James Spencer Fulghum III (April 29, 1944 – July 19, 2014) was an American physician and politician. Born in

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, Fulghum attended

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, received his bachelor's degree in zoology from

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, and his medical degree from the

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. He served in the

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from 1971 to 1990 and then practiced medicine in Raleigh, North Carolina. He served in the

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as a

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from 2013 until his death. He died of cancer in Raleigh, North Carolina.'Article II-A Citizen's Guide to the 2013-2014 North Carolina Legislature' Mebane Rash and Ran Coble, North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research: March 2013, Biographical Sketch of James S. "Jim" Fulghum III, pg. 119

Electoral history

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