Mitch Gillespie

Representative
Mitch Gillespie
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
In office
January 1, 1999[1][2] – January 6, 2013
Preceded byBob Hunter
Succeeded byJosh Dobson
Constituency49th District (1999-2003)
85th District (2003-2013)
Personal details
Born (1959-08-19) August 19, 1959 (age 65)
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceMarion, North Carolina
Alma materWake Technical
OccupationSmall Business Owner
NCGA WebsiteProject Vote Smart

Robert Mitchell Gillespie is a former Assistant Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and a former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly.[3] He represented the eighty-fifth district in the North Carolina House of Representatives, which included constituents from Burke, Caldwell and McDowell counties. A small business owner from Marion, North Carolina, Gillespie served seven terms in the state House and was re-elected to an eighth term, but resigned to take his position in the executive branch in January 2013.[4]

Recent electoral history

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 85th district general election, 2012[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mitch Gillespie (incumbent) 21,895 68.48%
Democratic JR Edwards 10,077 31.52%
Total votes 31,972 100%
Republican hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 85th district general election, 2010[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mitch Gillespie (incumbent) 12,421 69.01%
Democratic Beth Ostgaard 5,577 30.99%
Total votes 17,998 100%
Republican hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 85th district general election, 2008[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mitch Gillespie (incumbent) 16,432 59.24%
Democratic Chuck Aldridge 11,304 40.76%
Total votes 27,736 100%
Republican hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 85th district general election, 2006[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mitch Gillespie (incumbent) 8,899 54.07%
Democratic Chuck Aldridge 7,560 45.93%
Total votes 16,459 100%
Republican hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 85th district general election, 2004[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mitch Gillespie (incumbent) 16,047 66.09%
Democratic Philip J. Tate 8,234 33.91%
Total votes 24,281 100%
Republican hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 85th district general election, 2002[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mitch Gillespie (incumbent) 10,318 58.16%
Democratic A. Everette Clark 7,424 41.84%
Total votes 17,742 100%
Republican hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 49th district general election, 2000[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mitch Gillespie (incumbent) 14,174 60.34%
Democratic David Huskins 9,315 39.66%
Total votes 23,489 100%
Republican hold

References

  1. ^ NC Board of Elections: 1998 General Election Candidate List[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ NC Board of Elections: 1998 General Election Results for NC House 49[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Representative Mitch Gillespie (Republican, 2011-2012 Session)". North Carolina General Assembly. Archived from the original on April 7, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
  4. ^ News & Observer: Rep. Gillespie resigns Archived 2013-02-16 at archive.today
  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 049". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 49th district
1999–2003 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 85th district
2003–2013 		Succeeded by


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