James Dixon

Republican Party

Candidate, North Carolina House of Representatives District 4

North Carolina House of Representatives District 4

Tenure

2011 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

15

Compensation

Base salary

$13,951/year

Per diem

$104/day

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Next election

March 3, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

Wake Forest University

Personal

Profession

Farmer

Contact

Official website

Personal Facebook

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James Dixon (Republican Party) (also known as Jimmy) is a member of theNorth Carolina House of Representatives, representingDistrict 4. He assumed office in 2011. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Dixon (Republican Party) is running for re-election to theNorth Carolina House of Representatives to representDistrict 4. He is on the ballot in the Republican primary onMarch 3, 2026.^[source]

Biography

Dixon earned his B.S. from Wake Forest University in 1969. His professional experience includes working as a turkey farmer.^[1]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Dixon was assigned to the following committees:

• Agriculture Committee,Senior Chair
• Appropriations Committee,Vice Chair
• Appropriations on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources Committee,Senior Chair
• Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform
• Energy and Public Utilities Committee
• Environment Committee
• Health Committee
• House Redistricting Committee
• Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Committee

2021-2022

Dixon was assigned to the following committees:

• Energy and Public Utilities Committee
• Environment Committee
• Health Committee
• House Redistricting Committee
• Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Committee
• Agriculture Committee,Senior chair
• Appropriations Committee,Vice chair
• Appropriations on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources Committee,Senior chair

2019-2020

Dixon was assigned to the following committees:

• Agriculture Committee,Senior Chair
• Appropriations on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources Committee,Senior Chair
• Appropriations Committee,Vice Chair
• Energy and Public Utilities Committee
• Environment Committee
• Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Dixon served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Dixon served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Dixon served on the following committees:

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2026

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 4

Vernon Moore (D) is running in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 4 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Vernon Moore (D)

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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for March 3, 2026, was canceled.Vernon Moore (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 4 without appearing on the ballot.

Republican primary

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 4

IncumbentJames Dixon (R) andMarcella Barbour (R) are running in the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 4 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		James Dixon
		Marcella Barbour

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Endorsements

2024

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 4

IncumbentJames Dixon defeatedVernon Moore in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 4 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Dixon (R)	63.0	22,093
		Vernon Moore (D)	37.0	12,961

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 35,054
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Vernon Moore advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 4.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentJames Dixon advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 4.

Campaign finance

Endorsements

2022

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 4

IncumbentJames Dixon defeatedWesley Boykin in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 4 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Dixon (R)	66.6	16,449
		Wesley Boykin (D)	33.4	8,256

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 24,705
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Wesley Boykin advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 4.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentJames Dixon advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 4.

Campaign finance

2020

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 4

IncumbentJames Dixon defeatedChristopher Schulte in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 4 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Dixon (R)	65.7	21,282
		Christopher Schulte (D)	34.3	11,099

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,381
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Christopher Schulte advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 4.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentJames Dixon advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 4.

Campaign finance

2018

See also:North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 4

IncumbentJames Dixon defeatedDa'Quan Love andKevin E. Hayes in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Dixon (R)	62.9	13,546
	Submit photo	Da'Quan Love (D)	34.9	7,515
		Kevin E. Hayes (Constitution Party)	2.3	486

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 4

Da'Quan Love defeatedWilliam Vann III in the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 4 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Da'Quan Love	57.5	2,451
	Submit photo	William Vann III	42.5	1,811

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 4

IncumbentJames Dixon defeatedNathan Riggs in the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 4 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Dixon	83.6	2,765
	Submit photo	Nathan Riggs	16.4	541

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 3,306
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2016

See also:North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for theNorth Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held onNovember 8, 2016.^[2] The candidate filing deadline was December 21, 2015.^[3]

IncumbentJames Dixon ran unopposed in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 4 general election.^[4][5]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 4 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	James DixonIncumbent (unopposed)
Source:North Carolina State Board of Elections

IncumbentJames Dixon ran unopposed in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 4 Republican primary.^[6][7]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 4 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	James DixonIncumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also:North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for theNorth Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election took place onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 28, 2014. IncumbentJames Dixon was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.^{[8][9][10][11]}

2012

See also:North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2012

Dixon ran for re-election in 2012. He defeated District 11 incumbentEfton M. Sager in the May 8, 2012, Republican primary. He defeatedRebecca Judge (D) andKevin E. Hayes (L) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^[12][13][14]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 4, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	James DixonIncumbent	65%	20,371
	Democratic	Rebecca Judge	31.6%	9,896
	Libertarian	Kevin E. Hayes	3.4%	1,053
Total Votes				31,320

North Carolina House of Representatives District 4 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
James DixonIncumbent	62.3%	4,873
Efton M. Sager	37.7%	2,949
Total Votes		7,822

2010

See also:North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Dixon won election to theNorth Carolina House of Representatives, defeatingMott Blair (D).^[15][16]

North Carolina House of Representatives, General Election Results, District 4 (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
James Dixon (R)		9,004	51.36%
Mott Blair (D)		8,527	48.64%

Campaign

Blair's Republican opponent said Blair was misleading voters. Dixon said Blair was obscuring his true positions on issues in a series of campaign mailers. In the pamphlets, Blair attempted to distance himself from the Democratic Party, but he was the chair of the Duplin County Democratic Party and was a delegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention.^[17]

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Scorecards

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2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

Endorsements

Presidential preference

2012

See also:Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

James Dixon (North Carolina) endorsedMitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.^[18]

Personal

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Dixon currently resides in Warsaw, North Carolina.

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