Francis De Luca
Francis De Luca (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District. De Luca lost in the special Republican primary on April 30, 2019.
Elections
2019
See also: North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District special election, 2019
General election
Special general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 3
Gregory Murphy defeated Allen Thomas, Greg Holt, and Tim Harris in the special general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 3 on September 10, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gregory Murphy (R) | 61.7 | 70,407 |
 | Allen Thomas (D) | 37.5 | 42,738 | |
 | Greg Holt (Constitution Party) | 0.4 | 507 | |
 | Tim Harris (L) | 0.3 | 394 | |
| Total votes: 114,046 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Special Republican primary runoff for U.S. House North Carolina District 3
Gregory Murphy defeated Joan Perry in the special Republican primary runoff for U.S. House North Carolina District 3 on July 9, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gregory Murphy | 59.7 | 21,481 |
 | Joan Perry | 40.3 | 14,530 | |
| Total votes: 36,011 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 3
The following candidates ran in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 3 on April 30, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Allen Thomas | 50.0 | 12,933 |
 | Richard Bew | 25.2 | 6,532 | |
 | Dana Outlaw | 12.6 | 3,268 | |
 | Isaiah Johnson | 6.9 | 1,774 | |
 | Gregory Humphrey | 2.7 | 695 | |
 | Ernest Reeves | 2.6 | 683 | |
| Total votes: 25,885 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ollie Nelson (D)
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 3
The following candidates ran in the special Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 3 on April 30, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gregory Murphy | 22.5 | 9,530 |
| ✔ | | Joan Perry | 15.4 | 6,536 |
 | Phillip Shepard | 12.1 | 5,101 | |
 | Michael Speciale | 9.5 | 4,022 | |
 | Phil Law | 8.7 | 3,690 | |
| Eric Rouse | 7.7 | 3,258 | |
| Jeff Moore | 5.4 | 2,280 | |
 | Francis De Luca | 3.9 | 1,670 | |
 | Celeste Cairns | 3.5 | 1,467 | |
| Chimer Davis Clark Jr. | 2.6 | 1,092 | |
 | Michele Nix | 2.2 | 915 | |
| Graham Boyd | 2.1 | 897 | |
 | Paul Beaumont | 1.9 | 805 | |
 | Mike Payment | 1.3 | 537 | |
 | Don Cox | 0.6 | 251 | |
 | Kevin Baiko | 0.4 | 171 | |
 | Gary Ceres | 0.3 | 108 | |
| Total votes: 42,330 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Sandy Smith (R)
Libertarian primary election
Special Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 3
Tim Harris defeated Shannon Bray in the special Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 3 on April 30, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tim Harris | 56.0 | 75 |
 | Shannon Bray | 44.0 | 59 | |
| Total votes: 134 | |||
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Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign website
De Luca’s campaign website stated the following:
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Term Limits: I support a constitutional amendment to implement term limits. If elected I pledge to serve no more than 3 full terms. Elected office is a public service. Not a right or a job! President Donald J. Trump: I believe Donald Trump is part of God’s plan to help guide our country in the right direction. We must remember he is human with all the human frailties. He has been a true champion when it comes to standing up for Christians and the selection of judges and for attempting to carry out his campaign promises. The Lord choose Saul (who later became known as the Apostle Paul) and David as champions even though both were deeply flawed. The Lord works in mysterious ways. Voting: I have always been a strong proponent for Voter ID and for making our elections system more secure. Much of the 2013 Voter ID bill passed in the legislature was based on research and work done by Civitas over the years. Unfortunately, the activist 4th Circuit Court overturned the bill and a deadlocked 4-4 Supreme Court meant their decision stood (see Judicial Overreach). But there are still things that can be done at the state level such as shortening or eliminating early voting/same day registration. At the federal level any legislation passed should eliminate federal interference in state election law, not increase it. Veterans Issues: Our nation should support the men and women who put their lives on the line for our country. As a veteran of two wars myself, I truly believe they have earned it by serving our country, but I understand that we can’t just throw money at this problem. The system needs to be reformed to put the veteran in control of their own health care and allow them to go to doctors they know and trust. With over 95,000 veterans, the most of any congressional district in NC, this will help put much needed money into local health care systems throughout the 3rd District, improving health care for not only veterans and their families but for everyone. The current VA system is asking for almost $200 BILLION to take care of a population of around 20 million, a population which is expected to shrink in the coming years. By fundamentally transforming the system we can improve care, have better outcomes and control costs. While transforming the VA we should maintain several