Eddie Gallimore

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Eddie Gallimore

Republican Party

Prior offices:

North Carolina State Senate District 29

Years in office: 2019 - 2020

Successor: Steven Jarvis (R)

Elections and appointments

Last election

March 3, 2026

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Eddie Gallimore (Republican Party) was a member of the North Carolina State Senate, representing District 29. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. He left office on December 31, 2020.

Gallimore (Republican Party) ran for election to the North Carolina State Senate to represent District 30. He lost in the Republican primary on March 3, 2026.

Biography

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Gallimore's professional experience includes owning his own real estate, construction and grading companies.

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Gallimore was assigned to the following committees:

• Pensions and Retirement and Aging Committee
• Appropriations on Agriculture, Natural and Economic Resources Committee
• Agriculture, Energy, and Environment Committee
• Senate State and Local Government Committee

Elections

2026

See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2026

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

General election for North Carolina State Senate District 30

Incumbent Steven Jarvis (R) and Pamela D. McAfee (D) are running in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 30 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Steven Jarvis (R)
	Submit photo	Pamela D. McAfee (D)

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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for March 3, 2026, was canceled. Pamela D. McAfee (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 30 without appearing on the ballot.

Republican primary

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 30

Incumbent Steven Jarvis (R) defeated Eddie Gallimore (R) in the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 30 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Jarvis	75.6	15,374
		Eddie Gallimore	24.4	4,972

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 20,346
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2024

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 80

Incumbent Sam Watford defeated Kimberly Titlebaum in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 80 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sam Watford (R)	75.7	33,897
	Submit photo	Kimberly Titlebaum (D)	24.3	10,884

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 44,781
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Kimberly Titlebaum advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 80.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 80

Incumbent Sam Watford defeated Eddie Gallimore in the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 80 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sam Watford	50.3	5,931
		Eddie Gallimore	49.7	5,855

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,786
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for North Carolina State Senate District 30

Incumbent Steven Jarvis defeated Monique Johnson in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 30 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Jarvis (R)	76.6	59,091
		Monique Johnson (D)	23.4	18,051

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 77,142
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Monique Johnson advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 30.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 30

Incumbent Steven Jarvis defeated Eddie Gallimore in the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 30 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Jarvis	65.7	15,986
		Eddie Gallimore	34.3	8,348

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 24,334
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2020

See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for North Carolina State Senate District 29

Steven Jarvis defeated Duskin Lassiter in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 29 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Jarvis (R)	74.5	74,210
	Submit photo	Duskin Lassiter (D)	25.5	25,409

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 99,619
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Duskin Lassiter advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 29.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 29

Steven Jarvis defeated incumbent Eddie Gallimore in the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 29 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Jarvis	53.3	11,617
		Eddie Gallimore	46.7	10,179

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,796
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2018

See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for North Carolina State Senate District 29

Eddie Gallimore defeated Cheraton Love in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 29 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eddie Gallimore (R)	71.6	46,974
		Cheraton Love (D)	28.4	18,594

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 65,568
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 29

Cheraton Love advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 29 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Cheraton Love

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 29

Eddie Gallimore defeated Sam Watford in the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 29 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eddie Gallimore	55.5	11,775
		Sam Watford	44.5	9,448

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 21,223
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2016

See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2016

Elections 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. The candidate filing deadline was December 21, 2015. Incumbent Stan Bingham (R) did not seek re-election.

Cathy Dunn defeated Jim Beall Graham in the North Carolina State Senate District 33 general election.

North Carolina State Senate, District 33 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Cathy Dunn	71.38%	59,367
	Democratic	Jim Beall Graham	28.62%	23,809
Total Votes				83,176
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections

Jim Beall Graham ran unopposed in the North Carolina State Senate District 33 Democratic primary.

North Carolina State Senate, District 33 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Jim Beall Graham  (unopposed)

Cathy Dunn defeated Eddie Gallimore and Joe D. Kennedy in the North Carolina State Senate District 33 Republican primary.

North Carolina State Senate, District 33 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Cathy Dunn	40.14%	9,615
	Republican	Eddie Gallimore	32.24%	7,724
	Republican	Joe D. Kennedy	27.62%	6,616
Total Votes				23,955

2014

See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the North Carolina State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 28, 2014. Incumbent Stan Bingham defeated Eddie Gallimore in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.

North Carolina State Senate, District 33 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Stan Bingham Incumbent	63.9%	8,210
Eddie Gallimore	36.1%	4,645
Total Votes		12,855

2012

See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2012

Gallimore ran in the 2012 election for North Carolina State Senate District 33. He lost to incumbent Stan Bingham in the Republican primary on May 8.

North Carolina State Senate District 33 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Stan Bingham Incumbent	40.4%	9,135
Eddie Gallimore	38.2%	8,630
Sam Watford	21.4%	4,823
Total Votes		22,588

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

Eddie Gallimore did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Eddie Gallimore did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Eddie Gallimore did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2012

Gallimore's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

Jobs

• Excerpt: "Eddie is committed to cutting government red tape and burdensome regulations that stifle job creation. He wants to create an environment that will draw new and existing business to the state. Job creation will be Eddie's number one priority."

Taxes and spending

• Excerpt: "Eddie will work to keep taxes as low as possible. He will also fight to spend the people's money in a wise and prudent manner and cut as much waste as possible."

