Andy Wells
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 42nd district
In office
January 1, 2015 – July 27, 2020
Preceded byAustin Allran
Succeeded byDean Proctor
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 96th district
In office
January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2015
Preceded byMark Hilton
Succeeded byJay Adams
Personal details
Born (1954-09-02) September 2, 1954 (age 69)
Political partyRepublican
SpouseSuzanne Wells
Alma materNorth Carolina State University[1]

Andy Wells (born September 2, 1954) is an American real estate developer and politician who served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 96th district from 2013 to 2015, and in the North Carolina Senate from the 42nd district from 2015 to 2020.[2][3]

In 2020, Wells ran for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina. He placed second in the March primary election, losing to eventual general election winner Mark Robinson. In June 2020, Wells resigned his seat in the North Carolina Senate to make himself "available for some other projects".[4] In July 2023, Wells declared his candidacy for Governor of North Carolina in the 2024 North Carolina gubernatorial election, [5] but failed to file for candidacy by the December 15th deadline.

Electoral history

2020

Republican primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Robinson 240,843 32.52%
Republican Andy Wells 107,824 14.56%
Republican Mark Johnson 89,200 12.04%
Republican John L. Ritter 85,023 11.48%
Republican Renee Ellmers 50,526 6.82%
Republican Greg Gebhardt 50,474 6.81%
Republican Deborah Cochran 48,234 6.51%
Republican Scott Stone 48,193 6.51%
Republican Buddy Bengel 20,395 2.75%
Total votes 740,712 100.00%

2018

North Carolina Senate 42nd district Republican primary election, 2018[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andy Wells (incumbent) 9,018 47.46%
Republican Mark Hollo 6,506 34.24%
Republican Ryan Huffman 2,236 11.77%
Republican Dustin Long 1,241 6.53%
Total votes 19,001 100%
North Carolina Senate 42nd district general election, 2018[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andy Wells (incumbent) 44,323 66.31%
Democratic Ric Vandett 22,522 33.69%
Total votes 66,845 100%
Republican hold

2016

North Carolina Senate 42nd district general election, 2016[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andy Wells (incumbent) 69,301 100%
Total votes 69,301 100%
Republican hold

2014

North Carolina Senate 42nd district general election, 2014[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andy Wells 31,869 59.49%
Democratic Patrice "Pat" Hensley 21,703 40.51%
Total votes 53,572 100%
Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 96th district general election, 2012[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andy Wells 21,073 62.46%
Democratic Cliff Moone 12,664 37.54%
Total votes 33,737 100%
Republican hold

References

  1. ^ "Andy Wells for Governor." Retrieved December 17th, 2023.
  2. ^ "North Carolina General Assembly - Senator Andy Wells (Republican, 2017-2018 Session)". Ncleg.net. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  3. ^ "Wells announces re-election bid for North Carolina Senate". hickoryrecord.com. 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  4. ^ "Lieutenant governor primary runner-up to leave Senate early". AP NEWS. 20 July 2020.
  5. ^ Opeka, Theresa (July, 2023). Former NC Republican state legislator Wells announces run for governor. The Carolina Journal. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  6. ^ "NC SBE Contest Results". er.ncsbe.gov. North Carolina Board of Elections. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  7. ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  8. ^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  9. ^ [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  10. ^ [4] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  11. ^ [5] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
North Carolina House of Representatives Preceded byMark Hilton Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 96th district 2013–2015 Succeeded byJay Adams North Carolina Senate Preceded byAustin Allran Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 42nd district 2015–2020 Succeeded byDean Proctor
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