Margaret H. Dickson

Margaret Dickson
Margaret Dickson
Member of the North Carolina Senate; from the 19th district
	In office; January 21, 2010 – January 1, 2011
Preceded by	Tony Rand
Succeeded by	Wesley Meredith
Member of the ; North Carolina House of Representatives
	In office; January 1, 2003 – January 21, 2010
Preceded by	Mia Morris (Redistricting)
Succeeded by	Dianne Parfitt
Constituency	41st District (2003-2005) ; 44th District (2005-2010)
Personal details
Born	September 21, 1949 (age 75)
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	John W. Dickson
Children	3
Alma mater	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA)

Margaret Highsmith Dickson is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly. In 2010, she was in her fourth two-year term representing the state's 44th House district, including constituents in Cumberland and Harnett counties, when she was selected by local Democrats to replace state Senator Tony Rand, who had resigned.^[7] She is a retired broadcaster from Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Dickson has served as the chair of the House Commerce, Small Business, and Entrepreneurship committee and University Board of Governors Nominating committee and as the vice-chair of the committee on Insurance. Dickson was also a member of House Appropriations, Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Education, Education Subcommittee on Universities, and Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs.^[8]

Electoral history

2010

North Carolina Senate 19th district general election, 2010^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wesley Meredith	25,047	51.10%
	Democratic	Margaret Dickson (incumbent)	23,964	48.90%
Total votes			49,011	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 44th district general election, 2008^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Margaret Dickson (incumbent)	17,260	61.59%
	Republican	Lou Huddleston	10,763	38.41%
Total votes			28,023	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 44th district general election, 2006^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Margaret Dickson (incumbent)	8,648	100%
Total votes			8,648	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 44th district general election, 2004^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Margaret Dickson (incumbent)	13,764	58.38%
	Republican	Ralph Reagan	9,812	41.62%
Total votes			23,576	100%
	Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 41st district general election, 2002^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Margaret Dickson	8,596	50.68%
	Republican	Mia Morris (incumbent)	8,365	49.32%
Total votes			16,961	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

References

^ "North Carolina State Senate 2009-2010". Retrieved April 8, 2021.
^ "North Carolina State Senate 2011-2012". Retrieved April 8, 2021.
^ "North Carolina State House of Representatives 2003-2004". Retrieved April 8, 2021.
^ "North Carolina State House of Representatives 2001-2002". Retrieved April 8, 2021.
^ "North Carolina State House of Representatives 2005-2006". Retrieved June 4, 2021.
^ "North Carolina manual [serial]". 1916.
^ News & Observer: Dickson will take Rand's seat Archived 2010-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Representative Margaret Highsmith Dickson (Dem), Standing Committee Assignments, 2009-2010 Session". North Carolina General Assembly. Archived from the original on November 26, 2009.
^ North Carolina State Board of Elections ^{[dead link]}
^ North Carolina State Board of Elections ^{[dead link]}
^ North Carolina State Board of Elections ^{[dead link]}
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North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by George Holmes Tracy Walker	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 41st district 2003–2005	Succeeded by Russell Capps
Preceded by Rick Glazier	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 44th district 2005–2010	Succeeded by Dianne Parfitt
North Carolina Senate
Preceded by Tony Rand	Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 19th district 2010–2011	Succeeded by Wesley Meredith

[1] "North Carolina State Senate 2009-2010". Retrieved April 8, 2021.

[2] "North Carolina State Senate 2011-2012". Retrieved April 8, 2021.

[3] "North Carolina State House of Representatives 2003-2004". Retrieved April 8, 2021.

[4] "North Carolina State House of Representatives 2001-2002". Retrieved April 8, 2021.

[5] "North Carolina State House of Representatives 2005-2006". Retrieved June 4, 2021.

[6] "North Carolina manual [serial]". 1916.

[7] News & Observer: Dickson will take Rand's seat Archived 2010-04-19 at the Wayback Machine

[8] "Representative Margaret Highsmith Dickson (Dem), Standing Committee Assignments, 2009-2010 Session". North Carolina General Assembly. Archived from the original on November 26, 2009.

[9] North Carolina State Board of Elections ^{[dead link]}

[10] North Carolina State Board of Elections ^{[dead link]}

[11] North Carolina State Board of Elections ^{[dead link]}

[12] North Carolina State Board of Elections ^{[dead link]}

[13] North Carolina State Board of Elections ^{[dead link]}

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