DemocratNot in office · last served 2014Last on a ballot: Nov 2012

Martin L. Nesbitt

Martin L. Nesbitt ran in 17 elections between 1980 and 2012, winning 16. Served in the North Carolina House of Representatives (District 43, District 51 and District 114) and the North Carolina State Senate (District 49).

Last office: North Carolina State Senate, District 49

Elections
17
1980–2012
Won
16
generals, primaries and specials

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

Career

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

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

Every race Nesbitt has run

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

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMargin
2012North Carolina State Senate, District 49GeneralWonR. L. Clark (R)62%D+23.9
2010North Carolina State Senate, District 49GeneralWonR. L. Clark (R)59.4%D+18.7
2008North Carolina State Senate, District 49GeneralWonR. L. Clark (R)65.6%D+31.3
2006North Carolina State Senate, District 49GeneralWonR. L. Clark (R)65.6%D+31.3
2004North Carolina State Senate, District 49GeneralWonR. L. Clark (R)61.4%D+22.8
2002North Carolina House of Representatives, District 114GeneralWonBill Porter (R), Clarence Ervin Young (L)61%D+26.4
2000North Carolina House of Representatives, District 51GeneralWonWilma Sherrill (R), Lanier M. Cansler (R), Barbara Field (D)18.5%R+1.3
1998North Carolina House of Representatives, District 51GeneralWonWilma Sherrill (R), Lanier M. Cansler (R), Barbara Field (D)17.6%R+3.1
1996North Carolina House of Representatives, District 51GeneralWonWilma Sherrill (R), Lanier M. Cansler (R), Ben Pace (D)17.6%R+1.4
1994North Carolina House of Representatives, District 51GeneralLostWilma Sherrill (R), Lanier M. Cansler (R), Larry R. Linney (R)15.6%R+3.5
1992North Carolina House of Representatives, District 51GeneralWonNarvel J. Crawford (D), Marie W. Colton (D), Wilma Sherrill (R)18%D+0.2
1990North Carolina House of Representatives, District 51GeneralWonMarie W. Colton (D), Gordon H. Greenwood (D), Narvel J. Crawford (D)13.8%R+0.3
1988North Carolina House of Representatives, District 51GeneralWonMarie W. Colton (D), Narvel J. Crawford (D), Gordon H. Greenwood (D)15.5%D+0.2
1986North Carolina House of Representatives, District 51GeneralWonJeffrey P. Hunt (R), Marie W. Colton (D), Narvel J. Crawford (D)13.3%R+0.4
1984North Carolina House of Representatives, District 51GeneralWonMarie W. Colton (D), Narvel J. Crawford (D), Gordon H. Greenwood (D)13.1%D+0.1
1982North Carolina House of Representatives, District 51GeneralWonMarie W. Colton (D), Gordon H. Greenwood (D), Narvel J. Crawford (D)19.7%R+0.3
1980North Carolina House of Representatives, District 43GeneralWonMarie W. Colton (D), Gordon H. Greenwood (D), Narvel J. Crawford (D)13.7%R+0.4

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