Michelle Laws
Michelle Laws (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 4th Congressional District. She lost in the Democratic primary on May 8, 2018.
Biography
Michelle Laws was born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She earned a bachelor's degree in mass communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a master's degree in sociology from North Carolina Central University, and a Ph.D. in social and behavioral sciences from the Virginia Commonwealth University. Laws’s career experience includes working as campaign press secretary for Congressman Albert R. Wynn and legislative liaison for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Mental Health, Development Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. She serves as the assistant director for a local community health organization and an adjunct professor.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 4
Incumbent David Price defeated Steve Von Loor and Barbara Howe in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Price (D) | 72.4 | 247,067 | |
| Steve Von Loor (R) | 24.0 | 82,052 | ||
| Barbara Howe (L) | 3.6 | 12,284 | ||
| Total votes: 341,403 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 4
Incumbent David Price defeated Michelle Laws and Richard Watkins in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 4 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Price | 77.1 | 52,203 | |
| Michelle Laws | 16.4 | 11,120 | ||
| Richard Watkins | 6.5 | 4,391 | ||
| Total votes: 67,714 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 4
Steve Von Loor advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 4 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Steve Von Loor | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lee Brian (R)
Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 4
Barbara Howe defeated Scerry Perry Whitlock in the Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 4 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Barbara Howe | 76.9 | 528 | |
 | Scerry Perry Whitlock | 23.1 | 159 | |
| Total votes: 687 | ||||
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- North Carolina's 4th Congressional District election, 2018
- North Carolina's 4th Congressional District
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