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Carson Smith Jr.
Carson Smith Jr. (Republican Party) is a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 16. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Smith (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 16. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Smith was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee, Vice Chair
- House Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety Committee, Chair
- Judiciary II Committee
- Pensions and Retirement Committee, Chair
- Wildlife Resources Committee
2021-2022
Smith was assigned to the following committees:
- House Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety Committee, Chair
- Judiciary II Committee
- Marine Resources and Aqua Culture Committee
- Pensions and Retirement Committee, Vice-chair
- Appropriations Committee, Vice chair
- Wildlife Resources Committee
2019-2020
Smith was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations on Capital Committee
- Appropriations Committee
- Health Committee
- House Judiciary Committee
- Pensions and Retirement Committee
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 16
Incumbent Carson Smith Jr. defeated Frances Lakey in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 16 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Carson Smith Jr. (R) | 70.8 | 36,170 |
| Frances Lakey (D) | 29.2 | 14,892 | ||
| Total votes: 51,062 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Frances Lakey advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 16.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Carson Smith Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 16.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Smith in this election.
Pledges
Smith signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 16
Incumbent Carson Smith Jr. won election in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 16 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carson Smith Jr. (R) | 100.0 | 23,902 |
| Total votes: 23,902 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Carson Smith Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 16.
Campaign finance
2020
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 16
Incumbent Carson Smith Jr. defeated Debbi Fintak in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 16 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carson Smith Jr. (R) | 64.3 | 29,990 |
 | Debbi Fintak (D) | 35.7 | 16,674 | |
| Total votes: 46,664 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Debbi Fintak advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 16.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Carson Smith Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 16.
Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 16
Carson Smith Jr. defeated John Johnson in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 16 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carson Smith Jr. (R) | 59.3 | 18,146 |
 | John Johnson (D) | 40.7 | 12,443 | |
| Total votes: 30,589 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 16
John Johnson advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 16 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | John Johnson |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 16
Carson Smith Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 16 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Carson Smith Jr. |
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Carson Smith Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Carson Smith Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from April 24 to December 13.
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2023
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In 2023, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 11 to October 25.
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2022
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In 2022, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from May 18 to July 1.
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2021
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In 2021, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 13 to December 30.
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2020
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In 2020, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from April 28 to September 3. The legislature was in recess from July 8 to September 1 and then reconvened September 2 to September 3.
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2019
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In 2019, the General Assembly of North Carolina was in session from January 9 through August 27.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate North Carolina House of Representatives District 16 |
Officeholder North Carolina House of Representatives District 16 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Bob Muller (R) |
North Carolina House of Representatives District 16 2019-Present |
Succeeded by - |
