Yvonne Lewis Holley

Main article: 2020 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

Holley unsuccessfully ran for lieutenant governor of North Carolina in the 2020 election. She placed first in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2020, but with less than the 30 percent required to avoid the possibility of a runoff. ^[9] The second-place finisher, Terry Van Duyn, declined to call for a runoff, however, making Holley the Democratic nominee. ^[10]

Holley campaigned on what she called an Affordable Living Initiative (ALI), which would bring together "public/private partnerships, non-profits, urban and rural governments, legislators, environmentalists, homebuilders, and everyday citizens to help solve some of the problems that have become critical needs in communities across NC. ALI will focus on the following: attainable housing; access to affordable and healthy food; jobs (living wages, entrepreneurial, small business, and workforce development); and transportation." ^[11]

Holley lost the general election to the Republican candidate, Mark Robinson, 51%-48%.

Yvonne Holley
official portrait, 2017
Member of the North CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives from the 38th district
In office January 1, 2013 –January 1, 2021

North Carolina Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Robinson	2,800,656	51.63%
	Democratic	Yvonne Lewis Holley	2,623,458	48.37%
Total votes			5,424,114	100.0%
	Republican hold

North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Democratic Primary ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Yvonne Lewis Holley	309,274	26.58%
	Democratic	Terry Van Duyn	237,885	20.44%
	Democratic	Chaz Beasley	219,503	18.86%
	Democratic	Allen Thomas	219,229	18.84%
	Democratic	Bill Toole	111,843	9.61%
	Democratic	Ron Newton	65,970	5.67%
Total votes			1,163,704	100.00%

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 38th district general election, 2018 ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Yvonne Lewis Holley (incumbent)	23,985	81.90%
	Republican	Ken Bagnal	4,532	15.48%
	Libertarian	Bobby Yates Emory	768	2.62%
Total votes			29,285	100%
	Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 38th district general election, 2016 ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Yvonne Lewis Holley (incumbent)	28,990	84.80%
	Libertarian	Olen Watson III	5,196	15.20%
Total votes			34,186	100%
	Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 38th district general election, 2014 ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Yvonne Lewis Holley (incumbent)	17,883	79.90%
	Republican	Joe Thompson	4,498	20.10%
Total votes			22,381	100%
	Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 38th district Democratic primary election, 2012 ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Yvonne Lewis Holley	6,328	60.81%
	Democratic	Abeni El-Amin	2,663	25.59%
	Democratic	Lee Sartain	1,415	13.60%
Total votes			10,406	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 38th district general election, 2012 ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Yvonne Lewis Holley	29,665	87.68%
	Unaffiliated	Shane Murphy	4,169	12.32%
Total votes			33,834	100%
	Democratic win (new seat)

References

1. "Yvonne Lewis Holley". Indy Week. April 18, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
2. "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
3. "State House, part two". Raleigh News & Observer. October 24, 2016.
4. "JD Lewis". CBC History.
5. "Information about Wake County and Statewide Races". PoliticaNC. September 24, 2016. Archived from the original on February 26, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
6. "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart.
7. "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart.
8. Governor Cooper Names Members of Andrea Harris Social, Economic, Environmental, and Health Equity Task Force
9. WRAL.com: Surprise of the night in NC politics? The LG's race
10. WRAL.com: No runoff in Democratic LG primary, Wake's Holley wins
11. IndyWeek (Independent Weekly) Candidate Questionnaire: Yvonne Holley, Lieutenant Governor
12. "11/03/2020 OFFICIAL LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
13. "03/03/2020 OFFICIAL LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
14. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
15. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
16. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
17. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
18. North Carolina State Board of Elections.

External links

Media related to Yvonne Lewis Holley at Wikimedia Commons

• Representative Yvonne Lewis Holley government website
• Holley for Lt. Governor campaign website
• Yvonne Lewis Holley at Ballotpedia

• Profile at Vote Smart

North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Deborah Ross	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 38th district 2013–2021	Succeeded by Abe Jones
Party political offices
Preceded by Linda Coleman	Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina 2020	Succeeded by Rachel Hunt