W. Franklin Mitchell
# W. Franklin Mitchell

William Franklin "Frank" Mitchell is a Republican politician from North Carolina, USA.

A farmer and machine shop owner from Olin, he served six terms in the North Carolina General Assembly, representing North Carolina's ninety-sixth House district, including constituents in Iredell County. He lost the 2004 Republican primary to Julia Craven Howard after a hotly contested race.

## Recent electoral history

### 2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 79th district Republican primary election, 2004 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Julia Craven Howard (incumbent) | 3,929 | 53.07% |
| | Republican | Frank Mitchell (incumbent) | 3,474 | 46.93% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,403 | 100% |

### 2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 96th district general election, 2002 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Frank Mitchell (incumbent) | 9,822 | 58.16% |
| | Democratic | Bill McMillan | 6,784 | 40.17% |
| | Libertarian | Kyle Klock | 282 | 1.67% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 16,888 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 42nd district general election, 2000 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Frank Mitchell (incumbent) | 14,158 | 62.70% |
| | Democratic | John Wayne Kahl | 8,421 | 37.30% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,579 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
