Mark Speed

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Mark Speed
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Elections and appointments
Last election

November 8, 2022

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Mark Speed (Democratic Party) ran for election to the North Carolina State Senate to represent District 11. Speed lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Speed completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2022

See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for North Carolina State Senate District 11

Incumbent Lisa Barnes defeated Mark Speed in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 11 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lisa Barnes
Lisa Barnes (R)
 
54.8
 
41,701
Image of Mark Speed
Mark Speed (D) Candidate Connection
 
45.2
 
34,333

Total votes: 76,034
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Mark Speed advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 11.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Lisa Barnes advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 11.

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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Mark Speed completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Speed's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Mark Speed has served as a Franklin County Commissioner since his appointment in 2017. Prior to his appointment, and throughout his time on the county commission, he has served on various community service boards representing Franklin, Nash and Vance Counties.

Commissioner Speed enters the race with a family heritage of public service. His Grandfather served on the Franklin County Commission in the 1920’s. His father James D. Speed represented this community for over 30 years in the North Carolina General Assembly. Mark hopes to bring his own family’s values of service and stability to the North Carolina State Senate.

​Mark and his wife of 28 years, Camille Speed, live in Louisburg North Carolina and are members of Red Bud Baptist Church.

Economic Development, Rural Broadband Expansion, Agriculture

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