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James McIlroy

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James McIlroy

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Republican Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

May 8, 2018

James McIlroy (Republican Party) ran for election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 2. McIlroy lost in the Republican primary on May 8, 2018.

Elections

2018

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 2

Incumbent Larry Yarborough defeated Darryl Moss in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 2 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Larry Yarborough (R)
 
55.3
 
16,124
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Darryl Moss (D)
 
44.7
 
13,026

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Total votes: 29,150
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 2

Darryl Moss defeated Dora Bullock in the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 2 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Darryl Moss
 
70.7
 
3,658
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Dora Bullock
 
29.3
 
1,516

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 5,174
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 2

Incumbent Larry Yarborough defeated James McIlroy in the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 2 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Larry Yarborough
 
81.7
 
1,519
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James McIlroy
 
18.3
 
341

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Total votes: 1,860
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Campaign themes

2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Jim McIlroy participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 2, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Jim McIlroy's responses follow below.[1]

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

“ 1) To correct issues that my primary opponent has done that are seriously impeding the constituents in the district, including but not exclusive to the following; Correcting Road issues, Water & Sewage issues, and achieving some redistricting via the Cencus of 2020 for represtation in the U S Congress

2) Being able to represent the entire district equally, unlike the current Representative.
3) Represent and work for the people of North Carolina to the best of my ability, regardless of Political Party. To NOT succumb to pressure from Big Business as my opponent did while dealing with House Bill 2 ( the Bathroom Bill), along with his attempt in the 2015-16 house session to introduce House Bill 328, that was an attempt to give drivers licenses to Illegal Aliens.[2][3]

”

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?

“ Making the State takes care of areas of responsibility that they are truly responsible for, Roads, Water & Sewage, Education and Security of Schools. Public Safety and Law Enforcement, Sports-Recreation-Fishing, Small and Medium Commercial Business (in particular, Commercial Fishing), and creating a State Level Caucus comparable to the “Freedom Caucus” in the U S House of Representatives, with similar thinking Republican State Representatives in North Carolina.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3] ”

Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Jim McIlroy answered the following:

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

“ Any number of Test Pilots from the United States Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Army. I can’t be specific as to who’s example I would follow, but the discipline and responsibilities of these Men and Women that serve our Great Nation are what I do my utmost to follow.[3] ”
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
“ Honest, Trustworthiness and Accountability. Not afraid to step up to and be responsible for mistakes that happen from time to time.[3] ”
What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?
“ Honesty, Perseverance, Steadfastness, and Conviction to responsibility.[3] ”
What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?
“ Accountability to ones constituents, Period.[3] ”
What legacy would you like to leave?
“ A legacy of someone in the future in North Carolina running for office to be able to emulate as truly being able to be trustworthy and accountable for ones actions while holding the Public’s trust.[3] ”
What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?
“ The Goldwater loss to President Johnson. November, 1964, I was a couple weeks away from being 3 years old.[3] ”
What is your favorite holiday? Why?
“ St. Patrick’s Day, To celebrate my Irish heritage, yes I do sometimes have a beer, and even less often some Irish Whiskey.[3] ”
What was the last song that got stuck in your head?
“ The Star Spangled Banner[3] ”
(For non-Nebraska candidates) What do you consider the most important differences between the legislative chambers in your state?
“ The significance of the differences is great, where the lower house, typically is where most legislation starts, particularly funding bills, and they then go to the upper house to either be passed and forwarded to the Governors’ desk to be signed or die. But typically, both houses introduce legislation and the bills go thru committee hearings and get passed back and forth for passage or failure, and then on to the big desk upon House/senate approval.[3] ”
Do you believe that it's beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?
“ Sometimes, but not necessarily by any means.[3] ”
What do you perceive to be your state's greatest challenges over the next decade?
“ Significant population increases and lower ability to cover all the needs of that population.[3] ”
Do you believe it's beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer.
“ Yes, I believe that those relationships are important, but not required. Those relationships can make legislative actions proceed more easily.[3] ”
What process do you favor for redistricting?
“ For better representation for people in Congress.[3] ”
Both sitting legislators and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you've heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?
“ A constituent approached me and explained to me just how troublesome the Roads Issue I made mention of earlier, the primary road in and out of a particular sub-Division in the district, had washed out during a period of a number of days of heavy rain. The sub-Division Home Owners Association ended up having to foot the bill for repairing the roadway, where, I believe, it was truly the State DOTs responsibility. The specific constituent is tired of being pushed off as being less then significant by the sitting legislator, by his ignorance of the situation and failing to hold the proper people responsible.[3] ”

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
  2. ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Jim McIlroy's responses," April 2, 2018
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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