Derwin Montgomery

Derwin Montgomery
Derwin Montgomery
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives; from the 72nd district
	In office; August 15, 2018 – January 1, 2021
Preceded by	Ed Hanes
Succeeded by	Amber Baker
Personal details
Born	Derwin Lamar Montgomery; September 3, 1988 (age 36)
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Derwin Lamar Montgomery (born September 3, 1988) is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, who represented the 72nd district (containing parts of Forsyth County) from 2018 until 2021.

Political career

Montgomery served on the Winston-Salem City Council from 2009 through 2018.

Montgomery was appointed to complete the unexpired term of Rep. Ed Hanes for the 72nd district in the North Carolina House of Representatives in August 2018.^[1]^[2] He went on to win the election for a full two-year term on 6 November 2018 as the nominee of the Democratic Party. He secured seventy-nine percent of the vote while his closest rival, Republican Reginald Reid, secured twenty-one percent.^[3]

In 2020, Montgomery ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 6th congressional district, but lost the Democratic primary to Kathy Manning.^[4]

Electoral history

2020

North Carolina's 6th congressional district Democratic primary election, 2020^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kathy Manning	56,986	48.30%
	Democratic	Rhonda Foxx	23,506	19.92%
	Democratic	Bruce Davis	17,731	15.03%
	Democratic	Derwin Montgomery	14,705	12.46%
	Democratic	Ed Hanes	5,067	4.29%
Total votes			117,995	100%

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 72nd district general election, 2018^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Derwin Montgomery (incumbent)	19,292	79.11%
	Republican	Reginald Reid	5,093	20.89%
Total votes			24,385	100%
	Democratic hold

References

^ Journal, Fran Daniel Winston-Salem. "Derwin Montgomery to replace Ed Hanes in NC House District 72, plans to focus on health care, education, affordable housing". journalnow.com. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
^ "Official site of the NC General Assembly". Archived from the original on 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
^ "North Carolina Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
^ NC State Board of Elections: 03/03/2020 UNOFFICIAL LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS
^ [1] North Carolina Board of Elections.
^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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Preceded by Ed Hanes	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 72nd district 2018-2021	Succeeded by Amber Baker

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[1] Journal, Fran Daniel Winston-Salem. "Derwin Montgomery to replace Ed Hanes in NC House District 72, plans to focus on health care, education, affordable housing". journalnow.com. Retrieved 12 November 2018.

[2] "Official site of the NC General Assembly". Archived from the original on 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2018-11-21.

[3] "North Carolina Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 November 2018.

[4] NC State Board of Elections: 03/03/2020 UNOFFICIAL LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS

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

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

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