Carl Ford (North Carolina)
2019 - Present
2027
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Carl Ford (Republican Party) is a member of the North Carolina State Senate, representing District 33. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Ford (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the North Carolina State Senate to represent District 33. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Ford was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations on General Government and Information Technology Committee, Chair
- Appropriations/Base Budget Committee
- Senate Finance Committee
- Pensions and Retirement and Aging Committee, Chair
- Redistricting and Elections Committee
- Senate State and Local Government Committee, Chair
2021-2022
Ford was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations on General Government and Information Technology Committee, Chair
- Pensions and Retirement and Aging Committee
- Redistricting and Elections Committee
- Senate State and Local Government Committee, Chair
- Senate Transportation Committee
- Appropriations/Base Budget Committee
2019-2020
Ford was assigned to the following committees:
- Health Care Committee
- Appropriations on General Government and Information Technology Committee
- Senate State and Local Government Committee
- Senate Transportation Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| North Carolina committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Appropriations on General Government |
| • Education - Community Colleges, Vice chair |
| • Elections and Ethics Law |
| • Health |
| • Transportation |
| • State and Local Government I, Chair |
| • State Personnel |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Ford served on the following committees:
| North Carolina committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Appropriations on Transportation |
| • Education - Community Colleges |
| • Elections |
| • Health |
| • Local Government, Chairman |
| • State Personnel |
| • Transportation |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Ford served on the following committees:
| North Carolina committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Elections |
| • Government |
| • Health and Human Services |
| • State Personnel |
| • Transportation, Vice chair |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 33
Incumbent Carl Ford defeated Tangela Morgan in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 33 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carl Ford (R) | 71.0 | 77,115 | |
| Tangela Morgan (D) | 29.0 | 31,509 | ||
| Total votes: 108,624 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Tangela Morgan advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 33.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Carl Ford advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 33.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Ford in this election.
2022
See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 33
Incumbent Carl Ford defeated Tangela Morgan in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 33 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carl Ford (R) | 73.3 | 52,235 | |
| Tangela Morgan (D) | 26.7 | 19,058 | ||
| Total votes: 71,293 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Tangela Morgan advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 33.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Carl Ford advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 33.
Campaign finance
2020
See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 33
Incumbent Carl Ford defeated Tarsha Ellis in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 33 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carl Ford (R) | 70.5 | 73,453 | |
| Tarsha Ellis (D) | 29.5 | 30,679 | ||
| Total votes: 104,132 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 33
Tarsha Ellis defeated Geoffrey Hoy in the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 33 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tarsha Ellis | 56.7 | 7,141 | |
| Geoffrey Hoy | 43.3 | 5,453 | ||
| Total votes: 12,594 | ||||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Carl Ford advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 33.
Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 33
Carl Ford defeated Arin Wilhelm in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 33 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carl Ford (R) | 68.2 | 47,473 | |
| Arin Wilhelm (D) | 31.8 | 22,154 | ||
| Total votes: 69,627 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Geoffrey Hoy (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 33
Geoffrey Hoy advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 33 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Geoffrey Hoy | |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 33
Carl Ford defeated Bill Sorenson in the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 33 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carl Ford | 60.0 | 8,418 | |
| Bill Sorenson | 40.0 | 5,602 | ||
| Total votes: 14,020 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the North Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016.[1] The candidate filing deadline was December 21, 2015.[2]
Incumbent Carl Ford ran unopposed in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 76 general election.[3][4]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 76 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Carl Ford Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections | ||
Incumbent Carl Ford ran unopposed in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 76 Republican primary.[5][6]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 76 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Carl Ford Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the North Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 28, 2014. Incumbent Carl Ford was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[7][8][9][10]
2012
Ford ran in the 2012 election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 76. He defeated Eric Troyer in the Republican primary on May 8, 2012 and was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[11][12][13]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Carl Ford |
100% | 25,486 | |
| Total Votes | 25,486 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Carl Ford |
73.6% | 7,482 |
| Eric Troyer | 26.4% | 2,683 |
| Total Votes | 10,165 | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Carl Ford completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Ford's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Carl is a true conservative fighting for you in Raleigh. When you elect Carl to serve as your Senator, you are getting a man of integrity, who will fight to protect your family, your rights and your freedom. He was born in Rowan County where he has lived most of his life. He is a small-business owner. Carl is a husband, dad and grandfather. He has served as a Rowan County Commissioner, a NC House Representative and now a NC Senator.
