Marcus Williams (North Carolina)

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Marcus Williams
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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

March 5, 2024

Education

High school

Lumberton High School

Bachelor's

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Law

University of Minnesota Law School

Personal
Profession
Attorney
Contact

Campaign website

Personal website

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Marcus Williams (Democratic Party) ran for election for Governor of North Carolina. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 5, 2024.

Biography

Williams earned his B.A. in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1975 and his J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1978. His professional experience includes working as attorney at a private practice, as an Assistant Public Defender for the State of North Carolina from 2001 to 2006, as an executive director for Pennsylvania Legal Services from 1996 to 2000, as an executive director for Legal Services of the Lower Cape Fear from 1987 from 1996, as an executive director for Legal Services of the Coastal Plains from 1983 from 1987 and as attorney/law clerk/community fellow from Southern Minnesota Regional Services from 1976 to 1983.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2024

General election

General election for Governor of North Carolina

Josh Stein defeated Mark K. Robinson, Mike Ross, Vinny Smith, and Wayne Turner in the general election for Governor of North Carolina on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Josh Stein
Josh Stein (D) Candidate Connection
 
53.4
 
2,286,663
Image of Mark K. Robinson
Mark K. Robinson (R)
 
41.7
 
1,783,515
Image of Mike Ross
Mike Ross (L) Candidate Connection
 
3.1
 
131,493
Image of Vinny Smith
Vinny Smith (Constitution Party)
 
1.0
 
42,046
Image of Wayne Turner
Wayne Turner (G) Candidate Connection
 
0.8
 
36,269

There were no incumbents in this race. Source

Total votes: 4,279,986
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of North Carolina

Josh Stein defeated Michael R. Morgan, Chrelle Booker, Marcus Williams, and Gary Foxx in the Democratic primary for Governor of North Carolina on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Josh Stein
Josh Stein Candidate Connection
 
69.6
 
479,026
Image of Michael R. Morgan
Michael R. Morgan
 
14.3
 
98,627
Image of Chrelle Booker
Chrelle Booker
 
6.7
 
46,045
Image of Marcus Williams
Marcus Williams
 
5.7
 
39,257
Image of Gary Foxx
Gary Foxx
 
3.7
 
25,283

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 688,238
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of North Carolina

Mark K. Robinson defeated Dale Folwell and Bill Graham in the Republican primary for Governor of North Carolina on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mark K. Robinson
Mark K. Robinson
 
64.8
 
666,504
Image of Dale Folwell
Dale Folwell
 
19.2
 
196,955
Image of Bill Graham
Bill Graham
 
16.0
 
164,572

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,028,031
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Green primary election

The Green primary election was canceled. Wayne Turner advanced from the Green primary for Governor of North Carolina.

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Governor of North Carolina

Mike Ross defeated Shannon Bray in the Libertarian primary for Governor of North Carolina on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Ross
Mike Ross Candidate Connection
 
59.4
 
2,910
Image of Shannon Bray
Shannon Bray
 
40.6
 
1,985

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,895
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

See also: United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. Senate North Carolina

Ted Budd defeated Cheri Beasley, Shannon Bray, Matthew Hoh, and Michelle Lewis in the general election for U.S. Senate North Carolina on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ted Budd
Ted Budd (R)
 
50.5
 
1,905,786
Image of Cheri Beasley
Cheri Beasley (D)
 
47.3
 
1,784,049
Image of Shannon Bray
Shannon Bray (L) Candidate Connection
 
1.4
 
51,640
Image of Matthew Hoh
Matthew Hoh (G) Candidate Connection
 
0.8
 
29,934
Image of Michelle Lewis
Michelle Lewis (Independent) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
137
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
2,378

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,773,924
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate North Carolina

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate North Carolina on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Cheri Beasley
Cheri Beasley
 
81.1
 
501,766
Image of James Carr Jr.
James Carr Jr. Candidate Connection
 
3.5
 
21,903
Image of Alyssia Hammond
Alyssia Hammond
 
3.4
 
21,005
Image of Marcus Williams
Marcus Williams
 
2.8
 
17,446
Image of Constance Johnson
Constance Johnson Candidate Connection
 
2.0
 
12,500
Image of Everette Newton
Everette Newton
 
1.6
 
10,043
Image of Chrelle Booker
Chrelle Booker
 
1.6
 
9,937
Image of Brendan K. Maginnis
Brendan K. Maginnis Candidate Connection
 
1.1
 
7,044
Image of Robert Colon
Robert Colon
 
1.1
 
6,904
Image of Greg Antoine
Greg Antoine
 
0.8
 
5,179
Image of Tobias LaGrone
Tobias LaGrone
 
0.8
 
5,048

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 618,775
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate North Carolina

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate North Carolina on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ted Budd
Ted Budd
 
58.6
 
448,128
Image of Pat McCrory
Pat McCrory
 
24.6
 
188,135
Image of Mark Walker
Mark Walker
 
9.2
 
70,486
Image of Marjorie K. Eastman
Marjorie K. Eastman Candidate Connection
 
2.9
 
22,535
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David Flaherty
 
1.0
 
7,265
Image of Kenneth Harper Jr.
Kenneth Harper Jr.
 
