Bill Ward (North Carolina politician)

American politician from North Carolina

Bill Ward

Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 5th district

Incumbent

Assumed office
January 1, 2023
Preceded by| Howard Hunter III
Personal details
Political party| Republican
Residence| Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Occupation| Retired law enforcement
Website| Official website

Bill Ward is an American politician who serves as a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing the 5th district (including all of Hertford, Gates, Pasquotank, and Camden counties) since 2023.[1]

## Committee assignments

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### 2023-2024 session

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* Appropriations
* Appropriations - General Government
* Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform
* Judiciary 3 (Vice Chair)
* State Government
* State Personnel

## Electoral history

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### 2022

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North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district Republican primary election, 2022[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Bill Ward  | 3,359  | 68.27%
| Republican | Donald Kirkland  | 1,561  | 31.73%
Total votes  | 4,920  | 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2022[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Bill Ward  | 15,784  | 53.83%
| Democratic | Howard Hunter III (incumbent)  | 13,539  | 46.17%
Total votes  | 29,323  | 100%
| Republican gain from Democratic

## References

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1. ^ "Bill Ward (North Carolina)". Retrieved February 16, 2023.
2. ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
3. ^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

North Carolina House of Representatives

Preceded by

Howard Hunter III

|  Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 5th district
2023–Present  | Incumbent

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Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives

157th General Assembly (2025–2026)

Speaker of the House
Destin Hall (R)
Speaker pro tempore
Sarah Stevens (R)
Majority Leader
John Bell (R)
Minority Leader
Robert Reives (D)

1. ▌Ed Goodwin (R)
2. ▌Ray Jeffers (D)
3. ▌Steve Tyson (R)
4. ▌Jimmy Dixon (R)
5. ▌Bill Ward (R)
6. ▌Joe Pike (R)
7. ▌Matthew Winslow (R)
8. ▌Gloristine Brown (D)
9. ▌Timothy Reeder (R)
10. ▌John Bell (R)
11. ▌Allison Dahle (D)
12. ▌Chris Humphrey (R)
13. ▌Celeste Cairns (R)
14. ▌Wyatt Gable (R)
15. ▌Phil Shepard (R)
16. ▌Carson Smith (R)
17. ▌Frank Iler (R)
18. ▌Deb Butler (D)
19. ▌Charlie Miller (R)
20. ▌Ted Davis Jr. (R)
21. ▌Ya Liu (D)
22. ▌William Brisson (R)
23. ▌Shelly Willingham (D)
24. ▌Dante Pittman (D)
25. ▌Allen Chesser (R)
26. ▌Donna McDowell White (R)
27. ▌Rodney Pierce (D)
28. ▌Larry Strickland (R)
29. ▌Vernetta Alston (D)
30. ▌Marcia Morey (D)
31. ▌Zack Forde-Hawkins (D)
32. ▌Bryan Cohn (D)
33. ▌Monika Johnson-Hostler (D)
34. ▌Tim Longest (D)
35. ▌Mike Schietzelt (R)
36. ▌Julie von Haefen (D)
37. ▌Erin Paré (R)
38. ▌Abe Jones (D)
39. ▌James Roberson (D)
40. ▌Phil Rubin (D)
41. ▌Maria Cervania (D)
42. ▌Mike Colvin (D)
43. ▌Diane Wheatley (R)
44. ▌Charles Smith (D)
45. ▌Frances Jackson (D)
46. ▌Brenden Jones (R)
47. ▌Jarrod Lowery (R)
48. ▌Garland Pierce (D)
49. ▌Cynthia Ball (D)
50. ▌Renee Price (D)
51. ▌John Sauls (R)
52. ▌Ben Moss (R)
53. ▌Howard Penny Jr. (R)
54. ▌Robert Reives (D)
55. ▌Mark Brody (R)
56. ▌Allen Buansi (D)
57. ▌Tracy Clark (D)
58. ▌Amos Quick (D)
59. ▌Alan Branson (R)
60. ▌Cecil Brockman (D)
61. ▌Pricey Harrison (D)
62. ▌John Blust (R)
63. ▌Stephen Ross (R)
64. ▌Dennis Riddell (R)
65. ▌Reece Pyrtle (R)
66. ▌Sarah Crawford (D)
67. ▌Cody Huneycutt (R)
68. ▌David Willis (R)
69. ▌Dean Arp (R)
70. ▌Brian Biggs (R)
71. ▌Kanika Brown (D)
72. ▌Amber Baker (D)
73. ▌Jonathan Almond (R)
74. ▌Jeff Zenger (R)
75. ▌Donny Lambeth (R)
76. ▌Harry Warren (R)
77. ▌Julia Craven Howard (R)
78. ▌Neal Jackson (R)
79. ▌Keith Kidwell (R)
80. ▌Sam Watford (R)
81. ▌Larry Potts (R)
82. ▌Brian Echevarria (R)
83. ▌Grant Campbell (R)
84. ▌Jeffrey McNeely (R)
85. ▌Dudley Greene (R)
86. ▌Hugh Blackwell (R)
87. ▌Destin Hall (R)
88. ▌Mary Belk (D)
89. ▌Mitchell Setzer (R)
90. ▌Sarah Stevens (R)
91. ▌Kyle Hall (R)
92. ▌Terry Brown (D)
93. ▌Ray Pickett (R)
94. ▌Blair Eddins (R)
95. ▌Todd Carver (R)
96. ▌Jay Adams (R)
97. ▌Heather Rhyne (R)
98. ▌Beth Gardner Helfrich (D)
99. ▌Nasif Majeed (D)
100. ▌Julia Greenfield (D)
101. ▌Carolyn Logan (D)
102. ▌Becky Carney (D)
103. ▌Laura Budd (D)
104. ▌Brandon Lofton (D)
105. ▌Tricia Cotham (R)
106. ▌Carla Cunningham (D)
107. ▌Aisha Dew (D)
108. ▌John Torbett (R)
109. ▌Donnie Loftis (R)
110. ▌Kelly Hastings (R)
111. ▌Paul Scott (R)
112. ▌Jordan Lopez (D)
113. ▌Jake Johnson (R)
114. ▌Eric Ager (D)
115. ▌Lindsey Prather (D)
116. ▌Brian Turner (D)
117. ▌Jennifer Balkcom (R)
118. ▌Mark Pless (R)
119. ▌Mike Clampitt (R)
120. ▌Karl Gillespie (R)

* ▌Republican (71)
* ▌Democratic (49)

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