Danny Britt

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Danny Britt
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Member of the North Carolina Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2017
Rank Lieutenant Colonel

Danny Earl Britt Jr. (born July 6, 1979) is a Republican member of the North Carolina Senate, having represented the 24th district and its predecessors since 2017. [1] [2] He is a Lt. Colonel in the North Carolina Army National Guard. [3] [4] Britt is the first Republican to have been elected to the seat since the Reconstruction Era. [5] [6] [7]

Contents

Committee assignments

[8]

2021-2022 session

2019-2020 session

2017-2018 session

Electoral history

2022

North Carolina Senate 24th district general election, 2022 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Danny Britt (incumbent) 28,717 58.35%
Democratic Darrel "BJ" Gibson Jr.20,49441.65%
Total votes49,211 100%
Republican hold

2020

North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2020 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Danny Britt (incumbent) 45,264 63.56%
Democratic Barbara Yates-Lockamy25,94936.44%
Total votes71,213 100%
Republican hold

2018

North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2018 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Danny Britt (incumbent) 31,106 62.50%
Democratic John Campbell18,66137.50%
Total votes49,767 100%
Republican hold

2016

North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2016 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Danny Britt 34,126 54.98%
Democratic Jane Smith (incumbent)27,94045.02%
Total votes62,066 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

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References

  1. ↑ "Danny Britt". North Carolina Republican Senate Caucus. Retrieved Dec 11, 2020.
  2. ↑ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Danny Britt wins reelection to N.C. Senate". November 7, 2018.
  4. ↑ "The Unsinkable Danny Britt". THE RACE TO 2020.
  5. ↑ "'Hope To Hopelessness:' Will Government Step Up After Second Storm?". WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source. Oct 10, 2018. Retrieved Dec 11, 2020.
  6. ↑ "The unsinkable Danny Britt". Washington Examiner. Jun 5, 2017. Retrieved Dec 11, 2020.
  7. ↑ Kruse, Michael. "How Trump Won One of America's Most Diverse Counties — By a Lot". POLITICO. Retrieved Dec 11, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Danny Earl Britt". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  9. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  10. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  11. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  12. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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Preceded by Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 13th district
2017–2023		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 24th district
2023–Present		Incumbent
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