Walter G. Church Sr.

Walter Greene Church Sr. (June 30, 1927 – October 1, 2012) was a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who represented the state's 86th district, including constituents in Burke County.^[4] A banker from Valdese, North Carolina, Church served seven terms in the state House. In November 2008, Church was narrowly defeated by Republican Hugh Blackwell, denying him an eighth term. His son, Walter G. Church, Jr., won the May 4, 2010 Democratic primary to run to regain his father's former seat, but lost in the Fall to State Rep. Hugh A. Blackwell-R.^[5] He died in 2012.^[6][7]

Walter G. Church
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
In office January 27, 1993[1] – January 28, 2009[2]
Preceded by	Ray Charles Fletcher
Succeeded by	Hugh Blackwell
Constituency	47th District (1993-2003) 86th District[3] (2003-2009)
Personal details
Born	(1927-06-30)June 30, 1927 Caldwell County, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	October 1, 2012(2012-10-01) (aged 85) Valdese, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin
Profession	banker

Electoral history

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 86th district general election, 2008^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hugh Blackwell	14,140	51.61%
	Democratic	Walt Church (incumbent)	13,259	48.39%
Total votes			27,399	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 86th district general election, 2006^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walt Church (incumbent)	8,369	51.50%
	Republican	Hugh Blackwell	7,883	48.50%
Total votes			16,252	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 86th district general election, 2004^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walt Church (incumbent)	16,029	100%
Total votes			16,029	100%
	Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 86th district general election, 2002^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walt Church (incumbent)	11,586	59.10%
	Republican	Earl A. Cook	8,019	40.90%
Total votes			19,605	100%
	Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2000^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walt Church (incumbent)	12,102	58.55%
	Republican	Earl A. Cook	8,567	41.45%
Total votes			20,669	100%
	Democratic hold

References

1. "North Carolina State House of Representatives 1993-1994". Retrieved April 2, 2021.
2. "North Carolina State House of Representatives 2009-2010". Retrieved April 2, 2021.
3. "North Carolina State House of Representatives 2003-2004". Retrieved April 2, 2021.
4. "Former N.C. Rep. Walter Church dies at 85". rockymounttelegram.com. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
5. Results clarityelections.com ^{[dead link‍]}
6. "Walter Church Obituary (1927 - 2012) - Valdese, NC - The Sun News". Legacy.com.
7. "North Carolina manual [serial]". 1916.
8. Results North Carolina State Board of Elections.
9. Results North Carolina State Board of Elections.
10. Results North Carolina State Board of Elections.
11. Results North Carolina State Board of Elections.
12. "NC State House 047". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 11, 2022.

North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Ray Charles Fletcher	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 47th district 1993-2003	Succeeded by Ronnie Sutton
Preceded by Bill Culpepper	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 86th district 2003-2009	Succeeded by Hugh Blackwell