North Carolina 2014 General Election

The Green Papers: North Carolina 2014 General Election

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North Carolina
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary and CD12 Special Primary: Tuesday 6 May 2014
✓ Second Primary (CD5 D, CD6 R): Tuesday 15 July 2014
✓ General Election, CD12 Special Election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

✓ Friday 28 February 2014 - Filing Deadline - Primary.
✓ Tuesday 6 May 2014 - Primary and CD12 Special Primary. Polling hours 6:30a EDT (1030 UTC) to 7:30p EDT (2330 UTC). In extraordinary circumstances, the county board of elections may direct that the polls remain open until 8:30 p.m.
✓ Friday 27 June 2014 - Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor.
✓ Tuesday 15 July 2014 - Second Primary (CD5 D, CD6 R). Polling hours 6:30a EDT (1030 UTC) to 7:30p EDT (2330 UTC). In extraordinary circumstances, the county board of elections may direct that the polls remain open until 8:30 p.m.
✓ Tuesday 4 November 2014 - General Election, CD12 Special Election. Polling hours 6:30a EST (1130 UTC) to 7:30p EST (0030 UTC). In extraordinary circumstances, the county board of elections may direct that the polls remain open until 8:30 p.m.

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	9,565,781	(3.09% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	15	(2.79% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	13	(2.99% of 435)
Capital:	Raleigh

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North Carolina State and Local Government

North Carolina 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

If no candidate receives 40% of the vote in the North Carolina 6 May 2014 primary, the two leading candidates proceed to a Tuesday 15 July 2014 run off.

Primary contests proceeding to runoff:

U.S. House CD 5 Democratic: Joshua Ethan "Josh" Brannon v. Gardenia Mae Henley. Brannon won the 15 July runoff with 63% of the vote.
U.S. House CD 6 Republican: Philip Edward "Phil" Berger, Jr. v. Bradley Mark "Mark" Walker. Walker won the 15 July runoff with 60% of the vote.

2014 election certified returns from the State Board of Elections as of 25 November 2014.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 113^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Democratic	Senator Janet Kay Ruthven "Kay" Hagan • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 6 May 2014 Primary
	Candidate list

		Republican	1,423,259	48.82%	state Representative Thomas Roland "Thom" Tillis • FEC S4NC00162; 24 Nov 14; Tot $10,534,882; Dsb $10,035,701

		Democratic	1,377,651	47.26%	Senator Janet Kay Ruthven "Kay" Hagan • FEC S8NC00239; 24 Nov 14; Tot $22,516,118; Dsb $23,693,312

		Libertarian	109,100	3.74%	Sean Newton Haugh • FEC S2NC00257; 01 Dec 14; Tot $14,393; Dsb $14,496

		Write-in	4,307	0.15%	Write-In (Miscellaneous)
		Write-in	621	0.02%	John Rhodes • FEC S4NC00287
		Write-in; (Constitution)	201	0.01%	former Indian Trail Councilman David Waddell • FEC S4NC00295
		Write-in	142	0.00%	Barry Gurney • FEC S4NC00279
Total			2,915,281	100.00%

Class 3		Republican	Senator Richard M. Burr • First elected: 2004; re-elected: 2010. (also served in U.S. House- first elected: 1994; re-elected: 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002.) • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list

		Democratic			Dave McCoy • FEC S6NC00258

		*Republican*			*Senator Richard M. Burr* • FEC S4NC00089

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Patrick "Pat" McCrory • First elected: 2012 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
	Candidate list

		Democratic			Attorney General Roy Cooper
		Democratic			former state Representative Kenneth "Ken" Spaulding

		*Republican*			*Governor Patrick "Pat" McCrory*

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

113^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2014, 2016. No Term Limit. 113^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 4 Democratic (2 Renominated, 1 Open, 1 Undetermined); 9 Republican (8 Renominated, 1 Open)

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 1		Democratic	Congressman George Kenneth "G. K." Butterfield, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • 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 regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 6 May 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Democratic	154,333	73.38%	Congressman George Kenneth "G. K." Butterfield, Jr. • FEC H4NC01046; 24 Nov 14; Tot $851,117; Dsb $686,311

