Rick L. Eddins

Rick L. Eddins
Rick L. Eddins
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
	In office; January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2007
Preceded by	Aaron Fussell
Succeeded by	Marilyn Avila
Constituency	65th District (1995-2003) ; 40th District (2003-2007)
Personal details
Born	Raleigh, North Carolina
Political party	Republican

Rick L. Eddins is a former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly, who represented the state's fortieth House district, including constituents in Wake County, for six terms (1995–2006). A business owner from Raleigh, North Carolina, Eddins was defeated for renomination to another term in the May 2, 2006 Republican primary by Marilyn Avila. He published a memoir, Call Me a Countrypolitan, in 2008.

Electoral history[edit]

2006[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 40th district Republican primary election, 2006^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marilyn Avila	2,029	65.62%
	Republican	Rick Eddins (incumbent)	1,063	34.38%
Total votes			3,092	100%

2004[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 40th district Republican primary election, 2004^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Eddins (incumbent)	3,069	50.40%
	Republican	David S. Robinson	3,020	49.60%
Total votes			6,089	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 40th district general election, 2004^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Eddins (incumbent)	29,528	62.14%
	Democratic	Joe O’Shaughnessy	16,848	35.46%
	Libertarian	Andrew Hatchell	1,143	2.41%
Total votes			47,519	100%
	Republican hold

2002[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 40th district general election, 2002^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Eddins (incumbent)	18,194	85.10%
	Libertarian	Scott Quint	3,186	14.90%
Total votes			21,380	100%
	Republican hold

2000[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 65th district general election, 2000^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Eddins (incumbent)	23,416	100%
Total votes			23,416	100%
	Republican hold

References[edit]

^ [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.
^ "NC State House 065". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 12, 2022.

External links[edit]

Press release: Call Me a Countrypolitan by Rick Eddins

North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Aaron Fussell	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 65th district 1995–2003	Succeeded by Nelson Cole
Preceded by William Hiatt Gene Wilson Rex Baker	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 40th district 2003–2007	Succeeded by Marilyn Avila

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

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

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

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

[5] "NC State House 065". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 12, 2022.

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