title: R. Phillip Haire
text: # R. Phillip Haire
  
  Robert Phillip Haire (born May 1, 1936, in Caretta, West Virginia) is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's one hundred nineteenth House district, including constituents in Haywood, Jackson, Macon and Swain counties. An attorney from Sylva, North Carolina, Haire served a total of seven terms in the state House. He announced in December 2011 that he would not seek another term in the House.
  
  ## Recent electoral history
  
  ### 2010
  
  North Carolina House of Representatives 119th district general election, 2010 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Phil Haire (incumbent) | 12,637 | 55.95% |
  | | Republican | Dodie Allen | 9,951 | 44.05% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,588 | 100% |
  | | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
  
  ### 2008
  
  North Carolina House of Representatives 119th district general election, 2008 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Phil Haire (incumbent) | 19,411 | 61.59% |
  | | Republican | Dodie Allen | 12,104 | 38.41% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,515 | 100% |
  | | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
  
  ### 2006
  
  North Carolina House of Representatives 119th district general election, 2006 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Phil Haire (incumbent) | 13,158 | 58.61% |
  | | Republican | Margaret Carpenter | 9,292 | 41.39% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,450 | 100% |
  | | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
  
  ### 2004
  
  North Carolina House of Representatives 119th district general election, 2004 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Phil Haire (incumbent) | 14,147 | 51.74% |
  | | Republican | Margaret Carpenter | 13,195 | 48.26% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,342 | 100% |
  | | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
  
  ### 2002
  
  North Carolina House of Representatives 119th district general election, 2002 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Phil Haire (incumbent) | 11,238 | 55.05% |
  | | Republican | Kaye Matthews | 9,175 | 44.95% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 20,413 | 100% |
  | | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
  