Clarence Goins
Clarence Goins (Republican Party) is running for election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 43. He is on the ballot in the Republican primary on March 3, 2026.[source]
Biography
Clarence Goins was born in Cumberland County, North Carolina. He earned a bachelor's degree from Campbell University.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary
Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 43
Janene Ackles (D) and Ronald Pittman (D) are running in the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 43 on March 3, 2026.
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| Janene Ackles | ||
| Ronald Pittman | ||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 43
Incumbent Diane Wheatley (R) and Clarence Goins (R) are running in the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 43 on March 3, 2026.
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 | Diane Wheatley | |
 | Clarence Goins | |
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2022
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 43
Incumbent Diane Wheatley defeated Elmer Floyd in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 43 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Diane Wheatley (R) | 55.0 | 14,389 |
 | Elmer Floyd (D) | 45.0 | 11,778 | |
| Total votes: 26,167 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 43
Elmer Floyd defeated Kimberly Hardy and Prince Christian in the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 43 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Elmer Floyd | 59.9 | 3,581 |
 | Kimberly Hardy | 36.0 | 2,150 | |
| Prince Christian | 4.1 | 244 | ||
| Total votes: 5,975 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 43
Incumbent Diane Wheatley defeated Clarence Goins in the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 43 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Diane Wheatley | 51.3 | 2,297 |
| Clarence Goins | 48.7 | 2,179 | |
| Total votes: 4,476 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 43
Diane Wheatley defeated Kimberly Hardy in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 43 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Diane Wheatley (R) | 51.8 | 20,408 |
| Kimberly Hardy (D) | 48.2 | 18,988 | |
| Total votes: 39,396 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 43
Kimberly Hardy defeated incumbent Elmer Floyd in the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 43 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kimberly Hardy | 54.1 | 4,887 |
| Elmer Floyd | 45.9 | 4,144 | |
| Total votes: 9,031 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 43
Diane Wheatley defeated Clarence Goins in the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 43 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Diane Wheatley | 55.5 | 3,257 |
| Clarence Goins | 44.5 | 2,615 | |
| Total votes: 5,872 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 9
No candidate won the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
 | Mark Harris (R) | 49.3 | 139,246 | |
 | Dan McCready (D) | 48.9 | 138,341 | |
 | Jeff Scott (L) | 1.8 | 5,130 | |
Vote totals may be incomplete for this race. | ||||
| Total votes: 282,717 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9
Dan McCready defeated Christian Cano in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dan McCready | 82.8 | 38,098 |
 | Christian Cano | 17.2 | 7,922 | |
| Total votes: 46,020 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Maria Warren (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9
Mark Harris defeated incumbent Robert Pittenger and Clarence Goins in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Harris | 48.5 | 17,302 |
 | Robert Pittenger | 46.2 | 16,474 | |
| Clarence Goins | 5.2 | 1,867 | |
| Total votes: 35,643 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9
Jeff Scott advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 on May 8, 2018.
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| ✔ | | Jeff Scott |
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Campaign themes
2026
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2022
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2020
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2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Clarence W. Goins, Jr. participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 9, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Clarence W. Goins, Jr.' responses follow below.[2]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Reduction in spending |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Immigration. There are public policies such as the Diversity Immigrant Visa that enable those that attack the promise of domestic tranquility to WE THE PEOPLE of the United States. Both Republicans and Democrats have turned their heads when they had the opportunity to uphold the Constitution. I am very passionate about our policies of Immigration, as the posterity of our country depends on it. We need to place the American people first and American values first.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[4]
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate North Carolina House of Representatives District 43 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Clarence Goins, "Meet Clarence," accessed April 28, 2018
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Clarence W. Goins, Jr.' responses," April 9, 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
