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Luis Toledo
Luis Toledo (Democratic Party) ran for election for North Carolina State Auditor. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on March 5, 2024.
Biography
Luis Toledo was born in Houston, Texas. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 2003 to 2007. Toledo earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2008 and a master's degree in public administration from Syracuse University in 2009.[1] His career experience includes working as a public administrator and a public policy analyst with the North Carolina Budget & Tax Center.[2][3]
Elections
2024
See also: North Carolina Auditor election, 2024
General election
General election for North Carolina State Auditor
Dave Boliek defeated incumbent Jessica Holmes and Bob Drach in the general election for North Carolina State Auditor on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dave Boliek (R)  | 49.4 | 2,729,780 |
 | Jessica Holmes (D) | 47.6 | 2,633,607 | |
 | Bob Drach (L) | 3.0 | 167,701 | |
| Total votes: 5,531,088 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for North Carolina State Auditor
Dave Boliek defeated Jack Clark in the Republican primary runoff for North Carolina State Auditor on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dave Boliek | 53.2 | 67,173 |
 | Jack Clark | 46.8 | 59,130 | |
| Total votes: 126,303 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jessica Holmes advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Auditor.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Luis Toledo (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina State Auditor
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for North Carolina State Auditor on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jack Clark | 23.2 | 198,793 |
| ✔ | | Dave Boliek | 22.1 | 189,071 |
 | Charles Dingee | 18.6 | 159,351 | |
 | Jeff Tarte | 15.0 | 127,981 | |
 | Anthony Wayne Street | 11.2 | 95,863 | |
 | Jim Kee | 9.9 | 84,302 | |
| Total votes: 855,361 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- James Upchurch (R)
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Bob Drach advanced from the Libertarian primary for North Carolina State Auditor.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Toledo in this election.
2020
See also: North Carolina Auditor election, 2020
General election
General election for North Carolina State Auditor
Incumbent Beth Wood defeated Anthony Wayne Street in the general election for North Carolina State Auditor on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Beth Wood (D) | 50.9 | 2,730,175 |
| Anthony Wayne Street (R) | 49.1 | 2,635,825 | |
| Total votes: 5,366,000 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina State Auditor
Incumbent Beth Wood defeated Luis Toledo in the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Auditor on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Beth Wood | 77.7 | 895,610 |
 | Luis Toledo | 22.3 | 257,433 | |
| Total votes: 1,153,043 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina State Auditor
Anthony Wayne Street defeated Tim Hoegemeyer in the Republican primary for North Carolina State Auditor on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Anthony Wayne Street | 56.2 | 379,051 |
 | Tim Hoegemeyer | 43.8 | 295,903 | |
| Total votes: 674,954 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 16
Wiley Nickel defeated Paul Smith and Brian Irving in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 16 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Wiley Nickel (D) | 65.3 | 63,335 |
 | Paul Smith (R) | 31.2 | 30,308 | |
 | Brian Irving (L) | 3.5 | 3,382 | |
| Total votes: 97,025 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 16
Wiley Nickel defeated Luis Toledo in the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 16 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wiley Nickel | 55.5 | 8,585 |
| Luis Toledo | 44.5 | 6,890 | |
| Total votes: 15,475 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 16
Paul Smith advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 16 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Smith |
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Luis Toledo did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Luis Toledo completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Toledo's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Toledo served in the U.S. Air Force for four years. He later served as a Presidential Management Fellow at the U.S. State Department where he completed various tours, including assignments in Secretary Clinton's Office to work on Presidential Initiatives such as global hunger, and at the Pentagon as a member of the Joint Staff working on national defense and security issues.
Upon returning to North Carolina , Toledo served Assistant State Auditor of North Carolina and later as a Public Policy Analyst in the Budget & Tax division of the N.C. Justice Center.
If elected, Mr. Toledo would be the state's first Hispanic to serve on the North Carolina Council of State.
- We need to conduct critical audits in areas that have been overlooked in recent years.
- I will promote data analytics in government audits for more impactful and efficient audits.
- It's time to implement transparency of government data to promote accountability and increase evidence-based policy making.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Luis Toledo participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 10, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Luis Toledo's responses follow below.[4]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Investing Adequately in our Public Education System 2) Increasing Affordable Healthcare & Services for the Elderly |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | As the proud parent of children that attend Wake County PUBLIC schools, and as the first in my family to attend school and graduate from college, education is personal to me and will always be my top priority. My vision is for every child across the state to receive a top quality education and for North Carolina‚Äôs public school system to be ranked as one of the top five in the country. As a former Assistant State Auditor I believe in good governance, transparency and accountability - as they are the foundation of a strong democracy. As the son of immigrants, and as the only Hispanic that would be serving in the General Assembly, I stand for inclusion, diversity and the equal treatment of all. As someone that has a technology and cybersecurity background I recognize that District 16 plays a key role in the state due to our tech hub and talented workforce. As a visionary I want to elevate our presence so that we can become a national leader in having the jobs of the future in our district and state. I also believe that in order for North Carolina to be a competitive and healthy state we must expand MEDICAID access for all.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[6]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Luis Toledo answered the following:
What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?
| “ | I am a public servant at heart.[6] | ” |
| “ | During high school I held two jobs at the same time - one at an assembly line working 12 hour days during the weekend making IV bags for a medical company; and the second was working at a Kentucky Fried Chicken during the week for 2 years.[6] | ” |
| “ | As the son of a Hispanic immigrant and raised by a single parent in poverty I have had to play various roles in my family. I am the first to attend our public schools and graduate from college as well.[6] | ” |
| “ | Yes, absolutely. I have over 10 years of federal and state government experience and I believe this background will allow me to better serve my constituents. I am a former Presidential Management Fellow and a former Assistant State Auditor with a firm understanding of all state agencies and many of their deficiencies which affect the people of our state.[6] | ” |
| “ | Independent Redistricting.[6] | ” |
| “ | I have encountered former teachers that have told me the only reason they left the profession that they loved was because they were disrespected as teachers by the state legislature. This has touched me because I understand that we are losing talent and our students are paying the price.[6] | ” |
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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- ↑ Luis Toledo for N.C. Senate, "Meet Luis," accessed April 28, 2018
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Luis Toledo," accessed April 28, 2018
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 7, 2020
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Luis Toledo's responses," April 10, 2018
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
