John May (North Carolina politician)

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John May
Member of the Franklin County Board of Commissioners
from the 3rd district
In office
December 3, 2012 – May 31, 2017
Preceded byRobert Lee Swanson
Succeeded byMark Speed
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 49th district
In office
April 21, 2010 – January 1, 2011
Preceded byLucy Allen
Succeeded byGlen Bradley
Personal details
Born
John Milton May

(1950-01-21)January 21, 1950
Franklin County, North Carolina
DiedMay 31, 2017(2017-05-31) (aged 67)
Louisburg, North Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseVickie Gay

John Milton May (January 21, 1950 – May 31, 2017) was a

Communication Workers of America
.

After joining the House, May was appointed to represent his state on the new Virginia-North Carolina Interstate High-Speed Rail Compact board,[1] and was appointed vice-chairman of the Local Government I committee.[2]

May was defeated for election to a full term in 2010 by Glen Bradley.[3] In 2012, May was elected to the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, an office he held until his death.[4][5][6]

Electoral history

2016

Franklin County Board of Commissioners 3rd district general election, 2016[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John May (incumbent) 2,900 56.60%
Independent
 Glenn Swanson 2,224 43.40%
Total votes 5,124 100%
Democratic hold

2012

Franklin County Board of Commissioners 3rd district Democratic primary election, 2012[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John May 1,076 61.63%
Democratic Joey Mills 389 22.28%
Democratic Linda A. Maggio 281 16.09%
Total votes 1,746 100%
Franklin County Board of Commissioners 3rd district general election, 2012[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John May 2,797 53.77%
Republican Jeremy Neal 2,405 46.23%
Total votes 5,202 100%
Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 49th district general election, 2010[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Glen Bradley 11,276 51.68%
Democratic John May (incumbent) 10,544 48.32%
Total votes 21,820 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

References

  1. ^ janestancill (July 12, 2010). "Virginia senator will chair new two-state oversight board for fast trains". The News & Observer. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  2. ^ "Representative () Committee Assignments (2017-2018 Session)". North Carolina General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2010-11-27. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  3. ^ "NC - Election Results". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2012-07-13. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  4. ^ "Obituary for John Milton May". Strickland Funeral Home & Crematory. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  5. ^ "Photos" (PDF). The Franklin Times. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 13, 2008. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  6. ^ "Commissioners". Franklin County. Archived from the original on November 18, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  7. ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  8. ^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  9. ^ [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  10. ^ [4] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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Preceded by Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 49th district
2010-2011 		Succeeded by


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