Kandie Smith
Senator Kandie Smith | |
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Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 5th district | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office January 1, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Donald Davis |
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 8th district | |
In office January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Susan Martin |
Succeeded by | Gloristine Brown |
18th Mayor of Greenville | |
In office July 7, 2017 – December 12, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Allen Thomas |
Succeeded by | P.J. Connelly |
Member of the Greenville City Council from the 1st district | |
In office December 12, 2017 – December 13, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Shawan Barr |
Succeeded by | Monica Daniels |
In office December 7, 2009 – July 7, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Mildred Atkinson Council |
Succeeded by | Shawan Barr |
Personal details | |
Born | (1969-10-20) October 20, 1969 (age 54) Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Greenville, North Carolina, U.S. |
Alma mater | Charleston Southern University (BA) |
Kandie Diane Smith (born October 20, 1969) is a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate, United States, representing the 5th district.[1] She was previously a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives and interim mayor of Greenville, North Carolina.
Education and early life
Smith obtained a bachelor's degree from Charleston Southern University where she majored in sociology and minored in communications.
Greenville City Council
Before her election to mayor, Smith was on the Greenville City Council, representing District 1. When the former mayor, Allen Thomas, stepped down, Smith was elected mayor by the members of the council and held that office until the next election in November 2017, where she won re-election to the council, again serving District 1.
North Carolina House of Representatives
In 2016, Smith attempted to defeat the incumbent state representative Jean Farmer-Butterfield for the Democratic nomination for North Carolina's 24th House district.[2] Farmer-Butterfield defeated Smith.[3]
In December 2017, after the incumbent, Susan Martin, announced that she would not run for re-election, Smith announced she would run for the 8th House district. Smith defeated the Pitt County Board of Education chair, Mildred Council, and the retired U.S. Army captain, Ernest Reeves, receiving 50% of the vote.[4]
Smith went on to face the businesswoman, Brenda Letchworth Smith. Smith defeated Letchworth Smith, with 64.6% against 35.4% percent.[5] On January 1, Smith was formally sworn in.[6]
Committee assignments
Source:[7]
2021-2022 session
- Agriculture
- Education - K-12
- Education - Universities
- Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform
- Finance
- Health
2019-2020 session
- Agriculture
- Education - K-12
- Education - Universities
- Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform
- Finance
- Health
Electoral history
2009
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Kandie Smith | 509 | 50.25% | |
Mildred Atkinson Council (incumbent) | 497 | 49.06% | |
Write-in | 7 | 0.69% | |
Total votes | 1,013 | 100% |
2011
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Kandie Smith (incumbent) | 963 | 92.24% | |
Write-in | 45 | 4.31% | |
Rose Glover (write-in) | 25 | 2.39% | |
Mildred Council (write-in | 11 | 1.05% | |
Total votes | 1,044 | 100% |
2013
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Kandie Smith (incumbent) | 1,000 | 69.59% | |
Clinton Ray Anderson Jr. | 423 | 29.44% | |
Katherine Wetherington (write-in | 10 | 0.70% | |
Write-in | 4 | 0.28% | |
Total votes | 1,437 | 100% |
2015
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Kandie Smith (incumbent) | 970 | 77.85% | |
Patrice Barrow | 260 | 20.87% | |
Write-in | 16 | 1.28% | |
Total votes | 1,246 | 100% |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jean Farmer-Butterfield (incumbent) | 6,570 | 61.52% | |
Democratic | Kandie Smith | 4,110 | 38.48% | |
Total votes | 10,680 | 100% |
2017
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Kandie Smith | 984 | 82.55% | |
Micah Lockhart | 195 | 16.36% | |
Write-in | 13 | 1.09% | |
Total votes | 1,192 | 100% |
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kandie Smith | 2,791 | 50.04% | |
Democratic | Mildred Atkinson Council | 1,988 | 35.64% | |
Democratic | Ernest T. Reeves | 799 | 14.32% | |
Total votes | 5,578 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kandie Smith | 15,570 | 64.65% | |
Republican | Brenda Letchworth Smith | 8,515 | 35.35% | |
Total votes | 24,085 | 100% | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kandie Smith (incumbent) | 23,739 | 60.21% | |
Republican | Tony Moore | 15,685 | 39.79% | |
Total votes | 39,424 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kandie Smith | 13,604 | 86.58% | |
Democratic | Lenton Brown | 2,109 | 13.42% | |
Total votes | 15,713 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kandie Smith | 36,557 | 52.23% | |
Republican | Karen Kozel | 33,432 | 47.77% | |
Total votes | 69,989 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
See also
References
- ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ Ford, Nicole (March 11, 2016). "Two women want NC House District 24 seat". WCTI. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
- ^ "House races: Farmer-Butterfield, Farkas win". Daily Reflector. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
- ^ "05/08/2018 OFFICIAL LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
- ^ "11/06/2018 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
- "North Carolina Election Results". The New York Times. Retrieved November 9, 2018. - ^ Gann, Kara (January 5, 2019). "Kandie Smith swears in as NC House of Representative District 8 seat". WNCT. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
- ^ "Kandie Smith". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ 11/03/2009 OFFICIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS - PITT, North Carolina State Board of Elections
- ^ 11/08/2011 OFFICIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS - PITT, North Carolina State Board of Elections
- ^ 11/05/2013 OFFICIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS - PITT, North Carolina State Board of Elections
- ^ 11/03/2015 OFFICIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS - PITT, North Carolina State Board of Elections
- ^ 03/15/2016 OFFICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE, North Carolina State Board of Elections
- ^ 11/07/2017 OFFICIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS - PITT, North Carolina State Board of Elections
- ^ 05/08/2018 OFFICIAL LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE, North Carolina State Board of Elections
- ^ 11/06/2018 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE, North Carolina State Board of Elections
- ^ 11/03/2020 OFFICIAL LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE, North Carolina State Board of Elections
- ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
North Carolina House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by Susan Martin | Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 8th district 2019–2023 | Succeeded by |
North Carolina Senate | ||
Preceded by Donald Davis | Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 5th district 2023–Present | Incumbent |
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