# North Carolina's 79th House district

North Carolina's 79th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Keith Kidwell since 2019.

## Geography

Since 2023, the district has included all of Beaufort, Pamlico, and Hyde counties, as well as most of Dare County. The district overlaps with the 1st and 2nd Senate districts.

## 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 Pamlico, Craven, Jones, and Lenoir counties. |
| William Wainwright | Democratic | January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted from the 3rd district. Redistricted to the 12th district. | 1993–2003 Parts of Pamlico, Craven, Jones, and Lenoir counties. |
| Julia Craven Howard | Republican | January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2019 | Redistricted from the 74th district. Redistricted to the 77th district. | 2003–2005 All of Davie County. Part of Davidson and Iredell counties. |
| Julia Craven Howard | Republican | January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2019 | Redistricted from the 74th district. Redistricted to the 77th district. | 2005–2013 All of Davie County. Part of Iredell County. |
| Julia Craven Howard | Republican | January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2019 | Redistricted from the 74th district. Redistricted to the 77th district. | 2013–2019 All of Davie County. Part of Forsyth County. |
| Keith Kidwell | Republican | January 1, 2019 – Present | | 2019–2023 All of Beaufort County. Part of Craven County. |
| Keith Kidwell | Republican | January 1, 2019 – Present | | 2023–Present All of Beaufort, Pamlico, and Hyde counties. Part of Dare County. |

## Election results
### 2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 79th district Republican primary election, 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Keith Kidwell (incumbent) | 8,721 | 83.30% |
| | Republican | Ed Hege | 1,749 | 16.70% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,470 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 79th district general election, 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Keith Kidwell (incumbent) | 26,309 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 26,309 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2020

North Carolina House of Representatives th district general election, 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Keith Kidwell (incumbent) | 25,290 | 63.83% |
| | Democratic | Nick Blount | 14,330 | 36.17% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 39,620 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 79th district Republican primary election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Keith Kidwell | 4,176 | 78.06% |
| | Republican | Jim Chesnutt | 1,174 | 21.94% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,350 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 79th district general election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Keith Kidwell | 17,247 | 60.59% |
| | Democratic | Jerry E. Langley | 11,220 | 39.41% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 28,647 | 100% |
| | Republican win (new seat) | Republican win (new seat) | Republican win (new seat) | Republican win (new seat) |

### 2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 79th district general election, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Julia Craven Howard (incumbent) | 31,255 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,255 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

North Carolina House of Representatives th district general election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Julia Craven Howard (incumbent) | 18,448 | 70.25% |
| | Democratic | Cristina Victoria Vazquez | 7,811 | 29.75% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 26,259 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 79th district Republican primary election, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Julia Craven Howard (incumbent) | 9,685 | 70.31% |
| | Republican | Bill Whiteheart | 4,089 | 29.69% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,774 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 79th district general election, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Julia Craven Howard (incumbent) | 27,749 | 70.06% |
| | Democratic | Cristina Victoria Vazquez | 11,859 | 29.94% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 39,608 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2010

North Carolina House of Representatives th district general election, 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Julia Craven Howard (incumbent) | 17,006 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,006 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2008

North Carolina House of Representatives th district general election, 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Julia Craven Howard (incumbent) | 25,401 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,401 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 79th district Republican primary election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Julia Craven Howard (incumbent) | 4,101 | 100% |
| | Republican | Frank Mitchell | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,101 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 79th district general election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Julia Craven Howard (incumbent) | 12,553 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,553 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 79th district Republican primary election, 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Julia Craven Howard (incumbent) | 3,929 | 53.07% |
| | Republican | Frank Mitchell (incumbent) | 3,474 | 46.93% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,403 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 79th district general election, 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Julia Craven Howard (incumbent) | 21,225 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,225 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 79th district Republican primary election, 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Julia Craven Howard (incumbent) | 5,387 | 73.33% |
| | Republican | Mike Morris | 1,959 | 26.67% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,346 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 79th district general election, 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Julia Craven Howard (incumbent) | 15,412 | 86.70% |
| | Libertarian | Mike Holland | 2,364 | 13.30% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,776 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 79th district general election, 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | William Wainwright (incumbent) | 14,665 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,665 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |