Keith Young

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Keith Young

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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

May 8, 2018

Personal

Profession

Asheville City Council Member

Contact

Personal website

Keith Young (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 12th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 8, 2018.

Biography

Keith Young lives in North Carolina. He serves as a city council member in Ashville, North Carolina.

Elections

2018

See also: North Carolina's 12th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 12

Incumbent Alma Adams defeated Paul Wright in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 12 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alma Adams (D)	73.1	203,974
		Paul Wright (R)	26.9	75,164

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 279,138 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 12

Incumbent Alma Adams defeated Keith Young, Patrick Register, and Gabe Ortiz in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 12 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alma Adams	85.5	38,849
	Submit photo	Keith Young	5.6	2,549
		Patrick Register	4.6	2,074
		Gabe Ortiz	4.3	1,959

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 45,431
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 12

Paul Wright defeated Paul Bonham and Carl Persson in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 12 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Wright	43.2	3,221
		Paul Bonham	31.5	2,349
		Carl Persson	25.3	1,885

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 7,455
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See also

• United States House of Representatives
• North Carolina's 12th Congressional District election, 2018
• North Carolina's 12th Congressional District

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Footnotes

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North Carolina's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ted Budd (R)

Thom Tillis (R)

Representatives

District 1

Donald Davis (D)

District 2

Deborah Ross (D)

District 3

Gregory Murphy (R)

District 4

Valerie Foushee (D)

District 5

Virginia Foxx (R)

District 6

Addison McDowell (R)

District 7

David Rouzer (R)

District 8

Mark Harris (R)

District 9

Richard Hudson (R)

District 10

Pat Harrigan (R)

District 11

Chuck Edwards (R)

District 12

Alma Adams (D)

District 13

Brad Knott (R)

District 14

Timothy Moore (R)

Republican Party (12)

Democratic Party (4)