		Republican	55,990	26.62%	Arthur Jason Rich • FEC H4NC01095; 24 Nov 14; Tot $17,224; Dsb $18,379
Total			210,323	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Congressman Renee Jacisin Ellmers • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 6 May 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	122,128	58.83%	Congressman Renee Jacisin Ellmers • FEC H0NC02059; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,834,502; Dsb $1,778,768

		Democratic	85,479	41.17%	Clayton Holmes "Clay" Aiken • 6 May 2014: Received 40.86% in the Primary. Won nomination. • FEC H4NC02127; 31 Dec 14; Tot $1,181,626; Dsb $1,181,594
Total			207,607	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Walter B. Jones, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 1994 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 6 May 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	139,415	67.81%	Congressman Walter B. Jones, Jr. • FEC H2NC01081; 24 Nov 14; Tot $704,533; Dsb $661,153

		Democratic	66,182	32.19%	Marshall Richard Adame • FEC H8NC03043; 31 Dec 14; Tot $25,526; Dsb $23,909
Total			205,597	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 4		Democratic	Congressman David Eugene Price • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Returned to House: 1996 [previously served in House] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 6 May 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Democratic	169,946	74.75%	Congressman David Eugene Price • FEC H6NC04037; 24 Nov 14; Tot $839,563; Dsb $660,738

		Republican	57,416	25.25%	Paul Michael Wright • FEC H4NC04115
Total			227,362	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 5		Republican	Congressman Virginia Ann Foxx • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 6 May 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	139,279	61.02%	Congressman Virginia Ann Foxx • FEC H4NC05146; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,263,148; Dsb $675,444

		Democratic	88,973	38.98%	Joshua Ethan "Josh" Brannon • FEC H4NC05245; 30 Sep 14; Tot $11,581; Dsb $9,946
Total			228,252	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 6 Open		Republican	Congressman John Howard "Howard" Coble • First Elected: 1984 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat - 7 November 2013: Announced retirement.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	147,312	58.67%	Bradley Mark "Mark" Walker • FEC H4NC06052; 24 Nov 14; Tot $832,862; Dsb $791,337

		Democratic	103,758	41.33%	Laura Bernstein Fjeld • FEC H4NC06086; 16 Dec 14; Tot $904,779; Dsb $904,779
Total			251,070	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 7 Open		Democratic	Congressman Mike McIntyre • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat - 8 January 2014: "I will be retiring from the U.S. House of Representatives at the end of this term."
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	134,431	59.35%	former state Senator David Cheston Rouzer • FEC H2NC07096; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,546,959; Dsb $1,449,936

		Democratic	84,054	37.11%	New Hanover County Commissioner Jonathan Barfield, Jr. • FEC H4NC07068; 24 Nov 14; Tot $60,141; Dsb $60,124

		Libertarian	7,850	3.47%	John Wesley "J. Wesley" Casteen, Jr. • FEC H4NC07100; 24 Nov 14; Tot $29,126; Dsb $29,044

		Scattering	163	0.07%	Write-In (Miscellaneous)

		Write-in	6	0.00%	Louis Harmati • FEC H4NC07118
Total			226,504	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 8		Republican	Congressman Richard Lane Hudson, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 6 May 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	121,568	64.86%	Congressman Richard Lane Hudson, Jr. • FEC H2NC08185; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,502,434; Dsb $1,115,766

		Democratic	65,854	35.14%	Antonio Blue • FEC H2NC08219; 30 Sep 14; Tot $10,860; Dsb $6,278
Total			187,422	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 9		Republican	Congressman Robert M. Pittenger • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 6 May 2014 Primary
			Uncontested Race
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	163,080	93.90%	Congressman Robert M. Pittenger • FEC H2NC09134; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,040,195; Dsb $938,004

		Write-in	8,219	4.73%	Write-In (Miscellaneous)
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	2,369	1.36%	Shawn Eckles • FEC H4NC09130
Total			173,668	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 10		Republican	Congressman Patrick Timothy McHenry • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 6 May 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	133,504	61.02%	Congressman Patrick Timothy McHenry • FEC H4NC10047; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,726,210; Dsb $986,652

		Democratic	85,292	38.98%	Peter Tatum "Tate" MacQueen, IV • FEC H4NC10104; 24 Nov 14; Tot $81,315; Dsb $81,080
Total			218,796	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 11		Republican	Congressman Mark Randal Meadows • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 6 May 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	144,682	62.90%	Congressman Mark Randal Meadows • FEC H2NC11080; 24 Nov 14; Tot $529,233; Dsb $359,504

