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Beth Wood
| Beth Wood | ||
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| North Carolina State Auditor | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2008 - Present | ||
| Years in position | 5 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | 2008 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Biography
Beth Wood grew up in eastern North Carolina on her family's farm near Cove City. She received a BS in accounting from East Carolina University in 1984 and became a certified public accountant three years later.
Wood has worked in both the state auditor's office and for the state treasurer and has 15 years of auditing experience. She left the auditor's office in 2007 to teach professional courses for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants. Immediately before her election, Wood worked for the American Institute of CPAs as a case investigator of allegedly sub-standard audits.[1][2]
Elections
2012
Wood is seeking re-election in 2012. She was unopposed in the May 8 Democratic primary. No Republican won at least 40 percent in the primary and the top two vote getters, Greg Dority and Debra Goldman, will head to a runoff on June 26.[3] The general election will take place on November 6, 2012.
2008
Wood won election as state auditor in the November 2008 election, defeating Republican Leslie Merritt.[4]
| North Carolina Auditor, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Beth A. Wood |
53.6% | 2,175,242 | |
| Republican | Leslie Merritt | 46.4% | 1,885,229 | |
| Total Votes | 4,060,471 | |||
Campaign donors
Ballotpedia collects information on campaign donors for each year in which a candidate or incumbent is running for election. The following table offers a breakdown of Beth Wood's donors each year.[5] Click [show] for more information.
| Beth Wood's Campaign Contributions | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 North Carolina State Auditor | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total Raised | $107,569 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total Raised by General Election Opponent | $392,372 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Top 5 contributors | Jim Long Election Committee | $4,317 | |||||||||||||||||
| Roger Page | $4,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Beth Ann Wood | $3,648 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Emily's List and Wake County Democratic Women | $2,000 each | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 individual donors | $2,000 each | ||||||||||||||||||
| Individuals | $83,410 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Institutions | $3,700 | ||||||||||||||||||
| In-state donations | $103,837 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Out-of-state donations | $3,700 | ||||||||||||||||||
See also
External links
- North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood
- Project Vote Smart biography
- Campaign contributions: 2010, 2008
- Official campaign website
- Re-elect Beth Wood for NC State Auditor Campaign Facebook page
- Beth Wood on Twitter
References
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North Carolina State Auditor 2008–present |
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