Michael V. Lee
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Michael Lee | |
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Member of the North Carolina Senate | |
Assumed office January 1, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Harper Peterson |
Constituency | 9th district (2021–2023) 7th district (2023–present) |
In office August 18, 2014 – January 1, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Thom Goolsby |
Succeeded by | Harper Peterson |
Constituency | 9th district |
Personal details | |
Born | Michael Vincent Lee November 29, 1968 Kingston, New York, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of North Carolina, Wilmington University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA) Wake Forest University (JD) |
Michael Vincent Lee (born November 29, 1968)[1] is a Republican member of the North Carolina State Senate.
Lee was first appointed to office in August 2014 replacing Thom Goolsby.
He was re-elected at the November 2016 election for a second term, having defeated Democrat Andrew Barnhill 57.35% to 42.65%.[2] He was defeated by Democrat Harper Peterson in the 2018 election and defeated Peterson in a rematch in the 2020 election.
Lee holds a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Juris Doctor degree from Wake Forest University.
As a lawyer, Lee started his own law firm in 2012.[3]
Electoral history
[edit]2022
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Michael Lee (incumbent) | 44,908 | 50.97% | |
Democratic | Marcia Morgan | 43,198 | 49.03% | |
Total votes | 88,106 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2020
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Michael Lee | 63,255 | 50.51% | |
Democratic | Harper Peterson (incumbent) | 61,987 | 49.49% | |
Total votes | 125,242 | 100% | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
2018
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Harper Peterson | 42,257 | 48.60% | |||
Republican | Michael Lee (incumbent) | 42,026 | 48.33% | |||
Libertarian | Ethan Bickley | 2,671 | 3.07% | |||
Total votes | 86,954 | 100% | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
2016
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Michael Lee (incumbent) | 60,174 | 57.35% | |
Democratic | Andrew Barnhill | 44,743 | 42.65% | |
Total votes | 104,917 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2014
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Michael Lee | 9,685 | 81.22% | |
Republican | Michael T. Burns | 1,130 | 9.48% | |
Republican | Justin LaNasa | 1,109 | 9.30% | |
Total votes | 11,924 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Michael Lee (incumbent) | 35,517 | 55.36% | |
Democratic | Elizabeth Redenbaugh | 28,637 | 44.64% | |
Total votes | 64,154 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2010
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Thom Goolsby | 8,926 | 60.01% | |
Republican | Michael Lee | 5,948 | 39.99% | |
Total votes | 14,874 | 100% |
2008
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Julia Boseman (incumbent) | 50,516 | 51.67% | |
Republican | Michael Lee | 47,244 | 48.33% | |
Total votes | 97,760 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
References
[edit]- ^ "Michael Lee: Bio and Q&A". Wilmington Star News.
- ^ "NC SBE Election Contest Details". er.ncsbe.gov. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ Lee Law Firm Entry
- ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ^ [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ^ [4] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ^ [5]North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ^ [6] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ^ [7]North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ^ [8]North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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