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Representative
Ruth Samuelson
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Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 104th district |
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In office January 1, 2007 – January 1, 2015 |
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Preceded by | Ed McMahan |
Succeeded by | Dan Bishop |
Member of the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners from the 5th district |
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In office 2000–2004 |
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Preceded by | Tom Cox |
Succeeded by | Dan Bishop |
Personal details | |
Born |
Ruth Culbertson
November 4, 1959 Charleston, South Carolina |
Died | January 23, 2017 Charlotte, North Carolina |
(aged 57)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Ken Samuelson |
Children | Three sons, one daughter |
Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Ruth Culbertson Samuelson (November 4, 1959 – January 23, 2017) was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly, representing the 104th district in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2007 to 2015. From 2000 to 2004, Samuelson served as a member of the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners, representing the Fifth District. In 2004, she ran for an At-Large seat on the Board of Commissioners, but lost in a tight general election race.
In November 2006, Samuelson was elected to the North Carolina House succeeding five-term incumbent Ed McMahan. Samuelson was elected with 67% of the vote in the election, beating Democrat Paula McSwain.
She announced on October 15, 2013, that she would not seek re-election for a fifth term and would leave office at the end of her current term, after the 2014 elections.
Samuelson revealed in June 2016 that she had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Later that year she entered hospice care at home.
Samuelson died on January 23, 2017, at the age of 57. A hiking trail in Mecklenburg County has been named in Samuelson's honor.
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Electoral history
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ruth Samuelson (incumbent) | 31,319 | 100% | |
Total votes | 31,319 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ruth Samuelson (incumbent) | 3,489 | 83.03% | |
Republican | Jerry Drye | 713 | 16.97% | |
Total votes | 4,202 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ruth Samuelson (incumbent) | 20,001 | 74.74% | |
Democratic | Frank Deaton | 6,758 | 25.26% | |
Total votes | 26,759 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ruth Samuelson (incumbent) | 29,349 | 100% | |
Total votes | 29,349 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ruth Samuelson | 14,668 | 67.03% | |
Democratic | Paula McSwain | 7,215 | 32.97% | |
Total votes | 21,883 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |