Dr.
Douglas Yongue
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
In office
January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2011
Preceded byDaniel Howard DeVane
John Calvin Hasty
Adolph Dial
Succeeded byGaston (G. L.) Pridgen[1]
Constituency16th District (1993-2003)
46th District (2003-2011)
Personal details
Born
Douglas Yates Yongue Sr.

(1937-03-20) March 20, 1937
Lumberton, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Laurinburg, North Carolina, U.S.

Douglas Yates Yongue Sr. (born March 20, 1937) is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's forty-sixth House district,[2] including constituents in Hoke, Robeson and Scotland counties. A retired educator from Laurinburg, North Carolina,[3] Yongue served for 8 terms before being defeated by Gaston (G. L.) Pridgen when running for his 9th term.[2][3][4]

Yongue previously served on the following General Assembly committees: Appropriations (Chairman); Education (Member); Education Subcommittee on Education (Member); Ethics (Vice-Chairman); Federal Relations and Indian Affairs (Member); Rules, Calendar and Operations of the House (Member); State Personnel (Member).

Recent electoral history

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 46th district general election, 2010[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gaston (G. L.) Pridgen 7,590 52.17%
Democratic Douglas Yongue (incumbent) 6,958 47.83%
Total votes 14,548 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 46th district general election, 2008[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Douglas Yongue (incumbent) 18,275 100%
Total votes 18,275 100%
Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 46th district general election, 2006[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Douglas Yongue (incumbent) 7,684 100%
Total votes 7,684 100%
Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 46th district general election, 2004[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Douglas Yongue (incumbent) 12,913 100%
Total votes 12,913 100%
Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 46th district general election, 2002[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Douglas Yongue (incumbent) 6,920 63.50%
Republican C. Linwood Faulk 3,978 36.50%
Total votes 10,898 100%
Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 16th district general election, 2000[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Douglas Yongue (incumbent) 11,871 64.24%
Republican C. Linwood Faulk 6,608 35.76%
Total votes 18,479 100%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "Representative G. L. Pridgen (Rep)". North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "NC house elections results 2010 district 46". WRAL.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Hensley, Matthew (February 22, 2011). "First day filings". Laurinburg Exchange. Archived from the original on August 19, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  4. ↑ "North Carolina manual [serial]".
  5. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  6. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  7. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  8. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  9. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  10. ↑ "NC State House 016". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 18, 2022.


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