DemocraticIncumbent
Amber Baker
- Experience
- State legislature
North Carolina › North Carolina House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
North Carolina House District 72
Amber Baker has no major-party opponent.
Amber Baker has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+51: 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
- 87,107
- People per km²
- 853
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 41%
- White, no degree
- 14%of adults
- White 38%
- Hispanic 16%
- Black 38%
- Asian 3%
- Other / multiracial 5%
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
31,479 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Amber M. Baker (D)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
40,107 two-party votes · D+49.7 · D+51.2 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)74.9%
Donald Trump (R)25.1%
2022 Earlier district lines
25,366 votes · D+47.7✓ Amber M Baker (D)73.9%
Shelton Stallworthy (R)26.1%
2020 Earlier district lines
82,805 votes · D+42.6✓ Amber M Baker (D)71.3%
Dan Lawlor (R)28.7%
2020 President Vote in this district
44,716 two-party votes · D+54.8 · D+50.2 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)77.4%
Donald Trump (R)22.6%
2016 President Vote in this district
37,508 two-party votes · D+52.5 · D+50.3 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)76.2%
Donald Trump (R)23.8%