Beverly Earle

Beverly Earle
Beverly Earle
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
	In office; January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2019
Preceded by	Howard Clinton Barnhill
Succeeded by	Carolyn Logan
Constituency	60th District (1995-2003) ; 101st District (2003-2019)
Member of the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; May 1, 2019
Personal details
Born	December 30, 1943 (age 80); Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Residence(s)	Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.

Beverly Miller Earle (born December 30, 1943) is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, having represented the 101st district, including constituents in Mecklenburg County from 1995 to 2019. A retiree from Charlotte, North Carolina, Earle served twelve terms in the state House.

Political career

Earle is the current Chairwoman of the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections.^[1] She has previously served as the First Vice Chair for the North Carolina Democratic Party and was the Democratic Whip in the NC State House.

In 2007 she announced her candidacy for Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina.^[2] but was defeated in the general election by Republican incumbent Pat McCrory.

In the NC House of Representatives, she previously served as Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, Chair of Mental Health Reform, Vice-chair of Health, and is a member of numerous committees, including Financial Institutions, Aging, Public Utilities, the House Select Committee on Comprehensive Rail Service Plan for NC, and the House Select Committee on Street Gang Prevention.

Earle is African-American.^[3]

Electoral history

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 101st district Democratic primary election, 2016^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Beverly Earle (incumbent)	7,212	78.59%
	Democratic	Steven Jones	1,965	21.41%
Total votes			9,177	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 101st district general election, 2016^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Beverly Earle (incumbent)	27,476	75.97%
	Republican	Justin Dunn	8,691	24.03%
Total votes			36,167	100%
	Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 101st district general election, 2014^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Beverly Earle (incumbent)	15,339	100%
Total votes			15,339	100%
	Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 101st district Democratic primary election, 2012^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Beverly Earle (incumbent)	5,167	84.87%
	Democratic	Lawrence Brinson	921	15.13%
Total votes			6,088	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 101st district general election, 2012^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Beverly Earle (incumbent)	28,653	100%
Total votes			28,653	100%
	Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 101st district Democratic primary election, 2010^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Beverly Earle (incumbent)	2,148	81.00%
	Democratic	Rocky Bailey	504	19.00%
Total votes			2,652	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 101st district general election, 2010^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Beverly Earle (incumbent)	15,184	74.30%
	Republican	Rebecca H. Steen	5,253	25.70%
Total votes			20,437	100%
	Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 101st district general election, 2008^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Beverly Earle (incumbent)	30,195	79.29%
	Republican	Beth Marlin	7,886	20.71%
Total votes			38,081	100%
	Democratic hold

2007

Charlotte mayoral election, 2007^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat McCrory (incumbent)	58,501	60.86%
	Democratic	Beverly Earle	37,624	39.14%
Total votes			96,125	100%

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 101st district general election, 2006^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Beverly Earle (incumbent)	8,535	100%
Total votes			8,535	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 101st district general election, 2004^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Beverly Earle (incumbent)	20,474	100%
Total votes			20,474	100%
	Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 101st district general election, 2002^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Beverly Earle (incumbent)	12,093	100%
Total votes			12,093	100%
	Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 60th district general election, 2000^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Beverly Earle (incumbent)	16,332	56.93%
	Republican	Barbara Underwood	12,355	43.07%
Total votes			28,687	100%
	Democratic hold

References

^ Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, vote.mecknc.gov. Accessed March 26, 2024.
^ Earle files for mayor, projects.newsobserver.com. Accessed March 26, 2024.
^ "North Carolina African-American Legislators 1969-2015*" (PDF). Retrieved 27 February 2016.
^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [4] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [5] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [6] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [7] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [8] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ "Mecklenburg County Board of Elections results". NC State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2012-09-15. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
^ [9] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [10] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [11] North Carolina State Board of Elections. Accessed March 26, 2024.
^ "NC State House 060". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 1, 2022.

North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Howard Clinton Barnhill	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 60th district 1995–2003	Succeeded by Earl Jones
Preceded by Constituency established	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 101st district 2003–2019	Succeeded by Carolyn Logan

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[1] Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, vote.mecknc.gov. Accessed March 26, 2024.

[2] Earle files for mayor, projects.newsobserver.com. Accessed March 26, 2024.

[ncleg.net-3] "North Carolina African-American Legislators 1969-2015*" (PDF). Retrieved 27 February 2016.

[4] [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[5] [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[6] [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[7] [4] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[8] [5] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[9] [6] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[10] [7] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[11] [8] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[12] "Mecklenburg County Board of Elections results". NC State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2012-09-15. Retrieved October 1, 2022.

[13] [9] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[14] [10] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[15] [11] North Carolina State Board of Elections. Accessed March 26, 2024.

[16] "NC State House 060". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 1, 2022.

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