John Marshall Blust | |
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Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives | |
Assumed office September 17, 2024 | |
Preceded by | John Faircloth |
Constituency | 62nd District (2024-present) |
In office January 1,2001 –January 1,2019 | |
Preceded by | Stephen Wood |
Succeeded by | John Faircloth |
Constituency | 27th District (2001-2003) 62nd District (2003-2019) |
Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 32nd district | |
In office May 9,1996 [1] –January 1,1999 | |
Preceded by | Thomas B. Sawyer Sr. |
Succeeded by | Kay Hagan |
Personal details | |
Born | Hamilton,Ohio | June 4,1954
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Maria Blust |
Children | Barbara Blust |
Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BS,JD) |
Profession | Attorney,Politician |
John Marshall Blust (born June 4,1954) is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly,representing the state's 62nd House district,including constituents in Guilford county. [2]
From 1996 to 1999,Blust served in the North Carolina Senate before he was defeated for reelection to by Kay Hagan,who would go on to be elected to the United States Senate. [3]
In 2000,Blust was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives,where he served until he declined to run for re-election in 2018. [4]
In March 2016,Blust officially announced his candidacy for the United States House of Representatives for North Carolina's newly redrawn 13th District. [5] He was defeated in the Republican primary by Ted Budd.
In September 2023,Blust announced that he would seek election to a new term in the N.C. House of Representatives to succeed retiring representative John Faircloth in District 62. [4] In September 2024,Blust was appointed to the seat after Faircloth's resignation. He is set to face Democrat Marjorie Benbow for election to a full term. [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Blust (incumbent) | 32,010 | 100% | |
Total votes | 32,010 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Blust (incumbent) | 18,841 | 62.09% | |
Democratic | Sal Leone | 11,504 | 37.91% | |
Total votes | 30,345 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Blust (incumbent) | 27,633 | 76.32% | |
Libertarian | Kent P. Wilsey | 8,574 | 23.68% | |
Total votes | 36,207 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Blust (incumbent) | 21,829 | 83.65% | |
Libertarian | Jeffery Simon | 4,266 | 16.35% | |
Total votes | 26,095 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Blust (incumbent) | 33,472 | 100% | |
Total votes | 33,472 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Blust (incumbent) | 16,116 | 100% | |
Total votes | 16,116 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Blust (incumbent) | 31,436 | 100% | |
Total votes | 31,436 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Blust (incumbent) | 13,060 | 62.06% | |
Democratic | Flossie Boyd-McIntyre (incumbent) | 7,983 | 37.94% | |
Total votes | 21,043 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Blust | 24,063 | 83.98% | |
Reform | Stephen Wood (incumbent) | 4,589 | 16.01% | |
Total votes | 28,652 | 100% | ||
Republican gain from Reform |
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