Andy Wells (born September 2, 1954) is an American real estate developer and politician who served in the
North Carolina House of Representatives
The North Carolina House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The House is a 120-member body led by a Speaker of the House, who holds powers similar to those of the President pro-tem in the North Ca ...
from the 96th district from 2013 to 2015, and in the
North Carolina Senate from the 42nd district from 2015 to 2020.
In
2020
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, Wells ran for
Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
The lieutenant governor of North Carolina is the second-highest elected official in the U.S. state of North Carolina and is the only elected official to have powers in both the legislative and executive branches of state government. A member o ...
. He placed second in the March primary election, losing to eventual general election winner
Mark Robinson. In June 2020, Wells resigned his seat in the North Carolina Senate to make himself "available for some other projects".
Electoral history
2020
2018
2016
2014
2012
References
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1954 births
Living people
Democratic Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
Democratic Party North Carolina state senators