Joan Perry

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Joan Perry

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

July 9, 2019

Joan Perry (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District. Perry lost in the special Republican primary runoff on July 9, 2019.

Elections

2019

See also: North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District special election, 2019

General election

Special general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 3

Gregory Murphy defeated Allen Thomas, Greg Holt, and Tim Harris in the special general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 3 on September 10, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gregory Murphy (R)	61.7	70,407
		Allen Thomas (D)	37.5	42,738
		Greg Holt (Constitution Party)	0.4	507
		Tim Harris (L)	0.3	394

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 114,046 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary runoff election

Special Republican primary runoff for U.S. House North Carolina District 3

Gregory Murphy defeated Joan Perry in the special Republican primary runoff for U.S. House North Carolina District 3 on July 9, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gregory Murphy	59.7	21,481
		Joan Perry	40.3	14,530

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 36,011
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 3

The following candidates ran in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 3 on April 30, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Allen Thomas	50.0	12,933
		Richard Bew	25.2	6,532
	Submit photo	Dana Outlaw	12.6	3,268
		Isaiah Johnson	6.9	1,774
		Gregory Humphrey	2.7	695
		Ernest Reeves	2.6	683

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,885
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ollie Nelson (D)

Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 3

The following candidates ran in the special Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 3 on April 30, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gregory Murphy	22.5	9,530
✔		Joan Perry	15.4	6,536
		Phillip Shepard	12.1	5,101
		Michael Speciale	9.5	4,022
		Phil Law	8.7	3,690
	Submit photo	Eric Rouse	7.7	3,258
	Submit photo	Jeff Moore	5.4	2,280
		Francis De Luca	3.9	1,670
		Celeste Cairns	3.5	1,467
	Submit photo	Chimer Davis Clark Jr.	2.6	1,092
		Michele Nix	2.2	915
	Submit photo	Graham Boyd	2.1	897
		Paul Beaumont	1.9	805
		Mike Payment	1.3	537
		Don Cox	0.6	251
		Kevin Baiko	0.4	171
		Gary Ceres	0.3	108

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 42,330
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Sandy Smith (R)

Libertarian primary election

Special Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 3

Tim Harris defeated Shannon Bray in the special Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 3 on April 30, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Harris	56.0	75
		Shannon Bray	44.0	59

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 134
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Campaign themes

2019

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Campaign website

Perry’s campaign website stated the following:

“	Right to Life America’s first document as a new nation, The Declaration of Independence, states that we are all “created equal” and endowed by our Creator “with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life…” Our Founding Fathers emphasized the preeminence of the right to “Life” by citing it first among the unalienable rights this nation was established to secure. Dr. Joan Perry believes life begins at the time of conception and opposes abortion. A pediatrician who has cared for thousands of babies and children in eastern NC, her voice is desperately needed in the US House. Proper Role of Government Government exists to protect and serve the people. The Federal Government has grown beyond recognition over the past 50 plus years. Dr. Perry wants to shrink it back to its Constitutional foundation of limited government. She believes reducing bureaucratic red tape will unleash individual ingenuity and free the private sector to grow jobs and strengthen the economy. Spending and the National Debt There is no fiscal discipline in Congress today. Budget rule changes in recent decades have removed all restraint on spending, with Congressional members in both parties happy to pass on debt to future generations. Dr. Perry supports a Balanced Budget Amendment and will be a voice of truth calling out the uncontrolled spending while working for effective compromise to restrain it. She signed the “No New Taxes” pledge and supports term limits. Healthcare Obamacare has resulted in escalating cost and expanding bureaucracy. Dr. Perry knows the healthcare system from the inside. She is not beholden to special interest groups and opposes Medicaid expansion. She knows it would only add able-bodied single people to the rolls, dampening incentive to work and ballooning future costs to taxpayers. Healthcare reform is paramount and should be accomplished through a free market approach that also includes tort reform. Immigration Immigration reform must begin with securing our border. For years, politicians have promised to build a wall and protect our national sovereignty. President Trump is committed to keeping this promise, and Dr. Perry supports him. We need border security, which starts with a border wall and also includes technology, additional manpower, and reforming our outdated immigration system. Legal immigration is vital to national success and always has been, but our country must stop the crisis of illegal immigration. Military and Defense The daughter of a WWII servicemember, Dr. Perry has the highest regard for our nation’s military, current servicemembers, and veterans. North Carolina is this nation’s most military friendly state and she wants it to remain so. Our Eastern North Carolina bases are both vital to national security and an important driver of our economy. She will oppose any base closings. Veterans deserve choice in their healthcare and much better treatment than they have received from the federal VA system. Supporting the spouses and families of active-duty military should be of utmost concern. Second Amendment A mother of five sons who are all hunters and a hunter herself, Dr. Perry is committed to protecting the Second Amendment. As a mother, grandmother, and pediatrician, her voice in the US House defending our Constitutional rights will be essential to preserving our rights for future generations.	”
—Joan Perry’s campaign website (2019)

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Footnotes

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North Carolina's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ted Budd (R)

Thom Tillis (R)

Representatives

District 1

Donald Davis (D)

District 2

Deborah Ross (D)

District 3

Gregory Murphy (R)

District 4

Valerie Foushee (D)

District 5

Virginia Foxx (R)

District 6

Addison McDowell (R)

District 7

David Rouzer (R)

District 8

Mark Harris (R)

District 9

Richard Hudson (R)

District 10

Pat Harrigan (R)

District 11

Chuck Edwards (R)

District 12

Alma Adams (D)

District 13

Brad Knott (R)

District 14

Timothy Moore (R)

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Democratic Party (4)