North Carolina State Senate District 34 candidate surveys, 2022

Elections in North Carolina, 2022

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This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for North Carolina State Senate District 34 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

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Candidates and election results

General election

General election for North Carolina State Senate District 34

Incumbent Paul Newton defeated Keshia Sandidge in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 34 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Newton (R)	56.9	40,991
		Keshia Sandidge (D)	43.1	31,044

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 72,035
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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Keshia Sandidge (D)

Look at what our politics has become. The folks in office have sewed discord and division for their own political gain, all while ordinary people like you and I have had to worry about the rising cost of living, a global pandemic, a crumbling education system, and increasingly unsafe communities. And now the political games have escalated to a point where our very democracy is on the line. I think it’s time to have someone who lives these issues actually representing us in Raleigh, and that’s why I’m running for office. I am running to replace an out of touch establishment politician with someone who has spent her entire life fighting to better our community with common sense policies that unite rather than divide.

We need new leadership to center our community with common sense policy. That means voting for new representatives. How many times do we re-elect the same politicians and expect a different result?

I might look, sound, or act different from who you’re voted for in the past. But I think different is what we need to save our democracy and restore some dignity to politics. I’m asking you to take a chance on me!

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Keshia Sandidge (D)

I am passionate about the bread-and-butter issues that matter most to working families. I believe that too many politicians in both parties care more about hot button, flashy political issues than actually improving the day-to-day lives of their constituents. As a working mother, social worker, and board of education member, the rising cost of living, lack of mental health resources, and underfunded education system are top priorities for me.

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