Patrick Buffkin
Patrick Buffkin was a member of the Raleigh City Council in North Carolina, representing District A. He assumed office on December 2, 2019. He left office on December 5, 2022.
Buffkin (Democratic Party) ran for election to the North Carolina State Senate to represent District 13. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 17, 2022.
Biography
Patrick Buffkin was born in Kernersville, North Carolina, and lives in Raleigh, North Carolina. He earned a bachelor's degree from North Carolina State University and a juris doctorate from North Carolina Central University School of Law. Buffkin’s career experience includes working as an attorney for the state of North Carolina. He has served as a member of the Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Greenways Advisory Board.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 13
Lisa Grafstein defeated David Bankert and Michael Munger in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 13 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lisa Grafstein (D)  | 62.3 | 50,937 |
 | David Bankert (R) | 34.3 | 28,001 | |
 | Michael Munger (L) | 3.4 | 2,769 | |
| Total votes: 81,707 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 13
Lisa Grafstein defeated Patrick Buffkin in the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 13 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa Grafstein | 66.6 | 11,931 |
 | Patrick Buffkin | 33.4 | 5,987 | |
| Total votes: 17,918 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 13
David Bankert defeated Jeff Werner in the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 13 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Bankert | 52.2 | 5,230 |
 | Jeff Werner | 47.8 | 4,783 | |
| Total votes: 10,013 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Michael Munger advanced from the Libertarian primary for North Carolina State Senate District 13.
Campaign finance
2019
See also: City elections in Raleigh, North Carolina (2019)
General election
General election for Raleigh City Council District A
Patrick Buffkin defeated Sam Hershey and Joshua Bradley in the general election for Raleigh City Council District A on October 8, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patrick Buffkin (Nonpartisan) | 52.6 | 6,236 |
 | Sam Hershey (Nonpartisan) | 36.4 | 4,308 | |
 | Joshua Bradley (Nonpartisan) | 10.4 | 1,236 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 65 | ||
| Total votes: 11,845 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Patrick Buffkin did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Buffkin's campaign website stated the following:
| “ |
Growing traffic congestion is stealing our quality of life. Let’s spend more time with our families and less time in traffic. We need fresh ideas to transform our streetscapes to make them more friendly to pedestrians and people on bikes, and to reduce our commute times.
63 people move to Wake County every day, and many of them come to call Raleigh home. We need a sense of urgency to investing in infrastructure so we are prepared to welcome our new neighbors.
Raleigh’s current future puts a safe, affordable home out of reach for hard working policemen, firefighters, and other workers who are a part of our community. We need bold action to protect the fabric of our community, the hard working folks that make Raleigh special.
Our city budget is strong today. We need leaders who understand more than the good news - we need leaders with the vision to prepare for the challenges of the future and invest in our infrastructure.
We need leaders that are open-minded, and ready to embrace change.[2] |
” |
| —Patrick Buffkin’s campaign website (2019)[3] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate North Carolina State Senate District 13 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Patrick for Raleigh, "Biography," accessed August 25, 2019
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Patrick Buffkin's campaign website, “Issues,” accessed August 25, 2019
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Richard Thompson |
Raleigh City Council District A 2019-2022 |
Succeeded by Mary Black |
