RepublicanNot in office · last served 2004Last on a ballot: Nov 2002

Cass Ballenger

Cass Ballenger ran in 15 elections between 1974 and 2002, winning 15. Served in the North Carolina House of Representatives (District 37), the North Carolina State Senate (District 23 and District 26) and the U.S. House (NC-10).

Last office: U.S. House, NC-10

Elections: 15; 1974–2002
Won: 15; generals, primaries and specials

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Career

Offices held, and every time Ballenger was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028North Carolina House of Representatives, District 37 North Carolina State Senate, District 23 North Carolina State Senate, District 26 U.S. House, NC-10Out of office

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Every race Ballenger has run

Margin: how far Ballenger finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin	Raised
2002	U.S. House, NC-10	General	Won	Ron Daugherty (D), Christopher M. Hill (L)	59.3%	R+21.5	$582.8K
2000	U.S. House, NC-10	General	Won	Delmas Parker (D), Deborah Garrett Eddins (L)	68.2%	R+38.8	$238.6K
1998	U.S. House, NC-10	General	Won	Deborah Garrett Eddins (L)	85.6%	R+71.2	$224.4K
1996	U.S. House, NC-10	General	Won	Ben Neill (D), Richard Kahn (NLP)	70%	R+41.3	$257.8K
1994	U.S. House, NC-10	General	Won	Robert Wayne Avery (D)	71.5%	R+43.0	$259.4K
1992	U.S. House, NC-10	General	Won	Ben Neill (D), Jeffrey Clayton Brown (L)	63.4%	R+29.7	$277.1K
1990	U.S. House, NC-10	General	Won	Daniel R. Green Jr. (D)	61.8%	R+23.6	$297.4K
1988	U.S. House, NC-10	General	Won	Jack L. Rhyne (D)	61%	R+22.1	$322.9K
1986	U.S. House, NC-10	General	Won	Lester D. "les" Roark (D)	57.5%	R+15.0	$469.3K
1984	North Carolina State Senate, District 26	General	Won	William W. Redman Jr. (R), Leon F. Thomasson (D), Oma H. Hester Jr. (D)	33.9%	D+0.3	—
1982	North Carolina State Senate, District 26	General	Won	William W. Redman Jr. (R), Phil Segrave (D)	35.9%	D+1.0	—
1980	North Carolina State Senate, District 23	General	Won	William W. Redman Jr. (R), Kenneth C. Wooten (D), Glenn P. Deal (D)	28.7%	D+0.5	—
1978	North Carolina State Senate, District 23	General	Won	William W. Redman Jr. (R), Kenneth C. Wooten (D), Bobby Lee Combs (D)	26.9%	R+1.5	—
1976	North Carolina State Senate, District 23	General	Won	Bobby Lee Combs (D), Pleas Lackey (D), Harlan Robertson (R)	24.6%	D+1.9	—
1974	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 37	General	Won	Frances E. Setzer (D), Kenyon Zahner (R), Floyd Powell (D)	25.1%	D+0.2	—

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Seats Ballenger has held

U.S. House, NC-10 · 1987–2004
North Carolina State Senate, District 26 · 1983–1986
North Carolina State Senate, District 23 · 1977–1982
North Carolina House of Representatives, District 37 · 1975–1976

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Who Ballenger has run against

Ron Daugherty (D) · 2002 election, won
Delmas Parker (D) · 2000 election, won
Deborah Garrett Eddins (L) · 1998 election, won
Ben Neill (D) · 1996 election, won
Robert Wayne Avery (D) · 1994 election, won
Daniel R. Green Jr. (D) · 1990 election, won
Jack L. Rhyne (D) · 1988 election, won
Lester D. "les" Roark (D) · 1986 election, won

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)