# Mitch Gillespie

Robert Mitchell Gillespie is a former Assistant Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and a former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly. He represented the eighty-fifth district in the North Carolina House of Representatives, which included constituents from Burke, Caldwell and McDowell counties. A small business owner from Marion, North Carolina, Gillespie served seven terms in the state House and was re-elected to an eighth term, but resigned to take his position in the executive branch in January 2013.

## Recent electoral history
### 2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 85th district general election, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mitch Gillespie (incumbent) | 21,895 | 68.48% |
| | Democratic | JR Edwards | 10,077 | 31.52% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,972 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 85th district general election, 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mitch Gillespie (incumbent) | 12,421 | 69.01% |
| | Democratic | Beth Ostgaard | 5,577 | 30.99% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,998 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 85th district general election, 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mitch Gillespie (incumbent) | 16,432 | 59.24% |
| | Democratic | Chuck Aldridge | 11,304 | 40.76% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,736 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 85th district general election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mitch Gillespie (incumbent) | 8,899 | 54.07% |
| | Democratic | Chuck Aldridge | 7,560 | 45.93% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 16,459 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 85th district general election, 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mitch Gillespie (incumbent) | 16,047 | 66.09% |
| | Democratic | Philip J. Tate | 8,234 | 33.91% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,281 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 85th district general election, 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mitch Gillespie (incumbent) | 10,318 | 58.16% |
| | Democratic | A. Everette Clark | 7,424 | 41.84% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,742 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 49th district general election, 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mitch Gillespie (incumbent) | 14,174 | 60.34% |
| | Democratic | David Huskins | 9,315 | 39.66% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,489 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |