North Carolina's 31st House district

North Carolina's 31st State
House of Representatives
district
North Carolina's 31st State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Zack Forde-Hawkins; D–Durham
Demographics	31% White; 43% Black; 18% Hispanic; 5% Asian; 3% Multiracial
Population (2020)	92,018

North Carolina's 31st House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Zack Forde-Hawkins since 2019.^[1]

Geography

Since 2003, the district has included part of Durham County. The district overlaps with the 20th and 22nd Senate districts.

District officeholders since 1985

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
James M. Craven (Pinebluff)	Republican	January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1991	Retired.	1985–1993 All of Moore County.^[2]
Richard Morgan (Eagle Springs)	Republican	January 1, 1991 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 52nd district.	1985–1993 All of Moore County.^[2]
Richard Morgan (Eagle Springs)	Republican	January 1, 1991 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 52nd district.	1993–2003 Part of Moore County.^[3]
Mickey Michaux (Durham)	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2019	Redistricted from the 23rd district. Retired.	2003–Present Part of Durham County.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]
Zack Forde-Hawkins (Durham)	Democratic	January 1, 2019 – Present

Election results

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 31st district general election, 2024^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zack Forde-Hawkins (incumbent)	43,291	100%
Total votes			43,291	100%
	Democratic hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 31st district general election, 2022^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zack Forde-Hawkins (incumbent)	24,814	84.20%
	Libertarian	Sean Haugh	4,658	15.80%
Total votes			29,472	100%
	Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 31st district general election, 2020^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zack Forde-Hawkins (incumbent)	46,341	85.51%
	Libertarian	Sean Haugh	7,850	14.49%
Total votes			54,191	100%
	Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 31st district general election, 2018^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zack Forde-Hawkins	30,613	81.00%
	Republican	Torian Webson	6,002	15.88%
	Libertarian	Erik Raudsep	1,179	3.12%
Total votes			37,794	100%
	Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 31st district general election, 2016^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mickey Michaux (incumbent)	34,540	100%
Total votes			34,540	100%
	Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 31st district general election, 2014^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mickey Michaux (incumbent)	20,745	88.18%
	Republican	Todd Conrad	2,780	11.82%
Total votes			23,525	100%
	Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 31st district general election, 2012^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mickey Michaux (incumbent)	32,497	100%
Total votes			32,497	100%
	Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 31st district general election, 2010^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mickey Michaux (incumbent)	18,801	75.50%
	Republican	Patricia Ladd	6,102	24.50%
Total votes			24,903	100%
	Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 31st district general election, 2008^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mickey Michaux (incumbent)	34,609	100%
Total votes			34,609	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 31st district general election, 2006^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mickey Michaux (incumbent)	11,555	100%
Total votes			11,555	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 31st district general election, 2004^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mickey Michaux (incumbent)	23,313	85.98%
	Libertarian	Michael P. Owen	3,802	14.02%
Total votes			27,115	100%
	Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 31st district general election, 2002^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mickey Michaux (incumbent)	12,658	81.03%
	Libertarian	Rachel Mills	2,963	18.97%
Total votes			15,621	100%
	Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 31st district Democratic primary election, 2000^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ellen Vann Crews	2,289	66.04%
	Democratic	Jack L. Barron	1,177	33.96%
Total votes			3,466	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 31st district general election, 2000^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Morgan (incumbent)	16,525	54.84%
	Democratic	Ellen Vann Crews	13,608	45.16%
Total votes			30,133	100%
	Republican hold

References

^ "State House District 31, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
^ J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992". Retrieved July 15, 2022.
^ "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
^ "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
^ "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
^ "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
^ "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
^ "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
^ "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
^ "SS.L. 2023-149 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
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^ "NC State House 031 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
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[1] "State House District 31, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved April 6, 2025.

[2] J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992". Retrieved July 15, 2022.

[3] "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 15, 2022.

[4] "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 15, 2022.

[5] "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 15, 2022.

[6] "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 15, 2022.

[7] "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 15, 2022.

[8] "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 15, 2022.

[9] "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

[10] "SS.L. 2023-149 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved April 6, 2025.

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[23] "NC State House 031 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 15, 2022.

