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Rex Baker
Rex Baker
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
	In office; January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2005
Preceded by	Anderson D. Cromer ; David Hunter Diamont ; Wade Franklin Wilmoth
Succeeded by	Bryan Holloway
Constituency	40th District (1995-2003) ; 91st District (2003-2005)
Personal details
Born	June 9, 1938 (age 86); King, North Carolina
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Wake Forest University (BBA); University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (MBA)

Rex Levi Baker was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's ninety-first House district, including constituents in Forsyth, Stokes and Surry counties. A retired business owner from King, North Carolina, Baker was defeated in the 2004 Republican primary by Bryan Holloway.^[2]^[3]

Electoral history

North Carolina House of Representatives 91st district Republican primary election, 2004^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bryan Holloway	2,584	53.73%
	Republican	Rex Baker (incumbent)	2,225	46.27%
Total votes			4,809	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 91st district Republican primary election, 2002^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rex Baker (incumbent)	2,880	58.57%
	Republican	Barry Lawson	2,037	41.43%
Total votes			4,917	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 91st district general election, 2002^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rex Baker (incumbent)	10,548	56.81%
	Democratic	Robert W. Mitchell	8,019	43.19%
Total votes			18,567	100%
	Republican hold

North Carolina House of Representatives 40th district Republican primary election, 2000^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Hiatt (incumbent)	5,951	30.41%
	Republican	Gene Wilson (incumbent)	5,317	27.17%
	Republican	Rex Baker (incumbent)	4,798	24.52%
	Republican	John Brady	1,928	9.85%
	Republican	Larry Joseph Wood II	1,575	8.05%
Total votes			19,569	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 40th district general election, 2000^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Hiatt (incumbent)	44,155	23.90%
	Republican	Gene Wilson (incumbent)	42,337	22.92%
	Republican	Rex Baker (incumbent)	42,110	22.79%
	Democratic	Bert Wood	30,224	16.36%
	Democratic	Daniel Hense	25,915	14.03%
Total votes			184,741	100%
	Republican hold
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

^ "The Voter's Self Defense System".
^ High School Teacher Ousts Veteran Baker; Aggressive Upstart Wins District 91, Winston-Salem Journal, July 21, 2004.
^ "North Carolina manual [serial]". 1916.
^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ "NC State House 040 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
^ "NC State House 040". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 18, 2022.

North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Anderson D. Cromer David Hunter Diamont Wade Franklin Wilmoth	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 40th district 1995–2003 Served alongside: Gene Wilson, William Hiatt	Succeeded by Rick Eddins
Preceded by Edgar Starnes	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 91st district 2003–2005	Succeeded by Bryan Holloway