DemocraticIncumbent
Mike Colvin
- Experience
- State legislature
North Carolina › North Carolina House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
North Carolina House District 42
Mike Colvin has no major-party opponent.
Mike Colvin has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+48: 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
- 91,662
- People per km²
- 340
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 26%
- White, no degree
- 21%of adults
- White 31%
- Hispanic 16%
- Black 44%
- Asian 2%
- Other / multiracial 7%
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
24,633 votes · D+48.6✓ Mike Colvin (D)74.3%
Leonard L. Bryant (R)25.7%
2024 President Vote in this district
24,492 two-party votes · D+46.7 · D+48.2 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)73.4%
Donald Trump (R)26.6%
2022 Earlier district lines
14,821 votes · D+42.5✓ Marvin W Lucas (D)71.3%
Gloria Carrasco (R)28.7%
2020 Earlier district lines
56,463 votes · D+34.8✓ Marvin W Lucas (D)67.4%
Jon Blake (R)32.6%
2020 President Vote in this district
26,398 two-party votes · D+52.1 · D+47.6 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)76.1%
Donald Trump (R)23.9%
2016 President Vote in this district
23,313 two-party votes · D+54.7 · D+52.5 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)77.4%
Donald Trump (R)22.6%