Hugh Blackwell
{{Short description|American politician from North Carolina}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Hugh Blackwell
| honorific-suffix =
| image =Hugh A Blackwell.jpg
| imagesize =180px
| state_house = North Carolina
| district = 86th[http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=H&nUserID=580 N.C. General Assemble Profile]
| term_start = January 28, 2009{{cite web|url=https://www.carolana.com/NC/2000s/nc_2000s_house_2009-2010.html|title=North Carolina State House of Representatives 2009-2010|accessdate=2021-04-02}}
| preceded = Walt Church[ftp://www.app.sboe.state.nc.us/data/ElectResults/2006_11_07/ N.C. Board of Elections: 2006 General Election Results]{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
| party = Republican
| relations =
| children =
| birth_name=Hugh Allen Blackwell
| birth_date={{birth date and age|1944|7|14}}
| residence = Valdese, North Carolina
| alma_mater =
| profession =
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| branch = United States Army Reserve
| footnotes =
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Hugh Allen Blackwell (born July 14, 1944) is an American politician in Burke County, North Carolina.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nccppr.org/drupal/content/article-ii/legislator-reports/3850/2011-2012-report-for-rep-hugh-a-blackwell |title=NCCPPR | North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research |access-date=2013-07-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722194323/http://www.nccppr.org/drupal/content/article-ii/legislator-reports/3850/2011-2012-report-for-rep-hugh-a-blackwell |archive-date=2013-07-22 |url-status=dead }} Blackwell is a member in the North Carolina House of Representatives, District 86, which covers half of Burke County. A Harvard Law School graduate, Hugh Blackwell is a partner in a law practice based in Valdese.{{cite web |url=http://www.hughblackwellfornchouse.com/biography.cfm |title=Hugh Blackwell for North Carolina House - Biography |website=www.hughblackwellfornchouse.com |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914032031/http://www.hughblackwellfornchouse.com/biography.cfm |archive-date=14 September 2008 |url-status=dead}} Blackwell is a board of trustees member for Western Piedmont Community College in Morganton.[http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=57758 Project Vote Smart Biography] He also served as a member on the Burke County School Board before pursuing a political career in state government.
Honors
In 2018, Blackwell was listed as a Champion of the Family in the [https://www.ncvalues.org/scorecard NC Values Coalition Scorecard].{{cite web|title=NC Values Coalition Legislative Scorecard |url=https://www.ncvalues.org/scorecard |access-date=April 23, 2018}}
Political positions
=Marijuana=
Hugh Blackwell has an "F" rating from the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) for his voting history regarding cannabis-related causes.https://vote.norml.org/politicians/57758
=Veterans=
Blackwell’s positions on cannabis put him in direct opposition to the efforts of VSO’s such as the DAV.{{Cite web|url=https://www.qgdigitalpublishing.com/publication/?i=795007&p=7&view=issueViewer&pp=1|title=DAV Magazine July/August 2023 Page 5|website=www.qgdigitalpublishing.com}}
Electoral history
=2020=
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 86th district general election, 2020[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/03/2020&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1255] 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 = Hugh Blackwell (incumbent)
| votes = 27,154
| percentage = 69.88%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Cecelia Surratt
| votes = 11,705
| percentage = 30.12%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 38,859
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2018=
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 86th district general election, 2018[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2018&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1089] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Hugh Blackwell (incumbent)
| votes = 16,412
| percentage = 64.48%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Tim Barnsback
| votes = 9,039
| percentage = 35.52%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 25,451
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2016=
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 86th district general election, 2016[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2016&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1161] 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 = Hugh Blackwell (incumbent)
| votes = 21,226
| percentage = 62.44%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Tim Barnsback
| votes = 12,766
| percentage = 37.56%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 33,992
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2014=
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 86th district Republican primary election, 2014[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/06/2014&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1017] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Hugh Blackwell (incumbent)
| votes = 3,197
| percentage = 81.58%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = A. Bradley Scott
| votes = 722
| percentage = 18.42%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 3,919
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 86th district general election, 2014[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/04/2014&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1006] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Hugh Blackwell (incumbent)
| votes = 13,970
| percentage = 63.80%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Jim Cates
| votes = 7,926
| percentage = 36.20%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 21,896
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2012=
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 86th district general election, 2012[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2012&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1273] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Hugh Blackwell (incumbent)
| votes = 19,537
| percentage = 60.82%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Jim Cates
| votes = 12,584
| percentage = 39.18%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 32,121
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2010=
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 86th district general election, 2010[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/02/2010&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1269] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Hugh Blackwell (incumbent)
| votes = 10,429
| percentage = 61.93%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Walter Church Jr.
| votes = 6,412
| percentage = 38.07%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 16,841
| 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 House of Representatives 86th district general election, 2008[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/04/2008&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1276] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Hugh Blackwell
| votes = 14,140
| percentage = 51.61%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Walt Church (incumbent)
| votes = 13,259
| percentage = 48.39%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 27,399
| 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 86th district general election, 2006[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/07/2006&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=239] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Walt Church (incumbent)
| votes = 8,369
| percentage = 51.50%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Hugh Blackwell
| votes = 7,883
| percentage = 48.50%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 16,252
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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{{s-ttl|title=Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
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Category:Republican Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
Category:Harvard Law School alumni
Category:People from Valdese, North Carolina
Category:21st-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly
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