Rhonda Schandevel
Rhonda Schandevel (Democratic Party) ran for election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 118. Schandevel lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Schandevel completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Schandevel was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 118 of the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 118
Incumbent Michele Presnell defeated Rhonda Schandevel in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 118 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michele Presnell (R) | 57.2 | 19,369 |
 | Rhonda Schandevel (D)  | 42.8 | 14,506 | |
| Total votes: 33,875 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 118
Rhonda Schandevel advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 118 on May 8, 2018.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 118
Incumbent Michele Presnell advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 118 on May 8, 2018.
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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.[1] The candidate filing deadline was December 21, 2015.[2]
Incumbent Michele Presnell defeated Rhonda Cole Schandevel in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 118 general election.[3][4]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 118 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Michele Presnell Incumbent |
55.35% | 21,754 | |
| Democratic | Rhonda Cole Schandevel | 44.65% | 17,549 | |
| Total Votes | 39,303 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections | ||||
Rhonda Cole Schandevel defeated Reese Steen in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 118 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 118 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Rhonda Cole Schandevel |
57.96% | 5,988 | |
| Democratic | Reese Steen | 42.04% | 4,343 | |
| Total Votes | 10,331 | |||
Incumbent Michele Presnell ran unopposed in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 118 Republican primary.[7][8]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 118 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Michele Presnell Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Rhonda Schandevel participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on May 7, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Rhonda Schandevel's responses follow below.[9]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | Help rural families improve their quality of life via health, income, and treatment.[10][11] | ” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | I have been advocating for the intellectually developmental disabled community for over 30years. This motivation began with caring for my own son to fighting for all in our state.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[11]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Rhonda Schandevel answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | My mom, she is my rock![11] | ” |
| “ | Integrity & Love[11] | ” |
| “ | My ability to stand up and get back up when knocked down![11] | ” |
| “ | Accessibility coupled with transparency.[11] | ” |
| “ | My son being born intellectually disabled and my first husband dying of cancer which have turned our to be the greatest gifts of my life.[11] | ” |
2016
Cole Schandevel's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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In the State House, Rhonda will:
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| —Rhonda Cole Schandevel, [12] | ||
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2018
- North Carolina House of Representatives
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 Candidate Filing," accessed December 22, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election results lookup," accessd December 21, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed January 4, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official primary results - Statewide," March 15, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed January 4, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official primary results - Statewide," March 15, 2016
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Rhonda Schandevel's responses," May 7, 2018
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Rhonda for NC, "Main page," accessed March 9, 2016
