Lauch Faircloth

Lauch Faircloth
Duncan McLauchlin Faircloth
United States Senator
from North Carolina
In office
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999
Preceded by Terry Sanford
Succeeded by John Edwards
Personal details
Born January 14, 1928 (1928-01-14) (age 83)
Sampson County, North Carolina
Nationality American
Political party Democratic (1950-1990)
Republican (1990-present)
Spouse(s) Nancy Bryan Faircloth (divorced)
Religion Presbyterian

Duncan McLauchlin "Lauch" Faircloth (born January 14, 1928), served one term as a Republican U.S. Senator from North Carolina.

Before his Senate service, Faircloth was a prominent and wealthy hog farmer. One impetus for his political activism was his disagreement with the increasing regulations targeting large hog farming operations such as his, fueled by an environmentalist and populist backlash.

An active Democrat for many years, Faircloth began his political career as a driver for North Carolina U.S. Senator Kerr Scott, who later helped Faircloth get a hardship discharge so he could cut short his draft obligation. An early supporter of Terry Sanford's 1960 gubernatorial bid, Sanford rewarded him with an appointment to the state highway commission. After helping Robert W. Scott in his bid for the governorship in 1968, Scott named Faircloth chairman of the commission, and he later went on to serve as Secretary of Commerce during Jim Hunt's time as governor. Faircloth aspired to the governor's office himself, but was defeated in the Democratic primary in 1984. He also considered running for the Senate seat being vacated by Senator John East in 1986, but was discouraged by the entry of Sanford, the eventual victor, into the race.

In 1990, after 40 years as a Democrat, Faircloth switched his party registration and began preparations to seek the Republican Senate nomination in 1992. Enjoying the support of Senator Jesse Helms's political organization, Faircloth defeated Charlotte mayor Sue Myrick and former congressman Walter E. Johnston, III in the primary. His opponent in the general election was his former ally Terry Sanford, who, although helping Faircloth raise money for his failed gubernatorial bid in 1984, provoked Faircloth's anger two years later when Sanford allegedly denigrated Faircloth's earlier bid for the Senate with alleged comments dismissing Faircloth's chances in a statewide contest against him.[1] Faircloth attacked Sanford as a tax-and-spend liberal, and despite a poor performance in a September televised debate, Faircloth won the seat by a 100,000-vote margin.

Faircloth served in the Senate from 1993 to 1999. He once joked that he wanted to be known as the conservative senator from North Carolina; in comparison to the state's other seat held by the very conservative Helms.

Faircloth was defeated in his 1998 re-election bid by wealthy Democrat John Edwards. Despite originally being the marginal favorite, Faircloth was beaten by Edwards by 51.2% to 47.0%—a margin of some 83,000 votes. When conceding to Edwards, Faircloth stated to his supporters, "I feel that I let you down...because we should have won." [2]

That night, Washington, D.C. Mayor Marion Barry, with whom Faircloth had had longstanding disagreements about home rule issues, said Faircloth had been "so busy picking on me and the residents of the District of Columbia that he neglected his constituents in North Carolina. Now he can go back and deal with the pigs. Goodbye, Faircloth."[3]

Electoral history

North Carolina Senator (Class III) results: 1992–1998[4]
Year Democrat Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct 3rd Party Party Votes Pct
1992 Terry Sanford 1,194,015 46% Lauch Faircloth 1,297,892 50% Bobby Yates Emory Libertarian 85,948 3% *
1998 John Edwards 1,029,237 51% Lauch Faircloth 945,943 47% Barbara Howe Libertarian 36,963 2%
*Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 1992, Bruce Kimball received 23 votes and Mary Ann Zakutney received 13 votes.

References

  1. ^ Howard E. Covington, Jr. and Marion A. Ellis, Terry Sanford: Politics, Progress, and Outrageous Ambitions. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1999, 489
  2. ^ CNN (November 3, 1998) Edwards unseats Faircloth in tight North Carolina race
  3. ^ Sen. Faircloth: The Man D.C. Loved to Hate
  4. ^ "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html. Retrieved 2007-08-08. 

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United States Senate
Preceded by
Terry Sanford
United States Senator (Class 3) from North Carolina
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999
Served alongside: Jesse Helms
Succeeded by
John Edwards

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