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|name = Elaine Marshall |
| name = Elaine Marshall |
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|image = Elaine Marshall.jpg |
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|office = 23rd [[North Carolina Secretary of State]] |
| office = 23rd [[North Carolina Secretary of State|Secretary of State of North Carolina]] |
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|governor = [[Jim Hunt]] |
| governor = {{ubl|[[Jim Hunt]]|[[Mike Easley]]|[[Bev Perdue]]|[[Pat McCrory]]|[[Roy Cooper]]}} |
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|term_start = January 3, 1997 |
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|predecessor = [[Janice H. Faulkner]] |
| predecessor = [[Janice H. Faulkner|Janice Faulkner]] |
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|state_senate1 = North Carolina |
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| district1 = [[North Carolina's 15th Senate district|15th]] |
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|term_start1 = 1992 |
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| term_end1 = January 1, 1995 |
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|predecessor1 = William W. Staton |
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| predecessor1 = [[N. Leo Daughtry|Leo Daughtry]] |
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| successor1 = Daniel Page |
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1945|11|18}} |
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|birth_place = [[Lineboro, |
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|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
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|education = [[University of Maryland, College Park]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br>[[Campbell University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) |
| education = [[University of Maryland, College Park]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br>[[Campbell University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) |
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⚫ | '''Elaine Folk Marshall''' (born November 18, 1945) is an American attorney and politician who has served as the [[North Carolina Secretary of State]] since 1997. A member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], she is the first woman to be elected to statewide office in North Carolina. Marshall was also the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for the [[United States Senate]] seat then held by Republican [[Richard Burr]]<ref>[http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/cunningham_wont_run_for_u_s_senate News & Observer blog] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091221071024/http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/cunningham_wont_run_for_u_s_senate |date=December 21, 2009 }}</ref> in the [[2010 United States Senate election in North Carolina|2010 election]].<ref name="defeat">{{cite news |title=Burr vanquishes Marshall to keep US Senate seat |first=Mike |last=Baker |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=November 2, 2010 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/02/AR2010110206725.html }}</ref>In[[2020 North Carolina Council of State elections#Secretary of State|2020]], Marshall was re-elected to a seventh term as [[Secretary of State of North Carolina|North Carolina Secretary of State]] with 51.16 percent of the vote.<ref name="2020 el">{{cite web |title=State Composite Abstract Report - Contest.pdf |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/State_Board_Meeting_Docs/2020-11-24/Canvass/State%20Composite%20Abstract%20Report%20-%20Contest.pdf |website=North Carolina State Board of Elections |access-date=March 31, 2021}}</ref> |
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'''Elaine Folk Marshall''' (born November 18, 1945) is an American attorney and politician who has served as the [[North Carolina Secretary of State]] since 1997. A member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], she is the first woman to be elected to statewide office in North Carolina. Marshall was the Democratic nominee for the [[United States Senate]] seat |
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==Early life, education and career== |
==Early life, education, and career== |
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Marshall was born on November 18, 1945, in [[Lineboro, Maryland]].<ref name=lineboro>Baker, Mike (October 18, 2010). [https://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20101018/News/605065747 Marshall recalls roots, woos rural N.C.] Star News.</ref> Her father was a farmer who, for many years, served as a volunteer fire fighter and community leader, and her mother was the organist in the |
