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{{Short description|American politician from North Carolina}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image            = N. Leo Daughtry.jpg 
| name             = N. Leo Daughtry
| office           = Member of the [[North Carolina House of Representatives]]
| term_start       = January 1, 1993
| term_end         = January 1, 2017 
| predecessor      = [[Billy J. Creech|Billy Creech]] <br/> [[Barney Paul Woodard]] (Redistricting)
| successor        = [[Donna McDowell White]]
| constituency     = [[North Carolina's 95th House district|95th]] District (1993-2003) <br/> [[North Carolina's 28th House district|28th]] District (2003-2005) <br/> [[North Carolina's 26th House district|26th]] District (2005-2017)
| state_senate1    = North Carolina
| state1           = North Carolina
| district1        = [[North Carolina's 15th Senate district|15th]]
| term_start1      = January 1, 1989
| term_end1        = January 1, 1993
| predecessor1     = [[Robert D. Warren Sr.|Robert Warren Sr.]]
| successor1       = [[Elaine Marshall]]
| party            = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| birth_name       = Namon Leo Daughtry
| birth_date       = {{birth date and age|1940|12|3|mf=yes}}
| birth_place      = [[Newton Grove, North Carolina]], U.S.
| death_date       =
| death_place      =
| spouse           = Helen Daughtry
| alma_mater       = [[Wake Forest University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]])
| occupation       = Attorney
| residence        = [[Smithfield, North Carolina]]
| website          =
}}
'''Namon Leo Daughtry''' (born December 3, 1940) is a former [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[North Carolina General Assembly]] representing the state's twenty-sixth [[North Carolina House of Representatives|House]] district, including constituents in [[Johnston County, North Carolina]]. An attorney from [[Smithfield, North Carolina]], Daughtry served in the state House since 1995. He previously served two terms in the [[North Carolina Senate|state Senate]].

==Early life and education==
Daughtry was born in [[Newton Grove, North Carolina]] on December 3, 1940.<ref name="PVS">{{Cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/103030/namon-leo-daughtry|title = The Voter's Self Defense System}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=63AkAQAAIAAJ&q=n+leo+daughtry+1940|title=North Carolina Manual|year=2001}}</ref>

He would graduate from [[Wake Forest University]] with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in 1962 and go on to receive his [[Bachelor of Laws|L.L.B.]] from the same university's School of Law in 1965.<ref name=PVS />

==Military service==
* Captain, [[Judge Advocate General's Corps|Judge Advocate General]], [[United States Air Force]]; 1966–69

==Political career==
Daughtry served in the North Carolina Senate from 1989 through 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dwlslaw.com/About/N-L-Daughtry.shtml|title=N. Leo Daughtry {{!}} Daughtry, Woodard, Lawrence, & Starling {{!}} Smithfield, North Carolina|website=Daughtry, Woodard, Lawrence, & Starling|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-11}}</ref> He was elected to the state House in 1992,<ref name="1994 General Elex">[https://www.scribd.com/doc/100966709 N.C. Board of Elections: 1994 General Election Results for State House], page 24</ref> where he was elected [[Majority Leader]]{{citation needed|date=July 2012}} in his first term. After Republicans lost control of the House in the 1998 elections, he became Minority Leader.{{citation needed|date=July 2012}} The 2008 election is the only race when he has faced an opponent.<ref name="1994 General Elex" /><ref>[ftp://www.app.sboe.state.nc.us/data/ElectResults/ N.C. Board of Elections Results: 1992, 1996 - 2006]{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name="2008 Elex">[http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NC/7937/21334/en/summary.html N.C. Board of Elections: 2008 General Election Results]</ref><ref name="2010 Elex">[http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NC/22580/41687/en/summary.html N.C. Board of Elections: 2010 General Election Results]</ref>
Daughtry was a candidate for [[Governor of North Carolina]] in the [[North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2000|2000 election]], losing the primary to [[Richard Vinroot]].{{citation needed|date=July 2012}}

He has been a Delegate to the Republican National Conventions of 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, and 1996.{{citation needed|date=July 2012}}

Currently, Daughtry serves on the UNC Board of Governors.

===Election results===
====2014====
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 26th district Republican primary election, 2014<ref>[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/06/2014&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1620] ''North Carolina State Board of Elections''.</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Leo Daughtry (incumbent)
| votes = 3,426
| percentage = 73.16%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Dennis Nielsen
| votes = 1,257
| percentage = 26.84%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 4,683
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 26th district general election, 2014<ref>[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/04/2014&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1210] ''North Carolina State Board of Elections''.</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Leo Daughtry (incumbent)
| votes = 18,754
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 18,754
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

====2012====
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 26th district general election, 2012<ref>[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2012&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1207] ''North Carolina State Board of Elections''.</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Leo Daughtry (incumbent)
| votes = 23,125
| percentage = 59.67%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Jenifer Bubenik
| votes = 15,633
| percentage = 40.33%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 38,758
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

====2010====
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 26th district general election, 2010<ref>[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/02/2010&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1203] ''North Carolina State Board Of Elections''.</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Leo Daughtry (incumbent)
| votes = 18,941
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 18,941
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

====2008====
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 26th district general election, 2008<ref>[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/04/2008&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1210] ''North Carolina State Board of Elections''.</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Leo Daughtry (incumbent)
| votes = 21,709
| percentage = 54.72%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Jimmy F. Garner
| votes = 17,964
| percentage = 45.28%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 39,673
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

====2006====
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 26th district general election, 2006<ref>[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/07/2006&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=179] ''North Carolina State Board of Elections''.</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Leo Daughtry (incumbent)
| votes = 12,169
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 12,169
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

====2004====
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 26th district general election, 2004<ref>[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/02/2004&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=184] ''North Carolina State Board of Elections''.</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Leo Daughtry (incumbent)
| votes = 20,320
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 20,320
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

====2002====
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 28th district general election, 2002<ref>[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/05/2002&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=194] ''North Carolina State Board of Elections''.</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Leo Daughtry (incumbent)
| votes = 15,833
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 15,833
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

====2000====
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 95th district general election, 2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=781781|title=NC State House 095|publisher=Our Campaigns|access-date=September 22, 2022}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Leo Daughtry (incumbent)
| votes = 15,511
| percentage = 60.87%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Jim Johnson
| votes = 9,972
| percentage = 39.13%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 25,483
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Civic activities==
* Board of Directors, Community Foundation

==Awards==
* 1996–97; Celebrity of the Year Award; Johnston County Schools
* 1996; Man of the Year; Boy Scouts of America
* 1995; Man of the Year; Johnston County Chamber of Commerce

==References==
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{{North Carolina House of Representatives}}
*[http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=House&nUserID=26 Official site]

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