Life

• Excerpt: "Eddie is a strong believer in the sanctity of life. He knows life is a gift from God and believes we should protect the unborn."

2nd Amendment

• Excerpt: "Eddie is a strong supporter of gun rights. He is a lifetime member of the NRA and a certified concealed carry instructor. Eddie believes we should not pass gun regulations that hinder the rights of law abiding citizens."

Family

• Excerpt: "Eddie is a strong supporter of traditional, Christian family values and is opposed to same sex marriage. He supports the constitutional amendment that will define marriage as a union between one man and one woman."

Campaign finance summary

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Eddie Gallimore campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024	North Carolina House of Representatives District 80	Lost primary	$0	$762
2022	North Carolina State Senate District 30	Lost primary	$4,175	$3,334
2020	North Carolina State Senate District 29	Lost primary	$6,050	N/A**
2018	North Carolina State Senate District 29	Won general	$11,420	N/A**
Grand total			$21,645	$4,096
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards, State legislative scorecards in North Carolina

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• 2025
• 2024
• 2023
• 2022
• 2021
• 2020
• 2019

Below you can find the scorecards found for the General Assembly of North Carolina in 2025.

• Affordable Healthcare Coalition of North Carolina — Legislators are scored based on their stance related to healthcare costs.
• Civitas Action — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
• NC Values Coalition — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills relating to family issues.
• North Carolina Chamber — Legislators are scored on their votes related to business.
• North Carolina League of Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on environment and conservation issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the General Assembly of North Carolina in 2024.

• Civitas Action — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
• National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
• NC Values Coalition — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills relating to family issues.
• North Carolina Chamber — Legislators are scored on their votes related to business.
• North Carolina League of Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on environment and conservation issues.
• The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the General Assembly of North Carolina in 2023.

• Affordable Healthcare Coalition of North Carolina — Legislators are scored based on their stance related to healthcare costs.
• Civitas Action — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
• NC Values Coalition — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills relating to family issues.
• North Carolina Chamber — Legislators are scored on their votes related to business.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
• The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
• The Institute for Legislative Analysis — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the General Assembly of North Carolina in 2022.

• Affordable Healthcare Coalition of North Carolina — Legislators are scored based on their stance related to healthcare costs.
• Civitas Action — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
• National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
• NC Values Coalition — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills relating to family issues.
• North Carolina Chamber — Legislators are scored on their votes related to business.
• North Carolina League of Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on environment and conservation issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the General Assembly of North Carolina in 2021.

• Affordable Healthcare Coalition of North Carolina — Legislators are scored based on their stance related to healthcare costs.
• Civitas Action — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
• North Carolina Chamber — Legislators are scored on their votes related to business.
• North Carolina League of Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on environment and conservation issues.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the General Assembly of North Carolina in 2020.

• Civitas Action — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
• National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
• NC Values Coalition — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills relating to family issues.
• North Carolina League of Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on environment and conservation issues.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the General Assembly of North Carolina in 2019.

• Civitas Action — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
• North Carolina League of Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on environment and conservation issues.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by -	North Carolina State Senate District 29 2019-2020	Succeeded by Steven Jarvis (R)

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Current members of the North Carolina State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Michael Lee

Minority Leader:Sydney Batch

Senators

District 1

Robert Hanig (R)

District 2

Norman Sanderson (R)

District 3

Bob Brinson (R)

District 4

Eldon Newton (R)

District 5

Kandie Smith (D)

District 6

Michael Lazzara (R)

District 7

Michael Lee (R)

District 8

William Rabon (R)

District 9

Brent Jackson (R)

District 10

Benton Sawrey (R)

District 11

Lisa Barnes (R)

District 12

Jim Burgin (R)

District 13

Lisa Grafstein (D)

District 14

Dan Blue (D)

District 15

Jay Chaudhuri (D)

District 16

Gale Adcock (D)

District 17

Sydney Batch (D)

District 18

Terence Everitt (D)

District 19

Val Applewhite (D)

District 20

Natalie Murdock (D)

District 21

Tom McInnis (R)

District 22

Sophia Chitlik (D)

District 23

Graig Meyer (D)

District 24

Danny Britt (R)

District 25

Amy Galey (R)

District 26

Phil Berger (R)

District 27

Michael Garrett (D)

District 28

Gladys Robinson (D)

District 29

Dave Craven (R)

District 30

Steven Jarvis (R)

District 31

Dana Jones (R)

District 32

Paul Lowe (D)

District 33

Carl Ford (R)

District 34

Chris Measmer (R)

District 35

Todd Johnson (R)

District 36

Eddie Settle (R)

District 37

Vickie Sawyer (R)

District 38

Mujtaba Mohammed (D)

District 39

DeAndrea Salvador (D)

District 40

Joyce Waddell (D)

District 41

Caleb Theodros (D)

District 42

Woodson Bradley (D)

District 43

Brad Overcash (R)

District 44

Ted Alexander (R)

District 45

Mark Hollo (R)

District 46

Warren Daniel (R)

District 47

Ralph Hise (R)

District 48

Timothy Moffitt (R)

District 49

Julie Mayfield (D)

District 50

Kevin Corbin (R)

Republican Party (30)

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