Marshall was born on November 18, 1945, in [[Lineboro, Maryland]].<ref name=lineboro>Baker, Mike (October 18, 2010). [https://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20101018/News/605065747 Marshall recalls roots, woos rural N.C.] Star News.</ref> Her father was a farmer who, for many years, served as a volunteer fire fighter and community leader, and her mother was the organist in the family's small rural church for more than 60 years. She attended public schools as a child and became the first person in her family to graduate college. She studied textiles at the [[University of Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland]] from 1964 to 1968, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Textiles and Clothing.<ref name=lineboro/> While at Maryland, she became a member of [[Alpha Gamma Delta]]. During her undergraduate years, she spent her summers working as a camping director for the Maryland [[4-H]] Foundation, an organization she has continued to support.<ref name=resume/> |
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After graduation, Marshall taught in the public schools of [[Lenoir County, North Carolina]], and then ran a book and gift store. She later returned to the field of education as an instructor at [[Lenoir Community College]] and [[Johnston Community College|Johnston Technical Community College]].<ref name=resume/><ref name=campbell/> |
After graduation, Marshall taught in the public schools of [[Lenoir County, North Carolina]], and then ran a book and gift store. She later returned to the field of education as an instructor at [[Lenoir Community College]] and [[Johnston Community College|Johnston Technical Community College]].<ref name=resume/><ref name=campbell/> |
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Marshall returned to school to study law at the [[Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law]] at [[Campbell University]] and earned her [[Juris Doctor]] |
Marshall returned to school to study law at the [[Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law]] at [[Campbell University]] and earned her [[Juris Doctor]] degree in 1981,<ref name=lineboro/> where she was accepted into the ''Who's Who Among American Universities and Colleges'' honors program. She has been admitted to practice before all North Carolina courts, the U.S. District courts in the Eastern and Middle Districts of North Carolina, the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. She is a member of the NC State Bar, the NC Bar Association, the NC Association of Women Attorneys, and the [[Delta Theta Phi]] legal fraternity. She also holds multiple honorary degrees from [[Campbell University]], [[Meredith College]], [[Lees–McRae College]] and [[Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy|Testemitanu State University]].<ref name=resume/><ref name=stronger>Fitzsimon, Chris (June 19, 2006).[http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2006/06/19/marshall-sees-stronger-enforcement-of-lobbying/ Marshall sees stronger enforcement of lobbying]. NC Policy Watch. NC Justice Center.</ref> She was a partner in [[Lillington, North Carolina]] law firms Bain & Marshall (1985–1992) and Marshall & Marshall (1993–1997).<ref name=resume>[https://www.sosnc.gov/about/secretary_marshalls_resume Secretary Marshall's Resume]. Secretary of State Elaine F. Marshall.</ref><ref name=campbell>[https://law.campbell.edu/about/our-school/our-board-of-visitors/the-honorable-elaine-f-marshall/ The Honorable Elaine F. Marshall]. Our Board of Visitors. Campbell University.</ref> |
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==Political career== |
==Political career== |
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From the early 1970s, she was active in the [[Young Democrats of America|Young Democrats]] organization and eventually became National Secretary of the Young Democrats of America. In Harnett County, where she practiced law, Marshall served in 1983–1987 as President of Democratic Women and in 1991–1992 served as chair of the [[Harnett County, North Carolina|Harnett County]] [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic Party]].<ref name=resume/> |
From the early 1970s, she was active in the [[Young Democrats of America|Young Democrats]] organization and eventually became National Secretary of the Young Democrats of America. In Harnett County, where she practiced law, Marshall served in 1983–1987 as President of Democratic Women and in 1991–1992 served as chair of the [[Harnett County, North Carolina|Harnett County]] [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic Party]].<ref name=resume/> |
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Marshall was first elected to public office in 1992 as a member of the [[North Carolina Senate]] representing the 15th Senate District, serving from 1993 to |
Marshall was first elected to public office in 1992 as a member of the [[North Carolina Senate]] representing the 15th Senate District, serving from 1993 to 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://carolana.com/NC/Legislators/Documents/Journal_of_the_Senate_of_the_General_Assembly_of_North_Carolina_1995.pdf|title=Journal of the Senate of the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina session 1995|publisher=North Carolina Senate|page=11|date=1996|accessdate=April 18, 2024}}</ref><ref name=campbell/> |
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===Secretary of State=== |
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[[File:North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall in 2021.jpg|thumb|Marshall in 2021]] |
