Senator
Kandie Smith
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 5th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2023
Preceded byDonald Davis
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 8th district
In office
January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2023
Preceded bySusan Martin
Succeeded byGloristine Brown
18th Mayor of Greenville
In office
July 7, 2017 – December 12, 2017
Preceded byAllen Thomas
Succeeded byP.J. Connelly
Member of the Greenville City Council
from the 1st district
In office
December 12, 2017 – December 13, 2018
Preceded byShawan Barr
Succeeded byMonica Daniels
In office
December 7, 2009 – July 7, 2017
Preceded byMildred Atkinson Council
Succeeded byShawan Barr
Personal details
Born (1969-10-20) October 20, 1969 (age 54)
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceGreenville, North Carolina
Alma materCharleston Southern University (BA)

Kandie Diane Smith (born October 20, 1969) is a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate, United States, representing the 5th district.[1] She was previously a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives and interim mayor of Greenville, North Carolina.

Education and early life

Smith obtained a bachelor's degree from Charleston Southern University where she majored in sociology and minored in communications.

Greenville City Council

Before her election to mayor, Smith was on the Greenville City Council, representing District 1. When the former mayor, Allen Thomas, stepped down, Smith was elected mayor by the members of the council and held that office until the next election in November 2017, where she won re-election to the council, again serving District 1.

North Carolina House of Representatives

In 2016, Smith attempted to defeat the incumbent state representative Jean Farmer-Butterfield for the Democratic nomination for North Carolina's 24th House district.[2] Farmer-Butterfield defeated Smith.[3]

In December 2017, after the incumbent, Susan Martin, announced that she would not run for re-election, Smith announced she would run for the 8th House district. Smith defeated the Pitt County Board of Education chair, Mildred Council, and the retired U.S. Army captain, Ernest Reeves, receiving 50% of the vote.[4]

Smith went on to face the businesswoman, Brenda Letchworth Smith. Smith defeated Letchworth Smith, with 64.6% against 35.4% percent.[5] On January 1, Smith was formally sworn in.[6]

Committee assignments

2021-2022 session

2019-2020 session

Electoral history

2009

Greenville City Council 1st district general election, 2009[8]
Candidate Votes %
Kandie Smith 509 50.25%
Mildred Atkinson Council (incumbent) 497 49.06%
Write-in 7 0.69%
Total votes 1,013 100%

2011

Greenville City Council 1st district general election, 2011[9]
Candidate Votes %
Kandie Smith (incumbent) 963 92.24%
Write-in 45 4.31%
Rose Glover (write-in) 25 2.39%
Mildred Council (write-in 11 1.05%
Total votes 1,044 100%

2013

Greenville City Council 1st district general election, 2013[10]
Candidate Votes %
Kandie Smith (incumbent) 1,000 69.59%
Clinton Ray Anderson Jr. 423 29.44%
Katherine Wetherington (write-in 10 0.70%
Write-in 4 0.28%
Total votes 1,437 100%

2015

Greenville City Council 1st district general election, 2015[11]
Candidate Votes %
Kandie Smith (incumbent) 970 77.85%
Patrice Barrow 260 20.87%
Write-in 16 1.28%
Total votes 1,246 100%

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 24th district Democratic primary election, 2016[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jean Farmer-Butterfield (incumbent) 6,570 61.52%
Democratic Kandie Smith 4,110 38.48%
Total votes 10,680 100%

2017

Greenville City Council 1st district general election, 2017[13]
Candidate Votes %
Kandie Smith 984 82.55%
Micah Lockhart 195 16.36%
Write-in 13 1.09%
Total votes 1,192 100%

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 8th district Democratic primary election, 2018[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kandie Smith 2,791 50.04%
Democratic Mildred Atkinson Council 1,988 35.64%
Democratic Ernest T. Reeves 799 14.32%
Total votes 5,578 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 8th district general election, 2018[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kandie Smith 15,570 64.65%
Republican Brenda Letchworth Smith 8,515 35.35%
Total votes 24,085 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 8th district general election, 2020[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kandie Smith (incumbent) 23,739 60.21%
Republican Tony Moore 15,685 39.79%
Total votes 39,424 100%
Democratic hold

2022

North Carolina Senate 5th district Democratic primary election, 2022[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kandie Smith 13,604 86.58%
Democratic Lenton Brown 2,109 13.42%
Total votes 15,713 100%
North Carolina Senate 5th district general election, 2022[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kandie Smith 36,557 52.23%
Republican Karen Kozel 33,432 47.77%
Total votes 69,989 100%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  2. ^ Ford, Nicole (March 11, 2016). "Two women want NC House District 24 seat". WCTI. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "House races: Farmer-Butterfield, Farkas win". Daily Reflector. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "05/08/2018 OFFICIAL LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  5. ^ "11/06/2018 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
    - "North Carolina Election Results". The New York Times. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  6. ^ Gann, Kara (January 5, 2019). "Kandie Smith swears in as NC House of Representative District 8 seat". WNCT. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  7. ^ "Kandie Smith". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  8. ^ 11/03/2009 OFFICIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS - PITT, North Carolina State Board of Elections
  9. ^ 11/08/2011 OFFICIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS - PITT, North Carolina State Board of Elections
  10. ^ 11/05/2013 OFFICIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS - PITT, North Carolina State Board of Elections
  11. ^ 11/03/2015 OFFICIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS - PITT, North Carolina State Board of Elections
  12. ^ 03/15/2016 OFFICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE, North Carolina State Board of Elections
  13. ^ 11/07/2017 OFFICIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS - PITT, North Carolina State Board of Elections
  14. ^ 05/08/2018 OFFICIAL LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE, North Carolina State Board of Elections
  15. ^ 11/06/2018 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE, North Carolina State Board of Elections
  16. ^ 11/03/2020 OFFICIAL LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE, North Carolina State Board of Elections
  17. ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  18. ^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
North Carolina House of Representatives Preceded bySusan Martin Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 8th district 2019–2023 Succeeded byGloristine Brown North Carolina Senate Preceded byDonald Davis Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 5th district 2023–Present Incumbent
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