page_title: Kenneth Spaulding
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caption_attribution_description: English: Logo of Ken Spaulding for Governor
context_page_description: Kenneth Bridgeforth "Ken" Spaulding is an American politician and attorney from North Carolina.
  A member of the Democratic Party from Durham, North Carolina, Spaulding served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1978 to 1984. He ran for the United States House of Representatives to represent North Carolina's 2nd congressional district in 1984, challenging incumbent Democrat Tim Valentine in the primary. Spaulding lost, taking 60,535 votes to Valentine's 65,893.
  He later served on the North Carolina Board of Transportation under Governor Mike Easley. He announced in 2013 that he would run for the Democratic nomination in the 2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election. He lost the primary to Roy Cooper, who ended up winning the election.
context_section_description: Kenneth Bridgeforth "Ken" Spaulding (born November 29, 1944) is an American politician and attorney from North Carolina.
  A member of the Democratic Party from Durham, North Carolina, Spaulding served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1978 to 1984. He ran for the United States House of Representatives to represent North Carolina's 2nd congressional district in 1984, challenging incumbent Democrat Tim Valentine in the primary. Spaulding lost, taking 60,535 votes (47.88%) to Valentine's 65,893 (52.12%).
  He later served on the North Carolina Board of Transportation under Governor Mike Easley. He announced in 2013 that he would run for the Democratic nomination in the 2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election. He lost the primary to Roy Cooper, who ended up winning the election.
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