North Carolina's 12th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Chris Humphrey since 2019.
Geography Since 2023, the district has included all of Greene, Lenoir, and Jones counties. The district overlaps with the 3rd, 4th, and 9th Senate districts.
District officeholders Multi-member district Representative Party Dates Notes Representative Party Dates Notes Counties Chatham Clark() Democratic January 1, 1967 – January 1, 1969 C. Graham Tart() Democratic January 1, 1967 – January 1, 1973 Redistricted from the Sampson County district. Redistricted to the 19th district. 1967–1973 All of Bladen and Sampson counties. Jimmy Green() Democratic January 1, 1969 – January 1, 1973 Redistricted to the 19th district. Benjamin Schwartz() Democratic January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1979 Retired to run for State Senate. S. Thomas Rhodes() Republican January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1983 Redistricted to the 13th district. 1973–1983 All of New Hanover County. Eugene Merritt() Democratic January 1, 1979 – January 1, 1981 Harry Payne Jr.() Democratic January 1, 1981 – January 1, 1983 Redistricted to the 13th district. Edward Bowen() Democratic January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1985 Murray Pool() Democratic January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1987 1983–1993 All of Bladen and Sampson counties Part of Pender County. Edd Nye() Democratic January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1993 Redistricted to the 96th district. Edward Bowen() Democratic January 1, 1987 – January 1, 1993 Redistricted to the single-member district.
Single-member district Representative Party Dates Notes Counties Edward Bowen() Democratic January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1997 Redistricted from the multi-member district. 1993–2003 Parts of Sampson, Pender, and Onslow counties. Nurham Warwick() Democratic January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2003 Redistricted to the 22nd district and lost re-nomination. William Wainwright() Democratic January 1, 2003 – July 17, 2012 Redistricted from the 79th district. Died. 2003–2005 All of Jones County. Parts of Lenoir and Craven counties. 2005–2013 Parts of Lenoir and Craven counties. Vacant July 17, 2012 – August 6, 2012 Barbara Lee() Democratic August 6, 2012 – January 1, 2013 Appointed to finish Wainwright's term. Retired. George Graham() Democratic January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2019 Lost re-election. 2013–2019 Parts of Greene, Lenoir, and Craven counties. Chris Humphrey() Republican January 1, 2019 – Present 2019–2023 All of Lenoir County. Part of Pitt County. 2023–Present All of Greene, Lenoir, and Jones counties.
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