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John Sauls
John Sauls (Republican Party) is a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 51. He assumed office on January 1, 2017. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Sauls (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 51. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Sauls was assigned to the following committees:
- Commerce Committee, Chair
- Education - Community Colleges Committee
- Energy and Public Utilities Committee
- Ethics Committee, Chair
- House Finance Committee
2021-2022
Sauls was assigned to the following committees:
- Commerce Committee, Chair
- Education - Community Colleges Committee, Vice chair
- Education - K-12 Committee
- Energy and Public Utilities Committee
- Ethics Committee, Chair
- House Finance Committee
- House Redistricting Committee
2019-2020
Sauls was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations on Education Committee, Chair
- Appropriations Committee, Vice Chair
- Ethics Committee, Chair
- Education - Community Colleges Committee, Chair
- Energy and Public Utilities Committee
- House Judiciary Committee
- House Redistricting Committee, Vice Chair
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| North Carolina committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Appropriations on Education |
| • Appropriations on Health and Human Services |
| • Commerce and Job Development |
| • Education - Community Colleges, Chair |
| • Energy and Public Utilities |
| • Judiciary II |
| • State and Local Government II |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 51
Incumbent John Sauls defeated Ginger Bauerband in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 51 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Sauls (R) | 64.3 | 25,829 |
| Ginger Bauerband (D) | 35.7 | 14,339 | ||
| Total votes: 40,168 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Ginger Bauerband advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 51.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent John Sauls advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 51.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Sauls in this election.
Pledges
Sauls signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 51
Incumbent John Sauls defeated Malcolm Hall in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 51 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Sauls (R) | 65.0 | 16,973 |
 | Malcolm Hall (D) | 35.0 | 9,147 | |
| Total votes: 26,120 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Malcolm Hall advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 51.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent John Sauls advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 51.
Campaign finance
2020
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 51
Incumbent John Sauls defeated Jason Cain in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 51 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Sauls (R) | 57.3 | 22,628 |
 | Jason Cain (D) | 42.7 | 16,841 | |
| Total votes: 39,469 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Jason Cain advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 51.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent John Sauls advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 51.
Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 51
Incumbent John Sauls defeated Lisa Mathis in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 51 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Sauls (R) | 52.8 | 13,707 |
| Lisa Mathis (D) | 47.2 | 12,259 | ||
| Total votes: 25,966 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 51
Lisa Mathis advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 51 on May 8, 2018.
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| ✔ | Lisa Mathis | |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 51
Incumbent John Sauls advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 51 on May 8, 2018.
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| ✔ | | John Sauls |
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2016
Elections for the North Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016.[1] The candidate filing deadline was December 21, 2015.[2]
John Sauls defeated incumbent Brad Salmon in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 51 general election.[3][4]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 51 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  John Sauls |
55.66% | 17,904 | |
| Democratic | Brad Salmon Incumbent | 44.34% | 14,262 | |
| Total Votes | 32,166 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections | ||||
Incumbent Brad Salmon ran unopposed in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 51 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 51 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Brad Salmon Incumbent (unopposed) | |
John Sauls ran unopposed in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 51 Republican primary.[7][8]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 51 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | John Sauls (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
John Sauls did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
John Sauls did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from April 24 to December 13.
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2023
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In 2023, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 11 to October 25.
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2022
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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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2020
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In 2020, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from April 28 to September 3. The legislature was in recess from July 8 to September 1 and then reconvened September 2 to September 3.
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2019
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In 2019, the General Assembly of North Carolina was in session from January 9 through August 27.
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2018
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In 2018, the General Assembly of North Carolina was in session from January 10 through July 4.
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2017
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In 2017, the General Assembly of North Carolina was in session from January 11 through June 30. Before the legislature adjourned its regular scheduled session, the legislature scheduled the following additional session dates: August 3, August 18 to August 25, August 28 to August 31, and October 4 to October 17.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate North Carolina House of Representatives District 51 |
Officeholder North Carolina House of Representatives District 51 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ The primary for U.S. congressional elections was rescheduled to June 7, 2016, following legal challenges to North Carolina's district maps. State races were unaffected.
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 Candidate Filing," accessed December 22, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election results lookup," accessd December 21, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed January 4, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official primary results - Statewide," March 15, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed January 4, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official primary results - Statewide," March 15, 2016
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| Preceded by Brad Salmon (D) |
North Carolina House of Representatives District 51 2017-Present |
Succeeded by - |
