Tag: north carolina
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Eight candidates running in the Republican primary for North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District
Eight candidates are running in the Republican primary for North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District on May 17, 2022. Incumbent Rep. Ted Budd (R) is running for the U.S. Senate and is not seeking re-election. The boundaries of North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District changed as a result of redistricting, with the new district including all of…
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Eight candidates running in North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District Republican primary
Eight candidates are running in the Republican Party primary for North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District on May 17, 2022. Sandy Roberson and Sandy Smith led in endorsements and fundraising as of March 31, 2022. Will Aiken, Brad Murphy, Ernest Reeves, Brent Roberson, Billy Strickland, and Henry Williams are also running in the Republican primary. Incumbent…
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North Carolina’s 4th Congressional District Democratic primary
Eight candidates are running in the Democratic primary election for North Carolina’s 4th Congressional District on May 17, 2022. Incumbent Rep. David Price (D)—first elected in 1986, defeated in 1994, and re-elected in 1996—is not seeking re-election. This is the first time the 4th District has been open since 1972. Media attention has focused on…
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Guilford County voters in North Carolina to decide on sales tax increase and school bond measure on May 17
The Guilford County Board of Commissioners is asking voters to approve a 0.25% local sales tax increase and a $1.7 billion school bond measure at the May 17 primary election. One measure would authorize the county to issue $1.7 billion in bonds for constructing new schools, improving and expanding existing schools, and school equipment. The…
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NCDP State Committee outraises every other state PAC with $1.44 million
In North Carolina, the North Carolina Democratic Party (NCDP) State Committee has raised more than any other non-candidate political action committee (PAC) in the 2022 election cycle so far. According to the most recent campaign finance reports filed with the North Carolina State Board of Elections, the NCDP State Committee raised $1.44 million and spent…
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Five candidates are running in North Carolina’s 13th Democratic primary
Five candidates are running in the Democratic primary election for North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District on May 17, 2022. Incumbent Rep. Ted Budd (R) announced on April 28, 2021, that he would not seek re-election and instead run for U.S. Senate. Two candidates—Wiley Nickel and Sam Searcy—have led the field in fundraising and media coverage.…
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Eight candidates are running in Republican primary for North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District
Eight candidates are running in the Republican primary election for North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District on May 17, 2022. If no candidate receives more than 30 percent of the vote in the primary election, a runoff between the top two finishers will take place on July 26, 2022. The general election will take place on…
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Fourteen candidates are running in the Republican primary on May 17 for U.S. Senate in North Carolina
Fourteen candidates are running in the Republican primary on May 17, 2022, for U.S. Senate in North Carolina. Incumbent Richard Burr (R) is not running for re-election. The candidates that have performed best in recent polling and have received the most media attention are Ted Budd, Pat McCrory, and Mark Walker. The primary is one…
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North Carolina Speaker Moore raises $640,976 this election cycle
According to the most recent campaign finance reports made to the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE), North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore has raised $640,976 and spent $193,527 between Jan. 1, 2021 and Dec. 31, 2021. Moore is the number five fundraiser in state politics in the 2022 election cycle so far. The…
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These PACs are the best fundraisers in North Carolina
In North Carolina politics, non-candidate political action committees (PACs) have received $15.4 million in total donations between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021. The top 10 PACs raised more than $5.8 million, or 38 percent of all donations made to state-level PACs. These are the top 10 PACs in North Carolina state-level politics in…