RepublicanIn office since Nov 2008

Hugh Blackwell

North Carolina State Representative, District 86 since 2008. Ran in 11 elections between 2006 and 2024, winning 10. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

North Carolina State Representative, District 86Born 1944

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 18 yrs; Since 2008
Bills became law: 4; 29 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 7.2%; Chamber median 3.8%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +26.8; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Appropriations · chair
Appropriations, Education · vice chair
Education: K-12 · vice chair
Election Law · chair
Involuntary Commitment and Public Safety Select · chair
Judiciary 1 · vice chair
Legislative Education Oversight · co-chair
Legislative Elections Oversight · co-chair
Redistricting Select · chair
America's Semiquincentennial
Health
Health and Human Services Legislative Oversight
Helene Recovery
Medicaid Legislative Oversight
Regulatory Reform

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 29 sponsored · 4 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 1104 Improve Involuntary Commitment Process and Enhance Public Safety.
AOC; CIVIL PROCEDURE; COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES; COUNTIES; COURTS; DHHS; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITALS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS; INTERNET; JUDICIAL DEPT.; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; PRESENTED; PUBLIC; RATIFIED; REPORTS; SHERIFFS; SOCIAL SERVICES; STUDIES; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; UNC; CHAPTERED; CIVIL ACTIONS; LMES-MCOS; SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT; TELEMEDICINE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPT.; UNC HEALTH CARE; POLICY COLLABORATORY · Became law Jul 2026

HB 850 Interbasin Transfer Moratorium/Study.
COMMISSIONS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMN.; LAKES & RIVERS; LICENSES & PERMITS; MORATORIUMS; PRESENTED; PUBLIC; RATIFIED; STUDIES; UNC; WATER RESOURCES; CHAPTERED; POLICY COLLABORATORY · Became law Jul 2025

HB 959 Various Education Changes.
BOARDS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATION BOARDS; ELEMENTARY EDUCATION; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; KINDERGARTEN; LITERACY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MEDIA; MENTAL HEALTH; PRESENTED; PUBLIC; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC INSTRUCTION DEPT.; RATIFIED; SAFETY; STEM; SECONDARY EDUCATION; STUDENTS; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; TELEPHONES; TELESERVICES; TITLE CHANGE; CHAPTERED; MOBILE PHONES & DEVICES; SOCIAL MEDIA; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · Became law Jul 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Blackwell sits in the North Carolina House of Representatives

Blackwell is closer to the center than 63% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Sam Watford, Ben Moss, Carson Smith

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

With Blackwell’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills13%

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

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

200620082010201220142016201820202022202420262028North Carolina House of Representatives, District 86

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 86	Won	R+26.8	R+41.5	−14.7
2024	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 86	Won	R+44.1	R+41.5	+2.6
2022	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 86	Won	—	—	—
2020	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 86	Won	R+39.6	—	—
2018	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 86	Won	R+29.0	—	—
2016	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 86	Won	R+24.9	—	—
2014	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 86	Won	R+27.6	—	—
2014	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 86 (primary)	Won	+63.2	—	—
2012	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 86	Won	R+21.6	—	—
2010	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 86	Won	R+23.9	—	—
2008	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 86	Won	R+3.2	—	—
2006	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 86	Lost	D+3.0	—	—