Diamond Staton-Williams

Diamond Staton-Williams
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 73rd district
In office
January 1, 2023 – January 1, 2025
Preceded byLarry Pittman (Redistricting)
Succeeded byJonathan Almond
Personal details
PartyDemocratic
Occupation
  • Politician
  • nurse
  • businesswoman

Diamond R. Staton-Williams is an American politician, registered nurse and business owner. A member of the Democratic Party, she is a former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, who represented the 73rd district (which includes parts of Cabarrus County) from 2023 to 2025.

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. In the 2024 state house election, she lost reelection to Republican nominee Jonathan Almond.

Committee assignments

2023–2024 session

Electoral history

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jonathan Almond 23,400 53.21%
Democratic Diamond Staton-Williams (incumbent) 20,577 46.79%
Total votes 43,977 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district general election, 2022
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. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  5. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.