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Katie Tomberlin
Katie Tomberlin (Democratic Party) ran for election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 13. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Tomberlin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Katie Tomberlin was born in Wilmington, North Carolina. Tomberlin's career experience includes working as a community advocate. Tomberlin earned an associate degree from Carteret Community College in 2004.[1]
Tomberlin has been affiliated with the following organizations:
- Carteret County Democratic Party
- North Carolina Democratic Party
- NC Sierra Club; Coastal Carolina Riverwatch
- Crystal Coast PROUD
Elections
2024
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 13
Incumbent Celeste Cairns defeated Katie Tomberlin in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 13 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Celeste Cairns (R) | 69.9 | 35,181 |
 | Katie Tomberlin (D)  | 30.1 | 15,158 | |
| Total votes: 50,339 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 13
Katie Tomberlin defeated Melvin Cooper in the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 13 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Katie Tomberlin | 62.2 | 2,341 |
 | Melvin Cooper | 37.8 | 1,420 | |
| Total votes: 3,761 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Celeste Cairns advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 13.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Tomberlin in this election.
2022
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 13
Celeste Cairns defeated Katie Tomberlin in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 13 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Celeste Cairns (R) | 71.3 | 25,850 |
| Katie Tomberlin (D) | 28.7 | 10,394 | |
| Total votes: 36,244 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Katie Tomberlin advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 13.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 13
Celeste Cairns defeated Pete Benton and Eden Gordon Hill in the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 13 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Celeste Cairns | 54.9 | 6,271 |
| Pete Benton | 34.9 | 3,984 | ||
| Eden Gordon Hill | 10.3 | 1,172 | ||
| Total votes: 11,427 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Katie Tomberlin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Tomberlin's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- My main issue for this election is the protection of the 14th Amendment, which we all know as “equal protection under the law.” Side note, this applies to men, as the ERA has not passed yet to ensure women's equality legally. Back to the 14th, after the recent overturning of Roe v Wade, state legislatures became pivotal in decisions once protected under this amendment, causing women's reproductive health, LGBTQIA+, civil rights and more at risk. The precedence set by the overturning of that Supreme Court case ruling puts many rights potentially at risk in the hands of our current legislature in the near future. We need politicians that understand the implications of these decisions.
- I believe we need to invest in building more affordable housing, as well as revamping old hotels, schools, and other similar buildings into housing options. Affordable doesn't mean $250,000 for a majority of us in Carteret and Craven counties, or across the state honestly. Affordable should actually be equal to attainable.
- Students should be taught true history, and not skewed history. Part of growing up is seeing the decisions made by those before us, and learning from these decisions as we move forward. All students deserve access to free school meals and a solid basic education.
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2022
Katie Tomberlin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 5, 2024
