The Green Papers: North Carolina 2008 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 6 May 2008
Runoff - Commissioner of Labor (D): Tuesday 24 June 2008
General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Electoral Votes:15(2.79% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:13(2.99% of 435)
2000 Census:8,067,673 (2.86% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):5,797,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):5,122,123
Capital:Raleigh
Tuesday 6 May 2008 polling hours 6:30a EDT (1030 UTC) to 8:30p EDT (0030 UTC). NORTH CAROLINA allows its County Boards of Elections to decide whether to keep polls open until 8:30 p.m. EDT but, outside of metropolitan areas, this local option is not often utilized and so 7:30 p.m. EDT is the networks' earliest time of projection beacuse the vast majority of that state's polls will have closed by that hour.
Tuesday 24 June 2008 polling hours 6:30a EDT (1030 UTC) to 8:30p EDT (0030 UTC). NORTH CAROLINA allows its County Boards of Elections to decide whether to keep polls open until 8:30 p.m. EDT but, outside of metropolitan areas, this local option is not often utilized and so 7:30 p.m. EDT is the networks' earliest time of projection beacuse the vast majority of that state's polls will have closed by that hour.
Tuesday 4 November 2008 polling hours 6:30a EST (1130 UTC) to 8:30p EST (0130 UTC). NORTH CAROLINA allows its County Boards of Elections to decide whether to keep polls open until 8:30 p.m. EST but, outside of metropolitan areas, this local option is not often utilized and so 7:30 p.m. EST is the networks' earliest time of projection beacuse the vast majority of that state's polls will have closed by that hour.
 

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North Carolina State and Local Government

North Carolina 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

If no candidate receives 40% of the vote in the 6 May Primary, the two leading candidates will proceed to a Tuesday 24 June 2008 run off.

NORTH CAROLINA 6 May 2008 Primary Returns from an official source

 
           
