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Robert Earl Wilson
Robert Wilson was a Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor of North Carolina in the 2016 elections.[1] He was defeated in the primary election.
Biography
Wilson is a retired state employee.[1]
Elections
2016
Wilson was a Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor of North Carolina in the 2016 election. He was defeated by Linda Coleman in the March 15 Democratic primary.[2]
| North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Linda Coleman |
51.1% | 500,128 | ||
| Holly Jones | 28.7% | 281,132 | ||
| Robert Earl Wilson | 10.5% | 102,870 | ||
| Ronald L. Newton | 9.6% | 94,312 | ||
| Total Votes | 978,442 | |||
| Election results via North Carolina State Board of Elections. | ||||
2016 primary
- Main article: Battleground state primaries in North Carolina, 2016
Coleman, the most recognizable figure among the four, won the primary election on March 15, 2016. She based her campaign on increasing education funding, which, in turn, she states, would boost the recovering economy.[3] Jones had pointed to the need for local infrastructure, the development of which she said is stymied by the Republican-majority legislature.[4] Wilson proposed a seven-point plan that included a focus on job growth and a better economy; Newton touched on a broad range of issues in his campaign, including tax reform and education, and had come under fire for calling himself a lawyer in interviews when he is not a licensed attorney. Newton responded with the distinction that he graduated from NCCU School of Law but never took the bar.[5]
Below were key endorsements for Coleman, Jones, Newton and Wilson:[6][7]
| Key endorsements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coleman | Jones | Newton | Wilson |
| Charlotte Observer | Indy Week | Asheville City Councilman Cecil Bothwell | Eastern North Carolina Civic Group |
| NC State AFL-CIO | Winston-Salem Journal | ||
| Wilmington Journal | |||
| State Employees Association of North Carolina | |||
Recent news
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Robert Wilson for Lieutenant Governor, "Campaign Home," accessed August 26, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing 2016/03/15," accessed December 22, 2015
- ↑ WECT, "Lieutenant Governor candidate Linda Coleman visits Wilmington," March 2, 2016
- ↑ WRAL.com, "Four candidates in winner-take-all Democratic lieutenant governor race," March 4, 2016
- ↑ The News & Observer, "Candidate Ronald Newton calls himself a lawyer but not an attorney," February 5, 2016
- ↑ Citizen-Times, "Holly Jones gets key endorsements -- but not Bothwell's," March 4, 2016
- ↑ Robert E. Wilson for Lt. Governor, "Endorsements," accessed March 9, 2016
