Jerry Carter (North Carolina politician)

{{Short description|American politician from North Carolina (1955–2021)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Jerry Carter

| image = Rep. Jerry Carter 2021.jpg

| state_house = North Carolina

| district = 65th

| term_start = January 1, 2019

| term_end = August 3, 2021

| preceded = Bert Jones

| succeeded = Reece Pyrtle

| birth_date = {{birth date|1955|5|27}}[https://wilkersonfuneral.com/obituaries/the-honorable-dr-jerry-carter The Honorable Dr. Jerry Lee Carter] obituary

| birth_place = Eden, North Carolina, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and given age|2021|8|3|66}}

| death_place = Durham, North Carolina, U.S.

| party = Republican

| alma_mater = Liberty University

| occupation = Pastor

}}

Jerry Lee Carter (May 27, 1955 – August 3, 2021) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, having been initially elected in 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rceno.com/RCENO/jerry-carter-announces-his-candidacy-for-the-n-c-house-of-representatives/|title=Jerry Carter Announces His Candidacy For The N.C. House of Representatives | RockinghamUpdate|accessdate=August 4, 2021}} He represented District 65, covering most of Rockingham County.{{Cite web|title=Representative Jerry Carter - Biography - North Carolina General Assembly|url=https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/737|access-date=February 5, 2021|website=www.ncleg.gov|archive-date=February 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210022856/https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/737|url-status=dead}} He was the founder and pastor of Reidsville Baptist Church in Reidsville, North Carolina.{{Cite web|url=https://greensboro.com/candidate-profiles-n-c-house-district-65/article_745da40e-cfbc-11e8-a040-87d3f71c7fd3.html|title=Candidate Profiles: N.C. House District 65|website=Greensboro News and Record|accessdate=August 4, 2021}}

Carter died from complications of surgery at a hospital in Durham, North Carolina, on August 3, 2021, at age 66.{{cite news|url = https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article253222038.html|title = NC Rep. Jerry Carter, longtime Baptist minister, dies at 66|last = Robertson|first = Gary D.|agency = Associated Press|work = The News & Observer|date = August 4, 2021|accessdate = August 4, 2021|archive-date = August 4, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210804023308/https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article253222038.html|url-status = dead}}

Electoral history

=2020=

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Jerry Carter (incumbent)

| votes = 26,784

| percentage = 64.74%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Amanda Joann Bell

| votes = 14,590

| percentage = 35.26%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 41,734

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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=2018=

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Jerry Carter

| votes = 16,464

| percentage = 57.38%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Michael H. "Mike" Lee

| votes = 10,007

| percentage = 34.88%