Pryor A. Gibson III | |
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Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives | |
In office January 1, 1999 – March 3, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Foyle Robert Hightower Jr. |
Succeeded by | Frank McGuirt |
Constituency | 33rd District (1999-2003) 69th District (2003-2011) |
In office January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1991 | |
Preceded by | Foyle Robert Hightower Jr. |
Succeeded by | Foyle Robert Hightower Jr. |
Constituency | 33rd District |
Personal details | |
Born | (1957-10-12) October 12, 1957 (age 67) Forsyth County, North Carolina, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Wadesboro, North Carolina |
Occupation | Businessman |
Pryor Allan Gibson III (born October 12, 1957) is an American politician in North Carolina. He served as a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives representing the state's sixty-ninth House district, including constituents in Anson, Montgomery and Union counties. A businessman from Wadesboro, North Carolina, Gibson was serving in his eighth term in the state House when, in 2011, he announced he would resign to become Gov. Bev Perdue's senior adviser for governmental affairs.
In 2020, he was appointed as Assistant Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Commerce to lead its Division of Employment Security.
Electoral history
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Pryor Gibson (incumbent) | 10,302 | 60.20% | |
Republican | John L. Barker | 6,810 | 39.80% | |
Total votes | 17,112 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Pryor Gibson (incumbent) | 18,489 | 65.71% | |
Republican | John L. Barker | 9,648 | 34.29% | |
Total votes | 28,137 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Pryor Gibson (incumbent) | 8,616 | 66.66% | |
Republican | Jim H. Bention Sr. | 4,309 | 33.34% | |
Total votes | 12,925 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Pryor Gibson (incumbent) | 4,224 | 65.13% | |
Democratic | Ken Honeycutt | 2,261 | 34.87% | |
Total votes | 6,485 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Pryor Gibson (incumbent) | 14,139 | 63.44% | |
Republican | Hilda L. Morton | 8,147 | 36.56% | |
Total votes | 22,286 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Pryor Gibson (incumbent) | 11,749 | 64.75% | |
Republican | Frank D. Hill | 6,064 | 33.42% | |
Libertarian | Alan Light | 332 | 1.83% | |
Total votes | 18,145 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2000
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Pryor Gibson (incumbent) | 14,621 | 100% | |
Total votes | 14,621 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
References
- Who's Who in American Politics. 1997–1998. p. 1555.
- Representative Pryor Gibson (Dem) North Carolina General Assembly Archived January 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- News & Observer: Perdue shakes up staff Archived 2011-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
- "Governor Cooper Appoints Pryor Gibson head of Division of Employment Security". www.commerce.nc.gov. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- "NC State House 033". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
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North Carolina House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded byFoyle Robert Hightower Jr. | Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 33rd district 1989–1991 |
Succeeded byFoyle Robert Hightower Jr. |
Preceded byFoyle Robert Hightower Jr. | Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 33rd district 1999–2003 |
Succeeded byBernard Allen |
Preceded byJim Gulley | Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 69th district 2003–2011 |
Succeeded byFrank McGuirt |