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House District 62

Guilford County · 2026
Lean R
Partisan baseline (2024)
R+6.3
runs 4.6 pts more Republican than NC overall · moving toward Democrats since 2018
2024 result
R+6.8
won by Blust (R)
Shelly Headen
Democrat · Challenger
  • CPA who co-owns Top Dog Garage Doors in Oak Ridge
  • Spent eight years as a corporate accounting manager, then worked as an accounting recruiter
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Rep. John M. Blust
Republican · Incumbent
  • Attorney with nine prior House terms and one Senate term
  • Represented Guilford County throughout his legislative service
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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 62, from the Census American Community Survey (2020-2024). The dark tick on each bar marks North Carolina overall.

Median household income
$97,438
NC
▲ vs NC · NC $75k
Bachelor's degree or higher
53%
NC
▲ vs NC · NC 36%
Poverty rate
7%
NC
▼ vs NC · NC 13%
Homeownership
71%
NC
▲ vs NC · NC 67%
Unemployment
3.7%
NC
▼ vs NC · NC 4.7%
Uninsured rate
4%
NC
▼ vs NC · NC 10%
Top communities: Greensboro 44% · High Point 16% · Summerfield 14% · Oak Ridge 10% · Colfax 6%

Who registers vs. who votes

Each group's share of registered voters against its share of those who actually voted in 2024. About 72k voters are registered here; 56,480 voted in 2024.

White
73%
76%
Black
16%
15%
Hispanic
3.7%
3.1%
Asian
3.4%
3.1%
American Indian
0.2%
0.2%
Other
3.3%
2.5%
Registered (2024)Voted (2024)
Voter race and ethnicity are self-reported at registration; voters without a designation (6% 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 43% to 47%.

Precinct detail

24 precincts.

About this seat

HD-62 is rated Lean R from its 2024 partisan baseline of R+6.3. 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 1.4 points of vote share here since 2018, moving the seat’s two-way margin 2.8 points their way.

Campaign money

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Headen (D) $37K cash$28K cash Blust (R)
Headen holds 1.3x the cash on hand. Raised this cycle: Headen $74K / Blust $37K.
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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