- Family
- Second Amendment
- Economic Development
Carl’s voting record proves he is pro-business, pro-jobs and pro-life. His fiscally sound decision making has put us in a better position than if we had spent the money as the Democrats had wanted. He cares abut families. Carl wants to keep more of your hard earned money where it belongs, in your pocket.
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2020
Carl Ford did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from April 24 to December 13.
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2023
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In 2023, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 11 to October 25.
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2022
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In 2022, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from May 18 to July 1.
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2021
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In 2021, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 13 to December 30.
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2020
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In 2020, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from April 28 to September 3. The legislature was in recess from July 8 to September 1 and then reconvened September 2 to September 3.
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2019
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In 2019, the General Assembly of North Carolina was in session from January 9 through August 27.
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2018
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In 2018, the General Assembly of North Carolina was in session from January 10 through July 4.
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2017
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In 2017, the General Assembly of North Carolina was in session from January 11 through June 30. Before the legislature adjourned its regular scheduled session, the legislature scheduled the following additional session dates: August 3, August 18 to August 25, August 28 to August 31, and October 4 to October 17.
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2016
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In 2016, the General Assembly of North Carolina was in session from April 25 through July 1.
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2015
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In 2015, the General Assembly of North Carolina was in session from January 14 through September 30.
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2014
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In 2014, the General Assembly of North Carolina will be in session from May 14 through a date to be determined by the legislature.
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2013
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In 2013, the General Assembly of North Carolina was in session from January 9 to July 26.
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2016 Republican National Convention
Ford was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from North Carolina.[14] In the North Carolina Republican primary election on March 15, 2016, Donald Trump won 29 delegates, Ted Cruz won 27 delegates, John Kasich won nine, and Marco Rubio won six. Ballotpedia was not able to identify which candidate Ford was bound by state party rules to support at the national convention. If you have information on how North Carolina’s Republican delegates were allocated, please email editor@ballotpedia.org.[15]
Delegate rules
Delegates from North Carolina to the Republican National Convention were elected at congressional district conventions and the state convention in May. Delegates from North Carolina were required by state party rules to declare themselves in public "as a representative of a Candidate on the Presidential Preference Primary ballot" prior to their election as a delegate. At-large delegates were required to list their top three presidential candidates in order of preference and indicate whether they would be willing to commit to a candidate whom they do not personally favor.
North Carolina primary results
| North Carolina Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
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Donald Trump |
40.2% | 462,413 | 29 | |
| Ted Cruz | 36.8% | 422,621 | 27 | |
| John Kasich | 12.7% | 145,659 | 9 | |
| Marco Rubio | 7.7% | 88,907 | 6 | |
| Ben Carson | 1% | 11,019 | 1 | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.3% | 3,893 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.3% | 3,071 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.2% | 2,753 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.1% | 1,256 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 929 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0.1% | 663 | 0 | |
| Jim Gilmore | 0% | 265 | 0 | |
| Other | 0.5% | 6,081 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,149,530 | 72 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and North Carolina Board of Elections | ||||
Delegate allocation
North Carolina had 72 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 39 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 13 congressional districts). District-level delegates were allocated proportionally according to the statewide vote.[16][17]
Of the remaining 33 delegates, 30 served at large. North Carolina's at-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis according to the statewide primary vote. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[16][17]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ The primary for U.S. congressional elections was rescheduled to June 7, 2016, following legal challenges to North Carolina's district maps. State races were unaffected.
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 Candidate Filing," accessed December 22, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election results lookup," accessd December 21, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed January 4, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official primary results - Statewide," March 15, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results For 2014," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "General Election Candidate List Grouped by Contest," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "05/06/2014 Official Primary Election Results - Statewide," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "11/04/2014 Official General Election Results - Statewide," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2012 Primary Election Results," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2012 General Election Results," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed June 22, 2012
- ↑ NC GOP, "ICYMI: NCGOP 2016 State Convention Recap," accessed June 16, 2016
- ↑ To build our list of the state and territorial delegations to the 2016 Republican National Convention, Ballotpedia relied primarily upon official lists provided by state and territorial Republican parties, email exchanges and phone interviews with state party officials, official lists provided by state governments, and, in some cases, unofficial lists compiled by local media outlets. When possible, we included what type of delegate the delegate is (at-large, district-level, or RNC) and which candidate they were bound by state and national party bylaws to support at the convention. For most delegations, Ballotpedia was able to track down all of this information. For delegations where we were not able to track down this information or were only able to track down partial lists, we included this note. If you have additional information on this state's delegation, please email editor@ballotpedia.org.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Cathy Dunn (R) |
North Carolina State Senate District 33 2019-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
North Carolina House of Representatives District 76 2013-2019 |
Succeeded by - |
