Charles Dudley
Charles Dudley (Democratic Party) ran for election to the North Carolina State Senate to represent District 3. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 3
Incumbent Bob Brinson defeated Charles Dudley in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bob Brinson (R) | 60.0 | 64,025 |
 | Charles Dudley (D) | 40.0 | 42,704 | |
| Total votes: 106,729 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Charles Dudley advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 3.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 3
Incumbent Bob Brinson defeated Michael Speciale in the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 3 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bob Brinson | 54.4 | 13,211 |
 | Michael Speciale | 45.6 | 11,069 | |
| Total votes: 24,280 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Dudley in this election.
2018
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 3
Incumbent Michael Speciale defeated Barbara Lee and T. Lee Horne III in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 3 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Speciale (R) | 54.9 | 14,068 |
| Barbara Lee (D) | 42.4 | 10,874 | ||
| T. Lee Horne III (L) | 2.7 | 683 | ||
| Total votes: 25,625 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 3
Barbara Lee defeated Charles Dudley in the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 3 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Barbara Lee | 67.7 | 2,451 | |
| Charles Dudley | 32.3 | 1,172 | |
| Total votes: 3,623 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 3
Incumbent Michael Speciale defeated Eric Queen in the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 3 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Speciale | 57.2 | 2,947 |
 | Eric Queen | 42.8 | 2,201 | |
| Total votes: 5,148 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Charles Dudley did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Charles Dudley participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on May 2, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Charles Dudley's responses follow below.[1]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | Education, a Living Wage, and Affordable Healthcare. Providing schools with the proper resources should be the legislature’s #1 priority. The education system provides the foundation for a well-trained work force bringing businesses and economic stability to our state. A living wage will help the lowest income people regain the dignity of work. Healthcare must be affordable to all people. People are not able to work and contribute to our community if they cannot maintain their health.[2][3] | ” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | I am most passionate about education because I know education is the shovel that digs you out of poverty. It is also the key to economic growth for our state.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Charles Dudley answered the following:
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
| “ | A legislator must take their duty to their constituents seriously. That means they should be in Raleigh to represent them when the legislature meets and spend time listening to them when not in session. They should give public interests just priority and look out for the long-term interests of the state.[3] | ” |
| “ | As a child I got to experience first hand the integration of the schools. I was bussed to a primarily white school and I remember the fear and curiosity in the other children's eyes. They would make us sit in the back of the room (and that's how I learned I needed glasses). But there were a few bold children who decided to talk to us and we started to learn how much we had in common.[3] | ” |
| “ | My favorite book is "The Go-Getter" by Peter B. Kyne. It is the story of a veteran who must purchase a blue vase to impress his boss and secure his employment. He has to refuse to give up in the face of many obstacles with compromising his integrity. The book's lessons resonated so much with me that I started a blue vase award for the top 'go-getters' in my church.[3] | ” |
| “ | My father was killed by gun violence when I was 21 months old and I was raised by a single mother. I have struggled with why this happened and trying to identify myself in a man I never knew since I did not have a stable father figure.[3] | ” |
| “ | Redistricting should be handled by an independent non-partisan committee and removed from the hands of the legislature. Our legislature should not be choosing their constituents, but the constituents their legislators.[3] | ” |
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Charles Dudley's responses," May 2, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
