Reece Pyrtle

Armor Reece Pyrtle Jr. is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who has represented the 65th district (including parts of Rockingham County) since 2021. He was appointed in August 2021 to the fill the vacancy left by Jerry Carter, who died in office.[2] A retired police chief from Eden, North Carolina, Pyrtle previously served on the Rockingham County board of commissioners from 2016 to 2021.

Reece Pyrtle
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 65th district
Assumed office
August 11, 2021
Preceded byJerry Carter
Member of the Rockingham County
Board of Commissioners
In office
December 5, 2016[1]  August 11, 2021
Preceded byZane Cardwell
H. Keith Duncan
Succeeded byDon Powell
Personal details
Born
Armor Reece Pyrtle Jr.
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceStoneville, North Carolina
Alma materAppalachian State University (BS)
WebsiteOfficial website

Electoral history

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 65th district Republican primary election, 2022[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Reece Pyrtle (incumbent) 5,813 79.86%
Republican Joseph A. Gibson III 1,466 20.14%
Total votes 7,279 100%

2020

Rockingham County Board of Commisoners Republican primary election, 2020[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Richardson (incumbent) 6,108 30.27%
Republican Kevin Berger (incumbent) 5,624 27.87%
Republican Reece Pyrtle (incumbent) 5,588 27.70%
Republican Jimmy Joyce 2,856 14.16%
Total votes 20,176 100%
Rockingham County Board of Commisoners general election, 2020[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Richardson (incumbent) 28,404 25.12%
Republican Reece Pyrtle (incumbent) 28,217 24.95%
Republican Kevin Berger (incumbent) 26,664 23.58%
Democratic Ann Brady 16,284 14.40%
Democratic Jeff Johnson 13,510 11.95%
Total votes 113,079 100%
Republican hold
Republican hold
Republican hold

2016

Rockingham County Board of Commisoners Republican primary election, 2016[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin Berger 5,423 20.58%
Republican Reece Pyrtle 4,568 17.34%
Republican Mark Richardson (incumbent) 4,263 16.18%
Republican Don Powell 3,889 14.76%
Republican Josh Austin 3,156 11.98%
Republican Mike Manuel 2,225 8.44%
Republican Dennis Joyce 1,942 7.37%
Republican Fred Pedone 884 3.35%
Total votes 26,350 100%
Rockingham County Board of Commisoners general election, 2016[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin Berger 23,176 23.45%
Republican Reece Pyrtle 22,808 23.08%
Republican Mark Richardson (incumbent) 22,534 22.80%
Democratic Donna Lawson Turner 15,524 15.71%
Democratic Forrest Bray 12,531 12.68%
Independent Karen Tucker (write-in) 1,883 1.91%
Write-in 383 0.39%
Total votes 98,839 100%
Republican hold
Republican hold
Republican gain from Democratic

Committee assignments

2021-2022 session

[8]

  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations - Justice & Public Safety
  • Families, Children, and Aging Policy
  • Health
  • Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs
  • Judiciary 2
  • Local Government - Land Use, Planning & Development

References

  1. "Rockingham County Board of Commisoners Agenda" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  2. Spear, Susie (2021-08-11). "Rockingham County Commissioner Pyrtle tapped to fill Carter's legislative seat". Rockingham Now. Greensboro New & Record. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  3. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  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. "North Carolina State Rep. Reece Pyrtle". Retrieved 2021-09-09.
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