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House District 37

Wake County · 2026

Lean R

Partisan baseline (2024)

R+2.4

runs 0.7 pts more Republican than NC overall · moving toward Democrats since 2018

2024 result

R+6.2

won by Pare (R)

Winn Decker

Democrat · Challenger

Education-policy strategist with a public administration PhD; Fuquay-Varina resident
Won a three-way 2026 primary; campaign centers affordability and public schools

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Rep. Erin Paré

Republican · Incumbent

Has represented southern Wake County since 2021

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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 37, from the Census American Community Survey (2020-2024). The dark tick on each bar marks North Carolina overall.

Median household income

$107,288

▲ vs NC · NC $75k

Bachelor's degree or higher

49%

▲ vs NC · NC 36%

Poverty rate

▼ vs NC · NC 13%

Homeownership

82%

▲ vs NC · NC 67%

Unemployment

3.9%

▼ vs NC · NC 4.7%

Uninsured rate

▼ vs NC · NC 10%

Top communities: Fuquay Varina 50% · Raleigh 22% · Holly Springs 14% · Willow Spring 10% · Garner 4%

Who registers vs. who votes

Each group's share of registered voters against its share of those who actually voted in 2024. About 77k voters are registered here; 61,069 voted in 2024.

White

76%

79%

Black

13%

12%

Hispanic

5.3%

4.5%

Asian

2.2%

2.1%

American Indian

0.3%

Other

3.1%

2.4%

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 49%.

Precinct detail

13 precincts.

About this seat

HD-37 is rated Lean R from its 2024 partisan baseline of R+2.4. 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 0.6 points of vote share here since 2018, moving the seat’s two-way margin 1.2 points their way.

Campaign money

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Decker (D) $104K cash$317K cash Paré (R)

Paré holds 3.0x the cash on hand. Raised this cycle: Decker $173K / Paré $363K.

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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