Robert Colon

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Robert Colon

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

May 17, 2022

Robert Colon (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent North Carolina. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 17, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. Senate North Carolina

Ted Budd defeated Cheri Beasley, Shannon Bray, Matthew Hoh, and Michelle Lewis in the general election for U.S. Senate North Carolina on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ted Budd (R)	50.5	1,905,786
		Cheri Beasley (D)	47.3	1,784,049
		Shannon Bray (L)	1.4	51,640
		Matthew Hoh (G)	0.8	29,934
		Michelle Lewis (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	137
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	2,378

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,773,924
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michele Parks (Independent)
• Marc White (Independent)
• Charles Roberson (Independent)
• Susan Gaddy (Independent)
• Brenda Rodriguez (Independent)
• Hayden Boyette (Independent)
• Barry Caulder (Independent)
• Kimrey Rhinehardt (Independent)
• Adrien Meadows (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate North Carolina

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate North Carolina on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cheri Beasley	81.1	501,766
		James Carr Jr.	3.5	21,903
		Alyssia Hammond	3.4	21,005
		Marcus Williams	2.8	17,446
		Constance Johnson	2.0	12,500
		Everette Newton	1.6	10,043
		Chrelle Booker	1.6	9,937
		Brendan K. Maginnis	1.1	7,044
		Robert Colon	1.1	6,904
		Greg Antoine	0.8	5,179
		Tobias LaGrone	0.8	5,048

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 618,775
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jenna Hamrick (D)
• Richard Watkins (D)
• Keith Davenport (D)
• Erica Smith (D)
• Jeff Jackson (D)
• Ava Edwards (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate North Carolina

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate North Carolina on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ted Budd	58.6	448,128
		Pat McCrory	24.6	188,135
		Mark Walker	9.2	70,486
		Marjorie K. Eastman	2.9	22,535
	Submit photo	David Flaherty	1.0	7,265
		Kenneth Harper Jr.	0.9	7,129
		Jennifer Banwart	0.4	3,088
	Submit photo	Charles Moss	0.4	2,920
		Leonard L. Bryant	0.4	2,906
		Benjamin Griffiths	0.4	2,870
		Debora Tshiovo	0.4	2,741
		Lee Brian	0.3	2,232
		Lichia Sibhatu	0.3	2,191
	Submit photo	Drew Bulecza	0.3	2,022

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 764,648
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Rene Borghese (R)
• James Gaghan (R)
• Carlton Ellerby (R)
• Marty Cooke (R)
• Jon Warren (R)
• Len McBride (R)

Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Shannon Bray advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate North Carolina.

2020

See also: North Carolina's 7th Congressional District election, 2020

North Carolina's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)

North Carolina's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 7

Incumbent David Rouzer defeated Christopher Ward and Theresa Everett in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 7 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Rouzer (R)	60.2	272,443
		Christopher Ward (D)	39.6	179,045
		Theresa Everett (Independent) (Write-in)	0.1	294
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	426

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 452,208
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 7

Christopher Ward defeated Mark Judson and Robert Colon in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 7 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christopher Ward	46.3	35,224
		Mark Judson	36.3	27,640
		Robert Colon	17.3	13,183

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 76,047
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent David Rouzer advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 7.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Pete D'Abrosca (R)

Campaign themes

2022

Campaign website

Colon’s campaign website stated the following:

“	These Are the Issues I Will Fight For: Promote the positives of globalization to strengthen international ties & free trade Oppose war as a tool for resolving conflicts between peoples Reduce government spending on conventional or atomic weapons of war Remodel the justice system with human dignity & equality at its forefront Safeguard the rights of the accused with fair trials and representation Fight against arbitrary imprisonment and deportation	”
—Robert Colon’s campaign website (2022)

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Robert Colon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Robert Colon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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Footnotes

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North Carolina's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ted Budd (R)

Thom Tillis (R)

Representatives

District 1

Donald Davis (D)

District 2

Deborah Ross (D)

District 3

Gregory Murphy (R)

District 4

Valerie Foushee (D)

District 5

Virginia Foxx (R)

District 6

Addison McDowell (R)

District 7

David Rouzer (R)

District 8

Mark Harris (R)

District 9

Richard Hudson (R)

District 10

Pat Harrigan (R)

District 11

Chuck Edwards (R)

District 12

Alma Adams (D)

District 13

Brad Knott (R)

District 14

Timothy Moore (R)

Republican Party (12)

Democratic Party (4)