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House District 25

Nash County · 2026
Lean D2024 rematch
Partisan baseline (2024)
D+2.6
runs 4.3 pts more Democratic than NC overall · moving toward Democrats since 2018
2024 result
R+1.0
won by Chesser (R)
Lorenza Wilkins
Democrat · Challenger
  • Nonprofit leader at the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle and co-founder of the Compass Youth Center
  • Longtime Nash County resident who lost to Rep. Allen Chesser by 461 votes in 2024
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Rep. Allen Chesser
Republican · Incumbent
  • Former Army National Guard member and law-enforcement officer
  • Serves on the Health and Insurance committees
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Election night results

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Live returns and a precinct map for this race on Nov. 3.

Early voting

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Ballots cast so far in this district, in person and by mail. Updated every morning.

Who lives here

The people of House District 25, from the Census American Community Survey (2020-2024). The dark tick on each bar marks North Carolina overall.

Median household income
$64,229
NC
▼ vs NC · NC $75k
Bachelor's degree or higher
22%
NC
▼ vs NC · NC 36%
Poverty rate
12%
NC
▼ vs NC · NC 13%
Homeownership
63%
NC
▼ vs NC · NC 67%
Unemployment
5.1%
NC
▲ vs NC · NC 4.7%
Uninsured rate
12%
NC
▲ vs NC · NC 10%
Top communities: Rocky Mount 51% · Nashville 19% · Bailey 7% · Spring Hope 7% · Middlesex 5%

Who registers vs. who votes

Each group's share of registered voters against its share of those who actually voted in 2024. About 68k voters are registered here; 49,931 voted in 2024.

White
52%
57%
Black
41%
39%
Hispanic
3.3%
2.3%
Asian
0.5%
0.5%
American Indian
0.5%
0.5%
Other
2.0%
1.1%
Registered (2024)Voted (2024)
Voter race and ethnicity are self-reported at registration; voters without a designation (8% here) are excluded from the voted-side shares. Source: NCSBE voter file, 2024.

How this seat has moved

Actual result (solid)MRPI composite (dashed)Shaded = midterm

How far this district swings

Across these cycles the Democratic share of the two-party vote here has ranged from 46% to 51%.

Precinct detail

23 precincts.

About this seat

HD-25 is rated Lean D from its 2024 partisan baseline of D+2.6. Districts in this range are competitive when candidates, campaigns and the year’s statewide environment line up against the district’s modest partisan tilt. Democrats have gained 0.8 points of vote share here since 2018, moving the seat’s two-way margin 1.7 points their way.

Campaign money

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Wilkins (D) $136K cash$117K cash Chesser (R)
Wilkins holds 1.2x the cash on hand. Raised this cycle: Wilkins $50K / Chesser $163K.
Actual legislative results, observed except where marked · NCSBE 2018–2024 · boundaries: Redistricting Data Hub (redistrictingdatahub.org) · demographics: Census ACS 2020–2024 · voter file: NCSBE
Data as of October 29, 2026 · campaign finance last refreshed August 20, 2026
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