North Carolina's 96th House district

North Carolina's 96th State
House of Representatives
district
North Carolina's 96th State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Jay Adams; R–Hickory
Demographics	68% White; 9% Black; 14% Hispanic; 5% Asian; 5% Multiracial
Population (2024)	90,357

Demographics68% White
9% Black
14% Hispanic
5% Asian
5% Multiracial

Population(2024)90,357

North Carolina's 96th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Jay Adams since 2015.^[1]

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 1993.				1993–2003 All of Bladen County. Parts of Cumberland, Sampson, Pender, and New Hanover counties.^[2]
Edd Nye (Elizabethtown)	Democratic	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted from the 12th district. Redistricted to the 22nd district.
Frank Mitchell (Olin)	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005	Redistricted from the 42nd district. Redistricted to the 79th district and lost re-nomination.	2003–2005 Part of Iredell County.^[3]
Mark Hilton (Conover)	Republican	January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2013	Redistricted from the 88th district. Retired.	2005–Present Part of Catawba County.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]
Andy Wells (Hickory)	Republican	January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2015	Retired to run for State Senate.
Jay Adams (Hickory)	Republican	January 1, 2015 – Present

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jay Adams (incumbent)	28,037	64.21%
	Democratic	Elizabeth (Eli) Glynn	15,629	35.79%
Total votes			43,666	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jay Adams (incumbent)	22,016	100%
Total votes			22,016	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jay Adams (incumbent)	25,370	62.95%
	Democratic	Kim Bost	14,929	37.05%
Total votes			40,299	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jay Adams (incumbent)	6,013	69.69%
	Republican	Taylor G. Huffman	2,615	30.31%
Total votes			8,628	100%

District officeholders

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jay Adams (incumbent)	16,285	60.74%
	Democratic	Kim Bost	10,527	39.26%
Total votes			26,812	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jay Adams (incumbent)	26,595	100%
Total votes			26,595	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jay Adams	3,450	54.14%
	Republican	Frank Willis	1,753	27.51%
	Republican	Joe Fox	1,078	16.92%
	Republican	Wrappar Kellett	91	1.43%
Total votes			6,372	100%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jay Adams	14,771	67.24%
	Democratic	Cliff Moone	7,196	32.76%
Total votes			21,967	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andy Wells	21,073	62.46%
	Democratic	Cliff Moone	12,664	37.54%
Total votes			33,737	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Hilton (incumbent)	12,193	66.70%
	Democratic	Gary Lafone	6,087	33.30%
Total votes			18,280	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Hilton (incumbent)	20,810	84.81%
	Libertarian	Lawrence G. Hollar	3,727	15.19%
Total votes			24,537	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Hilton (incumbent)	10,575	100%
Total votes			10,575	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Hilton (incumbent)	19,466	100%
Total votes			19,466	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Mitchell (incumbent)	9,822	58.16%
	Democratic	Bill McMillan	6,784	40.17%
	Libertarian	Kyle Klock	282	1.67%
Total votes			16,888	100%
	Republican hold

North Carolina House of Representatives 96th district Democratic primary election, 2000^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edd Nye (incumbent)	4,435	49.69%
	Democratic	Ron Taylor	2,453	27.49%
	Democratic	Donna Gooden Payne	2,037	22.82%
Total votes			8,925	100%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edd Nye (incumbent)	14,599	53.39%
	Republican	Al Freimark	12,743	46.61%
Total votes			27,342	100%
	Democratic hold