		Democratic	85,342	37.10%	Thomas Waddell "Tom" Hill • FEC H4NC11086; 24 Nov 14; Tot $15,369; Dsb $14,966
Total			230,024	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 12		Democratic	Congressman Alma Shealey Adams • First elected in concurrent general and special elections [re: to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Congressman Melvin L. "Mel" Watt (Democratic)]: 4 November 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Democratic	130,096	75.35%	state Representative Alma Shealey Adams • FEC H4NC12100; 24 Nov 14; Tot $765,610; Dsb $727,873

		Republican	42,568	24.65%	Vincent Edward "Vince" Coakley • FEC H4NC12134; 24 Nov 14; Tot $380,519; Dsb $328,250
Total			172,664	100.00%
	1 May 2013: Congressman Melvin L. "Mel" Watt (Democratic), who was first elected in 1992, was nominated to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency. 10 December 2013: Congressman Melvin L. "Mel" Watt is confirmed as head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. 6 January 2014: Resigned from Congress. 6 January 2014: Governor Patrick "Pat" McCrory (Republican) calls a Special Election to fill the vacant seat of Congressman Melvin L. "Mel" Watt (Democratic). The dates for the special election coincide with the regularly scheduled 2014 elections: 6 May 2014: Special Primary. 15 July 2014: Special Secondary Primary (if necessary). If no candidate receives 40% of the vote in a primary, the two leading candidates proceed to a run off. 4 November 2014: State Representative Alma Shealey Adams (Democratic) wins the concurrent general and special elections.

Special Election - 113th Congress
CD 12 Special Election		Democratic	• Seat up for special election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Special Election

		Democratic	127,668	75.43%	state Representative Alma Shealey Adams • FEC H4NC12100; 24 Nov 14; Tot $765,610; Dsb $727,873

		Republican	41,578	24.57%	Vincent Edward "Vince" Coakley • FEC H4NC12134; 24 Nov 14; Tot $380,519; Dsb $328,250
Total			169,246	100.00%
	6 January 2014: Governor Patrick "Pat" McCrory (Republican) calls a Special Election to fill the vacant seat of Congressman Melvin L. "Mel" Watt (Democratic) who resigned that day to become head if the Federal Housing Finance Agency. The dates for the special election coincide with the regularly scheduled 2014 elections: 6 May 2014: Special Primary. 15 July 2014: Special Secondary Primary (if necessary). If no candidate receives 40% of the vote in a primary, the two leading candidates proceed to a run off. 4 November 2014: Special General Election won by state Representative Alma Shealey Adams (Democratic).

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 13		Republican	Congressman George Edward Bell Holding • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 6 May 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	153,991	57.31%	Congressman George Edward Bell Holding • FEC H2NC13110; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,444,215; Dsb $1,389,026

		Democratic	114,718	42.69%	Brenda Lewis Cleary • FEC H4NC13033; 24 Nov 14; Tot $87,538; Dsb $72,967
Total			268,709	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Democratic	Secretary of State Elaine F. Marshall • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Democratic	Attorney General Roy Cooper • First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004, 2008, 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Open Seat - 5 October 2013: Announced his candidacy for Governor in 2016.
	Candidate list

		Democratic			Tim Dunn

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Democratic	Treasurer Janet Cowell • First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Democratic	Auditor Beth A. Wood • First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Commissioner of Agriculture 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Republican	Agriculture Commissioner Steven W. "Steve" Troxler • First elected: 2004; re-elected: 2008, 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Commissioner of Insurance 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Democratic	Insurance Commissioner George W. "Wayne" Goodwin • First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Commissioner of Labor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Republican	Labor Commissioner Cherie Killian Berry • First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004, 2008, 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		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, 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list

		Republican			Jane Whitehurst

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): 12 incumbents, 18 candidates
	• Republican: 14 incumbents, 18 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Green (affiliates)
	• Libertarian: 2 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• Justice Party
	• Right to Life
	• Unity
Independents
	• Unaffiliated: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Scattering: 1 candidate
	• Write-in: 7 candidates
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.

"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.

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