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Michael Wray
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Democratic Party

Candidate, North Carolina House of Representatives District 27

Prior offices
North Carolina House of Representatives District 27
Successor: Rodney D. Pierce
Elections and appointments
Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

Barton College

Personal
Profession
Small business owner
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Michael Wray (Democratic Party) is running for election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 27. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]

Wray (Democratic Party) was a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 27. He assumed office in 2005. He left office on January 1, 2025.

Biography

Wray earned his B.A. from Barton College. His professional experience includes being a small business owner.[1] Wray previously served as a state House deputy minority whip.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Wray was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Wray was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Wray was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

North Carolina committee assignments, 2017
• Appropriations
• Appropriations on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources
• Energy and Public Utilities
• Health Care Reform
• Health
• Insurance
• Wildlife Resources
• University Board of Governors Nominating
• Transportation
• Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Wray served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Wray served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Wray served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Wray served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2026

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 27

Michael Wray is running in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 27 on November 3, 2026.

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Michael Wray (D)

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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 27

Rodney D. Pierce won election in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 27 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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100.0
 
31,914

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Total votes: 31,914
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 27

Rodney D. Pierce defeated incumbent Michael Wray in the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 27 on March 5, 2024.

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%
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50.1
 
5,986
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Michael Wray
 
49.9
 
5,952

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Total votes: 11,938
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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 27

Incumbent Michael Wray defeated Wes Tripp in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 27 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Michael Wray (D)
 
61.4
 
18,036
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Wes Tripp (R)
 
38.6
 
11,323

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Total votes: 29,359
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 27

Incumbent Michael Wray defeated Jerry McDaniel in the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 27 on May 17, 2022.

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Michael Wray
 
79.0
 
10,866
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Jerry McDaniel
 
21.0
 
2,889

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Total votes: 13,755
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Wes Tripp advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 27.

Campaign finance

2020

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 27

Incumbent Michael Wray defeated Warren Scott Nail in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 27 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
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Michael Wray (D)
 
66.8
 
23,169
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Warren Scott Nail (R)
 
33.2
 
11,527

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Total votes: 34,696
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 27

Incumbent Michael Wray defeated Kelby Hicks and Jerry McDaniel in the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 27 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
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Michael Wray
 
55.8
 
6,856
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Kelby Hicks
 
36.9
 
4,536
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Jerry McDaniel
 
7.4
 
905

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Total votes: 12,297
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Warren Scott Nail advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 27.

Campaign finance

2018

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 27

Incumbent Michael Wray defeated Raymond Dyer in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 27 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
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Michael Wray (D)
 
69.3
 
16,783
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Raymond Dyer (R)
 
30.7
 
7,426

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Total votes: 24,209
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 27

Incumbent Michael Wray defeated Rev. Franklin Williams in the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 27 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Michael Wray
 
56.1
 
7,319
Image of Rev. Franklin Williams
Rev. Franklin Williams
 
43.9
 
5,716

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 13,035
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 27

Raymond Dyer advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 27 on May 8, 2018.

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2016

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 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 Michael Wray ran unopposed in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 27 general election.[4][5]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 27 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Michael Wray Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections


Incumbent Michael Wray defeated Franklin D. Williams, Jr. in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 27 Democratic primary.[6][7]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 27 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Michael Wray Incumbent 52.39% 7,418
     Democratic Franklin D. Williams, Jr. 47.61% 6,741
Total Votes 14,159



2014

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the North Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 28, 2014. Incumbent Michael Wray defeated Franklin D. Williams, Jr. in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[8][9][10][11]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 27 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Wray Incumbent 58% 8,458
Franklin D. Williams, Jr. 42% 6,132
Total Votes 14,590

Endorsements

In 2014, Wray's endorsements included the following:[12][13]

  • Planned Parenthood Action Fund of Central NC
  • State Employees Association of North Carolina (SEANC)

2012

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2012

Wray ran for re-election in 2012. He defeated James Mills in the May 8, 2012, Democratic primary. He defeated Jesse Shearin (L) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[14][15][16]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 27, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Wray Incumbent 90.9% 29,714
     Libertarian Jesse Shearin 9.1% 2,960
Total Votes 32,674
North Carolina House of Representatives District 27 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Wray Incumbent 61.7% 9,052
James Mills 38.3% 5,616
Total Votes 14,668

2010

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Wray won election to the North Carolina House of Representatives. He was unopposed in the general election.[17][18]

North Carolina House of Representatives, General Election Results, District 27 (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Michael Wray (D) 17,701 100%

2008

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Wray won re-election to the North Carolina House of Representatives.[19] $108,439 was raised for this campaign.[20] He ran unopposed.

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 27
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Michael Wray (D) 27,387

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Michael Wray campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* North Carolina House of Representatives District 27Lost primary$180,740 $119,220
2022North Carolina House of Representatives District 27Won general$196,594 $120,091
2020North Carolina House of Representatives District 27Won general$149,257 N/A**
2016North Carolina House of Representatives, District 27Won $142,344 N/A**
2014North Carolina House of Representatives, District 27Won $130,376 N/A**
2012North Carolina House of Representatives, District 27Won $147,446 N/A**
2010North Carolina House of Representatives, District 27Won $127,608 N/A**
2008North Carolina House of Representatives, District 27Won $107,475 N/A**
2006North Carolina House of Representatives, District 27Won $153,198 N/A**
2004North Carolina House of Representatives, District 27Won $39,632 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2024

In 2024, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from April 24 to December 13.

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Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Official campaign website, "About Michael Wray," accessed April 18, 2014
    2. ↑ 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.
    3. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 Candidate Filing," accessed December 22, 2015
    4. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed August 23, 2016
    5. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election results lookup," accessd December 21, 2016
    6. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed January 4, 2016
    7. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official primary results - Statewide," March 15, 2016
    8. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Primary Candidate List Grouped by Contest," accessed March 7, 2014
    9. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "General Election Candidate List Grouped by Contest," accessed August 12, 2014
    10. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "05/06/2014 Official Primary Election Results - Statewide," accessed December 5, 2014
    11. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "11/04/2014 Official General Election Results - Statewide," accessed December 5, 2014
    12. ↑ www.seanc.org, "State Employee PAC Endorses Bipartisan Slate of Candidates," accessed April 17, 2014
    13. ↑ www.ppactionfundcnc.org/, "Planned Parenthood Action Fund of Central NC Primary Endorsements," accessed April 17, 2014
    14. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2012 Primary Election Results," accessed June 12, 2014
    15. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2012 General Election Results," accessed June 12, 2014
    16. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed June 22, 2012
    17. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2010 Primary Election Results," accessed June 12, 2014
    18. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official North Carolina General Election Results- November 2, 2010," accessed June 12, 2014
    19. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2008 General Election Results," accessed August 14, 2014
    20. ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 campaign contributions," accessed August 14, 2014

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    Preceded by
    -     		North Carolina House of Representatives District 27
    2005-2025    		 Succeeded by
    Rodney D. Pierce (D)


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