E. Nelson Cole
E. Nelson Cole | |
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Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives | |
In office January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Ken Miller |
Succeeded by | Bert Jones |
Constituency | 25th District (1997-2003) 65th District (2003-2011) |
In office January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1995 | |
Preceded by | Rector Samuel Hunt III Peggy Wilson |
Succeeded by | Cary Allred Ken Miller Dennis Alan Reynolds |
Constituency | 25th District |
Personal details | |
Born | Charlotte, North Carolina | March 29, 1937
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Reidsville, North Carolina |
Alma mater | University of South Carolina (BS) |
Edward Nelson Cole (born Charlotte, North Carolina, March 29, 1937) is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly. A resident of Reidsville, North Carolina, he represented the state's sixty-fifth House district, which includes constituents in Rockingham County, for eight terms.
A graduate of the University of South Carolina (1962),[1][2] Cole worked as a manager for Ford Motor Company until becoming an auto dealer in 1980. Cole has been active on transportation-related issues, sponsoring a bicycle safety law and being a member of several national transportation groups - the State Automotive Enthusiast Leadership Council[3] and the National Conference of State Legislatures standing committee on transportation.[4] As of the 2009-2010 session, he was the co-chairman of the legislature's Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee.[5]
Cole was defeated for re-election to his House seat by conservative independent candidate Bert Jones on November 2, 2010.[6] In the 2012 election, Cole is running to attempt a comeback and return to his former seat.[7]
Electoral history
[edit]2012
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bryan Holloway (incumbent) | 22,417 | 61.00% | |
Democratic | Nelson Cole | 14,334 | 39.00% | |
Total votes | 36,751 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2010
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Bert Jones | 9,628 | 56.01% | |
Democratic | Nelson Cole (incumbent) | 7,561 | 43.99% | |
Total votes | 17,189 | 100% | ||
Independent gain from Democratic |
2008
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Nelson Cole (incumbent) | 8,121 | 75.57% | |
Democratic | Vanessa McGee Smith-Kearney | 2,626 | 24.43% | |
Total votes | 10,747 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Nelson Cole (incumbent) | 20,495 | 100% | |
Total votes | 20,495 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2006
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Nelson Cole (incumbent) | 9,749 | 66.56% | |
Republican | Michael Moore | 4,897 | 33.44% | |
Total votes | 14,646 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2004
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Nelson Cole (incumbent) | 13,890 | 52.65% | |
Republican | Wayne Sexton (incumbent) | 12,493 | 47.35% | |
Total votes | 26,383 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2002
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Nelson Cole (incumbent) | 13,465 | 100% | |
Total votes | 13,465 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
References
[edit]- ^ http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=10265 VoteSmart bio page on Cole
- ^ "North Carolina manual [serial]".
- ^ http://www.sema.org/sema-news/2010/05/state-automotive-enthusiast-leadership-caucus Archived 2018-08-09 at the Wayback Machine SAELC membership list 2010
- ^ http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?TabID=773&tabs=855,30,666 membership list of Transportation committee of NCSL
- ^ "Hush and drive ban debated in Chapel Hill - Orange County - NewsObserver.com". Archived from the original on 2010-06-14. Retrieved 2010-06-02. NewsObserver.com, Hush and drive ban debated in Chapel Hill, Feb. 24, 2010
- ^ State Board of Elections: 2010 general election results
- ^ Veteran challenges incumbent for N.C. House seat Archived 2013-01-24 at archive.today
- ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ^ [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ^ [4] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ^ [5] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ^ [6] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ^ [7] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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