Ed Hanes
# Ed Hanes

Edward Hanes Jr. is an American politician. He is a former member of the North Carolina General Assembly, who represented the 72nd district in the North Carolina House of Representatives.

Hanes was first elected to the North Carolina House in 2012. He resigned in August 2018. Hanes ran in the 2020 election for the United States House of Representatives for North Carolina's 6th congressional district. where he lost to the general election winner, Congresswoman Kathy Manning.

## Electoral history

### 2020

North Carolina's 6th congressional district Democratic primary election, 2020 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Kathy Manning | 56,986 | 48.30% |
| | Democratic | Rhonda Foxx | 23,506 | 19.92% |
| | Democratic | Bruce Davis | 17,731 | 15.03% |
| | Democratic | Derwin Montgomery | 14,705 | 12.46% |
| | Democratic | Ed Hanes | 5,067 | 4.29% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 117,995 | 100% |

### 2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 72nd district general election, 2016 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Ed Hanes (incumbent) | 28,192 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 28,192 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 72nd district general election, 2014 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Ed Hanes (incumbent) | 17,274 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,274 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 72nd district Democratic primary election, 2012 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Ed Hanes | 3,847 | 43.63% |
| | Democratic | S. Wayne Patterson | 3,159 | 35.83% |
| | Democratic | Jimmie Lee Bonham | 1,811 | 20.54% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,817 | 100% |

North Carolina House of Representatives 72nd district general election, 2012 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Ed Hanes | 26,561 | 74.36% |
| | Republican | Charlie Mellies | 9,158 | 25.64% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,719 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
