Mitch Colvin | |
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Mayor of Fayetteville, North Carolina | |
Assumed office December 4, 2017 [1] | |
Preceded by | Nat Robertson |
Personal details | |
Born | 1973 (age 50–51) Fayetteville,North Carolina,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Fayetteville State University |
Profession | Politician,mortician |
Mitch Colvin (born 1973) is an American businessman,mortician and politician who currently serves as the Mayor of Fayetteville,North Carolina,starting December 2017.
Colvin,a member of the Democratic Party,has served as a member of the Fayetteville City Council for two consecutive terms from 2013 to 2017.
In addition to serving on the council as mayor pro tem,Mayor Colvin serves as the chair of the Baseball Committee,which negotiated a deal to bring minor league baseball affiliate of the Houston Astros to downtown Fayetteville after the Astros' minor league affiliate,the Bakersfield Blaze,had dissolved. The minor league team ended up becoming the Fayetteville Woodpeckers.
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper appointed Mitch Colvin to the Governor's Crime Commission in May 2017. [2] He began work on the Commission during its June 2017 quarterly meeting. [2] [3]
In July 2017,Colvin filed as a candidate for the office of Mayor of Fayetteville. In October 2017,he led all candidates in the primary election with 45% of the votes. In November 2017,he faced incumbent Nat Robertson,a Republican,in a general election for mayor. Colvin won the election with 59% of the vote.
In the November 2019 election,Colvin was the only candidate on the ballot. [4] He received 95% of the vote. [5] Colvin won re-election in 2022 with 62% of the vote. [6]
Cheri Lynn Beasley is an American attorney and jurist who served as the chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court from 2019 to 2020 as well as an associate justice from 2012 to 2019. She was defeated by Paul Martin Newby in 2020. Beasley previously served on the North Carolina Court of Appeals and as a district court judge in Cumberland County,North Carolina.
The 2012 North Carolina gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2012,concurrently with the 2012 United States presidential election,U.S. House election,statewide judicial election,Council of State election and various local elections.
The North Carolina Council of State elections of 2012 were held November 6,2012 to select the nine officers of the North Carolina Council of State. This election coincided with the U.S. presidential election,U.S. House elections,the gubernatorial election and the statewide judicial elections. Primary elections were held on May 8,2012;for races in which no candidate received 40 percent of the vote in the primary,runoff elections were held on July 17.
Nat Robertson is an American businessman and politician,who served as the mayor of Fayetteville,North Carolina,from December 2,2013,through December 2017. Robertson had previously served in the Fayetteville City Council for eight years. Mayors of Fayetteville are elected to two-year terms.
J.L. Dawkins was an American politician. Dawkins' served as the Mayor of Fayetteville,North Carolina,from 1987 until 2000,the longest tenure of any mayor in the city's history. He died in office on May 30,2000.
The 2016 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2016,to elect the Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Primary elections were held March 15.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Fayetteville,North Carolina,USA.
The 2020 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 3,2020,to elect the governor of North Carolina,concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to one-third of the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Democratic incumbent Roy Cooper was re-elected to a second term,defeating Republican lieutenant governor Dan Forest. Cooper became the first North Carolina governor to win re-election since Mike Easley in 2004. He also outperformed other Democrats on the ballot and was the only Democrat to win a gubernatorial race in a state carried by Donald Trump in 2020. With a margin of 4.51%,this election was the second closest of the 2020 gubernatorial election cycle after Puerto Rico and the closest in a U.S. state.
The 2020 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 3,2020,to elect the Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina,concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Primary elections were held on March 3,2020.
The 2022 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of North Carolina. Primary elections were scheduled for March 8,2022,but were delayed by the North Carolina Supreme Court and rescheduled for May 17.
A special election was held on September 10,2019,to fill the vacancy in North Carolina's 9th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for the remainder of the 116th United States Congress. The seat had been vacant since the opening of the 116th Congress,following the refusal of the North Carolina State Board of Elections to certify the results of the November 2018 election in the district due to allegations of electoral fraud. Because of the allegations,the race received substantial national attention.
The 2017 Fayetteville mayoral election took place on November 7,2017,to elect the mayor of Fayetteville,North Carolina. It saw the election of Mitch Colvin,who unseated incumbent mayor Nat Robertson.
The 2015 Fayetteville mayoral election took place on November 3,2015 to elect the mayor of Fayetteville,North Carolina. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Nat Robertson.
The 2013 Fayetteville mayoral election took place on November 5,2013,to elect the mayor of Fayetteville,North Carolina. It saw the election of Nat Robertson.
The 2019 election for the Mayor of Fayetteville,North Carolina was held on November 5,2019. Mayor Mitch Colvin,who was first elected in 2017,ran for re-election to a second term. No other candidate filed to run. Colvin was re-elected with 94.8% of the vote,with 5.2% of the vote going to various write-in candidates.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on November 8,2022,to elect U.S. representatives from the state of North Carolina,concurrent with nationwide elections to the House of Representatives and U.S. Senate,alongside legislative elections to the state house and senate. Primaries were held on May 17,2022.
The 2022 mayoral election in the city of Raleigh,North Carolina,was originally scheduled to be held on Tuesday,October 5,2021,but was postponed until November 8,2022,by the passage of a state law in June 2021 that permanently moved Raleigh municipal elections to even years. The law also changed the requirement that winners attain a majority of the vote in a runoff if necessary,instead allowing election by a simple plurality. Incumbent mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin sought election to a second term in office. She was challenged by Terrance Ruth and DaQuanta Copeland.
The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina will be held on November 5,2024,to elect the fourteen U.S. representatives from the State of North Carolina,one from all fourteen of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the 2024 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. The primary elections took place on March 5,2024.
The 2022 election for the Mayor of Fayetteville,North Carolina was held on July 26,2022. Mayor Mitch Colvin,who was first elected in 2017,ran for re-election to a third term. He defeated retired Army Lt. Col. Efrain “Freddie”de la Cruz. Colvin was re-elected with 62.7% of the vote.
Also unchallenged as of Thursday evening [July 18, 2019] was Fayetteville Mayor Mitch Colvin.