President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 15 (Winner-take-all)
Up for election in 2008
  Candidate Libertarian     former Congressman Bob Barr
• For Vice President: Wayne Root
• FEC P80005580: $184,857
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 2
Seat up for election		 Republican Senator Elizabeth H. Dole
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 6 May 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator Kay R. Hagan
• Withdrew 8 October 2007 but re-entered 30 October 2007
• FEC S8NC00239: $3,059,918
    Democratic     Duskin C. Lassiter - lost primary
• FEC S8NC00247: $1,235
    Democratic     Jim Neal - lost primary
• FEC S8NC00221: $406,729
    Democratic     Howard Anthony Staley - lost primary
• FEC S8NC00262: $1,948
    Democratic     Marcus W. Williams - lost primary
• FEC S8NC00270: Financial report not available
    Republican     Peter "Pete" Di Lauro - lost primary
• FEC S8NC00288: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Senator Elizabeth H. Dole
• FEC S2NC00083: $8,403,552
  Candidate Libertarian     Christopher Cole
Class 3 Republican Senator Richard M. Burr
• First elected: 2004.
(also served in U.S. House- first elected: 1994; re-elected: 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002.)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors
Chair up for election
Open		 Democratic Governor Mike Easley
• First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
• Open Chair - At term limit
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
    Democratic     Treasurer Richard Hancock Moore - lost primary
    Democratic     Dennis "Denny" Nielsen - lost primary
  Candidate Democratic     Lieutenant Governor Beverly Eaves "Bev" Perdue
    Republican     William M. "Bill" Graham - lost primary
  Candidate Republican     Charlotte Mayor Patrick McCrory
    Republican     former North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Robert F. "Bob" Orr - lost primary
    Republican     Elbie Lamar "E." Powers - lost primary
    Republican     state Senator Fred Smith - lost primary
  Candidate Libertarian     Michael Munger
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election
Open		 Democratic Lieutenant Governor Beverly Eaves "Bev" Perdue
• First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Open Seat - Candidate for Governor in 2008
    Democratic     Daniel Vaugh "Dan" Besse - lost primary
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator Walter H. Dalton
    Democratic     Hampton Dellinger - lost primary
    Democratic     Patrick "Pat" Smathers - lost primary
    Republican     Timothy "Tim" Cook - lost primary
    Republican     Greg Dority - lost primary
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Robert Pittenger
    Republican     James Eugene "Jim" Snyder, Jr. - lost primary
  Candidate Libertarian; (Boston Tea Party)     S. Phillip "Phillip" Rhodes
110th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
7 Democratic (7 Renominated);
6 Republican (6 Renominated)
CD 1
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman G. K. Butterfield
• First elected in Special Election, 20 July 2004, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Congressman Frank W. Ballance, Jr.- effective 11 June 2004.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 6 May 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman G. K. Butterfield
• FEC H4NC01046: $564,582
  Candidate Republican     Dean Stephens
• FEC H8NC01096: Financial report not available
CD 2
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Bob Etheridge
• First elected: 1996
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 6 May 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Bob Etheridge
• FEC H6NC02080: $939,876
  Candidate Republican     Danny Eugene "Dan" Mansell
• FEC H6NC02106: $10,070
  Candidate Libertarian     Willis Gene "Will" Adkins
CD 3
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Walter B. Jones, Jr.
• First elected: 1994
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - Renominated - 6 May 2008 Primary
    Democratic     Marshall Richard Adamé - lost primary
• FEC H8NC03043: $15,879
  Candidate Democratic     Craig Peter Weber
• FEC H6NC03120: $8,958
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Walter B. Jones, Jr.
• FEC H2NC01081: $532,237
    Republican     Joseph R. "Joe" McLaughlin - lost primary
• FEC H8NC03050: $144,123
CD 4
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman David E. Price
• Returned to House: 1996
[previously served in House]
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 6 May 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman David E. Price
• FEC H6NC04037: $664,583
    Republican     Augustus Cho - lost primary
• FEC H8NC04066: $9,610
  Candidate Republican     William "B.J." Lawson, Jr.
• FEC H8NC04074: $149,490
  Candidate Libertarian     Maximillian Longley
CD 5
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Virginia Foxx
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 6 May 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Roy James Carter
• 6 May Primary: 50.30%
• FEC H8NC05030: $98,963
    Democratic     Diane M. Hamby - lost primary
• 6 May Primary: 49.70%
• FEC H8NC05048: $9,945
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Virginia Foxx
• FEC H4NC05146: $810,214
CD 6
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman John Howard "Howard" Coble
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 6 May 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Teresa Sue Bratton
• FEC H8NC06061: $56,420
    Democratic     Johnny Jeffrey Carter - lost primary
• FEC H8NC06046: $3,400
    Democratic     Jayson Anthony "Jay" Ovittore - lost primary
• FEC H8NC06053: $7,810
  Candidate Republican     Congressman John Howard "Howard" Coble
• FEC H4NC06011: $403,514
CD 7
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Mike McIntyre
• First elected: 1996
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 6 May 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Mike McIntyre
• FEC H8NC07044: $728,678
  Candidate Republican     William James "Will" Breazeale
• FEC H8NC07085: $43,157
CD 8
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Robert Cannon "Robin" Hayes
• First elected: 1998
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 6 May 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Lawrence Webb "Larry" Kissell
• FEC H6NC08111: $686,860
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Robert Cannon "Robin" Hayes
• FEC H8NC08042: $2,286,306
  Candidate Libertarian     Thomas B. Hill
CD 9
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Suellen "Sue" Myrick
• First elected: 1994
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 6 May 2008 Primary
    Democratic     Ross Vincent Overby - lost primary
• FEC H8NC09065: $28,706
  Candidate Democratic     Harry A. Taylor
• FEC H8NC09073: $111,622
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Suellen "Sue" Myrick
• FEC H4NC09106: $806,831
    Republican     Jack Stratton - lost primary
• FEC H8NC09081: Financial report not available
  Candidate Libertarian     Andy Grum
CD 10
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Patrick Timothy McHenry
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 6 May 2008 Primary
    Democratic     Andrew Steven "Steve" Ivester - lost primary
• FEC H8NC10048: $28,428
  Candidate Democratic     Daniel Henry Johnson
• FEC H8NC10055: $341,942
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Patrick Timothy McHenry
• FEC H4NC10047: $1,192,859
    Republican     Lance Bretton Sigmon - lost primary
