Pryor A. Gibson III

Pryor A. Gibson III
Member of the
North Carolina House of Representatives
In office
January 1, 1999 – March 3, 2011
Preceded byFoyle Robert Hightower Jr.
Succeeded byFrank McGuirt
Constituency33rd District (1999-2003)
69th District (2003-2011)
In office
January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1991
Preceded byFoyle Robert Hightower Jr.
Succeeded byFoyle Robert Hightower Jr.
Constituency33rd District
Personal details
Born (1957-10-12) October 12, 1957 (age 67)
Forsyth County, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceWadesboro, North Carolina
OccupationBusinessman

Pryor Allan Gibson III (born October 12, 1957)[1] is an American politician in North Carolina. He served as a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives representing the state's sixty-ninth House district,[2] including constituents in Anson, Montgomery and Union counties. A businessman from Wadesboro, North Carolina, Gibson was serving in his eighth term in the state House when, in 2011, he announced he would resign to become Gov. Bev Perdue's senior adviser for governmental affairs.[3]

In 2020, he was appointed as Assistant Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Commerce to lead its Division of Employment Security.[4]

Electoral history

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 69th district general election, 2010[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pryor Gibson (incumbent) 10,302 60.20%
Republican John L. Barker 6,810 39.80%
Total votes 17,112 100%
Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 69th district general election, 2008[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pryor Gibson (incumbent) 18,489 65.71%
Republican John L. Barker 9,648 34.29%
Total votes 28,137 100%
Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 69th district general election, 2006[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pryor Gibson (incumbent) 8,616 66.66%
Republican Jim H. Bention Sr. 4,309 33.34%
Total votes 12,925 100%
Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 69th district Democratic primary election, 2004[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pryor Gibson (incumbent) 4,224 65.13%
Democratic Ken Honeycutt 2,261 34.87%
Total votes 6,485 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 69th district general election, 2004[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pryor Gibson (incumbent) 14,139 63.44%
Republican Hilda L. Morton 8,147 36.56%
Total votes 22,286 100%
Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 69th district general election, 2002[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pryor Gibson (incumbent) 11,749 64.75%
Republican Frank D. Hill 6,064 33.42%
Libertarian Alan Light 332 1.83%
Total votes 18,145 100%
Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 33rd district general election, 2000[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pryor Gibson (incumbent) 14,621 100%
Total votes 14,621 100%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ Who's Who in American Politics. 1997–1998. p. 1555.
  2. ^ Representative Pryor Gibson (Dem) North Carolina General Assembly Archived January 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ News & Observer: Perdue shakes up staff Archived 2011-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Governor Cooper Appoints Pryor Gibson head of Division of Employment Security". www.commerce.nc.gov. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  5. ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  6. ^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  7. ^ [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  8. ^ [4] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  9. ^ [5] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  10. ^ [6] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  11. ^ "NC State House 033". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by
Foyle Robert Hightower Jr.
 Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 33rd district
1989–1991 		Succeeded by
Foyle Robert Hightower Jr.
Preceded by
Foyle Robert Hightower Jr.
 Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 33rd district
1999–2003 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 69th district
2003–2011 		Succeeded by