DemocraticIncumbent
Phil Rubin
- Experience
- State legislature
North Carolina › North Carolina House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
North Carolina House District 40
Phil Rubin has no major-party opponent.
Phil Rubin has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
Libertarian
Lucas Everett Jones
The district
Lean D+28: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 88,589
- People per km²
- 826
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 66%
- White, no degree
- 21%of adults
- White 71%
- Hispanic 7%
- Black 12%
- Asian 6%
- Other / multiracial 4%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
52,927 votes · D+28.6✓ Joe John (D)62.3%
Jerry Doliner (R)34.6%
Mike Munger (L)3.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
52,897 two-party votes · D+28.1 · D+29.6 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)64.1%
Donald Trump (R)35.9%
2022 Earlier district lines
44,965 votes · D+12.3✓ Joe John (D)54.8%
Marilyn Avila (R)42.8%
Michael Nelson (L)2.5%
2020 Earlier district lines
112,773 votes · D+12.9✓ Joe John (D)56.5%
Gerard Falzon (R)43.5%
2020 President Vote in this district
54,597 two-party votes · D+27.9 · D+23.4 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)64.0%
Donald Trump (R)36.0%
2016 President Vote in this district
46,593 two-party votes · D+19.6 · D+17.4 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)59.8%
Donald Trump (R)40.2%