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2015-03-01 |
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| Name | Patrick L. "Pat" McCrory |
| Address | 1963 Maryland Ave.
Charlotte, North Carolina 28209, United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | [Link] |
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October 17, 1956
(67 years)
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| Contributor | U Ole Polecat |
| Last Modifed | Chronicler
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| Info | Patrick Lloyd "Pat" McCrory was born on October 17, 1956 in Columbus, Ohio, to Rollin and Audrey McCrory. His father was an engineer and entrepreneur who once served on the city council in Worthington, Ohio. He is the youngest of four children, with two sisters and one brother. When he was nine, he moved with his family to Jamestown, North Carolina, a suburb of Greensboro.
During college, he spent the summers working construction and reading meters for Duke Energy. In 1978, McCrory graduated from Catawba College in Salisbury, North Carolina, and received his North Carolina teaching certificate. He decided against teaching and instead went to work full-time for Duke Energy. A management training program put him through a rotation of digging ditches and climbing electric poles as well as stints in office jobs. He eventually became a senior adviser with Duke Energy's Business and Economic Development Group.
McCrory began his political career in Charlotte in 1989 when he was elected as an At-Large City Councilman. He was re-elected in 1991 and 1993, and served as Mayor Pro Tempore from 1993–1995.
In 1995, he was elected Mayor of Charlotte, succeeding Richard Vinroot, who ran unsuccessfully for the 1996 Republican gubernatorial nomination. At the age of 39, he was the city's youngest ever mayor. McCrory announced in late 2008, shortly after his gubernatorial campaign, that he would not seek an eighth term. McCrory is currently the city of Charlotte's longest serving mayor.
In 2001, McCrory's alma mater, Catawba College, awarded him an honorary doctorate degree. He currently serves as a member of Catawba College's Board of Trustees.
In January 2007, he retired from Duke Energy after 28 years with the company, to run full-time for governor. In January 2009, McCrory was named a Partner with Charlotte-based McCrory & Company, a sales consulting firm. In January 2010, McCrory was named a Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives for Charlotte-based law firm Moore & Van Allen PLLC.
He resides in Charlotte with his wife Ann and their dog, Mo.
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05/17/2022 |
NC US Senate - R Primary |
Lost 24.60% (-34.00%)
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11/08/2016 |
NC Governor |
Lost 48.80% (-0.22%)
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03/15/2016 |
NC Governor - R Primary |
Won 81.75% (+71.15%)
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11/06/2012 |
NC Governor |
Won 54.62% (+11.39%)
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05/08/2012 |
NC Governor - R Primary |
Won 83.40% (+78.11%)
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11/04/2008 |
NC Governor |
Lost 46.88% (-3.40%)
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05/06/2008 |
NC Governor- R Primary |
Won 46.11% (+9.10%)
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11/06/2007 |
Charlotte, NC Mayor |
Won 60.86% (+21.72%)
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09/11/2007 |
Charlotte, NC Mayor - R Primary |
Won 67.19% (+34.38%)
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11/08/2005 |
Charlotte, NC Mayor |
Won 55.93% (+13.19%)
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09/27/2005 |
Charlotte, NC Mayor - R Primary |
Won 74.21% (+48.42%)
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11/04/2003 |
Charlotte, NC Mayor |
Won 57.49% (+16.99%)
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09/23/2003 |
Charlotte, NC Mayor R-Primary |
Won 64.33% (+33.86%)
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11/06/2001 |
Charlotte, NC Mayor |
Won 66.92% (+33.83%)
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11/02/1999 |
Charlotte, NC Mayor |
Won 61.36% (+22.71%)
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11/04/1997 |
Charlotte, NC Mayor |
Won 78.24% (+56.48%)
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11/08/1995 |
Charlotte, NC Mayor |
Won 62.24% (+24.47%)
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04/04/2024 |
US President - NL Convention |
Lost 0.00% (-100.00%)
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03/03/2020 |
NC Governor - R Primary |
Lost 0.00% (-88.95%)
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05/14/2019 |
NC District 09 - Special R Primary |
Lost 0.00% (-47.67%)
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