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In 1996, she ran for the post of [[North Carolina Secretary of State]] against [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] challenger and former [[stock car racer]] [[Richard Petty]]. She won [[North Carolina Council of State elections, 1996|the election]] by a margin of 53% to 45%,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.app.sboe.state.nc.us/NCSBE/Elec/Results/PastElect/results9/secstate.htm |title=Secretary of State |publisher=App.sboe.state.nc.us |date=1996-11-05 |access-date=2010-09-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081126222502/http://www.app.sboe.state.nc.us/NCSBE/Elec/Results/PastElect/results9/secstate.htm |archive-date=November 26, 2008 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> becoming the first woman elected to a statewide executive office in North Carolina history.<ref>Covington, Owen (September 20, 2017). [https://www.elon.edu/u/news/2017/09/20/n-c-secretary-of-state-elaine-marshall-outlines-her-keys-to-economic-success-for-the-state/ N.C. Secretary of State Elaine Marshall outlines her keys to economic success for the state.] Today at Elon. Elon University.</ref><ref name=stronger/> Marshall has won re-election six times and in 2008 received the second highest vote total of any candidate in the state.<ref>http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NC/7937/14537/en/summary.html</ref><ref>Battaglia, Danielle (February 8, 2020). [https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article240042098.html NC Republicans once considered impeaching Elaine Marshall. Now 3 want to unseat her.] The News & Observer.</ref> Elaine Marshall is only the third elected Secretary of State of North Carolina since 1936, as office-holders have commonly been re-elected many times. Marshall has been credited with bringing the office into the technological age by introducing e-commerce and providing online registration for lobbyists and businesses. Marshall's work has been recognized by the [[U.S. Chamber of Commerce]], the [[National Notary Association]] and [[Campbell University]]. In 2007, Marshall served as president of the |
In 1996, she ran for the post of [[North Carolina Secretary of State]] against [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] challenger and former [[stock car racer]] [[Richard Petty]]. She won [[North Carolina Council of State elections, 1996|the election]] by a margin of 53% to 45%,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.app.sboe.state.nc.us/NCSBE/Elec/Results/PastElect/results9/secstate.htm |title=Secretary of State |publisher=App.sboe.state.nc.us |date=1996-11-05 |access-date=2010-09-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081126222502/http://www.app.sboe.state.nc.us/NCSBE/Elec/Results/PastElect/results9/secstate.htm |archive-date=November 26, 2008 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> becoming the first woman elected to a statewide executive office in North Carolina history.<ref>Covington, Owen (September 20, 2017). [https://www.elon.edu/u/news/2017/09/20/n-c-secretary-of-state-elaine-marshall-outlines-her-keys-to-economic-success-for-the-state/ N.C. Secretary of State Elaine Marshall outlines her keys to economic success for the state.] Today at Elon. Elon University.</ref><ref name=stronger/> Marshall has won re-election six times and in 2008 received the second highest vote total of any candidate in the state.<ref>[http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NC/7937/14537/en/summary.html Results]clarityelections.com {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100204050902/http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NC/7937/14537/en/summary.html |date=February 4, 2010 }}</ref><ref>Battaglia, Danielle (February 8, 2020). [https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article240042098.html NC Republicans once considered impeaching Elaine Marshall. Now 3 want to unseat her.] The News & Observer.</ref> Elaine Marshall is only the third elected Secretary of State of North Carolina since 1936, as office-holders have commonly been re-elected many times. Marshall has been credited with bringing the office into the technological age by introducing e-commerce and providing online registration for lobbyists and businesses. Marshall's work has been recognized by the [[U.S. Chamber of Commerce]], the [[National Notary Association]] and [[Campbell University]]. In 2007, Marshall served as president of the National Electronic Commerce Coordinating Council, "an organization of public and private sector leaders aimed at identifying best technology practices that make government agencies more efficient and modernize their services".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://triangle.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2006/12/18/daily30.html |title=N.C. Secretary of State to head national council – Triangle Business Journal |newspaper=Triangle Business Journal |publisher=Triangle.bizjournals.com |date=2006-12-21 |access-date=2010-09-04}}</ref> |
