John W. Rhodes

John W. Rhodes is an American politician and businessman who served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007. A real estate broker from Huntersville, North Carolina, Rhodes represented the 98th district. He was defeated in the 2006 Republican primary by Thom Tillis.^[1]

John Rhodes
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 98th district
In office January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2007
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Thom Tillis
Personal details
Political party	Unaffiliated
Residence	Huntersville, North Carolina
Occupation	Real estate broker, Businessman

Career

Rhodes was the first member of the North Carolina House to call for the resignation of Speaker Jim Black, after Black was accused of ethics violations and malfeasance. Black later resigned from the House after winning re-election in 2006 and was convicted on state and federal charges in 2007.

Citizens of North Carolina signed a petition to have Rhodes run as a write-in candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014.^[2][3][4][5]

Electoral history

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district Republican primary election, 2006^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thom Tillis	1,805	62.98%
	Republican	John Rhodes (incumbent)	1,061	37.02%
Total votes			2,866	100%

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district general election, 2004^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Rhodes (incumbent)	27,830	100%
Total votes			27,830	100%
	Republican hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district general election, 2002^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Rhodes	13,661	57.92%
	Democratic	David H. Dunn	9,927	42.08%
Total votes			23,588	100%
	Republican win (new seat)