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North Carolina State Board of Elections
2008 North Carolina Congressional and Statewide Races
Filing Deadline: 2/29/08, Primary: 5/6/08, Presidential Primary: 5/6/08, Minor Party Filing Deadline: 6/1/08, Run-Off: 6/24/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 6/27/08, Write-in Deadline: 8/6/08, General Election 11/4/08,
Last Updated: May 15, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
President, 56.0% in '04 for Bush, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, |
U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 56.3%,
U.S. Sen. Hillary R. Clinton (D-NY) 41.5%, ex-U.S. Sen. Maurice "Mike" Gravel (D-AK) 0.8%, No Preference 1.4%, |
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 74.0%,
ex-Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) 12.2%, U.S. Rep. Ronald E. "Ron" Paul (R-TX) 7.2%, No Preference 4.0%, ex-Amb. Alan L. Keyes (R-MD) 2.6%, |
Libertarian nominee |
Governor, 55.6% in '04, 2nd term, Mike Easley (D) barred from third term, next election in 2008, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Chris Cillizza: 4th Most Likely Governor to Switch Parties, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democrat, Cook Political Report: Lean Democrat, Louis Jacobson's Rundown: Worth Watching, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democratic, |
| Lt. Gov. Beverly M. "Bev" Perdue (D), |
Mayor Patrick L. "Pat" McCrory (R), |
prof. Michael Munger (L), |
Lt. Governor, 55.6% in '04, 2nd term, next election in 2008, Beverly Eaves Perdue (D) running for Governor
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| St. Sen. Walter H. Dalton (D), |
St. Sen. Robert Pittenger (R), |
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Attorney General, 55.6% in '04, 2nd term, next election in 2008,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Roy A. Cooper III (D), |
Attorney Bobby J. "Bob" Crumley (R), |
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Secretary of State, 57.3% in '04, 3nd term, next election in 2008
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic |
| Elaine F. Marshall (D), |
attorney Jack Sawyer (R), |
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Treasurer, 54.5% in '04, 2nd term, next election in 2008, Richard H. Moore (D) ran Governor
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| St. Sen. Janet Cowell (D), |
St. Rep. William G. "Bill" Daughtridge (R), |
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Auditor, 50.4% in '04, 1st term, next election in 2008,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican |
| CPA Beth A. Wood (D), |
Leslie "Les" Merritt (R), |
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Agriculture Commissioner, 50.04% in '04, 1st term, next election in 2008,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican |
| J. Ronald "Ronnie" Ansley (D), |
Steven W. "Steve" Troxler (R), |
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Insurance Commissioner, 57.6% in '04, Jim Long (D) retiring, next election in 2008,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| '04 nominee / ex-St. Rep. G. Wayne Goodwin (D), |
John Odom (R), |
Mark McMains (L), |
Labor Commissioner, 52.1% in '04, 2nd term, next election in 2008,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| ex-teacher Mary Fant Donnan (D), John C. Brooks (D), |
Cherie Killian Berry (R), |
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School Superintendent, 50.1% in '04, 1st term, next election in 2008
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| June St. Clair Atkinson (D), |
ex-House Speaker Richard T. Morgan (R), |
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Senator, 53.6% in '02, 1st term, next election in 2008, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Republican Favored, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Robert Novak: Likely Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Clear Advantage Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Republican, |
| St. Sen. Kay R. Hagan (D), |
Elizabeth Dole (R), |
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Senator, 51.6% in '04, 1st term, next election in 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Unrated, |
| '04 Senate & '06 congressional candidate / graphic artist John R. Hendrix (D), |
Richard M. Burr (R), |
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1st Congressional District, unopposed in '06 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| George "G. K." Butterfield (D), |
businessman William A. "Dean" Stephens (R), |
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2nd Congressional District, 66.5% in '06, 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Bobby "Bob" Etheridge (D), |
contractor Danny E. "Dan" Mansell (R), |
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3rd Congressional District, 68.7% in '06, 7th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| meteorologist Craig Weber (D), |
Walter B. Jones Jr. (R), |
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4th Congressional District, 65.0% in '06, 6th / 10th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| David E. Price (D), |
businessman William "B. J." Lawson (R), |
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5th Congressional District, 57.2% in '06, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| teacher Roy Carter (D), |
Virginia Foxx (R), |
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6th Congressional District, 70.8% in '06, 12th term, might retire, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| physician Teresa Sue Bratton (D), |
Howard Coble (R), |
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7th Congressional District, 72.8% in '06, 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Douglas C. "Mike" McIntyre (D), |
pilot / Iraqi War vet. Will Breazeale (R), |
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8th Congressional District, 50.1% in '06, 5th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: No Clear Favorite, Cook Political Report: Lean Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss up / Tilt Republican, DCCC Target, |
| '06 nominee / ex-textile worker / teacher Larry Kissell (D), |
Robert C. "Robin" Hayes (R), |
Thomas Hill (L), |
9th Congressional District, 67.5% in '06, 7th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| businessman Harry Taylor (D), |
Suellen "Sue" Myrick (R), |
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10th Congressional District, 61.8% in '06, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| Ass't. DA Daniel Johnson (D), |
Patrick T. McHenry (R), |
engineer Bryan Greene (C), |
11th Congressional District, 53.8% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Democrat Favored, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Democratic, NRCC Target, |
| J. Heath Shuler (D), |
Asheville City Councilor Carl Mumpower (R), |
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12th Congressional District, 67.0% in '06, 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Melvin "Mel" Watt (D), |
retiree Tyrus R. "Ty" Cobb, Jr. (R), |
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13th Congressional District, 63.7% in '06, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Brad Miller (D), |
ex-St. Sen. Hugh Webster (R), |
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1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
 = Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
 = Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
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4. North Carolina Media Links:
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