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House District 54

Chatham & Randolph counties · 2026
Lean D
Partisan baseline (2024)
D+8.6
runs 10.3 pts more Democratic than NC overall · moving toward Republicans since 2018
2024 result
D+9.6
won by Reives (D)
Rep. Robert T. Reives II
Democrat · Incumbent
  • Attorney representing Chatham and Randolph counties, serving as House Democratic Leader.
  • Has served in the NC House since 2014.
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 54, from the Census American Community Survey (2020-2024). The dark tick on each bar marks North Carolina overall.

Median household income
$88,955
NC
▲ vs NC · NC $75k
Bachelor's degree or higher
46%
NC
▲ vs NC · NC 36%
Poverty rate
11%
NC
▼ vs NC · NC 13%
Homeownership
79%
NC
▲ vs NC · NC 67%
Unemployment
3.1%
NC
▼ vs NC · NC 4.7%
Uninsured rate
10%
NC
▲ vs NC · NC 10%
Top communities: Pittsboro 31% · Chapel Hill 24% · Siler City 15% · Cary 5% · Liberty 5%

Who registers vs. who votes

Each group's share of registered voters against its share of those who actually voted in 2024. About 69k voters are registered here; 56,195 voted in 2024.

White
80%
83%
Black
11%
9.7%
Hispanic
4.7%
3.5%
Asian
2.0%
1.9%
American Indian
0.2%
0.2%
Other
2.2%
1.8%
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 54% to 56%.

Precinct detail

20 precincts.

About this seat

HD-54 is rated Lean D from its 2024 partisan baseline of D+8.6. Districts in this range are competitive when candidates, campaigns and the year’s statewide environment line up against the district’s modest partisan tilt. Republicans have gained 0.5 points of vote share here since 2018, moving the seat’s two-way margin 1.0 points their way.

Campaign money

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Reives (D) $34K cashNo Republican on the ballot
Reives (D) is unopposed by a Republican and holds $34K cash on hand. Raised this cycle: $355K. 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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