The Green Papers: North Carolina 2007 Off Year Election
This page is for offices up for election in 2007. Find 2008 elections here.
 
Flag images courtesy of The World Flag Database. Copyright http://www.flags.net/ North Carolina
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
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
 

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North Carolina State and Local Government

           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2 Republican Senator Elizabeth H. Dole (as candidate)
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Class 3 Republican Senator Richard M. Burr (as candidate)
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

  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

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008

  Democratic Lieutenant Governor Beverly Eaves "Bev" Perdue (as candidate)
First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Open Seat - Candidate for Governor in 2008

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 Undetermined);
6 Republican (6 Undetermined)

CD 1
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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

CD 2
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Democratic Congressman Bob Etheridge
First elected: 1996
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 3
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Republican Congressman Walter B. Jones, Jr. (as candidate)
First elected: 1994
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 4
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Democratic Congressman David E. Price (as candidate)
Returned to House: 1996
[previously served in House]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 5
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Republican Congressman Virginia Foxx (as candidate)
First elected: 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 6
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Republican Congressman John Howard "Howard" Coble (as candidate)
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 7
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Democratic Congressman Mike McIntyre (as candidate)
First elected: 1996
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 8
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Republican Congressman Robert Cannon "Robin" Hayes (as candidate)
First elected: 1998
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 9
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Republican Congressman Sue Myrick (as candidate)
First elected: 1994
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 10
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Republican Congressman Patrick Timothy McHenry (as candidate)
First elected: 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 11
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Democratic Congressman Joseph Heath "Heath" Shuler (as candidate)
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 12
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Democratic Congressman Melvin L. "Mel" Watt (as candidate)
First elected: 1992
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 13
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Democratic Congressman Ralph Bradley "Brad" Miller (as candidate)
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008

  Democratic Secretary of State Elaine F. Marshall (as candidate)
First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000, 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008

  Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper (as candidate)
First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008

  Democratic Treasurer Richard Hancock Moore
First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Candidate for Governor in 2008

Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008

  Republican Auditor Leslie "Les" Merritt (as candidate)
First elected: 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Commissioner of Agriculture  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008

  Republican Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler (as candidate)
First elected: 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Commissioner of Insurance  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008

  Democratic Insurance Commissioner James E. "Jim" Long (as candidate)
First elected: 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996; re-elected: 2000, 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Commissioner of Labor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008

  Republican Labor Commissioner Cherie Killian Berry
First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Superintendent of Public Instruction  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008

  Democratic Public Instruction Superintendent June 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

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
  Republican: 11 incumbents
Major Third Parties
  Green (affiliates)
  Libertarian
Other Third Parties
  Constitution (affiliates)
  Right to Life
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
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

 


  2007 Off Year Election Home  
 
  U.S. Senate Popular Vote and FEC Total Receipts by Party  
  Gubernatorial Popular Vote by Party  
  U.S. House Popular Vote and FEC Total Receipts by Party  
  Close Contests Summary - Decision by 2% or less  
  Contests Where No Candidate Received a Majority  
 
2007 Election Dates:   Chronologically   --   Alphabetically  
Poll Closing Times:   Chronologically   --   Alphabetically  
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  Governors     Senate     House  
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  Senators by 'Class'  
  Governors by election 'cycle'  
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  Gubernatorial Primaries at a Glance  
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  Open Governor's Chairs, Senate and House Seats (the incumbent is not running for re-election)  
  Governor's Chairs, Senate, and U.S. House Seats with no incumbent running for them  
  Uncontested Governor's Chairs, Senate, and U.S. House Seats (one candidate running for office)  
  Governor's Chairs, Senate, and U.S. House Seats with only one major party candidate running for office  
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  2007 Partisan Composition by State  
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  Political Parties  
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  Senate Electoral Classes  
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  Statewide Political Party Strength  


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