John W. Rhodes is an American politician and businessman who served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007. A real estate broker from Huntersville, North Carolina, Rhodes represented the 98th district. He was defeated in the 2006 Republican primary by Thom Tillis.[1]

John Rhodes
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 98th district
In office
January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2007
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byThom Tillis
Personal details
Political partyUnaffiliated
ResidenceHuntersville, North Carolina
OccupationReal estate broker, Businessman

Career

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Rhodes was the first member of the North Carolina House to call for the resignation of Speaker Jim Black, after Black was accused of ethics violations and malfeasance. Black later resigned from the House after winning re-election in 2006 and was convicted on state and federal charges in 2007.

Citizens of North Carolina signed a petition to have Rhodes run as a write-in candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014. 2014.[2][3][4][5]

Electoral history

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2006

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North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district Republican primary election, 2006[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thom Tillis 1,805 62.98%
Republican John Rhodes (incumbent) 1,061 37.02%
Total votes 2,866 100%

2004

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North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district general election, 2004[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Rhodes (incumbent) 27,830 100%
Total votes 27,830 100%
Republican hold

2002

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North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district general election, 2002[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Rhodes 13,661 57.92%
Democratic David H. Dunn 9,927 42.08%
Total votes 23,588 100%
Republican win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-04-08. Retrieved 2007-03-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Rhodes write-in campaign site Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ State Board of Elections Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ News & Record
  5. ^ State Board of Elections Archived 2015-01-27 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  7. ^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  8. ^ [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 98th district

2003–2007
Succeeded by