Tag: north carolina
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Bo Hines wins the Republican primary for North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District
Bo Hines defeated DeVan Barbour IV, Kelly Daughtry, Renee Ellmers, Kent Keirsey, and three other candidates in the primary for North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District on May 17, 2022. Incumbent Rep. Ted Budd (R) ran for the U.S. Senate and did not seek re-election. Hines, a former college football player for North Carolina State University,…
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Budd wins the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in North Carolina
Ted Budd defeated Pat McCrory, Mark Walker, and eleven other candidates in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in North Carolina on May 17, 2022. Incumbent Richard Burr (R) did not run for re-election. The primary was among the first U.S. Senate races in which former President Donald Trump (R) endorsed a candidate. Intelligencer’s Ed…
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Foushee wins Democratic primary for North Carolina’s open 4th Congressional District
State Sen. Valerie Foushee defeated Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam, Clay Aiken, and five other candidates to win the Democratic primary for North Carolina’s open 4th Congressional District on May 17, 2022. Incumbent Rep. David Price (D)—first elected in 1986, defeated in 1994, and re-elected in 1996—did not seek re-election. This is the first year…
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Wiley Nickel defeats four other candidates in North Carolina’s 13 District Democratic primary
Wiley Nickel defeats four other candidates in North Carolina’s 13th District Democratic primary Wiley Nickel won the May 17 Democratic primary for North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District. Five candidates were on the ballot. Incumbent Rep. Ted Budd (R) announced on April 28, 2021, that he would not seek re-election and instead run for U.S. Senate.…
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Incumbent Merriweather defeats Emry in Mecklenburg County district attorney race
Incumbent Spencer Merriweather defeated Tim Emry in the May 17 Democratic primary for district attorney of North Carolina’s 26th Prosecutorial District in Mecklenburg County. Merriweather received 71% of the vote to Emry’s 29%. No Republicans ran for the office. Merriweather said that under his leadership, the district attorney’s office had “focused on the most serious…
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Madison Cawthorn loses re-election bid in NC-11 to state Sen. Chuck Edwards
State Sen. Chuck Edwards won the May 17 Republican primary for North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District. Eight candidates were on the ballot. Based on unofficial returns, Edwards received 33.4% of the vote while incumbent Madison Cawthorn received 31.9% of the vote. Cawthorn is the third U.S. Representative to lose a primary this year. Rep. David…
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Here are the top 10 places North Carolina candidates and PACs are spending campaign money
In North Carolina politics, state-level candidates and PACs spent $22.5 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and Dec. 31, 2021. More than $2.7 million or 12.0 percent of all campaign finance expenditures went to the 10 payees at the top of the list. A payee is an entity or individual who has received money from a…
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Two candidates running for district attorney in North Carolina’s 26th Prosecutorial District
Incumbent Spencer Merriweather and Tim Emry are running in the Democratic primary for district attorney of North Carolina’s 26th Prosecutorial District in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, on May 17, 2022. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary. Gov. Roy Cooper (D) appointed Merriweather as district attorney in November 2017. Merriweather ran for a…
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The top 10 North Carolina candidates raised 22.4% of all donations
In North Carolina politics, state-level candidates and PACs raised $39.9 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and Dec. 31, 2021. More than $8.9 million or 22.4 percent of all donations was raised by the 10 individuals at the top of the list. Top 10 North Carolina candidates (1/1/2021 – 12/31/2021) Here are the 10 North Carolina…
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Four candidates running in North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District Democratic primary
Four candidates are running in the Democratic primary for North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District. Incumbent G.K. Butterfield (D), who has held the seat since 2004, did not file to run for re-election. Donald Davis and Erica Smith have raised the most money and received the most media attention. Davis has held a seat in the…