Mitch Gillespie
{{short description|American politician from North Carolina}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = Representative
| name = Mitch Gillespie
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| office = Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
| term_start = January 1, 1999[ftp://www.app.sboe.state.nc.us/data/ElectResults/1998_11_03/19981103_elected_candidate_list.pdf NC Board of Elections: 1998 General Election Candidate List]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}[ftp://www.app.sboe.state.nc.us/data/ElectResults/1998_11_03/19981103_results_NC_House_49.pdf NC Board of Elections: 1998 General Election Results for NC House 49]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
| term_end = January 6, 2013
| predecessor = Bob Hunter
| successor = Josh Dobson
| constituency = 49th District (1999-2003)
85th District (2003-2013)
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|8|19|mf=yes}}
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| party = Republican
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| residence = Marion, North Carolina
| alma_mater = Wake Technical
| occupation = Small Business Owner
| footnotes = [http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=H&nUserID=157 NCGA Website][http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/21066/mitch-gillespie Project Vote Smart]
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Robert Mitchell Gillespie is a former Assistant Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and a former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly.{{cite web|url=http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?nUserID=157&sChamber=H|title=Representative Mitch Gillespie (Republican, 2011-2012 Session)|publisher=North Carolina General Assembly|accessdate=31 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110407110147/http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=H&nUserID=157|archive-date=April 7, 2011|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} He represented the eighty-fifth district in the North Carolina House of Representatives, which included constituents from Burke, Caldwell and McDowell counties. A small business owner from Marion, North Carolina, Gillespie served seven terms in the state House and was re-elected to an eighth term, but resigned to take his position in the executive branch in January 2013.[http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/rep_gillespie_resigns News & Observer: Rep. Gillespie resigns] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130216132012/http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/rep_gillespie_resigns |date=2013-02-16 }}
Recent electoral history
=2012=
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 85th district general election, 2012[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2012&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1272] 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 = Mitch Gillespie (incumbent)
| votes = 21,895
| percentage = 68.48%
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = JR Edwards
| votes = 10,077
| percentage = 31.52%
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 31,972
| percentage = 100%
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=2010=
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 85th district general election, 2010[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/02/2010&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1268] 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 = Mitch Gillespie (incumbent)
| votes = 12,421
| percentage = 69.01%
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Beth Ostgaard
| votes = 5,577
| percentage = 30.99%
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 17,998
| percentage = 100%
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=2008=
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 85th district general election, 2008[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/04/2008&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1275] 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 = Mitch Gillespie (incumbent)
| votes = 16,432
| percentage = 59.24%
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Chuck Aldridge
| votes = 11,304
| percentage = 40.76%
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 27,736
| percentage = 100%
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=2006=
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 85th district general election, 2006[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/07/2006&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=238] 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 = Mitch Gillespie (incumbent)
| votes = 8,899
| percentage = 54.07%
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Chuck Aldridge
| votes = 7,560
| percentage = 45.93%
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 16,459
| percentage = 100%
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=2004=
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 85th district general election, 2004[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/02/2004&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=249] 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 = Mitch Gillespie (incumbent)
| votes = 16,047
| percentage = 66.09%
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Philip J. Tate
| votes = 8,234
| percentage = 33.91%
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 24,281
| percentage = 100%
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=2002=
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 85th district general election, 2002[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/05/2002&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=257] 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 = Mitch Gillespie (incumbent)
| votes = 10,318
| percentage = 58.16%
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = A. Everette Clark
| votes = 7,424
| percentage = 41.84%
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 17,742
| percentage = 100%
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=2000=
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 49th district general election, 2000{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=781715|title=NC State House 049|publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=August 16, 2022}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Mitch Gillespie (incumbent)
| votes = 14,174
| percentage = 60.34%
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = David Huskins
| votes = 9,315
| percentage = 39.66%
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 23,489
| percentage = 100%
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{{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=Bob Hunter}}
{{s-ttl|title=Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 49th district|years=1999–2003}}
{{s-aft|after=Lucy Allen}}
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{{s-bef|before=Ronnie Sutton}}
{{s-ttl|title=Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 85th district|years=2003–2013}}
{{s-aft|after=Josh Dobson}}
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Category:Republican Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
Category:People from Marion, North Carolina
Category:21st-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly
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