North Carolina's 25th House district

North Carolina's 25th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Allen Chesser since 2023.^[1]

North Carolina's 25th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Allen Chesser R–Middlesex
Demographics	46% White 41% Black 8% Hispanic 1% Asian 1% Other 3% Multiracial
Population (2020)	90,657

Geography

Since 2023, the district has included part of Nash County. The district overlaps with the 11th Senate district.

District officeholders since 1983

Multi-member district

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Bertha Merrill Holt (Burlington)	Democratic	January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1995	Redistricted from the 22nd district. Lost re-election.	John M. Jordan (Saxapahaw)	Democratic	January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1985	Redistricted from the 22nd district. Retired to run for State Senate.	Timothy Hill McDowell (Mebane)	Democratic	January 1, 1983 – September 25, 1985	Redistricted from the 22nd district. Resigned to take seat in the State Senate.	Robert Lee McAlister (Ruffin)	Democratic	January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1989	Redistricted from the 22nd district.	1983–1993 All of Alamance and Rockingham counties. Part of Stokes County.[2]
				James Fred Bowman (Burlington)	Democratic	January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1995	Lost re-election.
								Vacant		September 25, 1985 – November 14, 1985
								Rector Samuel Hunt III (Burlington)	Democratic	November 14, 1985 – January 1, 1993	Appointed to finish McDowell's term. Retired.
												Peggy Wilson (Madison)	Republican	January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1993	Redistricted to the 73rd district.
								Nelson Cole (Reidsville)	Democratic	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1995	Lost re-election.					1993–2003 All of Alamance and Caswell counties. Parts of Rockingham and Orange counties.[3]
Cary Allred (Burlington)	Republican	January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 64th district.	Dennis Alan Reynolds (Burlington)	Republican	January 1, 1995 – January 1, 1999	Retired.	Ken Miller (Mebane)	Republican	January 1, 1995 – January 1, 1997	Retired.
								Nelson Cole (Reidsville)	Democratic	January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 65th district.
				W. B. Teague (Liberty)	Republican	January 1, 1999 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 64th district and retired.

Single-member district

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Bill Daughtridge (Rocky Mount)	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2009	Retired to run for State Treasurer.	2003–2013 Part of Nash County.[4][5]
Randy Stewart (Rocky Mount)	Democratic	January 1, 2009 – January 1, 2011	Lost re-election.
Jeff Collins (Rocky Mount)	Republican	January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2019	Retired.
				2013–2019 Parts of Nash and Franklin counties.[6]
James Gailliard (Rocky Mount)	Democratic	January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2023	Lost re-election.	2019–Present Part of Nash County.[7][8][9][10]
Allen Chesser (Middlesex)	Republican	January 1, 2023 – Present

Election results

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district Republican primary election, 2024^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Allen Chesser (incumbent)	6,415	66.61%
	Republican	Yvonne McLeod	3,215	33.39%
Total votes			9,630	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2024^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Allen Chesser (incumbent)	23,868	48.80%
	Democratic	Lorenza Wilkins	23,407	47.86%
	Libertarian	Nick Taylor	1,630	3.33%
Total votes			48,905	100%
	Republican hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district Republican primary election, 2022^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Allen Chesser	3,631	49.73%
	Republican	Yvonne McLeod	3,322	45.50%
	Republican	Alsey Heth Hopkins	348	4.77%
Total votes			7,301	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2022^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Allen Chesser	17,903	52.85%
	Democratic	James Gailliard (incumbent)	15,128	44.66%
	Libertarian	Nick Taylor	841	2.48%
Total votes			33,872	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district Republican primary election, 2020^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John M. Check	5,589	85.46%
	Republican	Steve A. Matthews	951	14.54%
Total votes			6,540	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2020^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Gailliard (incumbent)	22,364	51.62%
	Republican	John M. Check	19,372	44.71%
	Libertarian	Nick Taylor	1,589	3.67%
Total votes			43,325	100%
	Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2018, 2018^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Gailliard	15,858	51.52%
	Republican	John M. Check	13,873	45.07%
	Libertarian	Nick Taylor	1,047	3.40%
Total votes			30,778	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2016^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Collins (incumbent)	27,969	68.10%
	Democratic	James Gailliard	13,099	31.90%
Total votes			41,068	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2014^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Collins (incumbent)	19,163	68.07%
	Democratic	Charles M. Johnson	8,990	31.93%
Total votes			28,156	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2012^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Collins (incumbent)	24,434	63.30%
	Democratic	Janice "Jan" Mills	14,164	36.70%
Total votes			38,598	100%
	Republican hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2010^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Collins	14,096	57.61%
	Democratic	Randy Stewart (incumbent)	10,370	42.39%
Total votes			24,466	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district Democratic primary election, 2008^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Randy Stewart	7,868	60.81%
	Democratic	Carnell Taylor	5,070	39.19%
Total votes			12,938	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district Republican primary election, 2008^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	W. B. Bullock	2,288	58.41%
	Republican	Robert A. Coats	1,629	41.59%
Total votes			3,917	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2008^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Randy Stewart	19,581	54.93%
	Republican	W. B. Bullock	16,067	45.07%
Total votes			35,648	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district Democratic primary election, 2006^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carnell Taylor	1,598	58.30%
	Democratic	Dennis Nielsen	1,143	41.70%
Total votes			2,741	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2006^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Daughtridge (incumbent)	8,444	61.58%
	Democratic	Carnell Taylor	5,268	38.42%
Total votes			13,712	100%
	Republican hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2004^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Daughtridge (incumbent)	20,092	100%
Total votes			20,092	100%
	Republican hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district Republican primary election, 2002^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Daughtridge	2,573	66.88%
	Republican	Joe Price	1,274	33.12%
Total votes			3,847	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2002^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Daughtridge	11,725	59.28%
	Democratic	Mary Alice Wells	8,053	40.72%
Total votes			19,778	100%
	Republican hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2000^[30]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cary Allred (incumbent)	36,513	18.71%
	Republican	W. B. Teague (incumbent)	35,197	18.04%
	Democratic	Nelson Cole (incumbent)	34,228	17.54%
	Republican	Bert Jones	33,950	17.40%
	Democratic	John M. Glenn	32,271	16.54%
	Democratic	Danny E. Davis	23,001	11.79%
Total votes			195,160	100%
	Republican hold
	Republican hold
	Democratic hold