Zack Hawkins

Democratic Party

Candidate, North Carolina House of Representatives District 31

North Carolina House of Representatives District 31

Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

7

Predecessor:Henry Michaux, Jr. (D)

Compensation

Base salary

$13,951/year

Per diem

$104/day

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Next election

November 3, 2026

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Zack Hawkins (Democratic Party) is a member of theNorth Carolina House of Representatives, representingDistrict 31. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Hawkins (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to theNorth Carolina House of Representatives to representDistrict 31. The Democratic primary for this office onMarch 3, 2026, was canceled.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Hawkins was assigned to the following committees:

• Appropriations Committee
• Appropriations on Education Committee
• Education - Universities Committee
• Energy and Public Utilities Committee
• House Redistricting Committee
• House Transportation Committee

2021-2022

Hawkins was assigned to the following committees:

• Energy and Public Utilities Committee
• Marine Resources and Aqua Culture Committee
• House Redistricting Committee
• House Transportation Committee
• Appropriations Committee
• Appropriations on Education Committee

2019-2020

Hawkins was assigned to the following committees:

• Appropriations on Capital Committee
• Appropriations Committee
• Energy and Public Utilities Committee
• House Redistricting Committee

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 general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 31

IncumbentZack Hawkins (D) is running in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 31 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Zack Hawkins (D)

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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for March 3, 2026, was canceled. IncumbentZack Hawkins (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 31 without appearing on the ballot.

Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for March 3, 2026, was canceled.

Campaign finance

Endorsements

2024

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 31

IncumbentZack Hawkins won election in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 31 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Zack Hawkins (D)	100.0	43,291

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,291
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. IncumbentZack Hawkins advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 31.

Campaign finance

Endorsements

2022

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 31

IncumbentZack Hawkins defeatedSean Haugh in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 31 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Zack Hawkins (D)	84.2	24,814
		Sean Haugh (L)	15.8	4,658

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,472
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. IncumbentZack Hawkins advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 31.

Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled.Sean Haugh advanced from the Libertarian primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 31.

Campaign finance

2020

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 31

IncumbentZack Hawkins defeatedSean Haugh in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 31 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Zack Hawkins (D)	85.5	46,341
		Sean Haugh (L)	14.5	7,850

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 54,191
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Steven Sosebee Jr. (R)

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. IncumbentZack Hawkins advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 31.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled.Steven Sosebee Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 31.

Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled.Sean Haugh advanced from the Libertarian primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 31.

Campaign finance

2018

See also:North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 31

Zack Hawkins defeatedTorian Webson andErik Raudsep in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 31 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Zack Hawkins (D)	81.0	30,613
	Submit photo	Torian Webson (R)	15.9	6,002
		Erik Raudsep (L)	3.1	1,179

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 37,794
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 31

Zack Hawkins advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 31 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Zack Hawkins

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 31

Torian Webson advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 31 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Torian Webson

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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

See also:State legislative scorecards andState legislative scorecards in North Carolina

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2019

2016 Democratic National Convention

Zack Hawkins wasa superdelegate to the2016 Democratic National Convention fromNorth Carolina.^[1] Hawkins was one of 13 superdelegates from North Carolina. Superdelegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention were not bound by the results of their state’s primary or caucus to support a specific presidential candidate. Hawkins supportedHillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination.^[2] Clinton formally won the Democratic nomination for president onJuly 26, 2016.^[3]

What is a superdelegate?

See also:Superdelegates and the 2016 Democratic National Convention

Superdelegates in 2016 were automatic delegates to the Democratic National Convention, meaning that, unlike regular delegates, they were not elected to this position. Also unlike regular delegates, they were not required to pledge their support to any presidential candidate, and they were not bound by the results of their state's presidential primary election or caucus. In 2016, superdelegates included members of the Democratic National Committee, Democratic members of Congress, Democratic governors, and distinguished party leaders, including former presidents and vice presidents. All superdelegates were free to support any presidential candidate of their choosing at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.^[4]

North Carolina primary results

See also:Presidential election in North Carolina, 2016

Hillary Clinton won the North Carolina Democratic primary with roughly 55 percent of the vote.Bernie Sanders received 41 percent. Clinton carried North Carolina's largest county by population, Mecklenburg, by more than 20 percentage points over Sanders. The city ofCharlotte is located in Mecklenburg. She also won the state's second and third largest counties—Guilford and Wake.^[5]

North Carolina Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Hillary Clinton	54.5%	622,915	60
Bernie Sanders	40.9%	467,018	47
Martin O'Malley	1.1%	12,122	0
Roque De La Fuente	0.3%	3,376	0
Other	3.3%	37,485	0
Totals		1,142,916	107
Source:The New York Times andNorth Carolina State Board of Elections

Delegate allocation

See also:2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules

North Carolina had 120 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 107 werepledged delegates. National party rules stipulated how Democratic delegates in all states were allocated. Pledged delegates were allocated to a candidate in proportion to the votes he or she received in a state's primary or caucus. A candidate was eligible to receive a share of the state'spledged delegates if he or she won at least 15 percent of the votes cast in the primary or caucus. There were three types of pledged Democratic delegates: congressional district delegates, at-large delegates, and party leaders and elected officials (PLEOs). Congressional district delegates were allocated proportionally based on the primary or caucus results in a given district. At-large and PLEO delegates were allocated proportionally based on statewide primary results.^[6][7]

Thirteen party leaders and elected officials served asunpledged delegates. These delegates were not required to adhere to the results of a state's primary or caucus.^[6][8]

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