John Blust
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John Marshall Blust (born June 4, 1954) is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly, representing the state's 62nd House district, including constituents in Guilford county.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
From 1996 to 1999, Blust served in the North Carolina Senate before he was defeated for reelection to by Kay Hagan, who would go on to be elected to the United States Senate.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2000, Blust was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives, where he served until he declined to run for re-election in 2018.<ref name="RT">Template:Cite web</ref>
In March 2016, Blust officially announced his candidacy for the United States House of Representatives for North Carolina's newly redrawn 13th District.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He was defeated in the Republican primary by Ted Budd.
In September 2023, Blust announced that he would seek election to a new term in the N.C. House of Representatives to succeed retiring representative John Faircloth in District 62.<ref name="RT"/> In September 2024, Blust was appointed to the seat after Faircloth's resignation. He is set to face Democrat Marjorie Benbow for election to a full term.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Electoral history
2024
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2016
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2014
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2012
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2000
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- Republican Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
- Republican Party North Carolina state senators
- Living people
- 1954 births
- People from Hamilton, Ohio
- People from Greensboro, North Carolina
- 20th-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly
- 21st-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly
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