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American politician from North Carolina

Dr.Douglas Yongue
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
In office
January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2011
Preceded byDaniel Howard DeVane
John Calvin Hasty
Adolph Dial
Succeeded byGaston (G. L.) Pridgen
Constituency16th District (1993-2003)
46th District (2003-2011)
Personal details
BornDouglas Yates Yongue Sr.
(1937-03-20)March 20, 1937
Lumberton, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedMarch 21, 2019 (aged 82)
Laurinburg, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Laurinburg, North Carolina, U.S.

Douglas Yates Yongue Sr. (March 20, 1937 – March 21, 2019) was an American Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's forty-sixth House district, including constituents in Hoke, Robeson and Scotland counties. A retired educator from Laurinburg, North Carolina, Yongue served for 8 terms before being defeated by Gaston (G. L.) Pridgen when running for his 9th term.

Yongue previously served on the following General Assembly committees: Appropriations (Chairman); Education (Member); Education Subcommittee on Education (Member); Ethics (Vice-Chairman); Federal Relations and Indian Affairs (Member); Rules, Calendar and Operations of the House (Member); State Personnel (Member). Yongue died on March 21, 2019, in Laurinburg, at the age of 82.

Recent electoral history

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 46th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gaston (G. L.) Pridgen 7,590 52.17%
Democratic Douglas Yongue (incumbent) 6,958 47.83%
Total votes 14,548 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 46th district general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Douglas Yongue (incumbent) 18,275 100%
Total votes 18,275 100%
Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 46th district general election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Douglas Yongue (incumbent) 7,684 100%
Total votes 7,684 100%
Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 46th district general election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Douglas Yongue (incumbent) 12,913 100%
Total votes 12,913 100%
Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 46th district general election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Douglas Yongue (incumbent) 6,920 63.50%
Republican C. Linwood Faulk 3,978 36.50%
Total votes 10,898 100%
Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 16th district general election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Douglas Yongue (incumbent) 11,871 64.24%
Republican C. Linwood Faulk 6,608 35.76%
Total votes 18,479 100%
Democratic hold

References

  1. "Representative G. L. Pridgen (Rep)". North Carolina General Assembly. Archived from the original on April 7, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ^ "NC house elections results 2010 district 46". WRAL.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  3. ^ Hensley, Matthew (February 22, 2011). "First day filings". Laurinburg Exchange. Archived from the original on August 19, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  4. "North Carolina manual [serial]".
  5. "Douglas Yongue Obituary (1937 - 2019) - Laurinburg, NC - The News & Observer". Legacy.com. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  6. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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  11. "NC State House 016". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded byDaniel Howard DeVane
John Calvin Hasty
Adolph Dial 		Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 16th district
1993-2003 		Succeeded byCarolyn Justice
Preceded byCharles Buchanan
Gregg Thompson 		Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 46th district
2003-2011 		Succeeded byGaston (G. L.) Pridgen


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