Ted Davis
North Carolina State Representative, District 20 since 2012.
- In office
- 14 yrs
- Since 2012
- Bills became law
- 0
- 6 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 2.3%
- Chamber median 3.8%
- With party
- 95%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +11.6
- Won 2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Appropriations · vice chair
- Appropriations, Justice and Public Safety · chair
- Judiciary 1 · chair
- Justice and Public Safety Legislative Oversight · co-chair
- Agriculture and Environment
- Election Law
- Emergency Management and Disaster Recovery
- Environmental Review Commission
- Ethics
- General Statutes Commission
- Governmental Operations Commission
- Higher Education
- Legislative Economic Development and Global Engagement Oversight
- Legislative Research Commission
- Rules, Calendar and Operations of the House
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGETING; DEQ; ENVIRONMENT; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MANUFACTURING; POLLUTION; PUBLIC; REPORTS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCES; LIABILITY · Failed in the Senate Jun 2025
CHILD CUSTODY; COMMISSIONS; DHHS; FOSTER CARE; GUARDIANSHIP; MINORS; PUBLIC; SOCIAL SERVICES; SOCIAL SERVICES COMN.; FAMILY ISSUES · Failed in the Senate May 2025
ATTORNEYS; COMMISSIONS; CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS; COURTS; CRIMES; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; JUVENILE CODE; JUVENILE INSTITUTIONS; MINORS; PAROLE COMN.; PAROLE & PROBATION; INMATES; PUBLIC; SENTENCING; WOMEN; DISTRICT ATTORNEYS; SUPERIOR COURT; FAMILY ISSUES; ADULT CORRECTION DEPT. · Failed in the Senate May 2025
EMERGENCY SERVICES; FIREFIGHTERS & FIREFIGHTING; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC; SAFETY; WORK SAFETY · Failed in the Senate Apr 2025
COURTS; CRIMES; CRIMINAL PROCEDURE; DISCRIMINATION; LGBTQ & GENDER ISSUES; MINORITIES; PUBLIC; SENTENCING · Failed in committee Apr 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Davis sits in the North Carolina House of Representatives
Davis is closer to the center than 99% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: John Blust, Ed Goodwin, Harry Warren
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:55 PM ET
With Davis’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans95%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills10%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Davis’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Davis | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | SJR 1091: Adjournment Resolution. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 78–28 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | HB 268: 2026 Budget Technical Corrections - II. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 79–28 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | HB 834: State Board of Elections Administrative Changes. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 74–35 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | SB 1092: 2026 Senate and House Appointments. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 71–38 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | SB 445: Regulatory Reform Act of 2026. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 84–26 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Davis was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 20 | Won | R+11.6 |
| 2022 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 20 | Won | R+2.3 |
| 2020 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 20 | Won | R+10.7 |
| 2018 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 19 | Won | R+2.4 |
| 2016 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 19 | Won | — |
| 2014 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 19 | Won | — |
| 2012 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 19 | Won | R+20.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Davis has held
- North Carolina House of Representatives, District 20 · since 2020
- North Carolina House of Representatives, District 19 · since 2012
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Davis has run against
- Jonathan M. Berger (D) · 2024 general, won
- Amy Block Deloach (D) · 2022 general, won
- Adam Ericson (D) · 2020 general, won
- Marcia Morgan (D) · 2018 general, won
- Emilie Swearingen (D) · 2012 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Davis
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/b654a887-2eca-41f7-83ba-60044df0fc1c
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET