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Ellis Hankins
Ellis Hankins was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 16 of the North Carolina State Senate.
Campaign themes
2016
Hankins' website highlighted the following campaign themes:
| “ | PUT EDUCATION FIRST with adequate funding for public schools, community colleges and universities.
RESPECT our teachers and state employees with fair salaries and benefits. EXPAND Medicaid eligibility and ENHANCE access to affordable health care. HELP working families with better job opportunities and fair taxation. DEFEND women’s right to choose and access to health care. ENCOURAGE, don’t restrict voting and ENACT redistricting reform. |
” |
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.[3] The candidate filing deadline was December 21, 2015.[4] Incumbent Josh Stein (D) resigned from the state Senate on March 21, 2016. Jay Chaudhuri (D) was appointed to the seat on April 19, 2016.
Incumbent Jay Chaudhuri defeated Eric Weaver in the North Carolina State Senate District 16 general election.[5][6]
| North Carolina State Senate, District 16 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jay Chaudhuri Incumbent |
65.33% | 68,842 | |
| Republican | Eric Weaver | 34.67% | 36,530 | |
| Total Votes | 105,372 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections | ||||
Jay Chaudhuri defeated Ellis Hankins in the North Carolina State Senate District 16 Democratic primary.[7][8]
| North Carolina State Senate, District 16 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Jay Chaudhuri |
62.93% | 20,232 | |
| Democratic | Ellis Hankins | 37.07% | 11,916 | |
| Total Votes | 32,148 | |||
Eric Weaver ran unopposed in the North Carolina State Senate District 16 Republican primary.[9][10]
| North Carolina State Senate, District 16 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Eric Weaver (unopposed) | |
2016 primary
- Main article: Battleground state primaries in North Carolina, 2016
Chaudhuri questioned Hankins' Democratic credentials, bringing up Hankins' donations to Republican candidates in the 1990s, like U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx (R). Chaudhuri distributed campaign mailers stating that Hankins "has a long record of supporting right-wing Republicans."[11]
Hankins confirmed that he donated between $100 and $200 to Republican candidates in 1995 and 1996 after he had been asked by a former law partner to provide small donations to Republicans after the party's takeover of the General Assembly of North Carolina in 1994. "I reluctantly made some of those, and it was 21 years ago," Hankins said. Hankins also criticized Chaudhuri for raising the issue, commenting that "we should be focused on issues that matter to people and their qualifications to serve."[11]
Below were key endorsements for Chaudhuri and Hankins.[12][13]
| Key endorsements | |
|---|---|
| Chaudhuri | Hankins |
| American Federation of Teachers - North Carolina | Former Treasurer Richard Moore |
| NARAL Pro-Choice North Carolina | State Employees Association of North Carolina |
| North Carolina State AFL-CIO | Former Raleigh Mayor Smedes York |
| Raleigh Police Protective Association | |
| Raleigh Professional Fire Fighters Association | |
| Teamsters Local 391 | |
Recent news
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See also
- North Carolina State Senate
- North Carolina State Senate District 16
- North Carolina State Senate elections, 2016
- North Carolina State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Hankins for NC Senate, homepage, accessed March 5, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 News & Observer, "Democratic state Senate candidate Hankins gave to Republicans in ’90s," March 4, 2016
- ↑ Hankins for NC Senate, "Endorsements," accessed March 7, 2016
- ↑ Jay for NC, "Endorsements," accessed March 7, 2016