0.9
 
7,129
Image of Jennifer Banwart
Jennifer Banwart
 
0.4
 
3,088
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Charles Moss
 
0.4
 
2,920
Image of Leonard L. Bryant
Leonard L. Bryant Candidate Connection
 
0.4
 
2,906
Image of Benjamin Griffiths
Benjamin Griffiths Candidate Connection
 
0.4
 
2,870
Image of Debora Tshiovo
Debora Tshiovo
 
0.4
 
2,741
Image of Lee Brian
Lee Brian
 
0.3
 
2,232
Image of Lichia Sibhatu
Lichia Sibhatu Candidate Connection
 
0.3
 
2,191
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Drew Bulecza
 
0.3
 
2,022

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 764,648
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Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Shannon Bray advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate North Carolina.

2020

See also: North Carolina's 9th Congressional District election, 2020

North Carolina's 9th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)

North Carolina's 9th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 9

Incumbent Dan Bishop defeated Cynthia Wallace in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dan Bishop
Dan Bishop (R)
 
55.6
 
224,661
Image of Cynthia Wallace
Cynthia Wallace (D)
 
44.4
 
179,463

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 404,124
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9

Cynthia Wallace defeated Harry Southerland, Clayton Brooks III, and Marcus Williams in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Cynthia Wallace
Cynthia Wallace
 
56.0
 
45,359
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Harry Southerland
 
16.3
 
13,163
Image of Clayton Brooks III
Clayton Brooks III Candidate Connection
 
14.7
 
11,913
Image of Marcus Williams
Marcus Williams Candidate Connection
 
13.0
 
10,527

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 80,962
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Dan Bishop advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2016

See also: North Carolina Attorney General election, 2016

Williams filed to run as a Democratic candidate for attorney general of North Carolina in the 2016 election. He was defeated by Josh Stein in the Democratic primary on March 15, 2016.[2]

North Carolina Attorney General Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJosh Stein 53.4% 510,003
Marcus W. Williams 46.6% 445,524
Total Votes 955,527
Election results via North Carolina State Board of Elections.


2014

See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the North Carolina State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 28, 2014. Jane W. Smith defeated David Ayers, Beverly Collins Hall and Marcus W. Williams in the Democratic primary, while W. Bernard White, Jr. was unopposed in the Republican primary. Smith defeated White in the general election.[3][4]

North Carolina State Senate, District 13 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJane Smith 62.8% 24,076
     Republican W. Bernard White, Jr. 37.2% 14,276
Total Votes 38,352
North Carolina State Senate, District 13 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJane W. Smith 47.3% 9,510
Marcus W. Williams 27.3% 5,496
David Ayers 13.6% 2,735
Beverly Collins Hall 11.7% 2,358
Total Votes 20,099

2012

See also: North Carolina's 8th Congressional District elections, 2012

Williams ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 8th District. Williams sought the nomination on the Democratic ticket. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run was February 29, 2012. Williams was defeated by incumbent Rep. Larry Kissell in the May 8, 2012, Democratic primary.[5]

The Washington Post listed the House of Representatives elections in North Carolina in 2012 as one of the 10 states that could determine whether Democrats would retake the House or Republicans would hold their majority in 2013.[6] North Carolina was rated 8th on the list.[6]

Primary results

The primary took place on May 8, 2012.[7]

U.S. House of Representatives-North Carolina, District 13 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngLarry Kissell 72.6% 45,987
Marcus W. Williams 27.4% 17,393
Total Votes 63,380

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

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2020

Candidate Connection

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Campaign finance summary

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Marcus Williams campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Governor of North CarolinaLost primary$4,720 $0
2022U.S. Senate North CarolinaLost primary$3,787 $3,787
2020U.S. House North Carolina District 9Lost primary$2,707 $2,707
Grand total$11,214 $6,494
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

Personal

Williams is married to Althea J. Williams, Esq.[1]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Official campaign website, "Resume," accessed March 24, 2014
    2. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing 2016/03/15," accessed December 22, 2015
    3. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Primary Candidate List Grouped by Contest," accessed March 7, 2014
    4. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "General Election Candidate List Grouped by Contest," accessed August 12, 2014
    5. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named nc
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Washington Post, "The 10 states that will determine control of the House in 2012," accessed April 25, 2012
    7. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2012 Primary Results," accessed October 10, 2012
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