Leaving office January 1, 2027.Lost re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.

RepublicanIn office until January 1, 2027

Donny C. Lambeth

North Carolina State Representative, District 75 since 2012. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 8 elections between 2012 and 2024, winning 8.

North Carolina State Representative, District 75Born 1965

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 14 yrs; Since 2012
Bills became law: 8; 59 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 6.6%; Chamber median 3.8%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: −7.9; Lost 2026
Elections: 9; 2012–2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Appropriations · senior chair
Appropriations, Health and Human Services · vice chair
Health · chair
Health and Human Services Legislative Oversight · co-chair
Medicaid Legislative Oversight · co-chair
Education: K-12
Helene Recovery
Higher Education
Insurance
Involuntary Commitment and Public Safety Select
Pensions and Retirement

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 59 sponsored · 8 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 3 Relief at the Pump.
AGRICULTURE; AGRICULTURE DEPT.; APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGETING; DEBTOR & CREDITOR; FINES & PENALTIES; FUELS; FUNDS & ACCOUNTS; NOTIFICATION; PRESENTED; PUBLIC; PUBLIC OFFICIALS; RATIFIED; REVENUE DEPT.; STATE CONTROLLER; TAXATION; TAXES · Became law Oct 2026

HB 562 Budget Technical Corrections Modifications.
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE; ADMINISTRATIVE RULES; APPROPRIATIONS; AUDITING & AUDITS; BUDGETING; CAPITAL SPENDING; COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES; COMMISSIONS; COMMUNITY COLLEGES; COMMUNITY COLLEGES OFFICE; CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES; COUNCIL OF STATE; DEFINITIONS; DHHS; DISABLED PERSONS; EDUCATION; FUNDING; HEALTH SERVICES; HIGHER EDUCATION; INSURANCE · Became law Aug 2026

HB 536 Physical Therapy Practice Act Modifications.
BOARDS; FEES; HEALTH SERVICES; LICENSING & CERTIFICATION; OCCUPATIONS; PHYSICAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL THERAPY BOARD; PRESENTED; PUBLIC; RATIFIED; CHAPTERED; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION · Became law Jun 2026

HB 1123 UNC Omnibus and Capital Contracting Law Changes.
ARCHITECTS & ARCHITECTURE; ARTS; BOARDS; BUDGETING; BUILDINGS; CAPITAL SPENDING; COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES; CONSTRUCTION; CONTRACTS; COUNTIES; CULTURAL RESOURCES; EDUCATION; FUNDING; FUNDS & ACCOUNTS; GRANTS; HIGHER EDUCATION; INFRASTRUCTURE; MUNICIPALITIES; OCCUPATIONS; PRESENTED; PROPERTY; PUBLIC; RATIFIED; STEM; SCHOOL OF SCIENCE & MATH BOARD; SECONDARY EDUCATION; STATE BUILDINGS; DEBT/STATE GOVERNMENT; TUITION; UNC; UNC BOARD OF GOVERNORS; DURHAM COUNTY; NEW HANOVER COUNTY; WAKE COUNTY; MECKLENBURG COUNTY; CHARLOTTE; CHAPEL HILL; ORANGE COUNTY; WILMINGTON; RALEIGH; DURHAM; CHAPTERED; SCHOLARSHIPS & FINANCIAL AID; PUBLIC BUILDINGS; PROPERTY-STATE GOVERNMENT; CAPITAL & INFRASTRUCTURE FUND; RESIDENCY; SCHOOL OF SCIENCE & MATH; SCHOOL OF THE ARTS; SCHOOL OF THE ARTS BOARD · Became law Jun 2026

HB 125 Continuing Budget Operations.
ACCOUNTING; AGRICULTURAL INSPECTION; AGRICULTURE; AGRICULTURE DEPT.; ANIMALS; AOC; APPOINTMENTS; APPROPRIATIONS; ARMED FORCES; ARTS; ATTORNEYS; AUDITING & AUDITS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BOARDS; BUDGET & MANAGEMENT OFFICE; BUDGETING; BUILDING CODES; BUILDINGS; CAPITAL SPENDING; CIVIL PROCEDURE; COASTAL RESOURCES; COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES; COMMERCE; COMMISSIONS; COMMITTEES; COMMUNITY COLLEGES; COMMUNITY COLLEGES OFFICE; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES; COST-OF-LIVING; COUNCIL OF STATE; COUNTIES; COURTS; CULTURAL RESOURCES; NATURAL & CULTURAL RESOURCES DEPT.; DATA & RECORDS SYSTEMS; DEQ; DHHS; DISASTERS & EMERGENCIES; DMV; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION; ELECTIONS; ELECTIONS · Became law Aug 2025

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Lambeth sits in the North Carolina House of Representatives

Lambeth is closer to the center than 5% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Brenden Jones, Dean Arp, John Bell

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:55 PM ET

With Lambeth’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills29%

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: Lambeth’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Lambeth	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 Lambeth was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

201220142016201820202022202420262028North Carolina House of Representatives, District 75

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	Seat	+/−
2026	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 75	Lost	D+7.9	R+12.1	−20.0
2024	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 75	Won	R+13.9	R+12.1	+1.8
2022	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 75	Won	—	—	—
2020	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 75	Won	R+20.6	—	—
2018	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 75	Won	R+6.2	—	—
2016	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 75	Won	—	—	—
2014	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 75	Won	R+25.5	—	—
2014	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 75 (primary)	Won	—	—	—
2012	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 75	Won	—	—	—