RepublicanNot in office · last served 1984Last on a ballot: Nov 1982
J. Reid Poovey
Last held office: North Carolina House of Representatives, District 45 (1982–1984). Ran in 7 elections between 1970 and 1982, winning 5.
Last office: North Carolina House of Representatives, District 45
- Last margin
- −3.4
- Won 1982
- Elections
- 7
- 1970–1982
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Poovey was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028North Carolina State Senate, District 23North Carolina House of Representatives, District 37North Carolina House of Representatives, District 45
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Poovey has run
Margin: how far Poovey finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 45 | General | Won | Austin M. Allran (R), Daniel R. Green Jr. (D), Thomas C. Hurley (D) | 24.7% | D+3.4 |
| 1980 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 37 | General | Won | Austin M. Allran (R), Ralph D. Yount (D), Thomas C. Hurley (D) | 28.7% | D+3.2 |
| 1978 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 37 | General | Won | Carl W. Rullman Sr. (R), J. M. Abernathy (D), James O. Icenhour (D) | 27% | R+1.4 |
| 1976 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 37 | General | Won | Frances E. Setzer (D), Elbert L. Bollinger (D) | 34.6% | D+1.1 |
| 1974 | North Carolina State Senate, District 23 | General | Lost | Bobby Lee Combs (D), Pleas Lackey (D), Kennedy H. Sharpe (R) | 24.4% | D+3.4 |
| 1972 | North Carolina State Senate, District 23 | General | Won | Kennedy H. Sharpe (R), Bobby Lee Combs (D), James C. Kivett (D) | 29% | R+1.6 |
| 1970 | North Carolina State Senate, District 26 | General | Lost | Bobby Lee Combs (D), Norman H. Joyner (R), James C. Kivett (D) | 24.9% | D+0.4 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Poovey has held
- North Carolina House of Representatives, District 45 · 1982–1984
- North Carolina House of Representatives, District 37 · 1976–1982
- North Carolina State Senate, District 23 · 1972–1974
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Poovey has run against
- Austin M. Allran (R) · 1982 election, won
- Carl W. Rullman Sr. (R) · 1978 election, won
- Frances E. Setzer (D) · 1976 election, won
- Bobby Lee Combs (D) · 1974 election, lost
- Kennedy H. Sharpe (R) · 1972 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive