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Diamond Staton-Williams

Diamond Staton-Williams
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 73rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2023
Preceded byLarry Pittman (Redistricting)
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
Occupation
  • Politician
  • nurse
  • businesswoman

Diamond Staton-Williams is an American politician, registered nurse and business owner. A member of the Democratic Party, she has been a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives representing the 73rd district (which includes parts of Cabarrus County) since 2023.[1]

In the 2022 election, Staton-Williams beat Republican nominee Brian Echevarria by 629 votes. This victory helped stop a Republican supermajority in the House by one seat.[2] In the 2024 state house election, she lost reelection to Republican nominee Jonathan Almond.[3]

Committee assignments

2023-2024 session

  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations - Capital
  • Environment
  • Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs
  • UNC BOG Nominations
  • Disaster Recovery and Homeland Security

Electoral history

North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district general election, 2022[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Diamond Staton-Williams 14,108 51.14%
Republican Brian Echevarria 13,479 48.86%
Total votes 27,587 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

References

  1. ^ "Diamond Staton-Williams". Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  2. ^ "What a Charlotte-area race says about GOP power in North Carolina". Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  3. ^ Puente, Nathaniel. "Republican Jonathan Almond wins NC House seat for Cabarrus County". WCNC. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  4. ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 73rd district
2023–Present 		Incumbent
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