Английская Википедия:1998 United States Senate election in North Carolina
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:ElectionsNC The 1998 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Lauch Faircloth decided to seek re-election to a second term, but was unseated by Democrat John Edwards, a trial attorney.[1] Шаблон:As of, this is the last time a Democrat won North Carolina's class 3 Senate seat. Edwards declined to run for reelection in 2004.
Party primaries
Democratic primary
Going into the 1998 campaign, several prominent Democrats declined to run for Senate, including Attorney General Mike Easley, former Mayor of Charlotte Harvey Gantt, and former Glaxo CEO and 1996 Senate candidate Charlie Sanders.[2]
In the Democratic primary, Edwards defeated his closest rival D.G. Martin, former vice chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The race also featured former Charlotte city councilwoman Ella Scarborough and several minor candidates.[3]
Republican primary
In the Republican primary, Faircloth easily defeated two minor candidates.[4]
General election
Major candidates
Democratic
- John Edwards, attorney
Republican
- Lauch Faircloth, incumbent U.S. Senator
Campaign
During the campaign, Edwards fashioned himself as a "people's advocate", while Faircloth accused Edwards of being too friendly towards labor unions.[5] Referring to Edwards as a "tobacco-taxing liberal", Faircloth's campaign ran ads alleging that Edwards' position on tobacco regulation would lead to job losses in the state.[6]
Edwards' campaign refused financial support from political action committees and ran ads criticizing Faircloth's record on Medicare and Social Security.[7] Edwards' victory was partially attributed by some observers to blowback against the Faircloth campaign's use of negative advertising.[8]
Results
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See also
References
Шаблон:North Carolina elections Шаблон:1998 United States elections Шаблон:John Edwards
