# North Carolina's 5th House district

North Carolina's 5th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Bill Ward since 2023.

## Geography

Since 2023, the district has included all of Hertford, Gates, Pasquotank, and Camden counties. The district overlaps with the 1st and 3rd Senate districts.

## District officeholders since 1989

| Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties |
| Howard Hunter Jr. | Democratic | January 1, 1989 – January 7, 2007 | Died. | 1989–1993 All of Northampton County. Parts of Bertie, Hertford, and Gates counties. |
| Howard Hunter Jr. | Democratic | January 1, 1989 – January 7, 2007 | Died. | 1993-2003 All of Northampton and Gates counties. Parts of Bertie and Hertford counties. |
| Howard Hunter Jr. | Democratic | January 1, 1989 – January 7, 2007 | Died. | 2003–2005 All of Bertie, Northampton, and Hertford counties. |
| Howard Hunter Jr. | Democratic | January 1, 1989 – January 7, 2007 | Died. | 2005–2013 All of Bertie, Hertford, Gates, and Perquimans counties. |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 7, 2007 – January 24, 2007 | | 2005–2013 All of Bertie, Hertford, Gates, and Perquimans counties. |
| Annie Mobley | Democratic | January 24, 2007 – January 1, 2015 | Appointed to finish Hunter's term. Lost re-nomination. | 2005–2013 All of Bertie, Hertford, Gates, and Perquimans counties. |
| Annie Mobley | Democratic | January 24, 2007 – January 1, 2015 | Appointed to finish Hunter's term. Lost re-nomination. | 2013–2019 All of Bertie, Hertford, and Gates counties. Part of Pasquotank County. |
| Howard Hunter III | Democratic | January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2023 | Lost re-election. | 2013–2019 All of Bertie, Hertford, and Gates counties. Part of Pasquotank County. |
| Howard Hunter III | Democratic | January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2023 | Lost re-election. | 2019–2023 All of Hertford, Gates, and Pasquotank counties. |
| Bill Ward | Republican | January 1, 2023 – Present | | 2023–Present All of Hertford, Gates, Pasquotank, and Camden counties. |

## Election results
### 2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district Republican primary election, 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Bill Ward | 3,359 | 68.27% |
| | Republican | Donald Kirkland | 1,561 | 31.73% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,920 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Bill Ward | 15,784 | 53.83% |
| | Democratic | Howard Hunter III (incumbent) | 13,539 | 46.17% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,323 | 100% |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district Democratic primary election, 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Howard Hunter III (incumbent) | 6,359 | 67.48% |
| | Democratic | Keith Rivers | 3,064 | 32.52% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,423 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Howard Hunter III (incumbent) | 20,061 | 56.71% |
| | Republican | Donald Kirkland | 15,314 | 43.29% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,375 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Howard Hunter III (incumbent) | 15,206 | 59.92% |
| | Republican | Phillip Smith | 10,172 | 40.08% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,378 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Howard Hunter III (incumbent) | 25,961 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,961 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district Democratic primary election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Howard Hunter III | 5,248 | 58.89% |
| | Democratic | Annie Mobley (incumbent) | 3,664 | 41.11% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,912 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Howard Hunter III | 14,430 | 68.55% |
| | Republican | Sidney Pierce III | 6,620 | 31.45% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,050 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district Democratic primary election, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Annie Mobley (incumbent) | 7,351 | 60.77% |
| | Democratic | Linda L. Backburn | 4,746 | 39.23% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,097 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Annie Mobley (incumbent) | 27,458 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,458 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Annie Mobley (incumbent) | 11,850 | 58.99% |
| | Republican | Matthew "Matt" Peeler | 8,237 | 41.01% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 20,087 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district Democratic primary election, 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Annie Mobley (incumbent) | 8,480 | 58.63% |
| | Democratic | Robert Richardson | 5,984 | 41.37% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,464 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Annie Mobley (incumbent) | 23,381 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,381 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Howard Hunter Jr. (incumbent) | 8,125 | 64.27% |
| | Republican | Kyle Jones | 4,516 | 35.73% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,641 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district Democratic primary election, 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Howard Hunter Jr. (incumbent) | 5,724 | 66.70% |
| | Democratic | Fred Yates | 2,858 | 33.30% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,582 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Howard Hunter Jr. (incumbent) | 18,006 | 83.43% |
| | Libertarian | Larry Cooke, Jr. | 3,576 | 16.57% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,582 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Howard J. Hunter Jr. (incumbent) | 12,714 | 84.31% |
| | Libertarian | Larry Cooke | 2,366 | 15.69% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,080 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Howard Hunter Jr. (incumbent) | 16,341 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 16,341 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |