Representative Verla Insko | |
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Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives | |
In office January 1, 1997 –May 31, 2022 [1] | |
Preceded by | Anne Craig Barnes |
Succeeded by | Allen Buansi [2] [3] |
Constituency | 24th District (1997-2003) 56th District (2003-2022) |
Personal details | |
Born | Decatur,Arkansas,U.S. | February 5,1936
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Chester |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Chapel Hill,North Carolina |
Alma mater | Fresno State College (BA) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (MPA) |
Occupation | Retired health program administrator |
Website | https://verlainsko.com/ |
Verla Clemens Insko (born February 5,1936) is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Insko has represented the 56th district (including constituents in Orange County) since 1997. [4] She is a retired health program administrator from Chapel Hill,North Carolina. Insko also previously served as a member of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education from 1977 to 1985 and on the Orange County Board of Commissioners from 1990 to 1994. She has been noted for her progressive policy positions,such as her support for publicly funded universal health care,and stated in a candidate questionnaire,"I believe in an activist government that provides for the common good and protects the vulnerable". On September 15,2021 Insko announced that she wouldn't seek re-election to the NC House in 2022. [5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Verla Insko (incumbent) | 20,389 | 85.64% | |
Democratic | Joe Parrish | 3,418 | 14.36% | |
Total votes | 23,807 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Verla Insko (incumbent) | 38,428 | 100% | |
Total votes | 38,428 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Verla Insko (incumbent) | 32,286 | 86.15% | |
Republican | Marcus Cooke | 4,235 | 11.30% | |
Libertarian | Matthew P. Clements | 955 | 2.55% | |
Total votes | 37,476 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Verla Insko (incumbent) | 43,144 | 100% | |
Total votes | 43,144 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Verla Insko (incumbent) | 25,601 | 81.19% | |
Republican | David (Dave) Pratt Carter | 5,932 | 18.81% | |
Total votes | 31,533 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Verla Insko (incumbent) | 35,173 | 77.44% | |
Republican | Karrie Mead | 10,248 | 22.56% | |
Total votes | 45,421 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Verla Insko (incumbent) | 17,737 | 100% | |
Total votes | 17,737 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Verla Insko (incumbent) | 30,835 | 100% | |
Total votes | 30,835 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Verla Insko (incumbent) | 14,472 | 100% | |
Total votes | 14,472 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Verla Insko (incumbent) | 25,984 | 100% | |
Total votes | 25,984 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Verla Insko (incumbent) | 15,805 | 79.98% | |
Libertarian | Will Shooter | 3,957 | 20.02% | |
Total votes | 19,762 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joe Hackney (incumbent) | 41,133 | 33.73% | |
Democratic | Verla Insko (incumbent) | 38,944 | 31.93% | |
Republican | William Towne | 19,928 | 16.34% | |
Republican | Rod Chaney | 19,281 | 15.81% | |
Libertarian | John H. Bauman | 2,672 | 2.19% | |
Total votes | 121,958 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joe Hackney (incumbent) | 32,828 | 52.63% | |
Democratic | Verla Insko (incumbent) | 29,549 | 47.37% | |
Total votes | 62,377 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold |
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