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Roger Younts
Roger Younts (Republican Party) was a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 80. Younts assumed office on July 15, 2013. Younts left office on January 1, 2015.
Younts (Republican Party) ran for election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 80. Younts lost in the Republican primary on March 3, 2020.
Younts is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 80 from his appointment on July 15, 2013, to January 1, 2015. Younts served as Treasurer of the Davidson County Republican Party from 2009 until 2013.[1]
Biography
Younts earned his B.A. degree in political science from Wake Forest University in 2005. His professional experience includes working as a trust analyst.[1]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Younts served on the following committees:
| North Carolina committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Banking |
| • Commerce and Job Development |
| • Education |
| • Insurance |
| • Public Utilities and Energy |
Elections
2020
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 80
Sam Watford defeated Wendy Sellars in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 80 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sam Watford (R) | 75.2 | 32,611 |
 | Wendy Sellars (D) | 24.8 | 10,748 | |
| Total votes: 43,359 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Wendy Sellars advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 80.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 80
Sam Watford defeated Roger Younts and Haley Sink in the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 80 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sam Watford | 43.6 | 4,170 |
 | Roger Younts | 33.6 | 3,214 | |
| Haley Sink | 22.7 | 2,170 | ||
| Total votes: 9,554 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 80
Steven Jarvis defeated Wendy Sellars in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 80 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Steven Jarvis (R) | 75.1 | 21,283 |
| Wendy Sellars (D) | 24.9 | 7,063 | |
| Total votes: 28,346 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 80
Wendy Sellars advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 80 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Wendy Sellars |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 80
Steven Jarvis defeated Roger Younts in the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 80 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steven Jarvis | 67.3 | 6,371 |
| Roger Younts | 32.7 | 3,098 | |
| Total votes: 9,469 | |||
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2014
Elections for the North Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 28, 2014. Sam Watford defeated incumbent Roger Younts in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[2][3]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Sam Watford |
54.5% | 3,203 |
| Roger Younts Incumbent | 45.5% | 2,679 |
| Total Votes | 5,882 | |
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2014
In 2014, the General Assembly of North Carolina will be in session from May 14 through a date to be determined by the legislature.
- Civitas Action: 2014 Full Rankings
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.
- North Carolina League of Conservation Voters: 2014 Legislative Scorecard
- Legislators are scored on their votes on environment and conservation issues.
- N.C. Values Coalition: 2014 Pro-family Scorecard
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills relating to family issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to animal issues.
- The American Conservative Union: 2014 Legislative Scorecard
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2013
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In 2013, the General Assembly of North Carolina was in session from January 9 to July 26.
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Roger Younts did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Younts' campaign website highlighted the following issues:[4]
Roger’s priorities will be:
- Excerpt: "Stopping Obamacare in North Carolina and Protecting North Carolinian’s from its harmful effects."
- Excerpt: "Cutting wasteful spending, reducing the size of government, and getting the government out of our day-to-day lives."
- Excerpt: "Continuing to reduce taxes and regulations on NC business and families encouraging private sector economic growth and job creation."
- Excerpt: "Defending traditional marriage."
- Excerpt: "Protecting our 2nd Amendment Rights."
- Excerpt: "Standing up for the right to life."
- Excerpt: "Strengthen our public schools, stop common core, and expand local control over education while financially rewarding high performing teachers and giving parents more choices in education."
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Official campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Roger Younts on Facebook
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Official campaign website, "About Roger," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results For 2014," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "General Election Candidate List Grouped by Contest," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ Official campaign website, "Issues," accessed April 21, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jerry Dockham (R) |
North Carolina House - District 80 July 15, 2013–January 1, 2015 |
Succeeded by Sam Watford (R) |
