Carl Ford (politician)

For persons of a similar name, see Carl Ford (disambiguation).

Carl L. Ford (born July 11, 1957) is a Republican member of the North Carolina Senate representing the 33rd district. He previously represented the 76th district in the North Carolina House of Representatives.^[1]

Senator Carl Ford
Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 33rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2019
Preceded by	Constituency established
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 76th district
In office January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2019
Preceded by	Fred Steen II
Succeeded by	Harry Warren
Personal details
Born	(1957-07-11) July 11, 1957 (age 67) Kannapolis, North Carolina
Political party	Republican
Residence	China Grove, North Carolina
Occupation	businessman

Political positions

Religion

In 2013 Ford proposed a bill that could have seen North Carolina Establish an Official Religion for the State.^[2][3][4][5]

Marijuana

Carl Ford has an "F" rating from the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) for his voting history regarding cannabis-related causes.^[6]

Electoral history

2020

North Carolina Senate 33rd district general election, 2020^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carl Ford incumbent)	73,453	70.54%
	Democratic	Tarsha Ellis	30,679	29.46%
Total votes			104,132	100%
	Republican hold

2018

North Carolina Senate 33rd district Republican primary election, 2018^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carl Ford	8,418	60.04%
	Republican	Bill Sorenson	5,602	39.96%
Total votes			14,020	100%

North Carolina Senate 33rd district general election, 2018^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carl Ford	47,473	68.18%
	Democratic	Arin Wilhelm	22,154	31.82%
Total votes			69,627	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district general election, 2016^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carl Ford (incumbent)	29,590	100%
Total votes			29,590	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district general election, 2014^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carl Ford (incumbent)	16,947	100%
Total votes			16,947	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district Republican primary election, 2012^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carl Ford	7,482	73.61%
	Republican	Eric Troyer	2,683	26.39%
Total votes			10,165	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district general election, 2012^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carl Ford	25,486	100%
Total votes			25,486	100%
	Republican hold