| North Carolina's 37th State House of Representatives district | |||
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| Demographics | 72% White 11% Black 9% Hispanic 4% Asian | ||
| Population (2020) | 110,567 | ||
North Carolina's 37th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Erin Paré since 2021.[1]
Since 2003, the district has included part of southern Wake County. The district overlaps with the 15th and 17th Senate districts.
| Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties |
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| Robert Quincy Beard | Republican | January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1975 |
Redistricted from the 40th district. | G. Hunter Warlick | Republican | January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1975 |
Redistricted from the 40th district. | 1973–1983 All of Catawba County.[2] | ||||
| Frances Ellen Setzer | Democratic | January 1, 1975 – January 1, 1979 |
Cass Ballenger | Republican | January 1, 1975 – January 1, 1977 |
Retired to run for State Senate. | ||||||
| Julius Reid Poovey | Republican | January 1, 1977 – January 1, 1983 |
Redistricted to the 45th district. | |||||||||
| Carl William Rullman | Republican | January 1, 1979 – January 1, 1981 |
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| Austin Allran | Republican | January 1, 1981 – January 1, 1983 |
Redistricted to the 45th district. | |||||||||
| James Erwin Lambeth Jr. | Democratic | January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1985 |
John Wesley Varner | Democratic | January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1985 |
Betsy Lane Cochrane | Republican | January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1989 |
Redistricted from the 30th district. Retired to run for State Senate. |
1983–1993 All of Davidson and Davie counties. Part of Iredell County.[3] | ||
| Charles Lemuel Cromer | Republican | January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1991 |
Joe H. Hege Jr | Republican | January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1993 |
Redistricted to the single-member district. | ||||||
| Julia Craven Howard | Republican | January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1993 |
Redistricted to the 74th district. | |||||||||
| Jerry Dockham | Republican | January 1, 1991 – January 1, 1993 |
Redistricted to the 94th district. | |||||||||
| Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties |
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| Paul Reeves McCrary | Democratic | January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2001 |
Retired. | 1993–2003 Part of Davidson County.[4] |
| Hugh Holliman | Democratic | January 1, 2001 – January 1, 2003 |
Redistricted to the 81st district. | |
 Paul Stam |
Republican | January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2017 |
Retired. | 2003–Present Part of Wake County.[5][6][7][8][9][10] |
 Linda Hunt Williams |
Republican | January 1, 2017 – August 31, 2018 |
Resigned. | |
| Vacant | August 31, 2018 – September 21, 2018 |
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| John Adcock | Republican | September 21, 2018 – January 1, 2019 |
Appointed to finish Williams' term. Lost re-election. | |
 Sydney Batch |
Democratic | January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2021 |
Lost re-election. | |
 Erin Paré |
Republican | January 1, 2021 – Present |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Christine Kelly | 2,066 | 38.53% | |
| Democratic | Elizabeth Parent | 2,002 | 37.34% | |
| Democratic | Mary Bethel | 1,294 | 24.13% | |
| Total votes | 5,362 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Erin Paré (incumbent) | 21,260 | 52.84% | |
| Democratic | Christine Kelly | 18,110 | 45.01% | |
| Libertarian | Christopher Robinson | 862 | 2.14% | |
| Total votes | 40,232 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Erin Paré | 5,232 | 59.25% | |
| Republican | Jeff Moore | 1,926 | 21.81% | |
| Republican | Anna Powell | 1,673 | 18.94% | |
| Total votes | 8,831 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Erin Paré | 35,136 | 50.06% | |
| Democratic | Sydney Batch (incumbent) | 32,842 | 46.79% | |
| Libertarian | Liam Leaver | 2,208 | 3.15% | |
| Total votes | 70,186 | 100% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sydney Batch | 22,803 | 49.92% | |
| Republican | John Adcock (incumbent) | 21,859 | 47.85% | |
| Libertarian | Guy Meilleur | 1,018 | 2.23% | |
| Total votes | 45,680 | 100% | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Linda Hunt Williams | 27,448 | 52.29% | |
| Democratic | Randy Barrow | 22,569 | 43.00% | |
| Libertarian | Robert Rose | 2,474 | 4.71% | |
| Total votes | 52,491 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Paul Stam (incumbent) | 20,972 | 100% | |
| Total votes | 20,972 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Paul Stam (incumbent) | 24,942 | 57.01% | |
| Democratic | Jason Ora Wunsch | 18,809 | 42.99% | |
| Total votes | 43,751 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Paul Stam (incumbent) | 24,937 | 64.00% | |
| Democratic | Debra McHenry | 14,028 | 36.00% | |
| Total votes | 38,965 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Paul Stam (incumbent) | 32,172 | 53.91% | |
| Democratic | Ed Ridpath | 27,503 | 46.09% | |
| Total votes | 59,675 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Paul Stam (incumbent) | 15,459 | 57.07% | |
| Democratic | Ed Ridpath | 11,628 | 42.93% | |
| Total votes | 27,087 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Paul Stam (incumbent) | 29,596 | 85.39% | |
| Libertarian | H. Wade Minter | 5,064 | 14.61% | |
| Total votes | 34,660 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Paul Stam | 2,457 | 57.87% | |
| Republican | Kenn Gardner | 1,789 | 42.13% | |
| Total votes | 4,246 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Paul Stam | 15,647 | 59.05% | ||
| Democratic | J. C. Knowles | 9,700 | 36.61% | ||
| Libertarian | Brad Wheeler | 1,152 | 4.35% | ||
| Total votes | 26,499 | 100% | |||
| Republican win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Cindy Akins | 1,144 | 64.27% | |
| Republican | Isaac "Zach" Wall Sr. | 636 | 35.73% | |
| Total votes | 1,780 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Hugh Holliman | 10,676 | 56.80% | |
| Republican | Cindy Akins | 7,783 | 41.41% | |
| Libertarian | Paul Burks | 336 | 1.79% | |
| Total votes | 18,795 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