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v t e Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
157th General Assembly (2025–2026) Speaker of the House Destin Hall (R) Speaker pro tempore Sarah Stevens (R) Majority Leader John Bell (R) Minority Leader Robert Reives (D)
▌Ed Goodwin (R) ▌Ray Jeffers (D) ▌Steve Tyson (R) ▌Jimmy Dixon (R) ▌Bill Ward (R) ▌Joe Pike (R) ▌Matthew Winslow (R) ▌Gloristine Brown (D) ▌Timothy Reeder (R) ▌John Bell (R) ▌Allison Dahle (D) ▌Chris Humphrey (R) ▌Celeste Cairns (R) ▌Wyatt Gable (R) ▌Phil Shepard (R) ▌Carson Smith (R) ▌Frank Iler (R) ▌Deb Butler (D) ▌Charlie Miller (R) ▌Ted Davis Jr. (R) ▌Ya Liu (D) ▌William Brisson (R) ▌Shelly Willingham (D) ▌Dante Pittman (D) ▌Allen Chesser (R) ▌Donna McDowell White (R) ▌Rodney Pierce (D) ▌Larry Strickland (R) ▌Vernetta Alston (D) ▌Marcia Morey (D) ▌Zack Forde-Hawkins (D) ▌Bryan Cohn (D) ▌Monika Johnson-Hostler (D) ▌Tim Longest (D) ▌Mike Schietzelt (R) ▌Julie von Haefen (D) ▌Erin Paré (R) ▌Abe Jones (D) ▌James Roberson (D) ▌Phil Rubin (D) ▌Maria Cervania (D) ▌Mike Colvin (D) ▌Diane Wheatley (R) ▌Charles Smith (D) ▌Frances Jackson (D) ▌Brenden Jones (R) ▌Jarrod Lowery (R) ▌Garland Pierce (D) ▌Cynthia Ball (D) ▌Renee Price (D) ▌John Sauls (R) ▌Ben Moss (R) ▌Howard Penny Jr. (R) ▌Robert Reives (D) ▌Mark Brody (R) ▌Allen Buansi (D) ▌Tracy Clark (D) ▌Amos Quick (D) ▌Alan Branson (R) ▌Cecil Brockman (D) ▌Pricey Harrison (D) ▌John Blust (R) ▌Stephen Ross (R) ▌Dennis Riddell (R) ▌Reece Pyrtle (R) ▌Sarah Crawford (D) ▌Cody Huneycutt (R) ▌David Willis (R) ▌Dean Arp (R) ▌Brian Biggs (R) ▌Kanika Brown (D) ▌Amber Baker (D) ▌Jonathan Almond (R) ▌Jeff Zenger (R) ▌Donny Lambeth (R) ▌Harry Warren (R) ▌Julia Craven Howard (R) ▌Neal Jackson (R) ▌Keith Kidwell (R) ▌Sam Watford (R) ▌Larry Potts (R) ▌Brian Echevarria (R) ▌Grant Campbell (R) ▌Jeffrey McNeely (R) ▌Dudley Greene (R) ▌Hugh Blackwell (R) ▌Destin Hall (R) ▌Mary Belk (D) ▌Mitchell Setzer (R) ▌Sarah Stevens (R) ▌Kyle Hall (R) ▌Terry Brown (D) ▌Ray Pickett (R) ▌Blair Eddins (R) ▌Todd Carver (R) ▌Jay Adams (R) ▌Heather Rhyne (R) ▌Beth Gardner Helfrich (D) ▌Nasif Majeed (D) ▌Julia Greenfield (D) ▌Carolyn Logan (D) ▌Becky Carney (D) ▌Laura Budd (D) ▌Brandon Lofton (D) ▌Tricia Cotham (R) ▌Carla Cunningham (D) ▌Aisha Dew (D) ▌John Torbett (R) ▌Donnie Loftis (R) ▌Kelly Hastings (R) ▌Paul Scott (R) ▌Jordan Lopez (D) ▌Jake Johnson (R) ▌Eric Ager (D) ▌Lindsey Prather (D) ▌Brian Turner (D) ▌Jennifer Balkcom (R) ▌Mark Pless (R) ▌Mike Clampitt (R) ▌Karl Gillespie (R)
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