John R. Bradford III

John Bradford
John Bradford
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives; from the 98th district
	In office; January 1, 2021 – January 1, 2025
Preceded by	Christy Clark
Succeeded by	Beth Gardner Helfrich
	In office; January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2019
Preceded by	Thom Tillis
Succeeded by	Christy Clark
Personal details
Born	John Ray Bradford III; September 9, 1974 (age 50); South Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Shea Hedinger
Education	Clemson University (BS); University of Memphis (MBA)

John Ray Bradford III (born September 9, 1974) is a former member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 98th House district, including constituents in Mecklenburg County. Bradford, a Republican succeeded Thom Tillis after his successful run for the United States Senate in 2014.

Bradford lost his 2018 re-election campaign to Democrat Christy Clark of Huntersville by 415 votes.^[1] He would later regain his seat by beating Clark in a rematch in 2020 and win another rematch in 2022. Bradford unuscessfully ran for Congress in North Carolina's 8th congressional district in 2024, losing the Republican nomination to eventual winner Mark Harris.

Life and career

Bradford earned his bachelor's degree in engineering from Clemson University in 1996 and his MBA from the University of Memphis in 2000.^[2]^[3] He is the founder of Park Avenue Properties, a property management business.^[3] He is the founder and CEO of petscreening.com. ^[4]^[5]

Electoral history

2024

North Carolina's 8th congressional district Republican primary election, 2024^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Harris	24,764	30.45%
	Republican	Allan Baucom	21,964	27.00%
	Republican	John Bradford	14,458	17.78%
	Republican	Don Brown	8,519	10.47%
	Republican	Leigh Brown	7,845	9.65%
	Republican	Chris Maples	3,787	4.66%
Total votes			81,337	100%

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district general election, 2022^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Bradford (incumbent)	18,080	50.93%
	Democratic	Christy Clark	17,420	49.07%
Total votes			35,500	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district general election, 2020^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Bradford	31,793	51.67%
	Democratic	Christy Clark (incumbent)	29,743	48.33%
Total votes			61,536	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district general election, 2018^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christy Clark	20,033	50.52%
	Republican	John Bradford (incumbent)	19,618	49.48%
Total votes			39,651	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district general election, 2016^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Bradford (incumbent)	25,428	56.48%
	Unaffiliated	Jane Campbell	19,597	43.52%
Total votes			45,025	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district Republican primary election, 2014^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Bradford	2,536	59.14%
	Republican	Lynette D. Rinker	1,153	26.89%
	Republican	Sharon Hudson	599	13.97%
Total votes			4,288	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district general election, 2014^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Bradford	14,558	54.98%
	Democratic	Natasha Marcus	11,922	45.02%
Total votes			26,480	100%
	Republican hold

References

^ Erik Spanberg (7 November 2018). "Feeling blue, Charlotte voters help break state's GOP supermajority, oust incumbents". Charlotte Business Journal. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
^ "The Voter's Self Defense System".
^ ^a ^b "John R. Bradford, III". LinkedIn. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
^ https://archive.today/20241021113026/https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/690
^ https://archive.today/20241021113540/https://www.petscreening.com/about-us
^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [4] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [5] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [6] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [7] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

External links

Official House Website

North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Thom Tillis	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 98th district 2015–2019	Succeeded by Christy Clark
Preceded by Christy Clark	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 98th district 2021–2025	Succeeded by Beth Gardner Helfrich

[1] Erik Spanberg (7 November 2018). "Feeling blue, Charlotte voters help break state's GOP supermajority, oust incumbents". Charlotte Business Journal. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

[2] "The Voter's Self Defense System".

[:0-3] "John R. Bradford, III". LinkedIn. Retrieved 3 February 2021.

[4] ttps://archive.today/20241021113026/https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/690

[5] ttps://archive.today/20241021113540/https://www.petscreening.com/about-us

[6] [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[7] [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[8] [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[9] [4] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[10] [5] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[11] [6] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[12] [7] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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