• FEC H8NC10063: $101,310
  Candidate Independent; (Constitution)     Bryan Elliot Greene
• FEC H8NC10030: Financial report not available
CD 11
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Joseph Heath "Heath" Shuler
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 6 May 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Joseph Heath "Heath" Shuler
• FEC H6NC11172: $1,269,879
    Republican     John C. Armor - lost primary
• FEC H6NC11180: Financial report not available
    Republican     Charles Spencer "Spence" Campbell, Jr. - lost primary
• FEC H8NC11061: $249,354
  Candidate Republican     Ralph Carl Mumpower "Carl" Mumpower, III
• 14 June 2008: Media reports indicate Mr. Mumpower may have suspended his campaign.
• FEC H8NC11079: $69,304
  Candidate Libertarian     Keith Smith
CD 12
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Melvin L. "Mel" Watt
• First elected: 1992
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 6 May 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Melvin L. "Mel" Watt
• FEC H2NC12021: $452,399
  Candidate Republican     Tyrus "Ty" Raymond Cobb, Jr.
• FEC H8NC12093: $9,900
CD 13
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Ralph Bradley "Brad" Miller
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 6 May 2008 Primary
    Democratic     Derald Hafner - lost primary
• FEC H8NC13034: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Ralph Bradley "Brad" Miller
• FEC H2NC13029: $738,215
  Candidate Republican     Hugh Webster
• FEC H8NC13042: Financial report not available
Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election Democratic Secretary of State Elaine F. Marshall
• First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000, 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 6 May 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Secretary of State Elaine F. Marshall
  Candidate Republican     Jack Sawyer
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper
• First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 6 May 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Attorney General Roy Cooper
  Candidate Republican     Bob Crumley
Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election
Open		 Democratic Treasurer Richard Hancock Moore
• First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Open Seat - Candidate for Governor in 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Janet Cowell
    Democratic     Michael Weisel - lost primary
    Democratic     David Young - lost primary
  Candidate Republican     Bill Daughtridge
Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election Republican Auditor Leslie W. "Les" Merritt, Jr.
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 6 May 2008 Primary
    Democratic     Frederick "Fred" Aikens - lost primary
  Candidate Democratic     Beth A. Wood
  Candidate Republican     Auditor Leslie W. "Les" Merritt, Jr.
Commissioner of Agriculture  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election Republican Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 6 May 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Ronnie Ansley
  Candidate Republican     Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
Commissioner of Insurance  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election
Open		 Democratic Insurance Commissioner James E. "Jim" Long
• First elected: 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996; re-elected: 2000, 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Open Seat
  Candidate Democratic     Wayne Goodwin
    Democratic     David C. Smith - lost primary
  Candidate Republican     John Odom
  Candidate Libertarian     Mark McMains
Commissioner of Labor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election Republican Labor Commissioner Cherie Killian Berry
• First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 6 May 2008 Primary
    Democratic     Robin Anderson - lost primary
• Received 23.92% in the 6 May primary.
    Democratic     John C. Brooks - lost primary
• Proceeds to runoff. Came in 2nd place in 6 May primary with 24.36%. Lost 24 June runoff.
  Candidate Democratic     Mary Fant Donnan
• Proceeds to runoff. Came in 1st place in 6 May primary with 27.54%. Won 24 June runoff.
    Democratic     Tyrone "Ty" Richardson - lost primary
• Received 24.18% in the 6 May primary.
  Candidate Republican     Labor Commissioner Cherie Killian Berry
Superintendent of Public Instruction  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election Democratic Public Instruction Superintendent June St. Clair Atkinson
• First elected 2004 in a contested election which was decided by the State Legislature August 2005
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 6 May 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Public Instruction Superintendent June St. Clair Atkinson
    Democratic     Eddie Davis, III - lost primary
    Republican     Josiah V. "Joe" Johnson - lost primary
  Candidate Republican     Richard T. Morgan
    Republican     Eric H. Smith - lost primary
Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.
Major Parties
 • Democratic (affiliates): 14 incumbents, 24 candidates
 • Republican: 11 incumbents, 24 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Green (affiliates)
 • Libertarian: 10 candidates
Other Third Parties
 • Boston Tea Party: 1 candidate
 • Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
 • Right to Life
Independents
 • Independent: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
 • Not readily classifiable
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.
Notes
Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from an election authority that the person so listed will actually appear on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.
Links Links to other web sites
Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
 • http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/nc/stgovt/preconst.htm
Election Authority
 • North Carolina State Board of Elections
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
 • North Carolina General Assembly
 • North Carolina General Assembly - House
 • North Carolina General Assembly - Senate
 • North Carolina General Statutes
Democratic
 • North Carolina Democratic Party
Republican
 • North Carolina Senate Republican Caucus
Third Party
 • Charlotte Area Green Party
 • Constitution Party of North Carolina
 • Libertarian Party of North Carolina
 • North Carolina Green Party
 • North Carolina Right To Life
 • The Southern Party of North Carolina
Media & others
 • Chapel Hill News
 • Concord and Kannapolis Independent Tribune
 • Daily Herald - Roanoke Rapids
 • DC's Political Report - North Carolina
 • Durham Herald-Sun
 • Goldsboro News-Argus
 • Hickory Daily Record
 • Lake Norman Navigator
 • Mooresville Tribune
 • Mount Olive Tribune
 • NC Rumors-News
 • NCRepublicans.com (not affiliated with the North Carolina Republican Party)
 • News & Record - Greensboro
 • NewsLink.org - North Carolina
 • newsobserver.com - Raleigh - Durham - Cary - Chapel Hill
 • North Carolina Open Elections
 • Politics1.com - North Carolina
 • Star-News - Wilmington
 • Statesville Record and Landmark
 • The Charlotte Observer
 • The Courier-Tribune - Asheboro
 • The Daily News - Jacksonville
 • The Enterprise Record - Davie County
 • The Fayetteville Observer-Times
 • The McDowell News
 • The Morganton News Herald
 • The New Bern Sun Journal
 • The Pilot - Southern Pines
 • The Star - Shelby
 • The Wilson Daily Times
 • Winston-Salem Journal
 • WRAL TV - CBS - Raleigh
 

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