E. Nelson Cole

E. Nelson Cole
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
In office January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2011
Preceded by	Ken Miller
Succeeded by	Bert Jones
Constituency	25th District (1997-2003) 65th District (2003-2011)
In office January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1995
Preceded by	Rector Samuel Hunt III Peggy Wilson
Succeeded by	Cary Allred Ken Miller Dennis Alan Reynolds
Constituency	25th District
Personal details
Born	(1937-03-29) March 29, 1937 (age 87) Charlotte, North Carolina
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Reidsville, North Carolina
Alma mater	University of South Carolina (BS)

Edward Nelson Cole (born Charlotte, North Carolina, March 29, 1937) is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly. A resident of Reidsville, North Carolina, he represented the state's sixty-fifth House district, which includes constituents in Rockingham County, for eight terms.

A graduate of the University of South Carolina (1962),[1][2] Cole worked as a manager for Ford Motor Company until becoming an auto dealer in 1980. Cole has been active on transportation-related issues, sponsoring a bicycle safety law and being a member of several national transportation groups - the State Automotive Enthusiast Leadership Council[3] and the National Conference of State Legislatures standing committee on transportation.[4] As of the 2009-2010 session, he was the co-chairman of the legislature's Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee.[5]

Cole was defeated for re-election to his House seat by conservative independent candidate Bert Jones on November 2, 2010.[6] In the 2012 election, Cole is running to attempt a comeback and return to his former seat.[7]

Electoral history

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 91st district general election, 2012[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bryan Holloway (incumbent)	22,417	61.00%
	Democratic	Nelson Cole	14,334	39.00%
Total votes			36,751	100%
	Republican hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 65th district general election, 2010[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Bert Jones	9,628	56.01%
	Democratic	Nelson Cole (incumbent)	7,561	43.99%
Total votes			17,189	100%
	Independent gain from Democratic

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 65th district Democratic primary election, 2008[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nelson Cole (incumbent)	8,121	75.57%
	Democratic	Vanessa McGee Smith-Kearney	2,626	24.43%
Total votes			10,747	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 65th district general election, 2008[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nelson Cole (incumbent)	20,495	100%
Total votes			20,495	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 65th district general election, 2006[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nelson Cole (incumbent)	9,749	66.56%
	Republican	Michael Moore	4,897	33.44%
Total votes			14,646	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 65th district general election, 2004[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nelson Cole (incumbent)	13,890	52.65%
	Republican	Wayne Sexton (incumbent)	12,493	47.35%
Total votes			26,383	100%
	Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 65th district general election, 2002[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nelson Cole (incumbent)	13,465	100%
Total votes			13,465	100%
	Democratic hold

References

1. http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=10265 VoteSmart bio page on Cole
2. "North Carolina manual [serial]".
3. http://www.sema.org/sema-news/2010/05/state-automotive-enthusiast-leadership-caucus Archived 2018-08-09 at the Wayback Machine SAELC membership list 2010
4. http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?TabID=773&tabs=855,30,666 membership list of Transportation committee of NCSL
5. "Hush and drive ban debated in Chapel Hill - Orange County - NewsObserver.com". Archived from the original on 2010-06-14. Retrieved 2010-06-02. NewsObserver.com, Hush and drive ban debated in Chapel Hill, Feb. 24, 2010
6. State Board of Elections: 2010 general election results
7. Veteran challenges incumbent for N.C. House seat Archived 2013-01-24 at archive.today
8. [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
9. [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
10. [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
11. [4] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
12. [5] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
13. [6] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
14. [7] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

• Nelson Cole Campaign site
• Rep. Cole Vote History

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North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Rector Samuel Hunt III Peggy Wilson	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 25th district 1993–1995 Served alongside: James Fred Bowman, Bertha Merrill Holt	Succeeded by Cary Allred Ken Miller Dennis Alan Reynolds
Preceded by Ken Miller	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 25th district 1997–2003 Served alongside: Cary Allred, Dennis Alan Reynolds, Worthy B. Teague Jr.	Succeeded by Bill Daughtridge
Preceded by Rick Eddins	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 65th district 2003–2011	Succeeded by Bert Jones