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Greg Cranford
Greg Cranford (Democratic Party) ran for election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 89. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Cranford graduated from Newton-Conover High School in 1977 and from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1981.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 89
Incumbent Mitchell Setzer defeated Greg Cranford in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 89 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mitchell Setzer (R) | 76.0 | 38,122 |
 | Greg Cranford (D) | 24.0 | 12,044 | |
| Total votes: 50,166 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Greg Cranford advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 89.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Mitchell Setzer advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 89.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Cranford in this election.
2020
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 89
Incumbent Mitchell Setzer defeated Greg Cranford in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 89 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mitchell Setzer (R) | 74.3 | 31,044 |
| Greg Cranford (D) | 25.7 | 10,711 | |
| Total votes: 41,755 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Greg Cranford advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 89.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Mitchell Setzer advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 89.
Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 89
Incumbent Mitchell Setzer defeated Greg Cranford in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 89 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mitchell Setzer (R) | 72.3 | 18,959 |
| Greg Cranford (D) | 27.7 | 7,281 | |
| Total votes: 26,240 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 89
Greg Cranford advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 89 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Greg Cranford |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 89
Incumbent Mitchell Setzer advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 89 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Mitchell Setzer |
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Greg Cranford did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Greg Cranford did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Gregory Cranford participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on May 7, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Gregory Cranford's responses follow below.[2]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | Expansion of Medicare/Health Care for All
Recruitment of High-Paying, Low-Skilled, Union-Friendly Jobs and Employers Elimination of Standards and Standardized Testing in Public Schools[3][4] |
” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Progressive Policies for North Carolina - I plan to be a legislative ally of Governor Roy Cooper.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[4]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Gregory Cranford answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | Bernie Sanders[4] | ” |
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form on May 2, 2018
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Gregory Cranford's responses," May 7, 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
