Rufus Edmisten
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Rufus L. Edmisten | |
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James B. Hunt Jr. | |
Preceded by | Thad A. Eure |
Succeeded by | Janice H. Faulkner |
46th Attorney General of North Carolina | |
In office 1974–1984 | |
Governor | James Holshouser Jim Hunt |
Preceded by | James H. Carson Jr. |
Succeeded by | Lacy Thornburg |
Personal details | |
Born | Rufus Lige Edmisten July 12, 1941 Boone, North Carolina, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA) George Washington University (JD) |
Rufus Lige Edmisten (born July 12, 1941) is an American attorney who served as
Life and career
Edmisten was born on July 12, 1941, in Boone, North Carolina, to Walter F. Edmisten and Nell Hollar Edmisten. He graduated from Appalachian High School in 1959.[1]
He earned an undergraduate degree in political science with honors at the
After his unsuccessful gubernatorial campaign, Edmisten practiced law with Reagan H. Weaver for four years. In the 1988 and 1992 elections, Edmisten won the office of Secretary of State. As Secretary of State he broadened securities oversight in an effort to protect investors, and worked with the General Assembly to craft a law to establish
In 1996 Edmisten resigned from office after an audit of the Secretary of State's office led to a State Bureau of Investigations inquiry into several alleged abuses of office.
Edmisten runs a charity in North Carolina called the Foundation for Good Business, Extra Special Super Kids. The Super Kids program provides college scholarships to underprivileged high school students who wish to pursue higher learning. Edmisten has served on the N.C. Capitol Foundation for over 25 years, including a six-year stint (2000–2006) as president of the foundation. He is a member of the boards of directors of the Julia Crump Foundation and Project Enlightenment, both of which are charitable organizations that seek to enhance educational opportunities for disadvantaged youths. Edmisten also served as a board member for the Raleigh region of Union Bank. Edmisten, Jim Valvano, and Don Shea founded the Jim Valvano Kids Klassic Golf Tournament, which has raised several million dollars to seek a cure for children suffering from cancer.
In addition to Edmisten’s political career and philanthropic work, he has also found success as an acclaimed writer, television news political pundit and esteemed radio personality. He was a panelist on NC Spin, North Carolina's longest running political talk show (the final episode of NC Spin aired on Christmas Day 2020).
He is also a longstanding co-host of the popular radio program Weekend Gardener on WPTF in Raleigh, NC. The program holds the distinction of being the longest running gardening radio show in history. (Weekend Gardener initially began in 1924 on WPTF as an on-air gardening report from “The Good Garden Ladies of Raleigh” of the Raleigh Garden Club. The show has retained its current title since January 1985.) Edmiston is, himself, an avid gardener.
In 2019 Edmisten published a memoir titled, "That's Rufus: A Memoir of Tar Heel Politics, Watergate and Public Life".[5]
Edmisten and his wife, Linda, live in a designated 1921 National Register and Raleigh
Electoral history
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Rufus L. Edmisten | 295,051 | 30.87 | |
Democratic | H. Edward Knox | 249,286 | 26.08 | |
Democratic | Duncan McLauchlin "Lauch" Faircloth | 153,210 | 16.03 | |
Democratic | Thomas O. Gilmore | 82,299 | 8.61 | |
Democratic | James C. "Jimmy" Green | 80,775 | 8.45 | |
Democratic | John R. Ingram | 75,248 | 7.87 | |
Democratic | Robert L. Hannon | 9,476 | 0.99 | |
Democratic | Frazier Glenn Miller Jr. | 5,790 | 0.61 | |
Democratic | J. Andrew Barker | 3,148 | 0.33 | |
Democratic | J.D. Whaley | 1,516 | 0.16 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Rufus L. Edmisten | 352,351 | 51.91% | ||
Democratic | H. Edward Knox | 326,278 | 48.08%% | -3.83% |
General election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | James G. Martin | 1,208,167 | 54.26% | ||
Democratic | Rufus L. Edmisten | 1,011,209 | 45.41% | -9.49% | |
Libertarian | H. Fritz Prochnaw | 4,610 | 0.21% | ||
Socialist Workers | Gregory McCartan | 2,740 | 0.12% | ||
Turnout | 2,226,743 | 100% |
References
- OCLC 244121350.
- ^ "Rufus Edmisten". WUNC. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- Carolina Journal. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ^ "Secretary of State Edmisten Will Resign". WRAL.com. 1996-03-11. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ^ Magnus, Amanda; Stasio, Frank (May 23, 2019). "'That's Rufus': Rufus Edmisten Reflects On His Career And The Politics Of Today". WUNC 91.5. WUNC North Carolina Public Radio. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NC Governor - D Runoff Race - Jun 05, 1984".
- ^ "Atlas Forum Index". Atlas Forum. March 2011. Retrieved 2009-06-12.