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In 2002, Marshall ran for [[United States Senate]] in the race to replace retiring Sen. [[Jesse Helms]]. However, she was defeated in the Democratic primary by [[Erskine Bowles]], who served as [[White House Chief of Staff]] under President [[Bill Clinton]].<ref name=lineboro/><ref>Maisel, Louis Sandy; West, Darrell M. (2004). Running on Empty?: Political Discourse in Congressional Elections. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 216. {{ISBN|9780742530768}}.</ref> |
In 2002, Marshall ran for [[United States Senate]] in the race to replace retiring Sen. [[Jesse Helms]]. However, she was defeated in the Democratic primary by [[Erskine Bowles]], who served as [[White House Chief of Staff]] under President [[Bill Clinton]].<ref name=lineboro/><ref>Maisel, Louis Sandy; West, Darrell M. (2004). Running on Empty?: Political Discourse in Congressional Elections. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 216. {{ISBN|9780742530768}}.</ref> |
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{{main|2010 United States Senate election in North Carolina}} |
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In 2009, Marshall decided to enter the 2010 Senate race against incumbent Republican [[Richard Burr]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/marshall_running_for_u_s_senate|title=Marshall running for U.S. Senate|publisher=Projects.newsobserver.com|access-date=2010-09-04|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305071434/http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/marshall_running_for_u_s_senate|archive-date=March 5, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref> She faced [[Cal Cunningham]], Ken Lewis, and other lesser-known candidates in the May 2010 primary, and won the endorsement of |
In 2009, Marshall decided to enter the 2010 Senate race against incumbent Republican [[Richard Burr]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/marshall_running_for_u_s_senate|title=Marshall running for U.S. Senate|publisher=Projects.newsobserver.com|access-date=2010-09-04|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305071434/http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/marshall_running_for_u_s_senate|archive-date=March 5, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref> She faced [[Cal Cunningham]], Ken Lewis, and other lesser-known candidates in the May 2010 primary, and won the endorsement of ''[[The Charlotte Observer]]''.<ref>[http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/04/18/1382769/marshall-the-best-choice-in-strong.html#ixzz0lYnelqkK Observer: Marshall the best choice in strong Democratic field] {{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> After failing to garner above 40% of the vote in the May 4 primary election, Marshall had to face Cunningham in a [[Two-round system|runoff]] in June.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0510/36781.html|title=Coats, Fisher win nominations – James Hohmann|date=May 4, 2010 |publisher=Politico.Com|access-date=2010-09-04}}</ref> |
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On June 22, 2010, Marshall defeated Cunningham (with approximately 60 percent of the vote) to secure the Democratic nomination.<ref>[http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/06/23/546960/marshall-triumphs-over-party-powers.html News & Observer: Marshall triumphs over party powers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100626042422/http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/06/23/546960/marshall-triumphs-over-party-powers.html |date=June 26, 2010 }}</ref> For the general election, she was again endorsed by |
On June 22, 2010, Marshall defeated Cunningham (with approximately 60 percent of the vote) to secure the Democratic nomination.<ref>[http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/06/23/546960/marshall-triumphs-over-party-powers.html News & Observer: Marshall triumphs over party powers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100626042422/http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/06/23/546960/marshall-triumphs-over-party-powers.html |date=June 26, 2010 }}</ref> For the general election, she was again endorsed by ''The Charlotte Observer'', the state's largest newspaper.<ref>[http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/10/24/1782703/marshall-is-strongest-for-senate.html Observer: Marshall is strongest choice for U.S. Senate] {{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> On election day Marshall lost to incumbent Richard Burr, who had received 55% of the vote.<ref name=defeat/> |
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== Electoral history == |
== Electoral history == |
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! colspan="4" |North Carolina Secretary of State Election, 2016<ref name="auto">{{cite web |title=11/08/2016 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE |url=https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2016&county_id=0&office=COS&contest=0 |website=North Carolina State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement |access-date=29 July 2018}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
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Marshall has five stepchildren and seven grandchildren.<ref>[https://www.sosnc.gov/divisions/publications/Kids_Page_Meet_Secretary_Marshall Meet Elaine Marshall]. Secretary of State Elaine F. Marshall.</ref> |
