36.90%
Total votes			36,334	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 83rd district general election, 2014^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Linda Johnson (incumbent)	15,334	100%
Total votes			15,334	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 83rd district general election, 2012^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Linda Johnson (incumbent)	21,219	63.22%
	Democratic	Jerome Fleming	12,347	36.78%
Total votes			33,566	100%
	Republican hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 83rd district general election, 2010^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Linda Johnson (incumbent)	17,197	100%
Total votes			17,197	100%
	Republican hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 83rd district Democratic primary election, 2008^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barry G. Richards	4,140	59.75%
	Democratic	John H. Stanley	2,789	40.25%
Total votes			6,929	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 83rd district general election, 2008^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Linda Johnson (incumbent)	22,333	62.46%
	Democratic	Barry G. Richards	13,425	37.54%
Total votes			35,758	100%
	Republican hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 83rd district general election, 2006^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Linda Johnson (incumbent)	10,947	100%
Total votes			10,947	100%
	Republican hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 83rd district general election, 2004^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Linda Johnson (incumbent)	21,648	87.21%
	Libertarian	Caroline Gellner	3,176	12.79%
Total votes			24,824	100%
	Republican hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 83rd district Republican primary election, 2002^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tracy Walker (incumbent)	3,181	51.69%
	Republican	Roger Smithey	2,973	48.31%
Total votes			6,154	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 83rd district general election, 2002^[29]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tracy Walker (incumbent)	12,976	64.58%
	Democratic	Robert T. Johnston	6,472	32.21%
	Libertarian	Pat Kingsbury	646	3.21%
Total votes			20,094	100%
	Republican hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 83rd district Republican primary election, 2000^[30]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gene McCombs (incumbent)	2,594	76.79%
	Republican	William Joseph Owens Jr.	784	23.21%
Total votes			3,378	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 83rd district general election, 2000^[31]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gene McCombs (incumbent)	19,419	100%
Total votes			19,419	100%
	Republican hold

References

^ "State House District 83, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
^ "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
^ "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
^ "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
^ "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
^ "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
^ "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
^ "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
^ "SS.L. 2023-149 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
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[1] "State House District 83, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved January 2, 2025.

[2] "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 9, 2022.

[3] "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 9, 2022.

[4] "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 9, 2022.

[5] "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 9, 2022.

[6] "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 9, 2022.

[7] "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 9, 2022.

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

[9] "SS.L. 2023-149 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved January 2, 2025.

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v t e Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
157th General Assembly (2025–2026) Speaker of the House TBD Speaker pro tempore Sarah Stevens (R) Majority Leader John Bell (R) Minority Leader Robert Reives (D)
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