Rick L. Eddins

Rick L. Eddins is a former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly, who represented the state's fortieth House district, including constituents in Wake County, for six terms (1995–2006). A business owner from Raleigh, North Carolina, Eddins was defeated for renomination to another term in the May 2, 2006 Republican primary by Marilyn Avila. He published a memoir, Call Me a Countrypolitan, in 2008.

Rick L. Eddins
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
In office January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2007
Preceded by	Aaron Fussell
Succeeded by	Marilyn Avila
Constituency	65th District (1995-2003) 40th District (2003-2007)
Personal details
Born	Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Republican

Electoral history

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 40th district Republican primary election, 2006^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marilyn Avila	2,029	65.62%
	Republican	Rick Eddins (incumbent)	1,063	34.38%
Total votes			3,092	100%

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 40th district Republican primary election, 2004^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Eddins (incumbent)	3,069	50.40%
	Republican	David S. Robinson	3,020	49.60%
Total votes			6,089	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 40th district general election, 2004^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Eddins (incumbent)	29,528	62.14%
	Democratic	Joe O’Shaughnessy	16,848	35.46%
	Libertarian	Andrew Hatchell	1,143	2.41%
Total votes			47,519	100%
	Republican hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 40th district general election, 2002^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Eddins (incumbent)	18,194	85.10%
	Libertarian	Scott Quint	3,186	14.90%
Total votes			21,380	100%
	Republican hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 65th district general election, 2000^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Eddins (incumbent)	23,416	100%
Total votes			23,416	100%
	Republican hold