American politician from North Carolina
Shelly Willingham (born November 27, 1943) is aDemocratic member of theNorth Carolina House of Representatives. He has represented the 23rd district (which includes all ofMartin andEdgecombe counties) since 2015.[1] He previously served in the House from 2002 to 2003.
Willingham was first appointed to the 70th district of theNorth Carolina House of Representatives in 2002 to succeedToby Fitch, who stepped down to become a judge. Willingham ran for a full term in the new 24th district (the geographic successor to the 70th district[2][3]) in 2002, but lost the primary toJean Farmer-Butterfield who went on to win the general election. Willingham unsuccessfully challenged state senatorClark Jenkins in the 2004, 2006, and 2008 primaries. Willingham then served 2 terms on theEdgecombe County School Board.[4] Willingham returned to the NC House in 2015, after being elected in2014 to the 23rd district. Since his initial election in 2014, Willingham has been re-elected to the NC House a total of 4 times, most recently in2022.
North Carolina House of Representatives 23rd district general election, 2020[5]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Democratic | Shelly Willingham (incumbent) | 21,754 | 58.76% |
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| Republican | Claiborne Holtzman | 14,656 | 39.59% |
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| Green | Abbie (Bud) Lane | 612 | 1.65% |
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| Total votes | 37,022 | 100% |
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North Carolina House of Representatives 23rd district general election, 2018[6]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Democratic | Shelly Willingham (incumbent) | 15,959 | 60.85% |
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| Republican | Claiborne Holtzman | 10,266 | 39.15% |
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| Total votes | 26,225 | 100% |
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North Carolina House of Representatives 23rd district general election, 2016[7]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Democratic | Shelly Willingham (incumbent) | 27,208 | 100% |
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| Total votes | 27,208 | 100% |
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North Carolina House of Representatives 23rd district Democratic primary election, 2014[8]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Democratic | Shelly Willingham | 2,978 | 35.61% |
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| Democratic | R. B. (Rusty) Holderness | 2,543 | 30.41% |
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| Democratic | Taro Knight | 1,715 | 20.51% |
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| Democratic | Bronson Williams | 1,126 | 13.47% |
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| Total votes | 8,362 | 100% |
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North Carolina House of Representatives 23rd district Democratic primary run-off election, 2014[9]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Democratic | Shelly Willingham | 2,702 | 52.16% |
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| Democratic | R. B. (Rusty) Holderness | 2,478 | 47.84% |
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| Total votes | 5,180 | 100% |
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North Carolina House of Representatives 23rd district general election, 2014[10]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Democratic | Shelly Willingham | 18,660 | 100% |
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| Total votes | 18,660 | 100% |
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North Carolina Senate 3rd district Democratic primary election, 2008[11]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Democratic | Clark Jenkins (incumbent) | 16,187 | 50.52% |
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| Democratic | Shelly Willingham | 13,200 | 41.20% |
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| Democratic | Henry Williams II | 2,652 | 8.28% |
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| Total votes | 32,039 | 100% |
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North Carolina Senate 3rd district Democratic primary election, 2006[12]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Democratic | Clark Jenkins (incumbent) | 7,969 | 64.28% |
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| Democratic | Shelly Willingham | 4,429 | 35.72% |
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| Total votes | 12,398 | 100% |
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North Carolina Senate 3rd district Democratic primary run-off election, 2004[14]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Democratic | Clark Jenkins (incumbent) | 6,070 | 54.47% |
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| Democratic | Shelly Willingham | 5,074 | 45.53% |
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| Total votes | 11,144 | 100% |
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Committee assignments
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- Appropriations
- Appropriations - Transportation
- Alcoholic Beverage Control (Vice Chair)
- Insurance (Vice Chair)
- Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform
- Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- State Personnel
- Appropriations
- Appropriations - Transportation
- Alcoholic Beverage Control
- Insurance
- Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform
- Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- State and Local Government
- Appropriations
- Appropriations - Justice and Public Safety
- Alcoholic Beverage Control
- Elections and Ethics Law
- Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- State Personnel
- Transportation
- Appropriations
- Appropriations - Information Technology
- Alcoholic Beverage Control
- Elections
- Agriculture
- Banking
- Education - Universities
- Judiciary IV