North Carolina's 72nd House district

North Carolina's 72nd State
House of Representatives
district
North Carolina's 72nd State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Amber Baker; D–Winston-Salem
Demographics	38% White; 41% Black; 15% Hispanic; 2% Asian; 1% Other; 3% Multiracial
Population (2020)	81,409

North Carolina's 72nd House district is one of the 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Amber Baker since 2021.^[1]

Quick facts North Carolina's 72nd StateHouse of Representatives district, Representative ...

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 1985.				1985–1993 Parts of Nash and Edgecombe counties.^[2]
Allen Barbee (Spring Hope)	Democratic	January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1987	Redistricted from the 8th district. Lost re-nomination.
Roy Cooper (Rocky Mount)	Democratic	January 1, 1987 – February 21, 1991	Resigned to assume seat in the State Senate.
Vacant		February 21, 1991 – March 7, 1991
Edward McGee (Rocky Mount)	Democratic	March 7, 1991 – January 1, 1993	Appointed to finish Cooper's term.
Gene Arnold (Rocky Mount)	Republican	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 25th district and retired.	1993–2003 Parts of Nash and Wilson counties.^[3]
Earline Parmon (Winston-Salem)	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2013	Retired to run for State Senate.	2003–Present Part of Forsyth County.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]
Ed Hanes (Winston-Salem)	Democratic	January 1, 2013 – August 7, 2018	Resigned.
Vacant		August 7, 2018 – August 15, 2018
Derwin Montgomery (Winston-Salem)	Democratic	August 15, 2018 – January 1, 2021	Appointed to finish Hanes' term. Retired to run for Congress.
Amber Baker (Winston-Salem)	Democratic	January 1, 2021 – Present	Retired.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Amber Baker (incumbent)	6,052	76.18%
	Democratic	Marcus Pearson	1,892	23.82%
Total votes			7,944	100%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Amber Baker (incumbent)	31,479	100%
Total votes			31,479	100%
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Amber Baker (incumbent)	18,738	73.87%
	Republican	Shelton Stallworthy	6,628	26.13%
Total votes			25,366	100%
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Amber Baker	7,678	58.61%
	Democratic	Lashun Huntley	5,422	41.39%
Total votes			13,100	100%

Geography

North Carolina House of Representatives 72nd district Democratic primary election, 2012^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Hanes	3,847	43.63%
	Democratic	S. Wayne Patterson	3,159	35.83%
	Democratic	Jimmie Lee Bonham	1,811	20.54%
Total votes			8,817	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 72nd district Democratic primary election, 2002^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earline Parmon	2,333	39.74%
	Democratic	George Bryan	1,639	27.92%
	Democratic	Annette Beatty	1,220	20.78%
	Democratic	Mischi Binkley	679	11.57%
Total votes			5,871	100%