Armor Reece Pyrtle Jr. is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who has represented the 65th district (including parts of Rockingham County) since 2021. He was appointed in August 2021 to the fill the vacancy left by Jerry Carter, who died in office.[2] A retired police chief from Eden, North Carolina, Pyrtle previously served on the Rockingham County board of commissioners from 2016 to 2021.
Reece Pyrtle | |
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| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 65th district | |
| Assumed office August 11, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Jerry Carter |
| Member of the Rockingham County Board of Commissioners | |
| In office December 5, 2016[1] – August 11, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Zane Cardwell H. Keith Duncan |
| Succeeded by | Don Powell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Armor Reece Pyrtle Jr. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Stoneville, North Carolina |
| Alma mater | Appalachian State University (BS) |
| Website | Official website |
Electoral history
edit2022
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Reece Pyrtle (incumbent) | 5,813 | 79.86% | |
| Republican | Joseph A. Gibson III | 1,466 | 20.14% | |
| Total votes | 7,279 | 100% | ||
2020
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Richardson (incumbent) | 6,108 | 30.27% | |
| Republican | Kevin Berger (incumbent) | 5,624 | 27.87% | |
| Republican | Reece Pyrtle (incumbent) | 5,588 | 27.70% | |
| Republican | Jimmy Joyce | 2,856 | 14.16% | |
| Total votes | 20,176 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Richardson (incumbent) | 28,404 | 25.12% | |
| Republican | Reece Pyrtle (incumbent) | 28,217 | 24.95% | |
| Republican | Kevin Berger (incumbent) | 26,664 | 23.58% | |
| Democratic | Ann Brady | 16,284 | 14.40% | |
| Democratic | Jeff Johnson | 13,510 | 11.95% | |
| Total votes | 113,079 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kevin Berger | 5,423 | 20.58% | |
| Republican | Reece Pyrtle | 4,568 | 17.34% | |
| Republican | Mark Richardson (incumbent) | 4,263 | 16.18% | |
| Republican | Don Powell | 3,889 | 14.76% | |
| Republican | Josh Austin | 3,156 | 11.98% | |
| Republican | Mike Manuel | 2,225 | 8.44% | |
| Republican | Dennis Joyce | 1,942 | 7.37% | |
| Republican | Fred Pedone | 884 | 3.35% | |
| Total votes | 26,350 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kevin Berger | 23,176 | 23.45% | |
| Republican | Reece Pyrtle | 22,808 | 23.08% | |
| Republican | Mark Richardson (incumbent) | 22,534 | 22.80% | |
| Democratic | Donna Lawson Turner | 15,524 | 15.71% | |
| Democratic | Forrest Bray | 12,531 | 12.68% | |
| Independent | Karen Tucker (write-in) | 1,883 | 1.91% | |
| Write-in | 383 | 0.39% | ||
| Total votes | 98,839 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
Committee assignments
edit2021-2022 session
edit- Appropriations
- Appropriations - Justice & Public Safety
- Families, Children, and Aging Policy
- Health
- Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs
- Judiciary 2
- Local Government - Land Use, Planning & Development
References
edit- ^ "Rockingham County Board of Commissioners Agenda" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-09-09.
- ^ Spear, Susie (2021-08-11). "Rockingham County Commissioner Pyrtle tapped to fill Carter's legislative seat". Rockingham Now. Greensboro New & Record. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ [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.
- ^ [5] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ^ "North Carolina State Rep. Reece Pyrtle". Retrieved 2021-09-09.