W. Franklin Mitchell

William Franklin "Frank" Mitchell is a Republican politician from North Carolina, USA.

A farmer and machine shop owner from Olin, he served six terms in the North Carolina General Assembly, representing North Carolina's ninety-sixth House district, including constituents in Iredell County. He lost the 2004 Republican primary to Julia Craven Howard after a hotly contested race.^[1]

Recent electoral history

North Carolina House of Representatives 79th district Republican primary election, 2004^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Julia Craven Howard (incumbent)	3,929	53.07%
	Republican	Frank Mitchell (incumbent)	3,474	46.93%
Total votes			7,403	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 96th district general election, 2002^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Mitchell (incumbent)	9,822	58.16%
	Democratic	Bill McMillan	6,784	40.17%
	Libertarian	Kyle Klock	282	1.67%
Total votes			16,888	100%
	Republican hold

North Carolina House of Representatives 42nd district general election, 2000^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Mitchell (incumbent)	14,158	62.70%
	Democratic	John Wayne Kahl	8,421	37.30%
Total votes			22,579	100%
	Republican hold

^ "HOWARD TO RETAIN JOB IN HOUSE; HARSH RHETORIC BY FRANK MITCHELL FAILS TO PERSUADE VOTERS IN DAVIE". Winston-Salem Journal. July 21, 2004. Retrieved January 5, 2011.^{[dead link‍]}
^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ "NC State House 042". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 23, 2022.

North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by John Wayne Kahl	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 42nd district 1993–2003	Succeeded by Marvin Lucas
Preceded by Edd Nye	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 96th district 2003–2005	Succeeded by Mark Hilton