Lorene T. Coates
Lorene Thomason Coates (born January 13, 1936)[1][2] served as a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the U.S. state's seventy-seventh House district, including constituents in Rowan county from 2001 to 2011.
Representative Lorene T. Coates | |
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Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives | |
In office January 1, 2001 – January 1, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Charlotte Ancher Gardner |
Succeeded by | Harry Warren |
Constituency | 35th District (2001-2003) 77th District (2003-2011) |
Personal details | |
Born | Rowan County, North Carolina | January 13, 1936
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Salisbury, North Carolina |
Occupation | Retired |
A retiree from Salisbury, North Carolina, she worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. She has hosted a weekly radio show and for twenty years wrote a newspaper column in the Salisbury Post.[3]
On March 30, 2006, she gained distinction by being the first Democratic member of the House to publicly call for House Speaker, and fellow Democrat, Jim Black to step down from his post as Speaker following investigations of his misconduct.[4] Black later resigned from the House and pleaded guilty to a felony charge of public corruption.[5]
In 2007 she announced her support for John Edwards for President.[6]
Electoral history
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lorene T. Coates | 11,026 | 52.04 | |
Republican | Charlotte A. Gardner | 10,163 | 47.96 | |
Majority | 863 | 4.07 | ||
Total votes | 21,189 | 100.00 |
- After redistricting, Coates' House District changed from 35 to 77.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lorene T. Coates | 9,886 | 55.02 | |
Republican | Charlotte A. Gardner | 8,081 | 44.98 | |
Majority | 1804 | 10.05 | ||
Total votes | 17,967 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lorene T. Coates | 15,026 | 60.64 | |
Republican | Mac Butner | 9,751 | 39.36 | |
Majority | 5275 | 21.29 | ||
Total votes | 24,777 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lorene T. Coates | 8,279 | 61.68 | |
Republican | Susan Morris | 5,144 | 38.32 | |
Majority | 3135 | 23.36 | ||
Total votes | 13,423 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lorene T. Coates | 20,050 | 66.85 | |
Republican | Ada M. Fisher | 9,942 | 33.15 | |
Majority | 10108 | 33.70 | ||
Total votes | 29,992 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Harry Warren | 9,117 | 50.46 | |
Democratic | Lorene T. Coates | 8,951 | 49.54 | |
Majority | 166 | 0.92 | ||
Total votes | 18,068 | 100.00 |
References
- "Lorene Thomason Coates (1936-unknown) - Find A". Find a Grave.
- "North Carolina manual [serial]".
- Women in the Legislature Archived 2007-08-22 at the Wayback Machine, Lillian's List of North Carolina, Retrieved May 20, 2007
- "Democrat Urges Black to Step Down". Raleigh News & Observer. 31 March 2006. Retrieved 20 May 2007.
- Jim Black Archived 2007-05-09 at the Wayback Machine, March 28, 2007, The News and Observer, Retrieved May 20, 2007
- Edwards Launches "Women For Edwards" Archived 2011-09-26 at the Wayback Machine, My Direct Democracy Website, Retrieved 21 August 2011
- "NC General Election Results 2000". NC State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 28 November 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- "NC General Election Results 2002". NC State Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- "NC General Election Results 2004". NC State Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- "NC General Election Results 2006". NC State Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- "NC General Election Results 2008". NC State Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- "NC General Election Results 2010". NC State Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
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