The Green Papers: North Carolina 2009 General Election
 
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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

If no candidate receives 40% of the vote in the primary, the two leading candidates will proceed to a run off.

 
           
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 111th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 2 Democratic Senator  Kay R. Hagan
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
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
    Democratic     former state Senator J. Calvin "Cal" Cunningham, III - apparently not a candidate
• 9 November 2009: Stated he will not run.
  Candidate Democratic     Frank Deaton, II
• FEC S0NC00178: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Malcolm Graham
  Candidate Democratic     John Ross Hendrix
  Candidate Democratic     Kenneth Winstead Lewis
• FEC S0NC00152: $267,567
  Candidate Democratic     Secretary of State  Elaine Folk Marshall
• 9 September 2009: Candidate for the Senate.
• FEC S2NC00075: $178,014
  Candidate Republican     Senator  Richard M. Burr
• FEC S4NC00089: $3,086,246
  Candidate Libertarian     Michael "Mike" Beitler
• FEC S0NC00160: $665
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors
  Democratic Governor  Beverly Eaves "Bev" Perdue
• First elected: 2008
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012
  Democratic Lieutenant Governor  Walter H. Dalton
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
111th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 111th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
8 Democratic (8 Undetermined);
5 Republican (5 Undetermined)
CD 1
{map}		 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 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Rodney "Billy Barepockets" Ballance, Jr.
  Candidate Democratic     Chad Edward Larkins
• 30 August 2009: Filed with the FEC as a Republican.
9 October 2009: Filed with the FEC as a Democrat.
• FEC H0NC01051: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Ashley Woolard
CD 2
{map}		 Democratic Congressman  Bob Etheridge
• First elected: 1996
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Bob Etheridge
• FEC H6NC02080: $480,218
CD 3
{map}		 Republican Congressman  Walter B. Jones, Jr.
• First elected: 1994
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Walter B. Jones, Jr.
• FEC H2NC01081: $225,332
CD 4
{map}		 Democratic Congressman David E. Price
• Returned to House: 1996
[previously served in House]
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman David E. Price
• FEC H6NC04037: $73,631
  Candidate Republican     George Hutchins
• FEC H0NC04139: $5,001
    Republican     William T. "BJ" Lawson, Jr. - apparently not a candidate
• 6 August 2009: "After much consideration with family and friends, I have decided not to run ... "
• FEC H8NC04074: $690
  Candidate Republican     Francis Xavier "Frank" Roche
• FEC H0NC04147: $10,878
CD 5
{map}		 Republican Congressman  Virginia Foxx
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Virginia Foxx
• FEC H4NC05146: $332,092
CD 6
{map}		 Republican Congressman  John Howard "Howard" Coble
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  John Howard "Howard" Coble
• FEC H4NC06011: $152,920
  Candidate Republican     Cathy Brewer Hinson
CD 7
{map}		 Democratic Congressman  Mike McIntyre
• First elected: 1996
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Nathaniel Cooper
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Mike McIntyre
• FEC H8NC07044: $384,692
  Candidate Republican     Will Breazeale
• FEC H8NC07085: $4,495
CD 8
{map}		 Democratic Congressman  Lawrence Webb "Larry" Kissell
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Lawrence Webb "Larry" Kissell
• FEC H6NC08111: $406,661
  Candidate Republican     Timothy Bruce "Tim" D'Annunzio
• FEC H0NC08163: $312,021
  Candidate Republican     Darrell L. Day
• FEC H0NC08130: $3,030
    Republican     Linwood Faulk - apparently not a candidate
• 12 August 2009: Decided not to become a candidate. Intends to support Retired Army Colonel Lou Huddleston.
  Candidate Republican     Louis Douglass "Lou" Huddleston
• FEC H0NC08155: $102,765
  Candidate Republican     Harold P. "Hal" Jordan
• FEC H0NC08171: Financial report not available
    Republican     Mike Minter - apparently not a candidate
• 2 June 2009: Announced that he is not a candidate.
  Candidate Republican     Thomas Blair Sweeney
• FEC H0NC08148: Financial report not available
  Candidate Libertarian     Thomas Hill
CD 9
{map}		 Republican Congressman  Suellen "Sue" Myrick
• First elected: 1994
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Jeffrey "Jeff" James Doctor
• FEC H0NC09138: $29,493
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Suellen "Sue" Myrick
• FEC H4NC09106: $331,751
CD 10
{map}		 Republican Congressman  Patrick Timothy McHenry
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Anne Fischer
  Candidate Republican     John Scott Keadle
• FEC H0NC10151: $260,600
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Patrick Timothy McHenry
• FEC H4NC10047: $340,363
  Candidate Republican     Vance Patterson
CD 11
{map}		 Democratic Congressman  Joseph Heath "Heath" Shuler
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Joseph Heath "Heath" Shuler
• FEC H6NC11172: $365,949
  Candidate Republican     Dan Eichenbaum
• FEC H0NC11084: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Ed Krause
  Candidate Republican     Hendersonville Mayor Greg Newman
CD 12
{map}		 Democratic Congressman  Melvin L. "Mel" Watt
• First elected: 1992
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Melvin L. "Mel" Watt
• FEC H2NC12021: $83,582
  Candidate Republican     Doc Gillenwater
  Candidate Republican     Paul Allen Johnson
• FEC H0NC12066: $133
  Candidate Libertarian     Lon Vernon Cecil
• FEC H0NC12074: Financial report not available
CD 13
{map}		 Democratic Congressman  Ralph Bradley "Brad" Miller
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     William Alfred "Bill" Randall, II
• FEC H0NC13015: Financial report not available
Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012
  Democratic Secretary of State  Elaine F. Marshall
• First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000, 2004, 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
• Open Seat - 9 September 2009: Candidate for the Class 3 Senate seat in 2010.
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012
  Democratic Attorney General  Roy Cooper
• First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004, 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012
  Democratic Treasurer  Janet Cowell
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012
  Democratic Auditor  Beth A. Wood
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Commissioner of Agriculture  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012
  Republican Agriculture Commissioner  Steven W. "Steve" Troxler
• First elected: 2004; re-elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Commissioner of Insurance  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012
  Democratic Insurance Commissioner  Wayne Goodwin
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Commissioner of Labor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012
  Republican Labor Commissioner  Cherie Killian Berry
• First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004, 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Superintendent of Public Instruction  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012
  Democratic Public Instruction Superintendent June St. Clair Atkinson
• First elected 2004 in a contested election which was decided by the State Legislature August 2005; re-elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
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): 17 incumbents, 16 candidates
 • Republican: 8 incumbents, 24 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates)
 • Green (affiliates)
 • Libertarian: 3 candidates
Other Third Parties
 • Right to Life
 • Unity
 
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 a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to 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 Republican 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 Unity Party of North Carolina
Media & others
 • Asheville Citizen-Times
 • 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
 • 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
 

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