Mazie Ferguson
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Mazie Ferguson was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 13th Congressional District of North Carolina.[1] Ferguson was defeated in the Democratic primary.[2]
Ferguson was a Democratic candidate in the North Carolina Labor Commissioner in the 2016 elections.[3]
Biography
Ferguson has worked as a lawyer since 1978. In that capacity, she has served as legal counsel for a number of organizations including the North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus, the chancellor and board of trustees of the North Carolina A & T State University, and the North Carolina General Baptist State Convention. She has also served as executive director of Palmetto Legal Services.
Ferguson has also held a number of positions within the NAACP including the state housing chair of the South Carolina NAACP Conference of Branches (before moving to North Carolina) and the chair of the religious affairs committee of the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP.
Outside of her legal experience, Ferguson has worked as a professor of law and criminal justice at several colleges and universities in the Carolinas. She also attended seminary schools and has served as a pastor.[4]
Education
- B.A. South Carolina State University
- J.D. University of South Carolina Law School
- Theological training at Lutheran Theological Seminary of the Southeast
- Theological training at Shaw Divinity School
Elections
2016
Labor Commissioner
- Main article: North Carolina Labor Commissioner election, 2016
Ferguson ran in the Democratic primary against former Raleigh mayor Charles Meeker. The winner of that primary will face four-time incumbent Cherie Berry in the November general election.[3]
U.S. House
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Ted Budd (R) defeated Bruce Davis (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. In the Democratic primary, Bruce Davis defeated Adam Coker, Bob Isner, Kevin Griffin, and Mazie Ferguson. Budd defeated 16 other Republican candidates to win the Republican nomination.
Incumbent George Holding (R) of District 13 sought re-election for the District 2 seat in 2016. He defeated fellow Republican incumbent Renee Ellmers and Greg Brannon in the primary.[5] Holding's change of plans came after redistricting in North Carolina in February 2016 substantially changed the constituency of both districts. Holding's decision to run in District 2 essentially made District 13 an open seat, and as a result, 22 candidates filed to run for the seat. [6][7][8][1][9][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Ted Budd |
56.1% | 199,443 | |
| Democratic | Bruce Davis | 43.9% | 156,049 | |
| Total Votes | 355,492 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ted Budd |
20% | 6,340 | ||
| John Blust | 10.4% | 3,308 | ||
| Hank Henning | 10.4% | 3,289 | ||
| Julia Howard | 10.3% | 3,254 | ||
| Matthew McCall | 9.1% | 2,872 | ||
| Andrew Brock | 8.8% | 2,803 | ||
| Jason Walser | 7.3% | 2,319 | ||
| Dan Barrett | 7.2% | 2,296 | ||
| Harry Warren | 4% | 1,266 | ||
| Vernon Robinson | 3.1% | 970 | ||
| Kay Daly | 2.8% | 889 | ||
| George Rouco | 2.4% | 773 | ||
| Jim Snyder | 1.4% | 436 | ||
| Farren Shoaf | 1.3% | 404 | ||
| Chad Gant | 0.6% | 198 | ||
| David Thompson | 0.5% | 147 | ||
| Kathy Feather | 0.4% | 142 | ||
| Total Votes | 31,706 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bruce Davis |
25.7% | 4,709 | ||
| Bob Isner | 25.1% | 4,597 | ||
| Adam Coker | 22.5% | 4,125 | ||
| Mazie Ferguson | 16.2% | 2,963 | ||
| Kevin Griffin | 10.6% | 1,946 | ||
| Total Votes | 18,340 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections |
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Campaign themes
2016
Ferguson identified the following three issues as her top priorities:
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Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2016
- North Carolina's 13th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 North Carolina State Board of Elections, "June Primary Candidates," accessed March 27, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "cong16" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ The New York Times, "North Carolina Primary Results," June 7, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 North Carolina Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed December 23, 2015
- ↑ Mazie Ferguson for Labor Commission, "About Mazie," accessed March 13, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 North Carolina State Board of Elections, "June Primary Candidates," accessed March 27, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate_Listing_20160315," December 21, 2015
- ↑ Twitter, "Colin Campbell," accessed February 22, 2016
- ↑ News Observer, "NC Sen. Andrew Brock to run for Congress under new map," February 22, 2016
- ↑ Rhino Times, "Greensboro State Rep. Blust announces run for Congress," March 2, 2016
- ↑ Mazie Ferguson for Labor Commissioner, "On the issues," accessed March 13, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
