# North Carolina's 76th House district

North Carolina's 76th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Harry Warren since 2019.

## Geography

Since 2019, the district has included part of Rowan County. The district overlaps with the 33rd Senate district.

## District officeholders

| Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties |
| District created January 1, 1993. | District created January 1, 1993. | District created January 1, 1993. | District created January 1, 1993. | 1993–2003 Parts of Gaston and Mecklenburg counties. |
| W. W. Dickson | Republican | January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1999 | Retired. | 1993–2003 Parts of Gaston and Mecklenburg counties. |
| John Bridgeman | Democratic | January 1, 1999 – January 1, 2001 | Lost re-election. | 1993–2003 Parts of Gaston and Mecklenburg counties. |
| Michael Harrington | Republican | January 1, 2001 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted to the 108th district and retired. | 1993–2003 Parts of Gaston and Mecklenburg counties. |
| Gene McCombs | Republican | January 1, 2003 – January 20, 2004 | Redistricted from the 83rd district. Died. | 2003–2013 Part of Rowan County. |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 20, 2004 – February 16, 2004 | | 2003–2013 Part of Rowan County. |
| Fred Steen II | Republican | February 16, 2004 – January 1, 2013 | Appointed to finish McComb's term. Retired to run for Congress. | 2003–2013 Part of Rowan County. |
| Carl Ford | Republican | January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2019 | Retired to run for State Senate. | 2013–2019 Parts of Rowan and Cabarrus counties. |
| Harry Warren | Republican | January 1, 2019 – Present | Redistricted from the 77th district. | 2019–Present Part of Rowan County. |

## Election results
### 2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district general election, 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Harry Warren (incumbent) | 21,050 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,050 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district general election, 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Harry Warren (incumbent) | 25,479 | 61.06% |
| | Democratic | Al Heggins | 16,250 | 38.94% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 41,729 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district general election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Harry Warren (incumbent) | 16,718 | 61.25% |
| | Democratic | Joe Fowler | 10,578 | 38.75% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,296 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district general election, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Carl Ford (incumbent) | 29,590 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,590 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district general election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Carl Ford (incumbent) | 16,947 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 16,947 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district Republican primary election, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Carl Ford | 7,482 | 73.61% |
| | Republican | Eric Troyer | 2,683 | 26.39% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,165 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district general election, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Carl Ford | 25,486 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,486 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district general election, 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Fred Steen II (incumbent) | 15,093 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,093 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district Republican primary election, 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Fred Steen II (incumbent) | 3,530 | 70.49% |
| | Republican | Robert W. Campbell | 1,478 | 29.51% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,008 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district general election, 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Fred Steen II (incumbent) | 24,059 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,059 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district general election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Fred Steen II (incumbent) | 9,457 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,457 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district Republican primary election, 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Fred Steen II (incumbent) | 1,809 | 53.27% |
| | Republican | Chad Mitchell | 927 | 27.30% |
| | Republican | Thomas L. "Tom" Smith | 660 | 19.43% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,396 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district general election, 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Fred Steen II (incumbent) | 21,610 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,610 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district general election, 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gene McCombs (incumbent) | 14,703 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,703 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district Republican primary election, 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Michael Harrington | 1,532 | 57.46% |
| | Republican | C. David Ward Jr. | 1,134 | 42.54% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,666 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district general election, 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Michael Harrington | 15,430 | 55.79% |
| | Democratic | John Bridgeman (incumbent) | 12,230 | 44.22% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,660 | 100% |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 1998

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district general election, 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Bridgeman | 9,117 | 52.67% |
| | Republican | Patrick McHenry | 8,192 | 47.33% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,309 | 100% |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 1996

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district general election, 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | W. W. Dickson (incumbent) | 17,705 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,705 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |