Debbie A. Clary
{{short description|American politician from North Carolina}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Debbie Clary
| image =
| state_senate = North Carolina
| state = North Carolina
| district = 46th
| term_start = January 1, 2009
| term_end = January 10, 2012
| predecessor = Walter Dalton
| successor = Wes Westmoreland
| office1 = Member of the
North Carolina House of Representatives
| term_start1 = January 1, 1995
| term_end1 = January 1, 2009
| predecessor1 = Edith Ledford Lutz
| successor1 = Pearl Burris-Floyd
| constituency1 = 48th District (1995-2003)
110th District (2003-2009)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|8|29}}
| birth_place = Shelby, North Carolina
| residence = Cherryville, North Carolina
| occupation = marketing professional
| alma_mater = Gardner-Webb University
| party = Republican
}}
Debbie Ann Clary (born August 29, 1959 in Shelby, North Carolina){{cite web|title=Debbie Clary|url=http://www.votesmart.org/candidate/5957/debbie-clary|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=4 January 2012}} is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 46th Senate district, including constituents in Rutherford and Cleveland counties.{{cite web|title=Senator Debbie A. Clary (Rep)|url=http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=S&nUserID=244|publisher=NCGA|accessdate=19 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110126085146/http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=S&nUserID=244|archive-date=26 January 2011|url-status=dead}} She previously served in the state House serving the 110th district.{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/northcarolinaman20032004nort/page/484/mode/2up|title = North Carolina manual [serial]}}
Clary is a marketing professional from Cherryville, North Carolina. In 2008, Clary retired her house seat to run for N.C. Senate District 46. On November 4, 2008, Clary defeated former Rutherford County Clerk of Court Keith H. Melton to win the seat.
In June 2011, Clary announced that she would be retiring from the State Senate.{{cite news|last=Friedman |first=Corey |title=Date set to choose Cleveland County's next senator |url=http://www.shelbystar.com/news/date-61048-senator-set.html |accessdate=4 January 2012 |newspaper=Shelby Star |date=3 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601181704/http://www.shelbystar.com/news/date-61048-senator-set.html |archivedate=1 June 2012 }} Her resignation became effective January 10, 2012.{{cite web |last=Catlett |first=Cacky |title=NC Senator's replacement will only serve one year |url=http://www.wwaytv3.com/2012/01/12/nc-senators-replacement-will-only-serve-one-year |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618020750/http://www.wwaytv3.com/2012/01/12/nc-senators-replacement-will-only-serve-one-year/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-06-18 |publisher=WWAY }}
Electoral history
=2010=
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina Senate 46th district general election, 2010[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/02/2010&county_id=0&office=NCS&contest=1324] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Debbie Clary (incumbent)
| votes = 32,007
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 32,007
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2008=
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina Senate 46th district general election, 2008[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/04/2008&county_id=0&office=NCS&contest=1331] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Debbie Clary
| votes = 36,059
| percentage = 50.50%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Keith H. Melton
| votes = 35,338
| percentage = 49.50%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 71,397
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
| loser = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2006=
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 110th district general election, 2006[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/07/2006&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=263] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Debbie Clary (incumbent)
| votes = 8,888
| percentage = 62.19%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Jim Long
| votes = 5,404
| percentage = 37.81%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 14,294
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2004=
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 110th district Republican primary election, 2004[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=07/20/2004&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=23] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Debbie Clary (incumbent)
| votes = 1,366
| percentage = 63.80%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Floyd Wright
| votes = 775
| percentage = 36.20%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 2,141
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 110th district general election, 2004[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/02/2004&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=158] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Debbie Clary (incumbent)
| votes = 14,690
| percentage = 63.49%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Jim Long
| votes = 8,448
| percentage = 36.51%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 23,138
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2002=
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 110th district Republican primary election, 2002[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=09/10/2002&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=32] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Debbie Clary (incumbent)
| votes = 1,929
| percentage = 68.45%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Joe D. Carpenter
| votes = 889
| percentage = 31.55%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 2,818
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 110th district general election, 2002[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/05/2002&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=166] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Debbie Clary (incumbent)
| votes = 11,402
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 11,402
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2000=
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 48th district general election, 2000{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=781714|title=NC State House 048|publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=August 17, 2022}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Debbie Clary (incumbent)
| votes = 35,545
| percentage = 19.71%
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Andy Dedmon (incumbent)
| votes = 32,641
| percentage = 18.10%
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = John Weatherly
| votes = 31,200
| percentage = 17.30%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Jim Horn (incumbent)
| votes = 28,952
| percentage = 16.06%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Dennis H. Davis
| votes = 27,563
| percentage = 15.29%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Connie Goforth-Greene
| votes = 24,420
| percentage = 13.54%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 180,321
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
| loser = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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{{s-ttl|title=Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 48th district|years=1995–2003}}
{{s-aft|after=Donald Bonner}}
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{{s-ttl|title=Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 110th district|years=2003–2009}}
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{{s-bef|before=Walter Dalton}}
{{s-ttl|title=Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 46th district|years=2009–2012}}
{{s-aft|after=Wes Westmoreland}}
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Category:Women state legislators in North Carolina
Category:Republican Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
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