# North Carolina's 93rd House district

North Carolina's 93rd House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Ray Pickett since 2021.

## Geography

Since 2023, the district has included all of Alleghany and Ashe counties, as well as part of Watauga County. The district overlaps with the 47th 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. |
| Billy W. Joye Jr. | Democratic | January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1995 | | 1993–2003 Parts of Gaston and Mecklenburg counties. |
| John Rayfield | Republican | January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted to the 108th district. | 1993–2003 Parts of Gaston and Mecklenburg counties. |
| Bill McGee | Republican | January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005 | Redistricted to the 75th district. | 2003–2005 Part of Forsyth County. |
| Gene Wilson | Republican | January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2007 | Redistricted from the 82nd district. Lost re-election. | 2005–2023 All of Ashe and Watauga counties. |
| Cullie Tarleton | Democratic | January 1, 2007 – January 1, 2011 | Lost re-election. | 2005–2023 All of Ashe and Watauga counties. |
| Jonathan Jordan | Republican | January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2019 | Lost re-election. | 2005–2023 All of Ashe and Watauga counties. |
| Carl Ray Russell | Democratic | January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2021 | Lost re-election. | 2005–2023 All of Ashe and Watauga counties. |
| Ray Pickett | Republican | January 1, 2021 – Present | | 2005–2023 All of Ashe and Watauga counties. |
| Ray Pickett | Republican | January 1, 2021 – Present | | 2023–Present All of Alleghany and Ashe counties. Part of Watauga County. |

## Election results
### 2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district general election, 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ray Pickett (incumbent) | 21,613 | 58.40% |
| | Democratic | Ben Massey | 15,396 | 41.60% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 37,009 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district Democratic primary election, 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Carl Ray Russell (incumbent) | 9,950 | 88.08% |
| | Democratic | Turner Doolittle | 1,346 | 11.92% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,296 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district general election, 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ray Pickett | 24,680 | 53.01% |
| | Democratic | Carl Ray Russell (incumbent) | 21,875 | 46.99% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 46,555 | 100% |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district Republican primary election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jonathan Jordan (incumbent) | 4,562 | 78.56% |
| | Republican | Robert Block | 1,245 | 21,44% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,807 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district general election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Carl Ray Russell | 18,787 | 52.21% |
| | Republican | Jonathan Jordan (incumbent) | 17,196 | 47.79% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,983 | 100% |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district Democratic primary election, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Sue Counts | 7,188 | 72.69% |
| | Democratic | Ronnie Marsh | 2,700 | 27.31% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,888 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district Republican primary election, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jonathan Jordan (incumbent) | 7,439 | 73.81% |
| | Republican | Lew Hendricks | 2,640 | 26.19% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,079 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district general election, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jonathan Jordan (incumbent) | 21,910 | 53.00% |
| | Democratic | Sue Counts | 19,433 | 47.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 41,343 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district general election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jonathan Jordan (incumbent) | 13,886 | 53.08% |
| | Democratic | Sue Counts | 12,274 | 46.92% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 26,160 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district general election, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jonathan Jordan (incumbent) | 20,003 | 51.52% |
| | Democratic | Cullie Tarleton | 18,820 | 48.48% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 38,823 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district general election, 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jonathan Jordan | 13,528 | 51.46% |
| | Democratic | Cullie Tarleton (incumbent) | 12,759 | 48.54% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 26,287 | 100% |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district general election, 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Cullie Tarleton (incumbent) | 20,765 | 51.66% |
| | Republican | Dan Soucek | 17,822 | 44.34% |
| | Libertarian | Jeff Cannon | 1,607 | 4.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 40,194 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district Republican primary election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gene Wilson (incumbent) | 4,401 | 77.40% |
| | Republican | Dan Hense | 1,285 | 22.60% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,686 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district general election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Cullie Tarleton | 13,414 | 54.79% |
| | Republican | Gene Wilson (incumbent) | 11,069 | 45.21% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,483 | 100% |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district Democratic primary election, 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Cullie Tarleton | 1,317 | 54.72% |
| | Democratic | Dan Hense | 1,090 | 45.28% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,407 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district general election, 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gene Wilson (incumbent) | 17,953 | 51.85% |
| | Democratic | Cullie Tarleton | 15,595 | 45.04% |
| | Libertarian | Brandon Derr | 1,078 | 3.11% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,626 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district Democratic primary election, 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Becky Johnson | 3,427 | 69.58% |
| | Democratic | Tom Brandon | 1,498 | 30.42% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,925 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district Republican primary election, 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Bill McGee | 3,888 | 55.34% |
| | Republican | Dale Folwell | 3,138 | 44.66% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,026 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district general election, 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Bill McGee | 15,591 | 62.74% |
| | Democratic | Becky Johnson | 8,698 | 35.00% |
| | Libertarian | Kevin Fortner | 562 | 2.26% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,851 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district Republican primary election, 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Rayfield (incumbent) | 1,044 | 57.81% |
| | Republican | Michael D. Summer | 762 | 42.19% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,806 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district general election, 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Rayfield (incumbent) | 13,203 | 89.83% |
| | Libertarian | Thomas Bishko | 1,495 | 10.17% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,698 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |