Ben Clark | |
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Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 21st district | |
In office January 1, 2013 –January 1, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Eric Mansfield |
Succeeded by | Danny Britt (Redistricting) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1959 (age 64–65) Fort Bragg,North Carolina,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | North Carolina A&T State University (BS) Southern Illinois University,Edwardsville (MBA) George Washington University (GrDip) |
Website | Official website |
Ben Clark is an American politician who served in the North Carolina Senate from the 21st district (representing constituents in Hoke and Cumberland counties) from 2013 to 2023. [1] [2] He also served as secretary of the Senate Democratic caucus. [3] On September 20,2021,Clark announced he wouldn't seek re-election in 2022. [4] On November 22,2021,Clark announced he would run for the congress in the newly-drawn NC-09 Congressional district. [5]
During five terms in the NC Senate,Clark has made his focus supporting the military,expanding healthcare access,and providing every child with a sound education. Clark led the effort to reopen NC schools after COVID-19 rates fell. He was 1 of 4 Democratic conferees on the 2021 budget that repealed NC taxes on military retirement income [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ben Clark (incumbent) | 50,105 | 68.02% | |
Republican | Sev Palacios | 23,557 | 31.98% | |
Total votes | 73,662 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ben Clark (incumbent) | 6,491 | 55.63% | |
Democratic | Naveed Aziz | 5,177 | 44.37% | |
Total votes | 11,668 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ben Clark (incumbent) | 33,238 | 70.94% | |
Republican | Timothy Leever | 13,616 | 29.06% | |
Total votes | 46,854 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ben Clark (incumbent) | 11,736 | 49.80% | |
Democratic | Naveed Aziz | 10,432 | 44.27% | |
Democratic | Eronomy Neon (Mohammed) Smith | 1,398 | 5.93% | |
Total votes | 23,566 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ben Clark (incumbent) | 49,081 | 71.74% | |
Republican | Dan Travieso | 19,338 | 28.26% | |
Total votes | 68,419 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ben Clark (incumbent) | 6,421 | 55.68% | |
Democratic | Billy R. King | 3,860 | 33.47% | |
Democratic | Sylvia Adamczyk | 766 | 6.64% | |
Democratic | Eronomy (Mohammed) Smith | 484 | 4.20% | |
Total votes | 11,531 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ben Clark (incumbent) | 31,663 | 100% | |
Total votes | 31,663 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Billy R. King | 4,353 | 24.46% | |
Democratic | Ben Clark | 3,525 | 19.81% | |
Democratic | Larry Shaw | 3,523 | 19.79% | |
Democratic | Curtis Worthy | 3,385 | 19.02% | |
Democratic | Allen Thomas,Jr. | 2,489 | 13.98% | |
Democratic | Eronomy (Mohammed) Smith | 523 | 2.94% | |
Total votes | 17,798 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ben Clark | 2,436 | 59.88% | |
Democratic | Billy R. King | 1,632 | 40.12% | |
Total votes | 4,068 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ben Clark | 57,805 | 100% | |
Total votes | 57,805 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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