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Vernon Robinson
Vernon Robinson was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 13th Congressional District of North Carolina.[1] Robinson was defeated by Ted Budd in the Republican primary.[2]
Robinson was a 2012 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 8th Congressional District of North Carolina.[3] Because no candidate received more than 40% of the vote in the Republican primary election, a runoff primary took place.[4] Robinson was eliminated in the runoff primary on May 8, 2012.[4]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Ted Budd (R) defeated Bruce Davis (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. In the Democratic primary, Bruce Davis defeated Adam Coker, Bob Isner, Kevin Griffin, and Mazie Ferguson. Budd defeated 16 other Republican candidates to win the Republican nomination.
Incumbent George Holding (R) of District 13 sought re-election for the District 2 seat in 2016. He defeated fellow Republican incumbent Renee Ellmers and Greg Brannon in the primary.[5] Holding's change of plans came after redistricting in North Carolina in February 2016 substantially changed the constituency of both districts. Holding's decision to run in District 2 essentially made District 13 an open seat, and as a result, 22 candidates filed to run for the seat. [6][7][8][1][9][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Ted Budd |
56.1% | 199,443 | |
| Democratic | Bruce Davis | 43.9% | 156,049 | |
| Total Votes | 355,492 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ted Budd |
20% | 6,340 | ||
| John Blust | 10.4% | 3,308 | ||
| Hank Henning | 10.4% | 3,289 | ||
| Julia Howard | 10.3% | 3,254 | ||
| Matthew McCall | 9.1% | 2,872 | ||
| Andrew Brock | 8.8% | 2,803 | ||
| Jason Walser | 7.3% | 2,319 | ||
| Dan Barrett | 7.2% | 2,296 | ||
| Harry Warren | 4% | 1,266 | ||
| Vernon Robinson | 3.1% | 970 | ||
| Kay Daly | 2.8% | 889 | ||
| George Rouco | 2.4% | 773 | ||
| Jim Snyder | 1.4% | 436 | ||
| Farren Shoaf | 1.3% | 404 | ||
| Chad Gant | 0.6% | 198 | ||
| David Thompson | 0.5% | 147 | ||
| Kathy Feather | 0.4% | 142 | ||
| Total Votes | 31,706 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bruce Davis |
25.7% | 4,709 | ||
| Bob Isner | 25.1% | 4,597 | ||
| Adam Coker | 22.5% | 4,125 | ||
| Mazie Ferguson | 16.2% | 2,963 | ||
| Kevin Griffin | 10.6% | 1,946 | ||
| Total Votes | 18,340 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections |
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2012
Robinson ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 8th District. Robinson sought the nomination on the Republican ticket. The signature filing deadline for candidates was February 29, 2012. Robinson attempted to unseat incumbent Rep. Larry Kissell (D). Because no candidate received more than 40% of the vote in the Republican primary election, a runoff primary took place.[4] Robinson was eliminated in the May 8, 2012, primary.[4]
The Washington Post listed the House of Representatives elections in North Carolina in 2012 as one of the 10 states that could determine whether Democrats would retake the House or Republicans would hold their majority in 2013.[10] North Carolina was rated 8th on the list.[10]
Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2016
- North Carolina's 13th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Statesville Record and Landmark, "As primary nears, candidates meet Thursday in Mooresville," February 23, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "North Carolina Primary Results," June 7, 2016
- ↑ Statesville Record & Landmark Keadle Targets Kissel in 8th District January 13, 2012
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Primary Election Results," accessed May 9, 2012.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 North Carolina State Board of Elections, "June Primary Candidates," accessed March 27, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate_Listing_20160315," December 21, 2015
- ↑ Twitter, "Colin Campbell," accessed February 22, 2016
- ↑ News Observer, "NC Sen. Andrew Brock to run for Congress under new map," February 22, 2016
- ↑ Rhino Times, "Greensboro State Rep. Blust announces run for Congress," March 2, 2016
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Washington Post, "The 10 states that will determine control of the House in 2012," accessed April 25, 2012
