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Edwin W. Woodhouse, Jr.
Edwin W. Woodhouse, Jr. was a 2015 candidate for District A of the Raleigh City Council in North Carolina. The general election took place on October 6, 2015. Woodhouse lost in the runoff election on November 3, 2015.
Biography
Woodhouse was born on February 1, 1936, in Mount Airy, North Carolina. He received an associate degree from Louisburg College and a bachelor's degree from Pfeiffer College in 1958. His professional experience includes serving as executive director of the North Carolina Poultry Federation (1969-2002), the North Carolina Democratic Party and the North Carolina Soil Drink Association. He also worked on Dan K. Moore's campaign for governor.
Elections
2015
The city of Raleigh, North Carolina, held elections for mayor and city council on October 6, 2015. A runoff took place on November 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 17, 2015.[1] In the District A race, Richard Thompson and Edwin W. Woodhouse, Jr. defeated John Bruce Buxton in the general election. Thompson defeated Woodhouse in the runoff election. Incumbent Wayne Maiorano did not run for re-election.[2][3][4]
| Raleigh City Council District A, Runoff election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Richard A. Thompson |
57.7% | 4,498 |
| Edwin W. Woodhouse, Jr. | 42.3% | 3,293 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes (100%% of precincts reporting) | 7,791 | |
| Source: Wake County Board of Elections, "Unofficial Results," November 3, 2015 | ||
| Raleigh City Council District A General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Richard Thompson |
33.9% | 3,377 | |
| Edwin W. Woodhouse Jr. |
33.4% | 3,330 | |
| John Bruce Buxton | 32.5% | 3,242 | |
| Write-in | 0.2% | 24 | |
| Total Votes | 9,973 | ||
| Source: Wake County Elections, "Municipal Elections Unofficial Results," October 6, 2015 | |||
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See also
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- Raleigh, North Carolina municipal elections, 2015
- United States municipal elections, 2015
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Correspondence with Gary Sims of Wake County on November 17, 2014.
- ↑ Wake County Board of Elections, "Future Election Dates," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ Wake County Board of Elections, "Official candidate list," accessed July 24, 2015
- ↑ Wake County Elections, "Municipal Elections Unofficial Results," October 6, 2015
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