Phillip Dean Frye was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's eighty-fourth House district, including constituents in Avery, Caldwell, Mitchell, and Yancey counties. A business owner from Spruce Pine, North Carolina, Frye served in his first state House term during the 2003–2004 session and his fifth and final term in the 2011–2012 session. He announced in 2011 that he would not run again in 2012 after the legislature passed a redistricting bill that put him in the same district with Rep. Mitch Gillespie.[1]

Representative
Phillip Frye
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 84th district
In office
January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2013
Preceded byCharles Buchanan
Gregory Thompson (Redistricting)
Succeeded byMitch Gillespie (Redistricting)
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceSpruce Pine, North Carolina
OccupationBusiness Owner – Frye Auto Interiors
NCGA Website Project Vote Smart

In December 2007, Frye pleaded guilty to driving while impaired after being arrested on Christmas Eve.[2][3]

Electoral history

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2010

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North Carolina House of Representatives 84th district general election, 2010[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Phillip Frye (incumbent) 15,393 100%
Total votes 15,393 100%
Republican hold

2008

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North Carolina House of Representatives 84th district general election, 2008[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Phillip Frye (incumbent) 20,412 100%
Total votes 20,412 100%
Republican hold

2006

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North Carolina House of Representatives 84th district Republican primary election, 2006[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Phillip Frye (incumbent) 6,731 66.81%
Republican Charles Monroe Buchanan 3,344 33.19%
Total votes 10,075 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 84th district general election, 2006[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Phillip Frye (incumbent) 13,150 100%
Total votes 13,150 100%
Republican hold

2004

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North Carolina House of Representatives 84th district Republican primary election, 2004[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Phillip Frye (incumbent) 3,951 53.87%
Republican Charles M. Buchanan 3,383 46.13%
Total votes 7,334 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 84th district general election, 2004[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Phillip Frye (incumbent) 20,718 87.05%
Libertarian C. Barry Williams 3,082 12.95%
Total votes 23,800 100%
Republican hold

2002

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North Carolina House of Representatives 84th district Republican primary election, 2002[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Phillip Frye 6,103 56.86%
Republican Charles "Monroe" Buchanan (incumbent) 4,630 43.14%
Total votes 10,733 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 84th district general election, 2002[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Phillip Frye 14,422 84.14%
Libertarian Jeff Young 2,719 15.86%
Total votes 17,141 100%
Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ News & observer: Frye to retire after getting double bunked Archived 2012-01-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Frye 'sorry' for DWI arrest". Archived from the original on 2008-06-04. Retrieved 2007-12-28.
  3. ^ Spruce Pine state official charged with DWI
  4. ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  5. ^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  6. ^ [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  7. ^ [4] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  8. ^ [5] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  9. ^ [6] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  10. ^ [7] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  11. ^ [8] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 84th district

2003-2013
Succeeded by
Rena Turner