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House District 42

Cumberland County · 2026
Likely D
Partisan baseline (2024)
D+49.6
runs 51.3 pts more Democratic than NC overall · moving toward Republicans since 2018
2024 result
D+48.6
won by Colvin (D)
Rep. Mike Colvin
Democrat · Incumbent
  • Funeral director from Cumberland County serving his first term in the NC House.
  • Born in Fayetteville, he has also worked as a political advisor and strategist.
campaign site
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No major party opponent
Republican · 2026
  • No Republican is on the November ballot for this seat.

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

Median household income
$56,040
NC
▼ vs NC · NC $75k
Bachelor's degree or higher
26%
NC
▼ vs NC · NC 36%
Poverty rate
18%
NC
▲ vs NC · NC 13%
Homeownership
40%
NC
▼ vs NC · NC 67%
Unemployment
8.4%
NC
▲ vs NC · NC 4.7%
Uninsured rate
9%
NC
▼ vs NC · NC 10%
Top communities: Fayetteville 75% · Fort Bragg 13% · Spring Lake 12% · Pope Afb 0%

Who registers vs. who votes

Each group's share of registered voters against its share of those who actually voted in 2024. About 48k voters are registered here; 25,174 voted in 2024.

White
27%
25%
Black
56%
62%
Hispanic
9.5%
7.0%
Asian
1.6%
1.5%
American Indian
0.6%
0.6%
Other
5.5%
3.9%
Registered (2024)Voted (2024)
Voter race and ethnicity are self-reported at registration; voters without a designation (10% 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 74% to 79%.

Precinct detail

12 precincts.

About this seat

HD-42 is rated Likely D from its 2024 partisan baseline of D+49.6. Districts this far from even are not competitive in a typical cycle - the outcome tracks the district’s underlying partisanship rather than individual campaigns. Republicans have gained 2.7 points of vote share here since 2018, moving the seat’s two-way margin 5.4 points their way.

Campaign money

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Colvin (D) $10K cashNo Republican on the ballot
Colvin (D) is unopposed by a Republican and holds $10K cash on hand. Raised this cycle: $10K. No Republican is on the November ballot here, so no committee reports on that side.
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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