Coy Clarence Privette (January 31, 1933 – March 23, 2015) was an American
Baptist
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pastor
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,
conservative
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activist, and politician active in the
U.S. state
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of
North Carolina
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.
In 1976, Privette was an unsuccessful
Republican
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Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
candidate for
Governor of North Carolina
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, losing in a primary runoff to
David Flaherty
David Thomas Flaherty (December 9, 1928 – December 20, 2020) was an American businessman and politician.
Early life
David Thomas Flaherty was born on December 9, 1928, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. He graduated from The English Hi ...
. He later served four terms in the
North Carolina House of Representatives
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(1985–1992). In 1992, he ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. House of Representatives in
North Carolina's 8th congressional district
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.
Privette served as a county commissioner in