Charlotte Ledger

N.C. House District 83 includes the northwestern corner of Cabarrus County and southwestern corner of Rowan County. District 83 is 24% Democrat, 41% Republican and 34% unaffiliated. The seat is held by Kevin Crutchfield who ran for District 82 and lost in the primary.

N.C. House District 82 includes the southeastern and southwestern borders of Cabarrus County. District 82 represents approximately 63,000 registered voters of whom 27% are Democrat, 34% are Republican and 38% are unaffiliated. The seat was last held by Republican physician Kristin Baker, who said she would not seek re-election. Two newcomers are seeking the seat. In the 2020 presidential election, approximately 49,000 voters cast ballots and 55% voted for the Republican candidate (Trump) and 44% voted for the Democratic candidate (Biden).

N.C. House District 73 is central and northeastern Cabarrus County. There are nearly 60,000 registered voters in District 73. Of that total, 30% are registered Democrats, 33% are registered Republicans and 36% are unaffiliated voters. Incumbent Democrat Diamond Staton-Williams is seeking her second term. In 2020, approximately 44,000 voters cast ballots for the presidential election. At that time, 53% voted for Trump and 45% voted for Biden.

N.C. Senate District 35 includes the 5% percent of Cabarrus County’s population (almost 11,000 residents) who live along the Cabarrus County border that is adjacent to Mecklenburg County. It is 22% Democrat, 41% Republican and 37% unaffiliated. Incumbent Republican Todd Johnson is seeking his fourth term.

N.C. Senate District 34 includes most of Cabarrus County, except for 11,000 residents who live along the southwestern Cabarrus border with Mecklenburg County (that section is in District 35). District 34 is 29% Democrat, 34% Republican and 37% unaffiliated. Incumbent Republican Paul Newton is seeking his fifth term.

House District 8 comprises the southeastern border of Mecklenburg County. It also includes all or part of eight other counties in south-central N.C. including all of Union County and most of Cabarrus County. This seat has been held by Republican Dan Bishop, who is now running for N.C. Attorney General. Bishop won by a margin of 39 percentage points in the 2022 election. The 2024 race features Republican pastor and previous Congressional candidate Mark Harris versus a Democrat newcomer, Justin Dues, a businessman and former Marine.

U.S. House of Representatives District 6 is the northwestern corner of Cabarrus County, part of Guilford and Forsyth Counties, and all of Davie, Davidson and Rowan Counties. District 6 is 29% Democrat, 37% Republican and 34% unaffiliated. Democrat Kathy Manning holds the seat currently but decided not to run again due to what she calls “egregiously gerrymandered maps.” Republican Addison McDowell is running against Constitution Party candidate Kevin Hayes

House District 8 includes the area along southeastern Mecklenburg County. It also has all or part of eight other counties in south-central N.C. including all of Union County and most of Cabarrus County. This seat has been held by Republican Dan Bishop, who is now running for N.C. attorney general. Bishop won by a margin of 39 percentage points in the 2022 election. The 2024 race features Republican pastor and previous Congressional candidate Mark Harris versus a Democratic newcomer, Justin Dues, a businessman and former Marine.

N.C. Senate District 35 is the western part of Union County and a sliver of Cabarrus County along its southwestern border with Mecklenburg County. It is 22% Democrat, 41% Republican and 37% unaffiliated. Incumbent Republican Todd Johnson is seeking his fourth term.

U.S. House of Representatives District 10 includes Iredell, Catawba, Lincoln, Yadkin and part of Forsyth Counties. According to the N.C. State Board of Elections data, the district is 27% Democrat, 37% Republican and 35% unaffiliated. This seat is currently held by Patrick McHenry, who has served ten terms in Congress and announced in December 2023 that he is retiring. Four candidates are vying for the role, including Republican Pat Harrigan, who is endorsed by Donald Trump and won a competitive primary in March against Grey Mills.