Representative Linda Cooper-Suggs | |
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Member of the North CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives from the 24th district | |
In office July 27, 2020 –January 1, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Jean Farmer-Butterfield |
Succeeded by | Ken Fontenot |
Personal details | |
Born | 1953 |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Wilson,North Carolina |
Alma mater | North Carolina A&T State University (BA) East Carolina University (MA) |
Occupation | Educator |
Linda Darnell Cooper-Suggs (born 1953) is an American politician. She is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. She has represented the 24th district (composed of all of Wilson County) from 2020 to 2023. [1]
Cooper-Suggs was selected by Democratic party activists from Wilson County on July 25,2020 to represent the 24th House district,a vacancy left by the resignation of Jean Farmer-Butterfield. [2] Her appointment was approved by North Carolina governor Roy Cooper on July 27,2020. She ran for the same office in November 2020 and won the election on 3 November 2020 from the platform of Democratic Party. She secured fifty-three percent of the vote while her closest rival Republican Mick Rankin secured forty-seven percent. [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ken Fontenot | 15,121 | 54.22% | |
Democratic | Linda Cooper-Suggs (incumbent) | 12,768 | 45.78% | |
Total votes | 27,889 | 100% | ||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Linda Cooper-Suggs (incumbent) | 20,928 | 52.60% | |
Republican | Mick Rankin | 18,856 | 47.40% | |
Total votes | 39,784 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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