RALEIGH — Incumbent Democratic House Rep. Garland E. Pierce has defeated Republican challenger Ralph Carter to retain his District 48 seat which covers portions of Hoke and Scotland Counties.
While results are not yet final, Pierce has taken in 51.85% of the vote to Carter’s 48.15%.
Pierce has served ten terms in the North Carolina House and will now head into an 11th term in 2025.
It was once again a close election for Pierce who won reelection in the 2022 general election with 12,073 votes or 53.5% to Republican Melissa Swarbrick’s 10,486.
Pierce has been the District 48 representative since 2005 and after the 2019 redistricting, now represents all of Hoke and Scotland counties.
