Zack Hawkins
North Carolina State Representative, District 31 since 2018. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 4. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 7 yrs
- Since 2018
- Bills became law
- 0
- 50 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 2.7%
- Chamber median 3.8%
- With party
- 89%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +68.4
- Won 2022
- 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
- Appropriations, Education
- Energy and Public Utilities
- Government Efficiency Select
- Higher Education
- Oversight
- Oversight and Reform Select
- Transportation
- Transportation Future Select
- Wildlife Resources
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
BUDGETING; DATA & RECORDS SYSTEMS; EDUCATION; ELEMENTARY EDUCATION; FUNDING; FUNDS & ACCOUNTS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INFRASTRUCTURE; INTERNET; PUBLIC; PUBLIC INSTRUCTION DEPT.; REPORTS; SECONDARY EDUCATION; SESSION LAWS; STUDIES; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; TELESERVICES; RECORDS; CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPT.; CYBERSECURITY · Failed in the Senate Jun 2025
BOARDS; CURRICULUM; DEATH & DYING; EDUCATION; EDUCATION · Failed in the Senate Jun 2025
COMPUTERS; COURTS; CRIMES; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; FINES & PENALTIES; FRAUD; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; OBSCENITY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PUBLIC; STEM; LIABILITY; CIVIL ACTIONS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · Failed in the House May 2025
DEFINITIONS; GAMING; PUBLIC · Failed in the House Apr 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Hawkins sits in the North Carolina House of Representatives
Hawkins is closer to the center than 60% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Robert Reives, Tim Longest, Abe Jones
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:55 PM ET
With Hawkins’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats89%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills46%
Black tick: the average of Democrats 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: Hawkins’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Hawkins | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | SJR 1091: Adjournment Resolution. | No | No | Yes | Passed 78–28 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | HB 268: 2026 Budget Technical Corrections - II. | No | No | Yes | Passed 79–28 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | HB 834: State Board of Elections Administrative Changes. | No | No | Yes | Passed 74–35 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | SB 1092: 2026 Senate and House Appointments. | No | No | Yes | Passed 71–38 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | SB 445: Regulatory Reform Act of 2026. | No | No | Yes | Passed 84–26 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Hawkins was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
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 31 | Won | — | D+61.4 | — |
| 2024 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 31 | Won | — | D+61.4 | — |
| 2022 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 31 | Won | D+68.4 | — | — |
| 2020 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 31 | Won | D+71.0 | — | — |
| 2018 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 31 | Won | D+65.1 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: North Carolina State Board of Elections (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $50.9K
- Spent
- $39.7K
- Cash
- $40.3K
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections filings through Jun 30, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:06 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| ZACK HAWKINS FOR NORTH CAROLINA State | Active |
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections filings through Jun 30, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:06 AM ET
Seats Hawkins has held
- North Carolina House of Representatives, District 31 · since 2018
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Hawkins has run against
- Sean Haugh (L) · 2022 election, won
- Torian Webson (R) · 2018 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: North Carolina State Board of Elections (unofficial)
How we know Hawkins
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/6dea5a89-20c8-4370-94c2-0dac7fe29d77
- Wikidata Q58495301
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET