H. Dean Proctor
{{short description|American politician from North Carolina}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = Senator
| name = Dean Proctor
| image = File:Sen. Dean Proctor.jpg
| office = Member of the North Carolina Senate
| term_start = August 15, 2020
| term_end = January 1, 2025
| predecessor = Andy Wells
| successor = Mark Hollo
| constituency = 42nd District (2020–2023)
45th District (2023–2025)
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| birth_date = {{circa}} {{birth year and age|1942}}
| birth_place =
| residence = Hickory, North Carolina, U.S.
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| party = Republican
| education = University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
}}
H. Dean Proctor (born {{circa}} 1942) is an American politician who served as a member of the North Carolina Senate. A Republican from Hickory, North Carolina, he represented the 45th district (which includes all of Catawba County, as well as part of Caldwell County).
Early life and education
Proctor was born around 1942. Proctor earned a bachelor's in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Career
Proctor is a retired beverage wholesaler, who served as the executive of United Beverages. He has previously served on the North Carolina Department of Transportation board and the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission board. In July 2020, State Senator Andy Wells resigned from the state senate to serve on the state wildlife resources commission. On August 15, 2020, Proctor was appointed by Catawba and Alexander County Republican leaders to serve the rest of Wells' term in the state senate seat representing the 42nd district.{{cite web |url=https://hickoryrecord.com/news/election/dean-proctor-takes-office-as-state-senator-for-catawba-alexander-counties/article_aac2ef40-e0bd-11ea-8d75-7f49d22ddd18.html|title=Dean Proctor takes office as state senator for Catawba, Alexander counties|publisher=Hickory Daily Record |access-date=April 3, 2021}} On March 3, 2020, Proctor won the primary against former state representative Mark Hollo to keep his seat in the state senate.{{cite web |url=https://hickoryrecord.com/news/proctor-defeats-hollo-in-n-c-senate-primary/article_0ec98884-5dc7-11ea-ad57-8f9019f5b2ee.html|title=Proctor defeats Hollo in N.C. Senate primary|publisher=Hickory Daily Record |access-date=April 3, 2021}} On November 3, 2020, Proctor won the general election for the position.{{cite web |url=https://ballotpedia.org/H._Dean_Proctor|title=H. Dean Proctor|publisher=Ballotpedia |access-date=April 3, 2021}}
Personal life
Electoral history
=2022=
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina Senate 45th district general election, 2022[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2022&county_id=0&office=NCS&contest=1326] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Dean Proctor (incumbent)
| votes = 61,327
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 61,327
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2020=
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina Senate 42nd district Republican primary election, 2020[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=03/03/2020&county_id=0&office=NCS&contest=2665] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Dean Proctor
| votes = 12,993
| percentage = 52.29%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Mark Hollo
| votes = 11,857
| percentage = 47.71%
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 24,850
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina Senate 42nd district general election, 2020[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/03/2020&county_id=0&office=NCS&contest=1333] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Dean Proctor (incumbent)
| votes = 72,228
| percentage = 71.27%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Tina R. Miles
| votes = 29,111
| percentage = 28.73%
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 101,339
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
References
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{{s-bef|before=Andy Wells}}
{{s-ttl|title=Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 42nd District|years=2020–2023}}
{{s-aft|after=Rachel Hunt}}
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{{s-bef|before=Deanna Ballard}}
{{s-ttl|title=Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 45th District|years=2023–2025}}
{{s-aft|after=Mark Hollo}}
{{s-end}}
{{North Carolina State Senators}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Proctor, H. Dean}}
Category:Businesspeople from North Carolina
Category:Republican Party North Carolina state senators
Category:People from Hickory, North Carolina
Category:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni
Category:21st-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly