Margaret H. Dickson
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Margaret Dickson | |
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| Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 19th district | |
| In office January 21, 2010[1] – January 1, 2011[2] | |
| Preceded by | Tony Rand |
| Succeeded by | Wesley Meredith |
| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives | |
| In office January 1, 2003[3] – January 21, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Mia Morris (Redistricting)[4] |
| Succeeded by | Diane Parfitt |
| Constituency | 41st District (2003-2005) 44th District[5] (2005-2010) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 21, 1949[6] |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | John W. Dickson |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA) |
Margaret Highsmith Dickson is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly. In 2010, she was in her fourth two-year term representing the state's 44th House district, including constituents in Cumberland and Harnett counties, when she was selected by local Democrats to replace state Senator Tony Rand, who had resigned.[7] She is a retired broadcaster from Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Dickson has served as the chair of the House Commerce, Small Business, and Entrepreneurship committee and University Board of Governors Nominating committee and as the vice-chair of the committee on Insurance. Dickson was also a member of House Appropriations, Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Education, Education Subcommittee on Universities, and Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs.[8]
Electoral history
[edit | edit source]2010
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Wesley Meredith | 25,047 | 51.10% | |
| Democratic | Margaret Dickson (incumbent) | 23,964 | 48.90% | |
| Total votes | 49,011 | 100% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
2008
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Margaret Dickson (incumbent) | 17,260 | 61.59% | |
| Republican | Lou Huddleston | 10,763 | 38.41% | |
| Total votes | 28,023 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2006
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Margaret Dickson (incumbent) | 8,648 | 100% | |
| Total votes | 8,648 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2004
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Margaret Dickson (incumbent) | 13,764 | 58.38% | |
| Republican | Ralph Reagan | 9,812 | 41.62% | |
| Total votes | 23,576 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2002
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Margaret Dickson | 8,596 | 50.68% | |
| Republican | Mia Morris (incumbent) | 8,365 | 49.32% | |
| Total votes | 16,961 | 100% | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
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- ^ North Carolina State Board of Elections
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[edit | edit source]Categories:
- Living people
- Politicians from Fayetteville, North Carolina
- Democratic Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
- Democratic Party North Carolina state senators
- Women state legislators in North Carolina
- 21st-century American women politicians
- 1949 births
- 21st-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly