Devin King
Devin R. King (Republican Party) ran for election to the North Carolina State Senate to represent District 28. King lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
King was a candidate for District 1 representative on the Greensboro City Council in North Carolina. He was defeated in the primary election on October 10, 2017. Although municipal elections in Greensboro are officially nonpartisan, King identifies as a member of the Republican Party.[1]
King was previously a 2016 Republican candidate for District 28 of the North Carolina State Senate and a 2015 independent candidate for mayor of Greensboro.
Biography
King studied criminal justice at Guilford Technical Community College. His professional experience includes work as a certified nursing assistant and as a safety and security officer.[2]
Elections
2020
See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 28
Incumbent Gladys Robinson defeated Devin R. King in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 28 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gladys Robinson (D) | 77.2 | 75,640 |
| Devin R. King (R) | 22.8 | 22,379 | ||
| Total votes: 98,019 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Gladys Robinson advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 28.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Devin R. King advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 28.
Campaign finance
2017
Incumbent Sharon Hightower and Paula Ritter-Lipscomb defeated Devin King and Charles Patton Jr. in the primary election for the District 1 seat on the Greensboro City Council.[3]
| Greensboro City Council, District 1 Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Sharon Hightower Incumbent |
78.30% | 1,934 |
| Paula Ritter-Lipscomb |
13.77% | 340 |
| Devin King | 4.62% | 114 |
| Charles Patton Jr. | 3.32% | 82 |
| Total Votes | 2,470 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "10/10/2017 Official Primary Election Results - Guilford," accessed October 27, 2017 | ||
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2016Elections for the North Carolina State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016.[4] The candidate filing deadline was December 21, 2015.[5] Incumbent Gladys Robinson defeated Devin R. King in the North Carolina State Senate District 28 general election.[6][7]
Incumbent Gladys Robinson ran unopposed in the North Carolina State Senate District 28 Democratic primary.[8][9]
Devin R. King ran unopposed in the North Carolina State Senate District 28 Republican primary.[10][11]
2015The city of Greensboro, North Carolina, held elections for mayor and city council on November 3, 2015. A primary took place on October 6, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was August 7, 2015.[12] In the mayoral race, incumbent Nancy B. Vaughan and Devin R. King advanced past Sal Leone in the primary election.[13][14] Vaughan defeated King in the general election.[15]
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2015
In a letter to the editor of the Greensboro News & Record, King highlighted the following issues:
| “ | We live paycheck to paycheck, sacrificing wants for needs, and sometimes some needs for others, not unlike too many in our community living unnoticed by those in our more prosperous neighborhoods. We receive government assistance and still fall short at times. I don’t believe this is what Greensboro was meant to be. I intend to fight for a better future for those who share our plight.
Greensboro can become an economic engine with better-paying jobs that could provide some money left over at the end of the month. We can make a better Greensboro a reality, if some can acknowledge the trials many 'on the other side of town' experience. I intend to serve as an honest, trustworthy and moral leader who can bring better-paying jobs to our community.[16][17] |
” |
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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- Greensboro City Council
- North Carolina State Board of Elections
- Social media
Footnotes
- ↑ Greensboro News & Record, "Mayoral Challenger Wants to Represent Greensboro's Working Poor," August 11, 2015
- ↑ Facebook, "Devin King," accessed October 5, 2017
- ↑ Guilford County, NC, "Municipal General Candidates 2017," accessed July 21, 2017
- ↑ The primary for U.S. congressional elections was rescheduled to June 7, 2016, following legal challenges to North Carolina's district maps. State races were unaffected.
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 Candidate Filing," archived January 19, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election results lookup," accessd December 21, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed January 4, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official primary results - Statewide," March 15, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed January 4, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official primary results - Statewide," March 15, 2016
- ↑ Guilford County Elections, "2014-15 Election Schedule," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ Guilford County Elections, "Official candidate list," accessed August 11, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "NC SBE Election Results", accessed November 3, 2015
- ↑ Greensboro News & Record, "Candidate Promises Better-Paying Jobs," August 21, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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