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Joe L. Kiser

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Joe Kiser
Minority Leader of the North Carolina House of Representatives
In office
January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2007
Preceded byLeo Daughtry
Succeeded byPaul Stam
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
In office
January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2009
Preceded byCharles Preston
Succeeded byJonathan Rhyne Jr.
Constituency45th District (1995-2003)
97th District (2003-2009)
Personal details
Born
Joseph Leonard Kiser

(1933-08-20) August 20, 1933 (age 91)
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Vale, Lincoln County, North Carolina, U.S.

Joseph Leonard Kiser (born August 20, 1933) is a former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly, who represented the State of North Carolina's mountainous ninety-seventh House district, which mostly included Lincoln County. Mr. Kiser served in the State House from the late 1980s until 2009.[1][2]

Joe Kiser served a term as Sheriff of Lincoln County before being elected to the State legislature. Mr. Kiser served seven terms in the North Carolina State House and is the former House Republican Leader. After 2008, Mr. Kiser did not run for re-election. He was succeeded by Jonathan Rhyne Jr.[3]

Mr. Kiser is retired, and lives in Vale, North Carolina.

Electoral history

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2006

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North Carolina House of Representatives 97th district general election, 2006[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Kiser (incumbent) 12,080 100%
Total votes 12,080 100%
Republican hold

2004

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North Carolina House of Representatives 97th district general election, 2004[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Kiser (incumbent) 17,888 61.13%
Democratic Ken H. Fortenberry 11,374 38.87%
Total votes 29,262 100%
Republican hold

2002

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North Carolina House of Representatives 97th district Republican primary election, 2002[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Kiser (incumbent) 4,362 70.30%
Republican David J. Noles 1,843 29.70%
Total votes 6,205 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 97th district general election, 2002[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Kiser (incumbent) 11,859 58.51%
Democratic Floyd E. Mason 7,760 38.29%
Libertarian Bryan Edwards 650 3.21%
Total votes 20,269 100%
Republican hold

2000

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North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district Republican primary election, 2000[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Kiser (incumbent) 4,467 41.42%
Republican Mark Hilton 3,597 33.35%
Republican Ray Hoyle 2,722 25.24%
Total votes 10,786 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district general election, 2000[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Kiser (incumbent) 30,639 32.75%
Republican Mark Hilton 29,812 31.87%
Democratic David Clark Jr. 19,419 20.76%
Democratic Columbus J. Turner 13,679 14.62%
Total votes 93,549 100%
Republican hold
Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Joe L. Kiser".
  2. ^ "North Carolina manual [serial]".
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - NC - State House 097 Race - Nov 07, 2006".
  4. ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  5. ^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  6. ^ [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  7. ^ [4] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  8. ^ "NC State House 045 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  9. ^ "NC State House 045". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
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North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by
Charles Richard Preston
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 45th district

1995–2003
Served alongside: Cherie Berry, Mark Hilton
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 97th district

2003–2009
Succeeded by
Jonathan Rhyne Jr.
Political offices
Preceded by Minority Leader of the North Carolina House of Representatives
2003–2007
Succeeded by