outstanding VA hospital centers as acute care facilities and, most importantly, research facilities on issues unique to our veterans. Armed Service/Foreign Policy: With the threats from terrorism and expansionist powers around the world, we should have a military second to none. One of the few specific mentions in the constitution of powers granted to the federal government is to raise and support land and naval forces. Our military should only be used in cases of true threats to our national security or our people. We should work with allies to help them build militaries capable of defending themselves. Right to Life: Not a complicated issue. I support the right to life, and I believe what the constitution says in the 5th and 14th amendments: that no one shall be "deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law”. And the Fourteenth Amendment, ratified in 1868, uses the same eleven words, called the Due Process Clause, to describe the legal obligation of all states. Right to Bear Arms: We simply need to look to the 2nd Amendment: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." I will oppose any attempts to redefine this right. Illegal Immigration: To me this is an issue of National Security. We are not a sovereign country if we do not have control of our borders and who is in our country. We must use plain English to describe the people who come into our country illegally – illegal aliens – not an Orwellian term like “undocumented immigrants”. As President of Civitas I have a long record of supporting measures at the state level to make our state less friendly to Illegal Aliens. Border Wall: Many politicians use “build the wall” as empty rhetoric. But I have a lifetime of service as a record to prove I believe deeply in protecting our nation. Unfortunately, the politicians, while I was overseas serving in combat, continued to allow our country to be invaded unimpeded. This occurred both over the border and by people overstaying visas. President Trump is the first President to seriously address the issue. Any military person will tell you that one of the first things you do when you set up a base in a hostile place is you fortify the walls to control access in and out of your camp. Simply put we need the wall and we need a better way of tracking people who come in legally and overstay their visas. Several of the 9/11 hijackers were here on expired Visas and currently it is estimated that over 700,000 aliens are still here on expired Visas. If FedEx can track hundreds of millions of packages every year, than surely, we can devise a system to track aliens visiting our country. Legal Immigration: We must improve the immigration system (see Border Wall) to allow high skilled workers to come to our country and to allow workers that are truly required to fill jobs. None of these people should displace an American worker. Values: It is important to respect and honor our long-held values and traditions and, as President of Civitas, I did that on the full range of issues including fighting alongside many others to pass the marriage amendment. Healthcare: We must repeal Obamacare and return to a patient centered system that enables patients and doctors to collaborate and improve care and outcomes without the government involved in decisions. We must also beware of more government expansion into our health care disguised as a “conservative” alternative. Judicial Overreach: For too long the federal judiciary has acted as an unelected legislator, changing laws and creating new rights. It is time Congress asserted its authority granted in Article III, Section: 2 of the US Constitution which states that the Supreme Court’s and the lower federal courts’ appellate jurisdiction is subject to congressional exceptions and regulations. Instead of just complaining, Congress needs to return the courts to their rightful place in the system, not as the last word on everything. Spending/Taxes/Debt: We have record revenue going to the federal government. But, as many have said, Washington has a spending problem. I will vote against almost all higher spending. No more $1.3 trillion omnibus bills which no one reads before voting on them. No more massive farm bills which contain more welfare than farm aid. There is no greater threat to our long-term future than the growing National Debt. I will oppose all new taxes (I will support tax adjustments that reduce taxes overall). Education: The future of our country is tied to education. But the federal government has no place in education. The word education does not appear once in the Constitution and I will work to eliminate the US Department of Education (over 4,000 employees and a $70 billion budget). Unfortunately, more and more people reach adulthood with a subpar education, unprepared for the workplace and to be functioning members of our society. The left relies on uneducated voters to support them in their schemes to “fundamentally remake” America. It is why I have always fought to give parents opportunities and choice when it comes to educating their children. The responsibility for education rests with parents, localities and the states. [1] |
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| —Francis De Luca’s campaign website (2019)[2] | ||
See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ De Luca for Congress, "Issues," accessed March 26, 2019
