Lee Zachary
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = Representative
| image = Lee_Zachary_NC.jpg
| imagesize =
| name = Lee Zachary
| state_house = North Carolina
| state = North Carolina
| district = 73rd
| term_start = January 1, 2015
| term_end = January 1, 2023
| predecessor = Mark Hollo
| successor = Julia Craven Howard (Redistricting)
| party = Republican
| birth_name = Walter Lee Zachary Jr.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|12|8}}
| birth_place = Yadkinville, North Carolina, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater = University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (JD)
| spouse = Valerie Zachary
| residence = Yadkinville, North Carolina, U.S.
| occupation =
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Walter Lee Zachary Jr. (born December 18, 1946) is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives.{{cite web | url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/149850/walter-zachary-jr#.VWvaEGTBzGc | title=The Voter's Self Defense System }} He represented the 73rd district (including all of Yadkin County and portions of Forsyth County) from 2015 to 2023.{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Lee_Zachary|title=Lee Zachary|accessdate=2021-10-19}}
Committee assignments
=2021-2022 Session=
- Education - Community Colleges
- Education - Universities
- Ethics
- Finance
- Judiciary III (Chair)
- Redistricting
- Alcoholic Beverage Control
=2019-2020 Session=
- Alcoholic Beverage Control
- Education - Universities
- Ethics
- Education - Community Colleges
- Finance
- Judiciary III (Vice Chair)
=2017-2018 Session=
- Agriculture
- Alcoholic Beverage Control
- Appropriations
- Appropriations - Education
- Education - Community Colleges
- Energy and Public Utilities
- Health
- Judiciary III (Chair)
=2015-2016 Session=
- Agriculture (Vice-Chair)
- Alcoholic Beverage Control
- Banking
- Finance
- Judiciary III
- Transportation
- Wildlife Resources
Electoral history
=2022=
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina Senate 36th district Republican primary election, 2022[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/17/2022&county_id=0&office=NCS&contest=1951] 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 = Eddie Settle
| votes = 10,756
| percentage = 37.23%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Shirley Randleman
| votes = 9,228
| percentage = 31.94%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Lee Zachary
| votes = 5,053
| percentage = 17.49%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Vann Tate
| votes = 3,852
| percentage = 13.33%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 28,889
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2020=
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district general election, 2020https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/03/2020&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1242 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 = Lee Zachary (incumbent)
| votes = 24,703
| percentage = 64.54%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = William Stinson
| votes = 13,570
| percentage = 35.46%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 38,273
| 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 73rd district general election, 2018https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2018&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1076 North Carolina State Board of Elections.
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Lee Zachary (incumbent)
| votes = 19,763
| percentage = 64.10%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = William Stinson
| votes = 11,070
| percentage = 35.90%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 30,833
| 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 73rd district Republican primary election, 2016https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=03/15/2016&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1443 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 = Lee Zachary (incumbent)
| votes = 6,794
| percentage = 51.47%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Dwight Shook
| votes = 6,406
| percentage = 48.53%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 13,200
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district general election, 2016https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2016&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1148 North Carolina State Board of Elections.
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Lee Zachary (incumbent)
| votes = 30,354
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 30,354
| 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 73rd district Republican primary election, 2014https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/06/2014&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1509 North Carolina State Board of Elections.
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Lee Zachary
| votes = 5,729
| percentage = 64.23%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Dwight Shook
| votes = 3,190
| percentage = 35.77%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 8,919
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district general election, 2014https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/04/2014&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1173 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 = Lee Zachary
| votes = 19,650
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 19,650
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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{{s-bef|before=Mark Hollo}}
{{s-ttl|title=Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 73rd district|years=2015–2023}}
{{s-aft|after=Diamond Staton-Williams}}
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{{North Carolina House of Representatives}}
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Category:Republican Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
Category:People from Yadkinville, North Carolina
Category:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni
Category:21st-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly
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