Kandie Smith
2023 - Present
2027
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Kandie Smith (Democratic Party) is a member of the North Carolina State Senate, representing District 5. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Smith (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the North Carolina State Senate to represent District 5. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Kandie Smith earned a B.S. in sociology from Charleston Southern University in 1991. Her career experience includes working as a consultant.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Smith was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture, Energy, and Environment Committee
- Appropriations on Agriculture, Natural and Economic Resources Committee
- Education/Higher Education Committee
- Senate Transportation Committee
2021-2022
Smith was assigned to the following committees:
- Education - K-12 Committee
- Education - Universities Committee
- Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform
- House Finance Committee
- Health Committee
- Agriculture Committee
2019-2020
Smith was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture Committee
- Education - K-12 Committee
- Appropriations on Capital Committee
- Appropriations Committee
- Health Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 5
Incumbent Kandie Smith defeated Alexander Paschall in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kandie Smith (D) | 55.1 | 59,440 |
 | Alexander Paschall (R)  | 44.9 | 48,469 | |
| Total votes: 107,909 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Henry Hostetler (Independent)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kandie Smith advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 5.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Alexander Paschall advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 5.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Smith in this election.
2022
See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 5
Kandie Smith defeated Karen Kozel in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kandie Smith (D) | 52.2 | 36,557 |
| Karen Kozel (R) | 47.8 | 33,432 | ||
| Total votes: 69,989 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Angelene Mitchell (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 5
Kandie Smith defeated Lenton Brown in the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 5 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kandie Smith | 86.6 | 13,604 |
 | Lenton Brown | 13.4 | 2,109 | |
| Total votes: 15,713 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Karen Kozel advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 5.
Campaign finance
2020
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 8
Incumbent Kandie Smith defeated Tony Moore in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kandie Smith (D) | 60.2 | 23,739 |
 | Tony Moore (R) | 39.8 | 15,685 | |
| Total votes: 39,424 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kandie Smith advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 8.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Tony Moore advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 8.
Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 8
Kandie Smith defeated Brenda Smith in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kandie Smith (D) | 64.6 | 15,570 |
| Brenda Smith (R) | 35.4 | 8,515 | ||
| Total votes: 24,085 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 8
Kandie Smith defeated Mildred Council and Ernest Reeves in the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 8 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kandie Smith | 50.0 | 2,791 |
 | Mildred Council | 35.6 | 1,988 | |
 | Ernest Reeves | 14.3 | 799 | |
| Total votes: 5,578 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 8
Brenda Smith advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 8 on May 8, 2018.
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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.[2] The candidate filing deadline was December 21, 2015.[3]
Incumbent Jean Farmer-Butterfield ran unopposed in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 24 general election.[4][5]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 24 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Jean Farmer-Butterfield Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections | ||
Incumbent Jean Farmer-Butterfield defeated Kandie Smith in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 24 Democratic primary.[6][7]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 24 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Jean Farmer-Butterfield Incumbent |
61.52% | 6,570 | |
| Democratic | Kandie Smith | 38.48% | 4,110 | |
| Total Votes | 10,680 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Kandie Smith completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Smith's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Housing is one of the basic human needs, and we have too many people in our community who have been forced out of their housing due to little more than greed. In Pitt County, 50% of renters report having trouble affording their home, and in Edgecombe County, that number is 40%. We need to drastically increase the supply of available housing locally and across the state, and we must work to provide greater assistance to those most at risk of losing their homes.
- North Carolina’s Constitution says that the State Legislature has an obligation to appropriately fund education in our state. Right now, the current leadership of the NC General Assembly is failing to meet this critical obligation, and it is our students who will pay the long-term price. I will continue to do everything in my power to stand up for students, parents, and teachers of our state, and fight to secure the resources they need to do their jobs right.
- Looking to the future, few things are as important as making sure Eastern North Carolina is on a continued path of job growth and economic development. We must continue to work with local leaders to develop a flexible and dependable economic development policy that attracts new business to the area while retaining and growing existing businesses. We must also strengthen our Community College system to adapt to new industry trends to ensure a dependable and prepared workforce to fill the in-demand jobs of the future.
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2020
Kandie Smith did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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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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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate North Carolina State Senate District 5 |
Officeholder North Carolina State Senate District 5 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Kandie Smith," accessed March 15, 2023
- ↑ 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
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| Preceded by Donald Davis (D) |
North Carolina State Senate District 5 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Susan Martin (R) |
North Carolina House of Representatives District 8 2019-2023 |
Succeeded by Gloristine Brown (D) |