Marshall has five stepchildren and seven grandchildren.<ref>[https://www.sosnc.gov/divisions/publications/Kids_Page_Meet_Secretary_Marshall Meet Elaine Marshall]. Secretary of State Elaine F. Marshall.</ref> |
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Marshall married attorney Bill Holdford in 2001. Holdford had two daughters from a previous relationship. He |
Marshall married attorney Bill Holdford in 2001. Holdford had two daughters from a previous relationship. He died in 2009 from cancer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/77909837.html|title=Husband Of NC's Secretary Of State Dies Of Cancer|access-date=November 11, 2016|archive-date=November 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161111122911/http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/77909837.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>November 29, 2009. [https://www.journalnow.com/news/state/william-holdford-n-c-official-s-husband-dies/article_6eecbf0a-2a72-5b45-ba2d-ab94551e9611.html William Holdford, N.C. official's husband, dies]. Winston-Salem Journal.</ref> Marshall married J. Thomas "Tommy" Bunn in 2017.<ref>[http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article163942452.html News & Observer: Secretary of State Marshall remarries]</ref> |
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Elaine Marshall
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23rd Secretary of State of North Carolina | |
Assumed office January 3, 1997 | |
Governor |
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Preceded by | Janice Faulkner |
Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 15th district | |
In office January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1995 | |
Preceded by | Leo Daughtry |
Succeeded by | Daniel Page |
Personal details | |
Born | (1945-11-18) November 18, 1945 (age 78) Lineboro, Maryland, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of Maryland, College Park (BS) Campbell University (JD) |
Website | Campaign website |
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Elaine Folk Marshall (born November 18, 1945) is an American attorney and politician who has served as the North Carolina Secretary of State since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first woman to be elected to statewide office in North Carolina. Marshall was also the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for the United States Senate seat then held by Republican Richard Burr[1] in the 2010 election.[2]In2020, Marshall was re-elected to a seventh term as North Carolina Secretary of State with 51.16 percent of the vote.[3]
Marshall was born on November 18, 1945, in Lineboro, Maryland.[4] Her father was a farmer who, for many years, served as a volunteer fire fighter and community leader, and her mother was the organist in the family's small rural church for more than 60 years. She attended public schools as a child and became the first person in her family to graduate college. She studied textiles at the University of Maryland from 1964 to 1968, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Textiles and Clothing.[4] While at Maryland, she became a member of Alpha Gamma Delta. During her undergraduate years, she spent her summers working as a camping director for the Maryland 4-H Foundation, an organization she has continued to support.[5]
After graduation, Marshall taught in the public schools of Lenoir County, North Carolina, and then ran a book and gift store. She later returned to the field of education as an instructor at Lenoir Community College and Johnston Technical Community College.[5][6]
Marshall returned to school to study law at the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of LawatCampbell University and earned her Juris Doctor degree in 1981,[4] where she was accepted into the Who's Who Among American Universities and Colleges honors program. She has been admitted to practice before all North Carolina courts, the U.S. District courts in the Eastern and Middle Districts of North Carolina, the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. She is a member of the NC State Bar, the NC Bar Association, the NC Association of Women Attorneys, and the Delta Theta Phi legal fraternity. She also holds multiple honorary degrees from Campbell University, Meredith College, Lees–McRae College and Testemitanu State University.[5][7] She was a partner in Lillington, North Carolina law firms Bain & Marshall (1985–1992) and Marshall & Marshall (1993–1997).[5][6]
From the early 1970s, she was active in the Young Democrats organization and eventually became National Secretary of the Young Democrats of America. In Harnett County, where she practiced law, Marshall served in 1983–1987 as President of Democratic Women and in 1991–1992 served as chair of the Harnett County Democratic Party.[5]
Marshall was first elected to public office in 1992 as a member of the North Carolina Senate representing the 15th Senate District, serving from 1993 to 1995.[8][6]
