Michael P. Walters
# Michael P. Walters

Michael P. Walters (born July 16, 1956) is a North Carolina businessman and politician. He was appointed to a seat in the North Carolina Senate in 2009 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Sen. David Weinstein (a fellow Democrat), and then was elected and re-elected to the Senate in 2010 and 2012. He chose not to run for another term in 2014. Walters has represented Senate District 13, including Columbus, Robeson and Hoke counties.

## Committee assignments

### 2013-2014 session

* Appropriations - Natural and Economic Resources
* Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources
* Finance
* Insurance
* Pensions, Retirement, and Aging
* State and Local Government
* Transportation

### 2011-2012 session

* Appropriations/Base Budget
* Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources
* Finance
* Insurance
* Judiciary I
* Pensions, Retirement, and Aging
* State and Local Government
* Redistricting

## Electoral history

### 2012

North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2012 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Michael Walters (incumbent) | 46,974 | 72.55% |
| | Republican | W. Bernard White Jr. | 17,770 | 27.45% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 64,744 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

North Carolina Senate 13th district Democratic primary election, 2010 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Michael Walters (incumbent) | 13,559 | 68.87% |
| | Democratic | Ben Clark | 6,129 | 31.13% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 19,688 | 100% |

North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2010 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Michael Walters (incumbent) | 22,728 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,728 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
