North Carolina's 73rd House district

North Carolina's 73rd State House of Representatives district
Representative	Diamond Staton-Williams D–Harrisburg
Demographics	78% White 8% Black 9% Hispanic 3% Asian 1% Other
Population (2020)	79,398

North Carolina's 73rd House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Diamond Staton-Williams since 2023.^[1]

Geography

Since 2023, the district has included part of Cabarrus County. The district overlaps with the 34th Senate district.

District officeholders

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 1993.				1993–2003 Parts of Rockingham and Forsyth counties.[2]
Wayne Sexton	Republican	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 66th district.
Curtis Blackwood	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005	Redistricted to the 68th district.	2003–2005 Part of Union County.[3]
Larry Brown	Republican	January 1, 2005 – August 16, 2012	Redistricted to the 74th district and lost re-nomination. Died.	2005–2013 Parts of Forsyth and Davidson counties.[4]
Vacant		August 16, 2012 – October 10, 2012
Joyce Krawiec	Republican	October 10, 2012 – January 1, 2013	Appointed to finish Brown's term. Redistricted to the 74th district and retired.
Mark Hollo	Republican	January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2015	Redistricted from the 88th district. Retired.	2013–2019 All of Alexander and Yadkin counties. Part of Wilkes County.[5]
Lee Zachary	Republican	January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2023	Redistricted to the 77th district and retired to run for State Senate.
				2019–2023 All of Yadkin County Part of Forsyth County.[6][7]
Diamond Staton-Williams	Democratic	January 1, 2023 – Present		2023–Present Part of Cabarrus County.[8]

Election results

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district Republican primary election, 2022^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Echevarria	3,116	57.38%
	Republican	Catherine Whiteford	1,224	22.54%
	Republican	Parish Moffitt	1,090	20.07%
Total votes			5,430	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district general election, 2022^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diamond Staton-Williams	14,108	51.14%
	Republican	Brian Echevarria	13,479	48.86%
Total votes			27,587	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district general election, 2020^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lee Zachary (incumbent)	24,703	64.54%
	Democratic	William Stinson	13,570	35.46%
Total votes			38,273	100%
	Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district general election, 2018^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lee Zachary (incumbent)	19,763	64.10%
	Democratic	William Stinson	11,070	35.90%
Total votes			30,833	100%
	Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district Republican primary election, 2016^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lee Zachary (incumbent)	6,794	51.47%
	Republican	Dwight Shook	6,406	48.53%
Total votes			13,200	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district general election, 2016^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lee Zachary (incumbent)	30,354	100%
Total votes			30,354	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district Republican primary election, 2014^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lee Zachary	5,729	64.23%
	Republican	Dwight Shook	3,190	35.77%
Total votes			8,919	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district general election, 2014^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lee Zachary	19,650	100%
Total votes			19,650	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district Republican primary election, 2012^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Hollo (incumbent)	9,070	67.60%
	Republican	Darrell McCormick (incumbent)	4,347	32.40%
Total votes			13,417	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district general election, 2012^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Hollo (incumbent)	24,076	71.37%
	Democratic	William Stinson	9,659	28.63%
Total votes			33,735	100%
	Republican hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district general election, 2010^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Brown (incumbent)	17,675	100%
Total votes			17,675	100%
	Republican hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district general election, 2008^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Brown (incumbent)	26,636	83.80%
	Libertarian	Cary Morris	5,151	16.20%
Total votes			31,787	100%
	Republican hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district general election, 2006^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Brown (incumbent)	11,432	100%
Total votes			11,432	100%
	Republican hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district Republican primary election, 2004^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Brown	4,250	77.03%
	Republican	Michael Decker (incumbent)	1,267	22.97%
Total votes			5,517	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district general election, 2004^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Brown	23,966	86.46%
	Libertarian	Michael Smith	3,754	13.54%
Total votes			27,720	100%
	Republican hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district Republican primary election, 2002^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Curtis Blackwood	2,637	41.48%
	Republican	Ed Howie	2,282	35.90%
	Republican	Leroy Pittman	1,438	22.62%
Total votes			6,357	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district general election, 2002^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Curtis Blackwood	17,477	100%
Total votes			17,477	100%
	Republican hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district general election, 2000^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wayne Sexton (incumbent)	14,100	66.60%
	Democratic	Michael Adamson	7,072	33.40%
Total votes			21,172	100%
	Republican hold

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