Shelly Willingham (born November 27, 1943) is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He has represented the 23rd district (which includes all of Martin and Edgecombe counties) since 2015.[1] He previously served in the House from 2002 to 2003.
Shelly Willingham | |
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Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives | |
Assumed office January 1, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Joe Tolson |
Constituency | 23rd District |
In office January 28, 2002 – January 1, 2003 | |
Preceded by | Toby Fitch |
Succeeded by | Jean Farmer-Butterfield |
Constituency | 70th District |
Personal details | |
Born | Shelly Willingham November 27, 1943 Rocky Mount, North Carolina |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Rocky Mount, North Carolina |
Alma mater | Elizabeth City State University (BA) |
Willingham was first appointed to the 70th district of the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2002 to succeed Toby Fitch, who stepped down to become a judge. Willingham ran for a full term in the new 24th district (the geographic successor to the 70th district[2][3]) in 2002, but lost the primary to Jean Farmer-Butterfield who went on to win the general election. Willingham unsuccessfully challenged state senator Clark Jenkins in the 2004, 2006, and 2008 primaries. Willingham then served 2 terms on the Edgecombe County School Board.[4] Willingham returned to the NC House in 2015, after being elected in 2014 to the 23rd district. Since his initial election in 2014, Willingham has been re-elected to the NC House a total of 4 times, most recently in 2022.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Shelly Willingham (incumbent) | 21,754 | 58.76% | |
Republican | Claiborne Holtzman | 14,656 | 39.59% | |
Green | Abbie (Bud) Lane | 612 | 1.65% | |
Total votes | 37,022 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Shelly Willingham (incumbent) | 15,959 | 60.85% | |
Republican | Claiborne Holtzman | 10,266 | 39.15% | |
Total votes | 26,225 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Shelly Willingham (incumbent) | 27,208 | 100% | |
Total votes | 27,208 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Shelly Willingham | 2,978 | 35.61% | |
Democratic | R. B. (Rusty) Holderness | 2,543 | 30.41% | |
Democratic | Taro Knight | 1,715 | 20.51% | |
Democratic | Bronson Williams | 1,126 | 13.47% | |
Total votes | 8,362 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Shelly Willingham | 2,702 | 52.16% | |
Democratic | R. B. (Rusty) Holderness | 2,478 | 47.84% | |
Total votes | 5,180 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Shelly Willingham | 18,660 | 100% | |
Total votes | 18,660 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Clark Jenkins (incumbent) | 16,187 | 50.52% | |
Democratic | Shelly Willingham | 13,200 | 41.20% | |
Democratic | Henry Williams II | 2,652 | 8.28% | |
Total votes | 32,039 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Clark Jenkins (incumbent) | 7,969 | 64.28% | |
Democratic | Shelly Willingham | 4,429 | 35.72% | |
Total votes | 12,398 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Clark Jenkins (incumbent) | 5,044 | 33.13% | |
Democratic | Shelly Willingham | 4,991 | 32.79% | |
Democratic | Charles Elliott Johnson | 4,011 | 26.35% | |
Democratic | Jim Rouse | 1,177 | 7.73% | |
Total votes | 15,223 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Clark Jenkins (incumbent) | 6,070 | 54.47% | |
Democratic | Shelly Willingham | 5,074 | 45.53% | |
Total votes | 11,144 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jean Farmer-Butterfield | 2,431 | 36.11% | |
Democratic | Shelly Willingham (incumbent) | 2,102 | 31.22% | |
Democratic | A P Coleman | 1,502 | 22.31% | |
Democratic | Ronald L. (Ronnie) Williams | 697 | 10.35% | |
Total votes | 6,732 | 100% |