North Carolina's 85th House district

North Carolina's 85th State
House of Representatives
district
North Carolina's 85th State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Dudley Greene; R–Newland
Demographics	87% White; 3% Black; 7% Hispanic; 1% Asian; 2% Multiracial
Population (2024)	91,522

Demographics87% White
3% Black
7% Hispanic
1% Asian
2% Multiracial

Population(2024)91,522

North Carolina's 85th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Dudley Greene since 2021.^[1]

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 1993.
Ronnie Sutton (Pembroke)	Democratic	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 47th district.	1993–2003 Parts of Robeson and Hoke counties.^[2]
Mitch Gillespie (Marion)	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 6, 2013	Redistricted from the 49th district. Resigned.	2003–2013 All of McDowell County Part of Burke County.^[3]^[4]
Mitch Gillespie (Marion)	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 6, 2013	Redistricted from the 49th district. Resigned.	2013–2023 All of Avery, Mitchell, and McDowell counties.^[5]^[6]^[7]
Vacant		January 6, 2013 – January 29, 2013
Josh Dobson (Nebo)	Republican	January 29, 2013 – January 1, 2021	Appointed to finish Gillespie's term. Retired to run for Labor Commissioner.
Dudley Greene (Newland)	Republican	January 1, 2021 – Present
Dudley Greene (Newland)	Republican	January 1, 2021 – Present		2023–Present All of Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey counties. Part of McDowell County.^[8]^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dudley Greene (incumbent)	36,145	74.19%
	Democratic	John Ford	12,574	25.81%
Total votes			48,719	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dudley Greene (incumbent)	26,613	74.59%
	Democratic	Robert Cordle	9,066	25.41%
Total votes			35,679	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dudley Greene	31,073	77.48%
	Democratic	Ted Remington	9,031	22.52%
Total votes			40,104	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Josh Dobson (incumbent)	20,408	74.95%
	Democratic	Howard Larsen	6,822	25.05%
Total votes			27,230	100%
	Republican hold

District officeholders

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Josh Dobson (incumbent)	29,064	100%
Total votes			29,064	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Josh Dobson (incumbent)	15,467	74.88%
	Democratic	JR Edwards	5,188	25.12%
Total votes			20,655	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mitch Gillespie (incumbent)	21,895	68.48%
	Democratic	JR Edwards	10,077	31.52%
Total votes			31,972	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Beth Ostgaard	1,048	54.13%
	Democratic	Aaron Bradley Scott	888	45.87%
Total votes			1,936	100%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mitch Gillespie (incumbent)	12,421	69.01%
	Democratic	Beth Ostgaard	5,577	30.99%
Total votes			17,998	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mitch Gillespie (incumbent)	16,432	59.24%
	Democratic	Chuck Aldridge	11,304	40.76%
Total votes			27,736	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mitch Gillespie (incumbent)	8,899	54.07%
	Democratic	Chuck Aldridge	7,560	45.93%
Total votes			16,459	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mitch Gillespie (incumbent)	16,047	66.09%
	Democratic	Philip J. Tate	8,234	33.91%
Total votes			24,281	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mitch Gillespie (incumbent)	10,318	58.16%
	Democratic	A. Everette Clark	7,424	41.84%
Total votes			17,742	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ronnie Sutton (incumbent)	12,927	100%
Total votes			12,927	100%
	Democratic hold