NORTH CAROLINA

Your complete directory of North Carolina candidates for Governor, State Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): February 2010
Filing Deadline (Others): June 2010
Primary: May 2010
Run-off: June 2010

This page was last updated on December 31, 2008

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
[ Mike Easley (D)* - Term-Limited in 2008. ]
Bev Perdue (D) - Lt. Governor, Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Ex-Teacher

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2008.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
[ Beverly Perdue (D)* - Candidate for Governor in 2008. ]
Walter Dalton (D) - State Sen. & Attorney

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Elaine Marshall (D)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Roy Cooper (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AUDITOR:
[ Les Merritt (R)* - Defeated for re-election in 2008. ]
Beth Wood (D) - Accountant & Ex-State Auditor's Office Training Director

STATE TREASURER:
[ Richard Moore (D)* - Lost Primary for Governor in 2008. ]
Janet Cowell (D) - State Sen., Ex-Raleigh City Councilwoman & Businesswoman

SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION:
June Atkinson (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER:
Steve Troxler (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE LABOR COMMISSIONER:
Cherie Berry (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER:
[ Jim Long (D)* - Not Seeking Re-Election in 2008.]
Wayne Goodwin (D) - State Rep., Asst Insurance Commissioner, Attorney & '04 State Labor Comnr. Nominee

U.S. SENATOR:

[ Elizabeth Dole (R)* - Defeated for re-election in 2008. ]
Kay Hagan (D) - State Sen. & Attorney

Richard Burr (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2010.

District 1:
G.K. Butterfield (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 2:
Bob Etheridge (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 3:
Walter Jones Jr. (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 4:
David Price (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 5:
Virginia Foxx (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 6:
Howard Coble (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 7:
Mike McIntyre (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Will Breazeale (R) - Airline Pilot, Iraq War Veteran & '08 Nominee

District 8:
[ Robin Hayes (R)* - Defeated for re-election in 2008. ]
Larry Kissell (D) - Teacher, Ex-Textile Plant Manager & '06 Nominee

District 9:
Sue Myrick (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 10:
Patrick McHenry (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 11:
Heath Shuler (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 12:
Mel Watt (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 13:
Brad Miller (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of North Carolina
North Carolina Democratic Party
North Carolina Green Party
Libertarian Party of North Carolina
North Carolina Republican Party

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

State Board of Elections

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Asheboro Courier-Tribune
Asheville Citizen-Times
Burlington Times-News
Carolina Political Report
Chapel Hill News
Charlotte Observer
Davie County Enterprise-Record
Durham Herald-Sun
Fayetteville Observer
Gaston Gazette (Gastonia)
Goldsboro News-Argus
Greensboro News & Record
Greenville Daily Reflector
Jacksonville Daily News
Mount Airy News
Mount Olive Tribune
NCRepublicans.com
NCRumors.com (Conservative)
New Bern Sun Journal
North Carolina Political Review
Raleigh News & Observer - (Politics)
Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald
Shelby Star
Southern Pines Pilot
Talking About Politics
Wilmington Morning Star
Wilson Daily Times
Winston-Salem Journal
WRAL TV-5 (Raleigh)

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