Preceded by Jean R. Preston Name Norman Sanderson Political party Republican Party | Spouse(s) Linda Succeeded by Michael Speciale Website www.votefornorm.com | |
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Full Name Norman Wesley Sanderson, Jr. Born July 7, 1951 (age 72)
Lumberton, North Carolina ( 1951-07-07 ) Occupation Child care center owner Residence Minnesott Beach, North Carolina, United States | ||
Preceded by Alice Graham Underhill | ||
Norman Wesley "Norm" Sanderson, Jr. (born July 7, 1951) is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly, representing the state's third House district, including constituents in Craven and Pamlico counties. He defeated incumbent Representative Alice Graham Underhill in the 2010 general election.
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Sanderson is seeking the North Carolina Senate District Two seat currently held by retiring Republican Jean Preston.
2006
In 2006, Sanderson challenged incumbent Republican Jean Preston in the primary for the North Carolina Senate District 2 seat. Preston defeated Sanderson, 79.34%–20.66%.
2008
Sanderson next decided to challenge incumbent Democrat Alice Graham Underhill for the NC House District 3 seat. Neither faced any primary that year. Underhill narrowly beat Sanderson, 49.92%–47.65%.
2010
Sanderson faced a rematch with Alice Graham Underhill and Libertarian challenger Herb Sobel in 2010. This time, Sanderson won the seat by a large margin 63.69%–34.24%–2.08%.
2012
When incumbent Republican Jean Preston announced that she would not seek re-election to the NC Senate District Two seat, Sanderson announced that he would run for the position. In the primary, he faced Randy Ramsey, a businessman from Beaufort, and Ken Jones who is mayor of Pine Knoll Shores. Sanderson won the primary with 51.86% of the vote. He goes on to face Democrat Greg Muse in the general election.