Rep. William Wainwright won a second term as speaker pro tem.
The Havelock Democrat was nominated to serve in the leadership role under Speaker Joe Hackney by Rep. Alma Adams, a fellow member of the Legislative Black Caucus.
She called Wainwright, an ordained minister, "a man of God."
"Around these halls we finally regard him as our bishop and we seek his counsel and his wise advice," she said. "He's a man of purpose, principled in his actions."
Reps. Alice Underhill of New Bern and Paul Luebke of Durham seconded the nomination.
Republican Rep. Dale Folwell of Winston-Salem was also nominated.
Wainwright won on a party-line vote. He has held the post since 2007.
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