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Michelle Bardsley

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Michelle Bardsley
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Elections and appointments
Last election

March 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Old Dominion University, 1988

Contact

Michelle Bardsley (Republican Party) ran for election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 62. She lost in the Republican primary on March 5, 2024.

Biography

Michelle Bardsley earned a bachelor's degree from Old Dominion University in 1988.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 62

Incumbent John M. Blust defeated Marjorie Benbow in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 62 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of John M. Blust
John M. Blust (R)
 
53.4
 
29,389
Image of Marjorie Benbow
Marjorie Benbow (D) Candidate Connection
 
46.6
 
25,597

Total votes: 54,986
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Marjorie Benbow advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 62.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 62

Incumbent John M. Blust defeated Britt W. Moore, Michelle Bardsley, Ann Schneider, and Jaxon Barber in the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 62 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of John M. Blust
John M. Blust
 
34.1
 
3,971
Britt W. Moore
 
19.7
 
2,299
Image of Michelle Bardsley
Michelle Bardsley
 
19.0
 
2,209
Image of Ann Schneider
Ann Schneider Candidate Connection
 
16.7
 
1,942
Image of Jaxon Barber
Jaxon Barber Candidate Connection
 
10.5
 
1,223

Total votes: 11,644
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Bardsley in this election.

2022

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 57

Incumbent Ashton Clemmons defeated Michelle Bardsley in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 57 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ashton Clemmons
Ashton Clemmons (D)
 
55.1
 
20,186
Image of Michelle Bardsley
Michelle Bardsley (R) Candidate Connection
 
44.9
 
16,467

Total votes: 36,653
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Ashton Clemmons advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 57.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Michelle Bardsley advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 57.

Campaign finance

2020

See also: Guilford County Schools, North Carolina, elections (2020)

General election

General election for Guilford County Schools, District 5

Deborah Napper defeated Michelle Bardsley in the general election for Guilford County Schools, District 5 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Deborah Napper (Independent)
 
50.2
 
18,179
Image of Michelle Bardsley
Michelle Bardsley (R)
 
49.8
 
18,033

Total votes: 36,212
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Michelle Bardsley advanced from the Republican primary for Guilford County Schools, District 5.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Michelle Bardsley did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Candidate Connection

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

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Michelle Bardsley is an active education leader with over 15 years in public education in K-8 and high school Career and Technical Education (CTE). Michelle knows that education is the key to career success and upward mobility. Prior to teaching, she has 13 years of professional business experience in accounting, finance, and IT leadership. Michelle is a 1st generation college graduate, earning Kaufman Honors at Old Dominion University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration-Finance. Michelle and her husband have been married for 30 years and have 4 adult children and 2 grandsons. They have lived in NC for 23 years, with Greensboro as their home. The family unit has always been a priority to her growing up with family in Tidewater, Virginia, and Washington County, North Carolina. She is the stepdaughter of a Navy Seal, daughter of a civil service electrician father, and granddaughter of a WWII Pearl Harbor attack-Navy Sea Bee. Michelle knows how important family is as the foundation of a healthy and growing community. Michelle Bardsley developed her leadership and a strong work ethic being the oldest of four children and working in her mother and grandmother's family-owned businesses during her teen and college years. Michelle has a passion to help others succeed. She has served on curriculum writing teams with NC DPI CTE and with local and national education leaders to improve instructional strategies and increase student achievement.
  • Economic growth in the private sector and workforce development in schools, community colleges, and universities. Keep NC as the #1 place to do business and continue lowering taxes.
  • Educational excellence in K-12 reading, writing, math, and civics to prepare our students for 21st century careers. Offer competitive educator compensation packages and career paths for educators. Promote justice and opportunity for all students. Ensure our public schools are safe from drugs, violence, and bullying.
  • Public Safety support to recruit, equip, and train excellent first responders to keep communities safe for families and businesses.
"Economic growth, Education, Public Safety, Health, and Housing are all areas I am passionate about. There is much opportunity to improve for the people of North Carolina. I will work with bi-partisan teams in the house to improve these areas and exhibit strong leadership skills to solve problems and create innovative solutions for families, businesses, and communities in Guilford County, NC. My 13 years of experience in business accounting, finance, IT, and project management will be instrumental in creating wise policies for economic growth and workforce development. My 15 years in K-12 public education as a teacher leader will be an asset to developing education policies that work for our NC children, parents, and educators. I will be ready on day 1 to serve families, businesses, and communities." Michelle

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2020

Michelle Bardsley did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Michelle Bardsley campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* North Carolina House of Representatives District 62Lost primary$51,342 $42,285
2022North Carolina House of Representatives District 57Lost general$61,558 $36,467
Grand total$112,900 $78,752
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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Footnotes

  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 2, 2022


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