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Walter H. Dalton is a Democratic politician from North Carolina

North Carolina

North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

and the state's current Lieutenant Governor

Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina

The Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina is the second highest elected official in the U.S. state of North Carolina and is the only elected official to have powers in both the legislative and executive branches of state government...

. Prior to his election to that office, he was a member of the North Carolina General Assembly

North Carolina General Assembly

The North Carolina General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The General Assembly drafts and legislates the state laws of North Carolina, also known as the General Statutes...

representing the state's forty-sixth Senate district, including constituents in Cleveland

Cleveland County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 98,078 people, 37,046 households, and 27,006 families residing in the county. The population density was 207 people per square mile . There were 40,317 housing units at an average density of 87 per square mile...

and Rutherford

Rutherford County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 62,899 people, 25,191 households, and 17,935 families residing in the county. The population density was 112 people per square mile . There were 29,535 housing units at an average density of 52 per square mile...

counties. An attorney from Rutherfordton, North Carolina

Rutherfordton, North Carolina

Rutherfordton is a town in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,131 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Rutherford County.-Geography:Rutherfordton is located at ....

, Dalton served six terms in the North Carolina Senate

North Carolina Senate

The North Carolina Senate is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly.Its prerogatives and powers are similar to those of the other house, the House of Representatives. Its members do, however, represent districts that are larger than those of their colleagues in the House. The...

. He won election to the office of Lieutenant Governor in the 2008 election

North Carolina lieutenant governor election, 2008

The North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election of 2008 was held on 4 November 2008, as part of the elections to the Council of State. North Carolina also held a gubernatorial election on the same day, but the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor are elected independently.Democrat...

Education

Dalton earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...

in 1971, and earned a J.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1975.

2008 campaign

In 2007, Dalton announced that he would seek the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina

Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina

in 2008. He won the Democratic primary on May 6, 2008, defeating Hampton Dellinger

Hampton Dellinger

Hampton Dellinger is a North Carolina lawyer in the Triangle office of Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson who was a candidate for the 2008 Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina. In his first run for elective office, he lost the Democratic primary on May 6, 2008 to Walter H...

, Patrick Smathers

Patrick Smathers

Patrick Underwood "Pat" Smathers has served as the Mayor of Canton, North Carolina since 1999. He ran for Lieutenant Governor of his state in 2008.-Career:...

, and Dan Besse

Dan Besse

Daniel Vaughn Besse is a graduate of UNC Chapel Hill School of Law , an attorney, and, since 2001, a City Councilman in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was one of four Democratic candidates in the 2008 Lt...

. He won the general election on November 4, 2008.

As Lieutenant Governor

Dalton became the founding chairman of the Joining Our Businesses and Schools (JOBS) Commission in October 2009. The commission includes 20 business and education leaders who will work on making high school graduates better prepared for careers. He was also appointed by Gov. Perdue to chair a new task force on logistics

Logistics

Logistics is the management of the flow of goods between the point of origin and the point of destination in order to meet the requirements of customers or corporations. Logistics involves the integration of information, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material handling, and packaging, and...

Electoral history

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| colspan=5 |Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
The Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina is the second highest elected official in the U.S. state of North Carolina and is the only elected official to have powers in both the legislative and executive branches of state government...

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!Year
!Candidate
!Party
!Votes
!Pct
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|2008
|bgcolor=#B3D9FF |Walter Dalton
|bgcolor=#B3D9FF |Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

|bgcolor=#B3D9FF |2,132,970
|bgcolor=#B3D9FF |51.10%
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|bgcolor=#FFB3B3 |Robert Pittenger

Robert Pittenger

Robert Pittenger is an American politician. He is a former member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's thirty-ninth Senate district, including constituents in Mecklenburg County. He is a member of the Republican Party....

|bgcolor=#FFB3B3 |Republican

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

Libertarian Party (United States)

The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

|bgcolor=#FFCC99 |126,074
|bgcolor=#FFCC99 |3.02%

Family

Dalton's father, Charles, was also a North Carolina state senator. His wife, Lucille, is a former teacher and former local school board member. Walter and Lucille Dalton are the parents of two children, Brian and Elizabeth.

External links

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