In 1996, she ran for the post of North Carolina Secretary of State against Republican challenger and former stock car racer Richard Petty. She won the election by a margin of 53% to 45%,[9] becoming the first woman elected to a statewide executive office in North Carolina history.[10][7] Marshall has won re-election six times and in 2008 received the second highest vote total of any candidate in the state.[11][12] Elaine Marshall is only the third elected Secretary of State of North Carolina since 1936, as office-holders have commonly been re-elected many times. Marshall has been credited with bringing the office into the technological age by introducing e-commerce and providing online registration for lobbyists and businesses. Marshall's work has been recognized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Notary Association and Campbell University. In 2007, Marshall served as president of the National Electronic Commerce Coordinating Council, "an organization of public and private sector leaders aimed at identifying best technology practices that make government agencies more efficient and modernize their services".[13]
In 2002, Marshall ran for United States Senate in the race to replace retiring Sen. Jesse Helms. However, she was defeated in the Democratic primary by Erskine Bowles, who served as White House Chief of Staff under President Bill Clinton.[4][14]
In 2009, Marshall decided to enter the 2010 Senate race against incumbent Republican Richard Burr.[15] She faced Cal Cunningham, Ken Lewis, and other lesser-known candidates in the May 2010 primary, and won the endorsement of The Charlotte Observer.[16] After failing to garner above 40% of the vote in the May 4 primary election, Marshall had to face Cunningham in a runoff in June.[17]
On June 22, 2010, Marshall defeated Cunningham (with approximately 60 percent of the vote) to secure the Democratic nomination.[18] For the general election, she was again endorsed by The Charlotte Observer, the state's largest newspaper.[19] On election day Marshall lost to incumbent Richard Burr, who had received 55% of the vote.[2]
North Carolina Secretary of State Election, 1996 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Democratic | Elaine Marshall | 1,333,994 | 53.48 |
Republican | Richard Petty | 1,126,701 | 45.17 |
Libertarian | Lewis Guignard | 20,734 | 0.83 |
Natural Law | Stephen Richter | 12,896 | 0.52 |
North Carolina Secretary of State Election, 2000 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Democratic | Elaine Marshall (inc.) | 1,512,076 | 54.44 |
Republican | Harris Durham Blake | 1,265,654 | 45.56 |
North Carolina U.S. Senate Democratic Primary Election, 2002 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Democratic | Erskine Bowles | 277,329 | 43.40 |
Democratic | Dan Blue | 184,216 | 28.83 |
Democratic | Elaine Marshall | 97,392 | 15.24 |
Democratic | Cynthia Brown | 27,799 | 4.35 |
Democratic | Albert Lee Wiley Jr. | 12,725 | 1.99 |
Democratic | Bob Ayers | 12,326 | 1.93 |
Democratic | David Tidwell | 10,510 | 1.64 |
Democratic | Duke Underwood | 9,940 | 1.56 |
Democratic | Randy Crow | 6,788 | 1.06 |
North Carolina Secretary of State Democratic Primary Election, 2004 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Democratic | Elaine Marshall (inc.) | 327,848 | 80.59 |
Democratic | Doris Sanders | 78,953 | 19.41 |
North Carolina Secretary of State Election, 2004 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Democratic | Elaine Marshall (inc.) | 1,911,585 | 57.32 |
Republican | Jay Rao | 1,423,109 | 42.68 |
North Carolina Secretary of State Election, 2008 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Democratic | Elaine Marshall (inc.) | 2,316,903 | 56.79 |
Republican | Jack Sawyer | 1,762,928 | 43.21 |
North Carolina U.S. Senate Democratic Primary Election, 2010 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Democratic | Elaine Marshall | 154,605 | 36.35 |
Democratic | Cal Cunningham | 115,851 | 27.24 |
Democratic | Ken Lewis | 72,510 | 17.05 |
Democratic | Marcus Williams | 35,984 | 8.46 |
Democratic | Susan Harris | 29,738 | 6.99 |
Democratic | Ann Worthy | 16,655 | 3.92 |
North Carolina U.S. Senate Democratic Primary Runoff Election, 2010 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Democratic | Elaine Marshall | 95,390 | 59.96 |
Democratic | Cal Cunningham | 63,691 | 40.04 |
North Carolina U.S. Senate Election, 2010 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | Richard Burr (inc.) | 1,458,046 | 54.81 |
Democratic | Elaine Marshall | 1,145,074 | 43.05 |
Libertarian | Michael Beitler | 55,687 | 2.09 |
Write-ins | Write-ins | 1,272 | 0.05 |
North Carolina Secretary of State Election, 2012 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Democratic | Elaine Marshall (inc.) | 2,331,173 | 53.79 |
Republican | Ed Goodwin | 2,003,026 | 46.21 |
North Carolina Secretary of State Election, 2016[20] | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Democratic | Elaine Marshall (inc.) | 2,368,091 | 52.26 |
Republican | Michael LaPaglia | 2,163,185 | 47.74 |
North Carolina Secretary of State Election, 2020 [3] | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Democratic | Elaine Marshall (inc.) | 2,755,571 | 51.16 |
Republican | E.C. Sykes | 2,630,559 | 48.84 |
Marshall has five stepchildren and seven grandchildren.[21]
Marshall married attorney Bill Holdford in 2001. Holdford had two daughters from a previous relationship. He died in 2009 from cancer.[22][23] Marshall married J. Thomas "Tommy" Bunn in 2017.[24]
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