W. Eugene Wilson

Gene Wilson
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
In office
January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2007
Preceded byWade Franklin Wilmoth
Succeeded byCullie Tarleton
Constituency40th District (1995-2003)
82nd District (2003-2005)
93rd District (2005-2007)
In office
January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1991
Preceded byWade Franklin Wilmoth
Succeeded byWade Franklin Wilmoth
Constituency40th District
Personal details
Born(1929-05-05)May 5, 1929
Boone, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedJuly 31, 2015(2015-07-31) (aged 86)
Political partyRepublican
Professionrestaurateur

William Eugene "Gene" Wilson (May 5, 1929 – July 31, 2015) was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly[1][2] representing the state's 93rd House district, including constituents in Ashe and Watauga counties.[3] A retiree and restaurateur from Boone, North Carolina, Wilson served seven terms in the House of Representatives. He was defeated for re-election in November 2006 by Democrat Cullie Tarleton.

Electoral history

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district Republican primary election, 2006[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gene Wilson (incumbent) 4,401 77.40%
Republican Dan Hense 1,285 22.60%
Total votes 5,686 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district general election, 2006[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cullie Tarleton 13,414 54.79%
Republican Gene Wilson (incumbent) 11,069 45.21%
Total votes 24,483 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district general election, 2004[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gene Wilson (incumbent) 17,953 51.85%
Democratic Cullie Tarleton 15,595 45.04%
Libertarian Brandon Derr 1,078 3.11%
Total votes 34,626 100%
Republican hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 82nd district general election, 2002[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gene Wilson (incumbent) 13,989 58.33%
Democratic Dan Hense 9,056 37.76%
Libertarian Jeff Cannon 937 3.91%
Total votes 23,982 100%
Republican hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 40th district Republican primary election, 2000[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William Hiatt (incumbent) 5,951 30.41%
Republican Gene Wilson (incumbent) 5,317 27.17%
Republican Rex Baker (incumbent) 4,798 24.52%
Republican John Brady 1,928 9.85%
Republican Larry Joseph Wood II 1,575 8.05%
Total votes 19,569 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 40th district general election, 2000[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William Hiatt (incumbent) 44,155 23.90%
Republican Gene Wilson (incumbent) 42,337 22.92%
Republican Rex Baker (incumbent) 42,110 22.79%
Democratic Bert Wood 30,224 16.36%
Democratic Daniel Hense 25,915 14.03%
Total votes 184,741 100%
Republican hold
Republican hold
Republican hold

References

  1. ^ "North Carolina manual [serial]".
  2. ^ Publishers, Somerset (1999-05-01). Encyclopedia of North Carolina. North American Book Dist LLC. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-403-09732-6. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  3. ^ "William Eugene "Gene" Wilson of Boone, North Carolina; 1929 - 2015; Obituary". Hampton Funeral Service. 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  4. ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  5. ^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  6. ^ [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  7. ^ [4] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  8. ^ "NC State House 040 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  9. ^ "NC State House 040". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 12, 2022.