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Joseph A. Gibson III

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Joseph A. Gibson III
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Republican Party
Candidate, North Carolina House of Representatives District 65
Elections and appointments
Last election
March 5, 2024
Next election
March 3, 2026
Personal
Birthplace
New Haven, CT
Religion
Baptist
Profession
Small business owner, landscaping
Contact
Campaign website
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Joseph A. Gibson III (Republican Party) is running for election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 65. He is on the ballot in the Republican primary on March 3, 2026.[source]

Biography

Joseph A. Gibson III was born in New Haven, Connecticut. His career experience includes working as a small business owner.[1]

Elections

2026

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

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General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 65

Gavin McGaughey (D) is running in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 65 on November 3, 2026.

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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for March 3, 2026, was canceled. Gavin McGaughey (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 65 without appearing on the ballot.

Republican primary

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Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 65

Incumbent A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. (R), Joseph A. Gibson III (R), and Seth Woodall (R) are running in the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 65 on March 3, 2026.

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2024

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 65

Incumbent A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. won election in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 65 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. (R)
 
100.0
 
37,457

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Total votes: 37,457
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 65

Incumbent A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. defeated Joseph A. Gibson III in the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 65 on March 5, 2024.

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%
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A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr.
 
80.4
 
9,850
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Joseph A. Gibson III
 
19.6
 
2,399

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Total votes: 12,249
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 65

Incumbent A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. defeated Jay Donecker in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 65 on November 8, 2022.

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%
Votes
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A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. (R) Candidate Connection
 
67.2
 
21,740
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Jay Donecker (D) Candidate Connection
 
32.8
 
10,632

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Total votes: 32,372
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 65

Jay Donecker defeated Gary L. Smith in the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 65 on May 17, 2022.

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69.3
 
2,183
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30.7
 
966

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Total votes: 3,149
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 65

Incumbent A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. defeated Joseph A. Gibson III in the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 65 on May 17, 2022.

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79.9
 
5,813
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20.1
 
1,466

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Total votes: 7,279
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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

Candidate Connection

Joseph A. Gibson III completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Gibson's responses.

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My Name is Joseph A Gibson a scholar in theolagy and study of World Religion Bible believing Baptist along with Constitutional study and former small business owner and radio podcast host of Understanding The Times In Which we live in today
  • Restoring Our Republic Lawfully
  • Supporting legislation that abides by the Constitution
  • Supporting less Government and fiscal and monetary responsibility
adheres to Austrian School economics and libertarian criticism of fractional-reserve banking, opposing fiat currency and the monetary inflation. I view monetary inflation as an underhanded form of taxation, because it takes value away from the money that individuals hold without having to directly tax them
The Lord Jesus Christ because he was the only perfect man to walk this earth and suffer for the entire World So that We could be free and have everlasting life for eternity with our father in heaven
not at this time
To always be available to answer to the needs of the people and be prepared daily to serve the needs of the people
The ability to be direct and bring the issues thatr matter to the people and hopefully help the people understand just exactly how we got to this place and problems we are facing today
Restoring Our Republic Lawfully
Watching my uncles farm be auctioned off peice by piece animal one by one by the bank
Dairy Farmer on my uncles farm in Wisconsin milking 60 cows then cutting hay and all the many other chores of working on a small family dairy farm every summer starting at age 12 until age 16 when the farm had to be auctioned off
King James Bible The True Word Of God
none
none
nothing
Constitutionally, legislatures are separate, co-equal branches (indeed, the legislature is the first branch of government and the executive the second)
Legislating some how morality and restoring liberty to the people and the people regaining trust in Government
I do not beleive a single house may serve the people best
No especially with the problems we currently have in are State Government and division along party lines
yes we must work across party lines for the benifet of the people
I do not favor the redistreicting at this time
not at this time
no
maybe
not at this time every story of every person is and carries the same weight of burden
none
No
That would depend on where or on what the compromise is pertaining to? Or what policy

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Campaign finance summary

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Joseph A. Gibson III campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024North Carolina House of Representatives District 65Lost primary$0 $3,616
2022North Carolina House of Representatives District 65Lost primary$0 $0
Grand total$0 $3,616
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    1. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 28, 2022


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