North Carolina's 98th House district

North Carolina's 98th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Beth Gardner Helfrich D–Davidson
Demographics	79% White 7% Black 6% Hispanic 4% Asian 4% Other
Population (2020)	83,117

North Carolina's 98th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Beth Gardner Helfrich since 2025.^[1]

Geography

Since 2003, the district has included part of Mecklenburg County. The district overlaps with the 37th and 38th Senate districts.

District officeholders

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 1993.				1993–2003 Parts of Columbus, Brunswick, New Hanover, and Pender counties.[2]
Thomas Wright	Democratic	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 18th district.
John Rhodes	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2007	Lost re-nomination.	2003–Present Part of Mecklenburg County.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Thom Tillis	Republican	January 1, 2007 – January 1, 2015	Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
John Bradford	Republican	January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2019	Lost re-election.
Christy Clark	Democratic	January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2021	Lost re-election.
John Bradford	Republican	January 1, 2021 – January 1, 2025	Retired to run for Congress.
Beth Gardner Helfrich	Democratic	January 1, 2025 – Present

Election results

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district Democratic primary election, 2024^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Beth Gardner Helfrich	3,997	65.55%
	Democratic	Lisa Jewel	2,101	34.45%
Total votes			6,098	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district general election, 2024^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Beth Gardner Helfrich	27,083	52.20%
	Republican	Melinda Bales	24,800	47.80%
Total votes			51,883	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district general election, 2022^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Bradford (incumbent)	18,080	50.93%
	Democratic	Christy Clark	17,420	49.07%
Total votes			35,500	100%
	Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district general election, 2020^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Bradford	31,793	51.67%
	Democratic	Christy Clark (incumbent)	29,743	48.33%
Total votes			61,536	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district Democratic primary election, 2018^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christy Clark	3,275	90.32%
	Democratic	Branden Rosenlieb	351	9.68%
Total votes			3,626	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district general election, 2018^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christy Clark	20,033	50.52%
	Republican	John Bradford (incumbent)	19,618	49.48%
Total votes			39,651	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district general election, 2016^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Bradford (incumbent)	25,428	56.48%
	Unaffiliated	Jane Campbell	19,597	43.52%
Total votes			45,025	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district Republican primary election, 2014^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Bradford	2,536	59.14%
	Republican	Lynette D. Rinker	1,153	26.89%
	Republican	Sharon Hudson	599	13.97%
Total votes			4,288	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district general election, 2014^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Bradford	14,558	54.98%
	Democratic	Natasha Marcus	11,922	45.02%
Total votes			26,480	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district general election, 2012^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thom Tillis (incumbent)	27,971	100%
Total votes			27,971	100%
	Republican hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district general election, 2010^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thom Tillis (incumbent)	23,540	100%
Total votes			23,540	100%
	Republican hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district general election, 2008^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thom Tillis (incumbent)	38,875	100%
Total votes			38,875	100%
	Republican hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district Republican primary election, 2006^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thom Tillis	1,805	62.98%
	Republican	John Rhodes (incumbent)	1,061	37.02%
Total votes			2,866	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district general election, 2006^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thom Tillis	14,479	100%
Total votes			14,479	100%
	Republican hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district general election, 2004^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Rhodes (incumbent)	27,830	100%
Total votes			27,830	100%
	Republican hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district general election, 2002^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Rhodes	13,661	57.92%
	Democratic	David H. Dunn	9,927	42.08%
Total votes			23,588	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district general election, 2000^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas Wright (incumbent)	16,058	100%
Total votes			16,058	100%
	Democratic hold

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