# Reece Pyrtle

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. A retired police chief from Eden, North Carolina, Pyrtle previously served on the Rockingham County board of commissioners from 2016 to 2021.

## Electoral history
### 2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 65th district Republican primary election, 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Reece Pyrtle (incumbent) | 5,813 | 79.86% |
| | Republican | Joseph A. Gibson III | 1,466 | 20.14% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,279 | 100% |

### 2020

Rockingham County Board of Commissioners Republican primary election, 2020 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 20,176 | 100% |
Rockingham County Board of Commissioners general election, 2020 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 113,079 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

Rockingham County Board of Commissioners Republican primary election, 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 26,350 | 100% |
Rockingham County Board of Commissioners general election, 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Write-in | 383 | 0.39% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 98,839 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

## Committee assignments
### 2021-2022 session

* 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