Robert Reives | |
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Minority Leader of theNorth Carolina House of Representatives | |
Assumed office January 1, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Darren Jackson |
Member of theNorth Carolina House of Representatives from the54th district | |
Assumed office January 29, 2014 | |
Preceded by | Deb McManus |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Tyrone Reives II (1970-09-24)September 24, 1970 (age 54) |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Cynthia |
Children | 2 |
Education | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BS,JD) |
Website | State House website |
Robert Tyrone Reives II (born September 24, 1970) is an American politician from North Carolina. Originally an Attorney fromSanford, North Carolina, Reives was first appointed to theNorth Carolina House of Representatives in January 2014 and he has subsequently been re-elected 6 times, most recently in 2024. As a Democrat, he represents the 54th district which includes all ofChatham County and parts ofRandolph County (formerly all of Chatham County and part ofLee County orDurham County).[1] In December 2020, Reives was elected by his peers as the House Democratic leader.[2]
Robert Reives grew up and attended schools inSanford, North Carolina.[3] He attendedLee County High School where he was a member of student government and was also a part of the marching band. He graduated in the class of 1988 and went on to attend undergrad at theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He graduated in the class of 1992 and went on to get his Juris Doctor from theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law in 1995.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert Reives (incumbent) | 29,910 | 54.76% | |
Republican | Joe Godfrey | 24,714 | 45.24% | |
Total votes | 54,624 | 100% | ||
Democratichold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert Reives (incumbent) | 23,105 | 55.29% | |
Republican | Walter Petty | 18,684 | 44.71% | |
Total votes | 41,789 | 100% | ||
Democratichold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert Reives (incumbent) | 37,825 | 61.22% | |
Republican | George T. Gilson Jr. | 23,957 | 38.78% | |
Total votes | 61,782 | 100% | ||
Democratichold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert Reives (incumbent) | 29,664 | 63.27% | |
Republican | Jay Stobbs | 17,219 | 36.73% | |
Total votes | 46,883 | 100% | ||
Democratichold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert Reives (incumbent) | 24,773 | 57.20% | |
Republican | Wesley Seawell | 18,534 | 42.80% | |
Total votes | 43,307 | 100% | ||
Democratichold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert Reives (incumbent) | 5,739 | 68.35% | |
Democratic | Barry E. Burns | 2,657 | 31.65% | |
Total votes | 8,396 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert Reives (incumbent) | 16,875 | 56.19% | |
Republican | Andy Wilkie | 13,156 | 43.81% | |
Total votes | 30,031 | 100% | ||
Democratichold |
North Carolina House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by | Minority Leader of theNorth Carolina House of Representatives 2021–present | Incumbent |
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