John Sauls

Republican Party

Candidate, North Carolina House of Representatives District 51

North Carolina House of Representatives District 51

Tenure

2017 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

8

Predecessor

Brad Salmon

Compensation

Base salary

$13,951/year

Per diem

$104/day

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Next election

November 3, 2026

Contact

Official website

Personal Facebook

John Sauls (Republican Party) is a member of theNorth Carolina House of Representatives, representingDistrict 51. He assumed office on January 1, 2017. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Sauls (Republican Party) is running for re-election to theNorth Carolina House of Representatives to representDistrict 51. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.^[source]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Sauls was assigned to the following committees:

• Commerce Committee,Chair
• Education - Community Colleges Committee
• Energy and Public Utilities Committee
• Ethics Committee,Chair
• House Finance Committee

2021-2022

Sauls was assigned to the following committees:

• Commerce Committee,Chair
• Education - Community Colleges Committee,Vice chair
• Education - K-12 Committee
• Energy and Public Utilities Committee
• Ethics Committee,Chair
• House Finance Committee
• House Redistricting Committee

2019-2020

Sauls was assigned to the following committees:

• Appropriations on Education Committee,Chair
• Appropriations Committee,Vice Chair
• Ethics Committee,Chair
• Education - Community Colleges Committee,Chair
• Energy and Public Utilities Committee
• House Judiciary Committee
• House Redistricting Committee,Vice Chair

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator 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

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 51

IncumbentJohn Sauls (R) andApril Montgomery (Independent) are running in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 51 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		John Sauls (R)
	Submit photo	April Montgomery (Independent)

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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 51

IncumbentJohn Sauls defeatedGinger Bauerband in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 51 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Sauls (R)	64.3	25,829
	Submit photo	Ginger Bauerband (D)	35.7	14,339

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 40,168
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Ginger Bauerband advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 51.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentJohn Sauls advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 51.

Campaign finance

Endorsements

2022

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 51

IncumbentJohn Sauls defeatedMalcolm Hall in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 51 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Sauls (R)	65.0	16,973
		Malcolm Hall (D)	35.0	9,147

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,120
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Malcolm Hall advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 51.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentJohn Sauls advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 51.

Campaign finance

2020

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 51

IncumbentJohn Sauls defeatedJason Cain in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 51 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Sauls (R)	57.3	22,628
		Jason Cain (D)	42.7	16,841

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 39,469
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Jason Cain advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 51.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentJohn Sauls advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 51.

Campaign finance

2018

See also:North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 51

IncumbentJohn Sauls defeatedLisa Mathis in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 51 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Sauls (R)	52.8	13,707
	Submit photo	Lisa Mathis (D)	47.2	12,259

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,966
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 51

Lisa Mathis advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 51 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Lisa Mathis

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 51

IncumbentJohn Sauls advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 51 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		John Sauls

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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.^[1] The candidate filing deadline was December 21, 2015.^[2]

John Sauls defeated incumbentBrad Salmon in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 51 general election.^[3][4]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 51 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Sauls	55.66%	17,904
	Democratic	Brad SalmonIncumbent	44.34%	14,262
Total Votes				32,166
Source:North Carolina State Board of Elections

IncumbentBrad Salmon ran unopposed in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 51 Democratic primary.^[5][6]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 51 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Brad SalmonIncumbent (unopposed)

John Sauls ran unopposed in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 51 Republican primary.^[7][8]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 51 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	John Sauls (unopposed)

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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