Representative Pat McElraft | |
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Member of the North CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives from the 13th district | |
In office January 1, 2007 –January 1, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Jean Preston |
Succeeded by | Celeste Cairns |
Personal details | |
Born | Hugo,Oklahoma | March 20,1947
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Roger |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Emerald Isle,North Carolina |
Website | patforhouse |
Patricia Earlene McElraft (born March 20,1947) is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. She represented the 13th district (including all of Carteret and Jones counties) from 2007 to 2023. [1] She is currently one of the Deputy Majority Whips. [2] McElraft announced in December 2021 that she would not run for reelection in 2022. [3]
McElraft and her husband,retired Colonel Roger McElraft,live in Emerald Isle,North Carolina and have two grown children. She was a technical sales representative for Microbiology Product Company. Previously,she served 3 terms as an Emerald Isle Town Commissioner and a partial term as Carteret County Commissioner before being elected to the State House. [4] [5]
During the 2011-2012 session,McElraft was chairman of the Environment committee and Vice-Chairman of the Insurance committee. [6] McElraft drafted House Bill 819 (S.L. 2012-201),which prevented local and state agencies from incorporating recent scientific estimates of projected sea level rise due to climate change in planning efforts, [7] [8] making it easier to expand development in low coastal areas.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Pat McElraft (incumbent) | 33,477 | 71.65% | |
Democratic | Buck Bayliff | 13,246 | 28.35% | |
Total votes | 46,723 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Pat McElraft (incumbent) | 5,746 | 75.52% | |
Republican | Blake Beadle | 1,863 | 24.48% | |
Total votes | 7,609 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Pat McElraft (incumbent) | 22,755 | 72.76% | ||
Unaffliated | Pene diMaio | 8,518 | 27.24% | ||
Total votes | 31,273 | 100% | |||
Republican hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Pat McElraft (incumbent) | 29,188 | 70.82% | |
Democratic | Rodney Alexander | 12,024 | 29.18% | |
Total votes | 41,212 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Pat McElraft (incumbent) | 19,946 | 69.73% | |
Democratic | Jim Nolan | 8,659 | 30.27% | |
Total votes | 28,605 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
In 2012,McElraft did not face any primary opponents. She faced a rematch with Wyatt Rike (now a Libertarian candidate) in the general election. McElraft easily won re-election with nearly 90% of the vote. [14] [15]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Pat McElraft (incumbent) | 28,416 | 88.34% | |
Libertarian | Wyatt Rike | 3,752 | 11.66% | |
Total votes | 32,168 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
In 2010,McElraft faced a primary challenge from Morehead City resident Wyatt Rike. [17] She defeated Rike 77%–22% [18] and went on to defeat the Democratic candidate,environmental scientist and teacher Craig Hassler (also of Morehead City), [19] with 73% of the vote. [20]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Pat McElraft (incumbent) | 4,354 | 77.43% | |
Republican | Wyatt Rike | 1,269 | 22.57% | |
Total votes | 5,623 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Pat McElraft (incumbent) | 19,491 | 73.26% | |
Democratic | Craig K. Hassler | 7,113 | 26.74% | |
Total votes | 26,604 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
In 2008,McElraft did not face any primary opponents,continuing on to the general election to face the Democratic party candidate Barbara Garrity-Blake. Garrity-Blake,a doctorate anthropologist from Down East and former commissioner on the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission,also did not face any primary challenge. [23] McElraft defeated Garrity-Blake 57%–43%. [24]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Pat McElraft (incumbent) | 22,022 | 56.85% | |
Democratic | Barbara Garrity-Blake | 16,714 | 43.15% | |
Total votes | 38,736 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
After serving several years as both a town and county commissioner,McElraft ran,in 2006,for the North Carolina House of Representatives district 13 seat held by Jean R. Preston who decided to run for state Senate. McElraft defeated Dave Fowler in the Republican primary 68%–32%. [26] In the general election,McElraft faced Democratic veteran politician Malcolm Fulcher who had previously served in the state House in the late 1970s to early 1980s. [27] McElraft won the seat 58%–42%. [28]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Pat McElraft | 4,491 | 68.06% | |
Republican | Dave Fowler | 2,108 | 31.94% | |
Total votes | 6,599 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Pat McElraft | 14,304 | 58.37% | |
Democratic | G. Malcolm Fulcher,Jr. | 10,201 | 41.63% | |
Total votes | 24,505 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
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