North Carolina State House of Representatives




North Carolina in the 1900s

North Carolina State House of Representatives
1977-1978
(See Map)
The First Session of this General Assembly met from January 12th to July 1st in 1977. The Second Session met from May 31st to June 16th in 1778.
District	Number of Delegates Authorized	Counties in District	Delegate(s) (County From)
1	2	Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Washington	William Stanford White (Dare), Vernon Grant James (Pasquotank)
2	1	Beaufort, Hyde	Howard B. Chapin (Beaufort)
3	3	Craven, Jones, Lenoir, Pamlico	Christopher Sylvanus Barker, Jr. (Craven), Joseph Leonard Bright (Craven), Daniel T. Lilley (Lenoir)
4	3	Carteret, Onslow	Gerald Malcolm Fulcher, Jr. (Carteret), Ronald Earl Mason (Carteret), Wilda Hancock Hurst (Onslow)
5	2	Bertie, Gates, Hertford, Northampton	Roberts Harrell Jernigan, Jr. (Hertford), James Guy Revelle (Northampton)
6	2	Halifax, Martin	George Austin Hux (Halifax), George Preston Cullipher (Martin)
7	4	Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson	Allen Cromwell Barbee (Nash), John Edwin Davenport (Nash), James Earl Ezzell, Jr. (Nash), Arthur Hartwell Campbell (Wilson)
8	2	Greene, Pitt	Samuel David Bundy (Pitt), Herbert Horton Rountree (Pitt)
9	2	Wayne	Nancy Winbon Chase, Richard Ralph Grady
10	1	Duplin	Thomas James Baker
11	1	Brunswick, Pender	Allen Colon Ward (Brunswick)
12	2	New Hanover	Samuel Thomas Rhodes, Benjamin David Schwartz
13	3	Caswell, Granville, Person, Vance, Warren	William Thomas Watkins (Granville), John Trammell Church (Vance), Thomas William Ellis, Jr. (Vance)
14	2	Franklin, Johnston	Jonas Melvin Gardner (Johnston), Barney Paul Woodard (Johnston)
15	6	Wake	Joseph Allen Adams, Ruth E. Cook, William Ayden Creech, Robert L. Farmer, William Casper Holroyd, Jr., Joseph Edward Johnson
16	3	Durham	Pat Oakes Griffin, Henry M. Michaux, Jr. (1) / Arthur John Howard Clement, III (1), George W. Miller, Jr.
17	2	Chatham, Orange	Edward Shelton Holmes (Chatham), Patricia Stanford Hunt (Orange)
18	2	Harnett, Lee	Carson Gregory (Harnett), Dela Fletcher Harris, III (Lee)
19	3	Bladen, Columbus, Sampson	Edd Nye (Bladen), George Ronald Taylor (Bladen), Ottis Richard Wright, Jr. (Columbus)
20	5	Cumberland	Rayford Donald Beard, Charles B.C. Holt, Hector E. Ray, Lura Self Tally, Henry McMillan Tyson
21	3	Hoke, Robeson, Scotland	Joy Joseph Johnson (Robeson), Horace Locklear (Robeson), David Russell Parnell (Robeson)
22	4	Alamance, Rockingham	Daniel A.C. Hall, Jr. (Alamance), William Shakespeare Harris, Jr. (Alamance) (2) / Timothy Hill McDowell (2), Bertha Merrill Holt (Alamance), Conrad R. Duncan, Jr. (Rockingham) (3) / Robert Lee McAlister (3)
23	7	Guilford	Henry E. Frye, Thomas Odell Gilmore, James Franklin Morgan, Thomas B. Sawyer, Mary Powell Seymour, William Marcus Short, Charles Edward Webb
24	2	Randolph	Harold James Brubaker, Jesse Thomas Pugh, Jr.
25	1	Moore	Toffie Clyde Auman
26	1	Anson, Montgomery	Foyle Robert Hightower, Jr. (Anson)
27	1	Richmond	Thomas Bell Hunter
28	3	Alleghany, Ashe, Stokes, Surry, Watauga	Porter Claude Collins, Jr. (Alleghany) James Worth Gentry (Stokes), David Hunter Diamont (Surry)
29	5	Forsyth	Judson Davie DeRamus, Jr., Richard Cannon Erwin, Ian Theodore Kaplan, Ned Raeford Smith, Margaret Rose Tennille
30	3	Davidson, Davie	James Erwin Lambeth (Davidson), Dr. John Wesley Varner (Davidson), Peter Wilson Hairston (Davie)
31	2	Rowan	Robie Lee Nash, Addison Neal Smith
32	1	Stanly	Janet Wirth Pickler
33	3	Cabarrus, Union	Dwight Wilson Quinn (Cabarrus), Betty Marie Dorton Thomas (Cabarrus), Aaron Wesley Plyler (Union)
34	3	Caldwell, Wilkes, Yadkin	James Harrell Edwards (Caldwell), Eugene Morrison White (Caldwell), Albert Jennings Martin (Yadkin)
35	2	Alexander, Iredell	Joseph Patterson Huskins (Iredell), William Hannon McMillan (Iredell)
36	8	Mecklenburg	Marilyn R. Bissell, Louise Smith Brennan, Ruth Moss Easterling, Gus Nickolas Economos, Jo Graham Foster, Harold Parks Helms, LeRoy Page Spoon, Jr., Benjamin Thompson Tison, III,
37	2	Catawba	Julius Reid Poovey, Frances Ellen Setzer
38	4	Gaston, Lincoln	E. Graham Bell (Gaston), David Webster Bumgardner, Jr. (Gaston), Carl Jerome Stewart, Jr.* (Gaston), John Reeves Gamble, Jr. (Lincoln)
39	2	Avery, Burke, Mitchell	Myrtle Eleanor Wiseman (Avery) Willis Henry Lachot, Jr. (Burke)
40	3	Cleveland, Polk, Rutherford	Robert Zemri Falls (Cleveland), Edith Ledfort Lutz (Cleveland), Robert Alden Jones (Rutherford)
41	1	McDowell, Yancey	Glenn Alexander Morris (McDowell)
42	1	Henderson	Fred Ray Dorsey
43	4	Buncombe, Transylvania	Claude DeBruhl (Buncombe), Mary Cordell Nesbitt (Buncombe), James McClure Clarke (Buncombe), Gordon Hicks Greenwood (Buncombe)
44	2	Haywood, Jackson, Madison, Swain	Ernest Bryan Messer (Haywood), Liston Bryan Ramsey (Madison)
45	1	Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Macon	Jeff Hailen Enloe, Jr. (Macon)
*Carl Jerome Stewart, Jr. was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives. Grace Averette Collins was Clerk.
(1) Henry M. Michaux, Jr. resigned effective July 18, 1977 following his appointment as US Attorney for the Western District. Arthur John Howard Clement, III was appointed on August 3, 1977 to replace him.
(2) William Shakespeare Harris, Jr. resigned effective September 2, 1977 to become a district judge. Timothy Hill McDowell was appointed on Septemberr 19, 1977 to replace him.
(3) Conrad R. Duncan, Jr. resigned his seat on October 10, 1977, reason unknown. Robert McAllister was appointed on October 13, 1977 to replace him.

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