Joe L. Kiser

Joseph Leonard Kiser (born August 20, 1933) is a former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly, who represented the State of North Carolina's mountainous ninety-seventh House district, which mostly included Lincoln County. Mr. Kiser served in the State House from the late 1980s until 2009.^[1][2]

Joe Kiser
Minority Leader of the North Carolina House of Representatives
In office January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2007
Preceded by	Leo Daughtry
Succeeded by	Paul Stam
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
In office January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2009
Preceded by	Charles Preston
Succeeded by	Jonathan Rhyne Jr.
Constituency	45th District (1995-2003) 97th District (2003-2009)
Personal details
Born	Joseph Leonard Kiser (1933-08-20) August 20, 1933 (age 91)
Political party	Republican
Residence(s)	Vale, Lincoln County, North Carolina, U.S.

Joe Kiser served a term as Sheriff of Lincoln County before being elected to the State legislature. Mr. Kiser served seven terms in the North Carolina State House and is the former House Republican Leader. After 2008, Mr. Kiser did not run for re-election. He was succeeded by Jonathan Rhyne Jr.^[3]

Mr. Kiser is retired, and lives in Vale, North Carolina.

Electoral history

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 97th district general election, 2006^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Kiser (incumbent)	12,080	100%
Total votes			12,080	100%
	Republican hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 97th district general election, 2004^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Kiser (incumbent)	17,888	61.13%
	Democratic	Ken H. Fortenberry	11,374	38.87%
Total votes			29,262	100%
	Republican hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 97th district Republican primary election, 2002^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Kiser (incumbent)	4,362	70.30%
	Republican	David J. Noles	1,843	29.70%
Total votes			6,205	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 97th district general election, 2002^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Kiser (incumbent)	11,859	58.51%
	Democratic	Floyd E. Mason	7,760	38.29%
	Libertarian	Bryan Edwards	650	3.21%
Total votes			20,269	100%
	Republican hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district Republican primary election, 2000^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Kiser (incumbent)	4,467	41.42%
	Republican	Mark Hilton	3,597	33.35%
	Republican	Ray Hoyle	2,722	25.24%
Total votes			10,786	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district general election, 2000^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Kiser (incumbent)	30,639	32.75%
	Republican	Mark Hilton	29,812	31.87%
	Democratic	David Clark Jr.	19,419	20.76%
	Democratic	Columbus J. Turner	13,679	14.62%
Total votes			93,549	100%
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

References

1. "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Joe L. Kiser".
2. "North Carolina manual [serial]".
3. "Our Campaigns - NC - State House 097 Race - Nov 07, 2006".
4. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
5. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
6. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
7. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
8. "NC State House 045 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
9. "NC State House 045". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 23, 2022.

• News & Observer blog: Kiser won't run again

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North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Charles Richard Preston	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 45th district 1995–2003 Served alongside: Cherie Berry, Mark Hilton	Succeeded by Alex Warner
Preceded by Larry Bell	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 97th district 2003–2009	Succeeded by Jonathan Rhyne Jr.
Political offices
Preceded by Leo Daughtry	Minority Leader of the North Carolina House of Representatives 2003–2007	Succeeded by Paul Stam