Sam Watford

Sam Watford
Sam Watford
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives; from the 80th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 1, 2021
Preceded by	Steve Jarvis
	In office; January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2019
Preceded by	Roger Younts
Succeeded by	Steve Jarvis
Personal details
Born	Samuel Lee Watford; 1954 or 1955 (age 69–70)
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Karen Hege Watford
Alma mater	Western Carolina University, Guilford Technical Institute
Occupation	Contractor
Website	Official Website

Sam Watford was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 80th House district, including part in Davidson county (Thomasville). He served three terms as Davidson County Commissioner and has served on Davidson County Planning and Zoning Board. Watford is married to Karen Hege Watford, a retired teacher, and has two daughters, Morgan and Jordan.^[2] Watford supported, and voted for, the HB 465 - Amending Regulations Regarding Abortion, in 2015.^[3]

Committee assignments

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2021-2022 Session

Energy and Public Utilities (Vice Chair)
State Government Committee (Vice Chair)
Local Government (Co-Chair)
Agriculture
Finance
Health
Transportation

2017-2018 Session

Appropriations
Appropriations - Transportation
Energy and Public Utilities (Chair)
Regulatory Reform (Vice chair)
Education - Community Colleges
State and Local Government II
Elections and Ethics Law
Homelessness, Foster Care, and Dependency
University Board of Governors Nominating

2015-2016 Session

Appropriations
Appropriations - General Government
Public Utilities (Vice Chair)
Agriculture
Children, Youth and Families
Education - Community Colleges
Local Government

Electoral history

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 80th district Republican primary election, 2020^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam Watford	4,170	43.65%
	Republican	Roger Younts	3,214	33.64%
	Republican	Haley Sink	2,170	22.71%
Total votes			9,554	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 80th district general election, 2020^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam Watford	32,611	75.21%
	Democratic	Wendy Sellars	10,748	24.79%
Total votes			43,359	100%
	Republican hold

2018

North Carolina Senate 29th district Republican primary election, 2018^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eddie Gallimore	11,775	55.48%
	Republican	Sam Watford	9,448	44.52%
Total votes			21,223	100%

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 80th district general election, 2016^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam Watford (incumbent)	31,287	100%
Total votes			31,287	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 80th district Republican primary election, 2014^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam Watford	3,203	54.45%
	Republican	Roger Younts (incumbent)	2,679	45.55%
Total votes			5,882	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 80th district general election, 2014^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam Watford	16,459	100%
Total votes			16,459	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina Senate 33rd district Republican primary election, 2012^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stan Bingham (incumbent)	9,135	40.44%
	Republican	Eddie Gallimore	8,630	38.21%
	Republican	Sam Watford	4,823	21.35%
Total votes			22,588	100%

References

^ "Younts vies to hold on to House District 80 seat".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Biography". Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ "Sam Watford's Voting Records". Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ "Sam Watford". Retrieved 2021-08-23.
^ [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.
^ [6] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [7] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

External links

Official website

North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Roger Younts	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 80th district 2015–2019	Succeeded by Steve Jarvis
Preceded by Steve Jarvis	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 80th district 2021–present	Incumbent

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[1] "Younts vies to hold on to House District 80 seat".

[bio-2] "Biography". Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[votingrec-3] "Sam Watford's Voting Records". Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[4] "Sam Watford". Retrieved 2021-08-23.

[5] [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[6] [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[7] [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[8] [4] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[9] [5] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[10] [6] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[11] [7] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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