North Carolina House · District 86
Hugh Blackwell
Where they sit
Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Hugh Blackwell's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
On the November 3 ballot
Running for North Carolina House District 86.
Also on the ballot: Wesley E. Hendrix (Democratic)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Hugh Blackwell.
Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Hugh Blackwell.
Bills
The bills Hugh Blackwell sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Statewide | Local | |
|---|---|---|
| Sponsored | 33 | 0 |
| Passed both chambers | 5 | 0 |
| Became law | 4 | 0 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 1 | 0 |
Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 18 of 120 in the House (tied with 6 others) · 18 of 71 Republicans (tied with 6 others)
A bill's sponsors are its primary sponsors, the names the General Assembly marks “Primary” (up to four on a House bill, three on a Senate bill); co-sponsors aren't counted. Local bills, which apply to one or a few counties or cities, are counted apart.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Type | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 958 Election Law Changes |
Statewide | Vetoed | Aug. 17, 2026 |
| HB 1104 Improve IVC Process and Enhance Public Safety |
Statewide | Became law | July 7, 2026 |
| HB 850 Interbasin Transfer Moratorium/Study |
Statewide | Became law | July 9, 2025 |
| HB 959 Various Education Changes |
Statewide | Became law | July 1, 2025 |
| HB 231 Social Work Interstate Licensure Compact |
Statewide | Became law | June 13, 2025 |
Budget projects
North Carolina's budget acts, and the conference reports that list their items, don't say which legislator asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for North Carolina legislators.
Contested votes where they split
3 against the Speaker; 3 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Speaker | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2025 | HB 618: Ivermectin Access Act Second Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 6, 2025 | HB 549: Clarify Powers of State Auditor Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| April 2, 2025 | HB 96: Expedited Removal of Unauthorized Persons Second Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
Every roll call
How Hugh Blackwell voted on each of the 808 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Speaker | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- www.ncleg.gov
- hugh.blackwell@ncleg.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 541, Legislative Office Building 300 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh, NC 27603
919-733-5805 - District office
- 321 Mountain View Ave. SE, Valdese, NC 28690
Committees
- Appropriations Chair
- Election Law Chair
- Involuntary Commitment and Public Safety Select Chair
- Redistricting Select Chair
- Legislative Education Oversight Co-chair
- Legislative Elections Oversight Co-chair
- Legislative Elections Oversight Co-chair
- Appropriations, Education Vice chair
- Education: K-12 Vice chair
- Judiciary 1 Vice chair
- America's Semiquincentennial
- Health
- Health and Human Services Legislative Oversight
- Helene Recovery
- Medicaid Legislative Oversight
- Regulatory Reform
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the North Carolina General Assembly, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the North Carolina General Assembly's roll-call vote records, Jan. 8, 2025 to Oct. 7, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections