Vance Patterson
Vance Patterson (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 11th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on March 3, 2020.
Patterson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Vance Patterson was born in Kansas City, Missouri.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: North Carolina's 11th Congressional District election, 2020
North Carolina's 11th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)
North Carolina's 11th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 11
Madison Cawthorn defeated Morris Davis, Tracey DeBruhl, and Tamara Zwinak in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 11 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Madison Cawthorn (R) | 54.5 | 245,351 | |
| Morris Davis (D) | 42.3 | 190,609 | ||
| Tracey DeBruhl (L) | 1.9 | 8,682 | ||
| Tamara Zwinak (G) | 1.2 | 5,503 | ||
| Total votes: 450,145 | ||||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House North Carolina District 11
Madison Cawthorn defeated Lynda Bennett in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House North Carolina District 11 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Madison Cawthorn | 65.8 | 30,636 | |
| Lynda Bennett | 34.2 | 15,905 | ||
| Total votes: 46,541 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11
Morris Davis defeated Gina Collias, Phillip Price, Michael O'Shea, and Steve Woodsmall in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Morris Davis | 47.3 | 52,983 | |
| Gina Collias | 22.7 | 25,387 | ||
| Phillip Price | 11.3 | 12,620 | ||
| Michael O'Shea | 11.2 | 12,523 | ||
| Steve Woodsmall | 7.5 | 8,439 | ||
| Total votes: 111,952 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lynda Bennett | 22.7 | 20,606 | |
| ✔ | Madison Cawthorn | 20.4 | 18,481 | |
| Jim Davis | 19.3 | 17,465 | ||
| Chuck Archerd | 9.1 | 8,272 | ||
| Wayne King | 8.7 | 7,876 | ||
| Daniel Driscoll | 8.6 | 7,803 | ||
| Joseph Osborne | 7.1 | 6,470 | ||
| Vance Patterson | 2.5 | 2,242 | ||
| Matthew Burril (Unofficially withdrew) | 0.6 | 523 | ||
| Albert Wiley Jr. | 0.4 | 393 | ||
 | Dillon Gentry | 0.4 | 390 | |
| Steven Fekete | 0.2 | 175 | ||
| Total votes: 90,696 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mark Meadows (R)
Green primary election
The Green primary election was canceled. Tamara Zwinak advanced from the Green primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11.
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Tracey DeBruhl advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11.
2012
Patterson ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 11th District. Patterson was defeated by Mark Meadows in the Republican primary runoff election.[2]
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.[3] North Carolina was rated 8th on the list.[3]
Primary results
The primary took place on May 8, 2012.[4]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Mark Meadows |
37.8% | 35,733 |
| Vance Patterson | 23.6% | 22,306 |
| Jeff Hunt | 14.1% | 13,353 |
| Ethan Wingfield | 11.3% | 10,697 |
| Susan Harris | 6.2% | 5,825 |
| Kenny West | 4.2% | 3,970 |
| Spence Campbell | 1.9% | 1,799 |
| Chris Petrella | 0.8% | 778 |
| Total Votes | 94,461 | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Vance Patterson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Patterson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Father of Four, married 45 years to my wife. Degree in Economics. Serial Entrepreneur having started 21 companies. Twice Entrepreneur of The Year Finalist in S.E. Region. Taught Entrepreneurship at University of Oxford, UK.
Two of my companies make Industrial Fans out of metal. I am a Proud American Manufacturer!
I have negotiated and done business in Russia, China, Brazil, Mexico, Greece and Saudi Arabia. Knowing the culture is so important when negotiating in countries, with the Democrats, or in State and District.
My wife and I started an education foundation called Foundation Forward, Inc. - 2013 - A 501(c)(3) in North Carolina committed to preserving American History and teaching Civics. We design, build, and gift Charters of Freedom Settings to communities around the country displaying the Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights in a proper, permanent setting. To date we have gifted 14 settings in WNC and dedicated 28 settings in NC, SC, KY, IN, IL, NE, SD, and as far west as Carson City, Nevada. These are gifts from Mary Jo and Vance Patterson using no tax dollars.
Vance and Mary Jo donate roughly 25% of their income to Charities, Foundations, and Employees.
I am a Constitutional Conservative standing strong for Security in the Home, in our Schools, under the Law, and at the Border.
Very strong on Education - paying teachers more so we get the best for our students. Making sure the students are prepared to move forward into college, military or the trades when they come out of school.
- Work to bring better paying jobs in our district and the educated employees to fill those jobs.
Right to Life. I believe any Idea conceived by God should be cared for in this lifetime. I strongly oppose abortion and will work to make adoption laws much easier. There is someone to care and love every child of God.
Reducing the National Debt - not just balancing the budget but reducing the debt so it isn't a burden on our future generations.
Working with President Trump's agenda in Congress - as a businessman I will be able to explain to others, from a business standpoint what he is doing, why he's doing it, and how it will affect the Economy, Jobs, and Trade.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 28, 2020
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Primary Election Results," accessed May 9, 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Washington Post, "The 10 states that will determine control of the House in 2012," accessed April 25, 2012
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2012 Primary Results," accessed October 10, 2012
