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Fern Shubert
Fern Shubert (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 9th Congressional District. Shubert lost in the special Republican primary on May 14, 2019.
Shubert was a Republican candidate for North Carolina Auditor in the 2012 elections.
Biography
Shubert is a certified public accountant. She first worked as a CPA for Arthur Andersen & Company beginning in 1969. Since then she worked for various employers until 1991, when she opened her own CPA office in Marshville.
Shubert was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1994, 1996, and 2000, and elected to the state Senate in 2002.[1] In 2004, she unsuccessfully ran for governor and lost her bid in 2010 to return to the state Senate.[2]
Education
- B.A. in business administration, Duke University, 1969
Awards
- 1997: Accountant Advocate of the Year Award from the US Small Business Administration at the State, Regional & National levels
- 1996: NCEITA 21 Award for Government Service from the NC Electronics & Information Technology Association[3]
Elections
2019
See also: North Carolina's 9th Congressional District special election, 2019
General election
Special general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 9
Dan Bishop defeated Dan McCready, Jeff Scott, and Allen Smith in the special general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 on September 10, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dan Bishop (R) | 50.7 | 96,573 |
 | Dan McCready (D) | 48.7 | 92,785 | |
 | Jeff Scott (L) | 0.4 | 773 | |
 | Allen Smith (G) | 0.2 | 375 | |
| Total votes: 190,506 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Dan McCready advanced from the special Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9.
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9
The following candidates ran in the special Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 on May 14, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dan Bishop | 47.7 | 14,405 |
 | Stony Rushing | 19.5 | 5,882 | |
 | Matthew Ridenhour | 17.1 | 5,166 | |
 | Leigh Thomas Brown | 8.8 | 2,672 | |
 | Stevie Rivenbark | 3.0 | 906 | |
 | Fern Shubert | 1.4 | 438 | |
 | Chris Anglin | 1.3 | 382 | |
 | Kathie Day | 0.6 | 193 | |
 | Gary M. Dunn | 0.3 | 105 | |
 | Albert Wiley Jr. | 0.2 | 62 | |
| Total votes: 30,211 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Green primary election
The Green primary election was canceled. Allen Smith advanced from the special Green primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9.
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Jeff Scott advanced from the special Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9.
2012
Shubert ran for North Carolina Auditor in 2012. She lost against Joseph Hank DeBragga, Greg Dority, Debra Goldman, and Rudy Wright in the Republican primary on May 8.[4] Incumbent Beth Wood was unopposed in the Democratic primary. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.
| North Carolina Auditor, Republican Primary, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Debra Goldman |
34.4% | 235,914 |
| Greg Dority |
23.8% | 163,528 |
| Fern Shubert | 18.4% | 126,215 |
| Rudy Wright | 15.6% | 107,323 |
| Joseph Hank DeBragga | 7.8% | 53,727 |
| Total Votes | 686,707 | |
Endorsements
- Independent Weekly[5]
2010
Shubert ran for the District 35 seat in the North Carolina State Senate in 2010. She lost in the May 4 primary to Tommy Tucker.[6]
| North Carolina State Senate District 35 Republican Primary, 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Tommy Tucker |
56.6% | 7,471 |
| Fern Shubert | 43.4% | 5,723 |
| Total Votes | 13,194 | |
2004
Shubert ran for North Carolina Governor in 2004. She placed fifth in the July 20 primary.[7]
| North Carolina Governor Republican Primary, 2004 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Patrick J. Ballantine |
30.4% | 110,726 |
| Richard Vinroot | 30% | 109,217 |
| Bill Cobey | 26.7% | 97,461 |
| Dan Barrett | 5.2% | 19,097 |
| Fern H. Shubert | 4% | 14,445 |
| George W. Little | 3.7% | 13,474 |
| Total Votes | 364,420 | |
2002
Shubert was elected to District 35 of the North Carolina State Senate in 2002. She defeated Democrat Frank McGuirt in the general election on November 5, 2002.[8]
| North Carolina State Senate District 35 general election, 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Fern Shubert |
66.7% | 33,822 | |
| Democratic | Frank McGuirt | 33.3% | 16,903 | |
| Total Votes | 50,725 | |||
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2019 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Official campaign website
- "Fern Shubert for NC Governor" - 2004 campaign website
- "Fern Shubert for NC Senate" 2010 Facebook campaign page
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998,1996
Footnotes
- ↑ Fern Shubert for NC Governor in 2004, "Bio," accessed March 6, 2012
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Fern Haywood Shubert," accessed March 6, 2012
- ↑ Fern Shubert for State Auditor, "Fern's Bio," accessed March 6, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ Reflector, "GOP slot for NC auditor heads for summer runoff," May 9, 2012
- ↑ Independent Weekly, "2012 Primary Endorsements," April 18, 2012
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official Results - May 4, 2010 primary," accessed March 6, 2012
- ↑ North Carolina Board of Elections, "Official results – July 20, 2004 primary," accessed March 6, 2012
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official election results - November 5, 2002," accessed March 6, 2012
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