Lorene T. Coates
Lorene T. Coates | |
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Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives | |
In office January 1, 2001 – January 1, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Charlotte Ancher Gardner |
Succeeded by | Harry Warren |
Constituency | 35th District (2001-2003) 77th District (2003-2011) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1936-01-13) January 13, 1936 (age 88) Rowan County, North Carolina |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Salisbury, North Carolina |
Occupation | Retired |
Lorene Thomason Coates (born January 13, 1936)[1][2] is an American former politician who served as a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the seventy-seventh House district, including constituents in Rowan county from 2001 to 2011.
A retiree from Salisbury, North Carolina, she worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. She has hosted a weekly radio show and for twenty years wrote a newspaper column in the Salisbury Post.[3]
On March 30, 2006, she gained distinction by being the first Democratic member of the House to publicly call for House Speaker Jim Black, a fellow Democrat, to step down from his post as Speaker following investigations of his misconduct.[4] Black later resigned from the House and pleaded guilty to a felony charge of public corruption.[5]
In 2007 she announced her support for John Edwards' presidential campaign.[6]
Electoral history
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lorene T. Coates | 11,026 | 52.04 | |
Republican | Charlotte A. Gardner | 10,163 | 47.96 | |
Majority | 863 | 4.07 | ||
Total votes | 21,189 | 100.00 |
- After redistricting, Coates' House District changed from 35 to 77.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lorene T. Coates | 9,886 | 55.02 | |
Republican | Charlotte A. Gardner | 8,081 | 44.98 | |
Majority | 1804 | 10.05 | ||
Total votes | 17,967 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lorene T. Coates | 15,026 | 60.64 | |
Republican | Mac Butner | 9,751 | 39.36 | |
Majority | 5275 | 21.29 | ||
Total votes | 24,777 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lorene T. Coates | 8,279 | 61.68 | |
Republican | Susan Morris | 5,144 | 38.32 | |
Majority | 3135 | 23.36 | ||
Total votes | 13,423 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lorene T. Coates | 20,050 | 66.85 | |
Republican | Ada M. Fisher | 9,942 | 33.15 | |
Majority | 10108 | 33.70 | ||
Total votes | 29,992 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Harry Warren | 9,117 | 50.46 | |
Democratic | Lorene T. Coates | 8,951 | 49.54 | |
Majority | 166 | 0.92 | ||
Total votes | 18,068 | 100.00 |
References
- ^ "Lorene Thomason Coates (1936-unknown) - Find A". Find a Grave.
- ^ "North Carolina manual [serial]".
- ^ Women in the Legislature Archived 2007-08-22 at the Wayback Machine, Lillian's List of North Carolina, Retrieved May 20, 2007
- ^ "Democrat Urges Black to Step Down". Raleigh News & Observer. 31 March 2006. Retrieved 20 May 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Jim Black Archived 2007-05-09 at the Wayback Machine, March 28, 2007, The News and Observer, Retrieved May 20, 2007
- ^ Edwards Launches "Women For Edwards" Archived 2011-09-26 at the Wayback Machine, My Direct Democracy Website, Retrieved 21 August 2011
- ^ "NC General Election Results 2000". NC State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 28 November 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ^ "NC General Election Results 2002". NC State Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 August 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "NC General Election Results 2004". NC State Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 August 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "NC General Election Results 2006". NC State Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 August 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "NC General Election Results 2008". NC State Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ^ "NC General Election Results 2010". NC State Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
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North Carolina House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by Charlotte Ancher Gardner | Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 35th district 2001–2003 | Succeeded by Jennifer Weiss |
Preceded by Carolyn Barnes Russell | Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 77th district 2003–2011 | Succeeded by |
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