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Robert Brawley
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
In office
January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2015
Preceded byGrey Mills
Succeeded byJohn Fraley
Constituency95th District
In office
January 1, 1981 – January 1, 1999
Preceded byWilliam Hannon McMillan
Succeeded byMitchell Setzer
Constituency35th District (1981–1983)
43rd District (1983–1999)
Personal details
Born
Clyde Robert Brawley

(1944-04-10) April 10, 1944 (age 80)
Mooresville, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceMooresville, North Carolina
Alma materNorth Carolina State University

Clyde Robert Brawley (born April 10, 1944) is a former American politician who was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly.[1]

He represented the state's 43rd House district, including constituents in Catawba and Iredell counties (formerly the 35th district and now the 95th district) from 1981 until he retired in 1999. While in office, Brawley was elected the President of the National Republican Legislators Association and was named National Legislator of the Year in 1995.

Brawley ran for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance in 2004, losing to Democratic incumbent James Long.

In 2012, Brawley was again elected to the House from the Iredell County-based 95th district.[2] He won the May 8 Republican primary, which was tantamount to election, since no Democrat filed for the seat as it is a Republican leaning district.[3][4] Meanwhile, Brawley was also in 2012 named to lead the North Carolina chapter of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, a potential conflict of interest.[5]

In April 2013, Brawley filed House Bill 640 that would allow lobbyists to give unreported gifts to state lawmakers in North Carolina.[6]

In May 2013, Brawley resigned as chairman of the House Finance Committee in a dispute with House Speaker Thom Tillis.[7] Brawley lost his bid for another term in the May 2014 Republican primary, with some of his colleagues in the House campaigning against him. Afterwards, the House Republican Caucus passed a vote of "no confidence" in Brawley, effectively barring him from caucus meetings. Brawley suggested that the censure was in retaliation for his criticism of Tillis.[8]

On December 9, 2015, Brawley announced his candidacy for the office of Governor of North Carolina, challenging incumbent Pat McCrory.[9] He ended up losing the Republican primary to McCrory on March 13, 2016 as McCrory had incumbency advantage behind him.[10]

Electoral history

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2024

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North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance Republican primary election, 2024[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Causey (incumbent) 535,909 60.57%
Republican Andrew Marcus 193,962 21.92%
Republican Robert Brawley 154,843 17.50%
Total votes 884,714 100%

2016

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North Carolina Gubernatorial Republican primary election, 2016[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pat McCrory (incumbent) 876,885 81.75%
Republican Robert Brawley 113,638 10.59%
Republican Charles Kenneth Moss 82,132 7.66%
Total votes 1,072,655 100%

2014

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North Carolina House of Representatives 95th district Republican primary election, 2014[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Fraley 2,881 50.94%
Republican Robert Brawley (incumbent) 2,775 49.06%
Total votes 5,656 100%

2012

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North Carolina House of Representatives 95th district Republican primary election, 2012[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Brawley 4,947 57.59%
Republican Charlton L. Allen 3,001 34.94%
Republican Marc Fasano 642 7.47%
Total votes 8,590 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 95th district general election, 2012[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Brawley 27,856 94.84%
Unaffiliated Barbara Orr (write-in) 1,310 4.46%
Write-in 207 0.70%
Total votes 29,373 100%
Republican hold

2006

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North Carolina House of Representatives 95th district Republican primary election, 2006[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Karen Ray (incumbent) 1,528 52.33%
Republican Robert Brawley 1,392 47.67%
Total votes 2,920 100%

2004

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North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance Republican primary election, 2004[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Brawley 166,919 58.03%
Republican Cindy Huntsberry 120,710 41.97%
Total votes 287,629 100%
North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance general election, 2004[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Long (incumbent) 1,934,076 57.64%
Republican Robert Brawley 1,421,398 42.36%
Total votes 3,355,474 100%
Democratic hold

2002

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North Carolina House of Representatives 95th district Republican primary election, 2002[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Karen Ray 2,547 56.41%
Republican Robert Brawley 1,968 43.59%
Total votes 4,515 100%

References

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  1. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System".
  2. ^ Brawley targets a return to N.C. House
  3. ^ 2012 Primary Election Results
  4. ^ Statesville Record & Landmark
  5. ^ Evangelicals to begin organizing in state
  6. ^ Leslie, Laura (April 9, 2013). "Lawmaker defends bill to allow lobbyists' gifts again". WRAL-TV. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  7. ^ WRAL.com: House Finance chair gives up gavel
  8. ^ News & Observer: House Republicans censured a GOP lawmaker critical of Thom Tillis
  9. ^ WRAL.com: Former GOP lawmaker to challenge McCrory
  10. ^ "NC SBE Election Contest Details". er.ncsbe.gov. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
  11. ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  12. ^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  13. ^ [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  14. ^ [4] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  15. ^ [5] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  16. ^ [6] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  17. ^ [7] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  18. ^ [8] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  19. ^ [9] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance
2004 		Succeeded by
John Odom
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by
William Hannon McMillan
 Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 35th district
1981–1983
Served alongside: Joseph Patterson Huskins 		Succeeded by
Bradford Verdize Ligon
Robie Lee Nash
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 43rd district
1983–1999 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 95th district
2013–2015 		Succeeded by


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