Ernestine Bazemore
Ernestine Bazemore (Democratic Party) (also known as Byrd) was a member of the North Carolina State Senate, representing District 3. She assumed office on January 1, 2021. She left office on January 1, 2023.
Bazemore (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the North Carolina State Senate to represent District 3. She lost in the Democratic primary on May 17, 2022.
Biography
Ernestine Bazemore earned a B.S. in criminology and criminal justice. Bazemore's career experience includes working with the Bertie County School System.[1]
Committee assignments
2021-2022
Bazemore was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations on General Government and Information Technology Committee
- Pensions and Retirement and Aging Committee
- Senate State and Local Government Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 3
Incumbent Robert Hanig defeated Valerie Jordan in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Robert Hanig (R) | 52.5 | 37,984 |
 | Valerie Jordan (D)  | 47.5 | 34,320 | |
| Total votes: 72,304 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 3
Valerie Jordan defeated incumbent Ernestine Bazemore in the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 3 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Valerie Jordan | 59.7 | 13,644 |
 | Ernestine Bazemore | 40.3 | 9,229 | |
| Total votes: 22,873 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Robert Hanig advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 3.
Campaign finance
2020
See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 3
Ernestine Bazemore defeated Thomas Hester Jr. in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ernestine Bazemore (D) | 52.0 | 45,507 |
| Thomas Hester Jr. (R) | 48.0 | 41,959 | ||
| Total votes: 87,466 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Ernestine Bazemore advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 3.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Thomas Hester Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 3.
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ernestine Bazemore did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Ernestine Bazemore did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Scorecards
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2022
In 2022, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from May 18 to July 1.
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2021
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In 2021, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 13 to December 30.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate North Carolina State Senate District 3 |
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Erica Smith (D) |
North Carolina State Senate District 3 2021-2023 |
Succeeded by Robert Hanig (R) |
