Английская Википедия:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina

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Шаблон:ElectionsNC The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 13 U.S. representatives from the state of North Carolina, one from each of the state's 13 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections, including an election to the U.S. Senate.

Primary elections were held on Tuesday, May 6, 2014. In primaries in which no candidate won more than 40% of the vote (the Democratic primary in the 5th district and the Republican primary in the 6th district), second primary elections (runoffs) were held between the top two candidates on July 15, 2014.

Overview

Statewide

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			Шаблон:Abbr	%	Шаблон:Abbr	+/–	%
	Republican	13	1,555,364	55.39	10	Шаблон:Increase 1	76.92
style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Democratic	12	1,234,027	43.95	3	Шаблон:Decrease 1	23.08
style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Libertarian	1	7,850	0.28	0	Шаблон:Steady	0.00
style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Write-In	2	10,757	0.38	0	Шаблон:Steady	0.00
Total		28	2,807,998	100.0	13	Шаблон:Steady	100.0

By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina by district:

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
	scope=col colspan=2 style="background:Шаблон:Party color"|	scope=col colspan=2 style="background:Шаблон:Party color"|
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	55,990	26.62%	154,333	73.38%	0	0.00%	210,323	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 2	122,128	58.83%	85,479	41.17%	0	0.00%	207,607	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 3	139,415	67.81%	66,182	32.19%	0	0.00%	205,597	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 4	57,416	25.25%	169,946	75.75%	0	0.00%	227,362	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 5	139,279	61.02%	88,973	38.98%	0	0.00%	228,252	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 6	147,312	58.67%	103,758	41.33%	0	0.00%	251,070	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 7	134,431	59.35%	84,054	37.11%	8,019	3.54%	226,504	100.00%	Republican Gain
District 8	121,568	64.86%	65,854	35.14%	0	0.00%	187,422	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 9	163,080	93.90%	0	0.00%	10,588	6.10%	173,668	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 10	133,504	61.02%	85,292	38.98%	0	0.00%	218,796	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 11	144,682	62.90%	85,342	37.10%	0	0.00%	230,024	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 12	42,568	24.65%	130,096	75.35%	0	0.00%	172,664	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 13	153,991	57.31%	114,718	42.69%	0	0.00%	268,709	100.00%	Republican Hold
Total	1,555,364	55.39%	1,234,027	43.95%	18,607	0.66%	2,807,998	100.00%

District 1

Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:See also The 1st district is located in Northeastern North Carolina and includes towns such as Durham, Elizabeth City, Henderson, Roanoke Rapids, Rocky Mount, Goldsboro and New Bern. The incumbent is Democrat G. K. Butterfield, who has represented the district since 2004. He was re-elected with 75% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+19.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• G. K. Butterfield, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Dan Whittacre, High School Teacher, HHS Federal Agent, and candidate for this district in 2012

Withdrawn

• Rodward Hewlin

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Arthur Rich, accountant and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2012

Eliminated in primary

• Brent Shypulefski

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	G. K. Butterfield (D)	Arthur Rich (R)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker	October 16–23, 2014	84	± 17%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 58%	22%	20%

District 2

Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:See also The 2nd district is located in central North Carolina and includes all or parts of Alamance, Chatham, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore, and Wake counties. The incumbent is Republican Renee Ellmers, who has represented the district since 2011. She was re-elected with 56% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+10.

Ellmers had considered running for the U.S. Senate but instead ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Renee Ellmers, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Frank Roche, conservative internet talk show host and lecturer in economics at Elon University, candidate for North Carolina's 4th congressional district in 2010 & candidate for State Treasurer in 2012

Declined

• Jim Duncan, chair of the Chatham County Republican Party, co-founder of the grassroots organization The Coalition for American Principles

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Clay Aiken, singer, actor and activist

Eliminated in primary

• Keith Crisco, former North Carolina Secretary of Commerce
• Toni Morris, professional counselor and candidate for the district in 2012 .

Withdrawn

• Houston Barnes, attorney (endorsed Aiken)

Results

The results were too close to call even a week later, with Crisco only narrowly behind Aiken, who was only just above the 40% necessary to avoid a runoff. As both candidates were waiting for the results to be certified (this was to be done May 13, 2014), Crisco died suddenly on May 12, after suffering a fall in his home. He was 71. Though Crisco had initially said he would not concede, he changed his mind and had planned to concede on May 13.

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Renee Ellmers (R)	Clay Aiken (D)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker	October 16–23, 2014	132	± 13%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 59%	36%	4%
Civitas	September 26–28, 2014	400	± 5%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 47%	39%	14%

District 3

Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:See also The 3rd district is located on the Atlantic coast of North Carolina. It covers the Outer Banks and the counties adjacent to the Pamlico Sound. The incumbent is Republican Walter B. Jones, Jr., who has represented the district since 1995. He was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+11.

Republican primary

Taylor Griffin, a one-time aide to United States Senator Jesse Helms and to President George W. Bush, ran in the primary against Jones. Griffin sold his consulting firm in Washington, D.C., and moved back to New Bern.

Candidates

Nominee

• Walter Jones, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Albin "Big Al" Novinec
• Taylor Griffin, former aide to Senator Jesse Helms and President George W. Bush

Declined

• Scott Dacey, Craven County Commissioner

Jason Thigpen, a U.S. Army veteran and founder of the Student Veterans Advocacy Group, first announced that he would challenge Jones in the Republican primary, but then left the Republican Party and said he would run as a Democrat. Ultimately, he did not file to run for any party's nomination.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Marshall Adame, retired U.S. Marine, former U.S. Diplomat in Iraq, former member of the Congressional Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan and former U.S. Basra International Airport Director

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Walter B. Jones, Jr. (R)	Marshall Adame (D)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker	October 16–23, 2014	128	± 19%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 60%	37%	3%

District 4

Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:See also The 4th district is located in northern North Carolina and includes Orange, Durham, Harnett, Chatham and Wake counties. The incumbent is Democrat David Price, who has represented the district since 1997, and previously represented it from 1987 to 1995. He was re-elected with 74% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+20.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• David Price, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Paul Wright, attorney, former District Court & Superior Court judge and candidate for Governor of North Carolina in 2012

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	David Price (D)	Paul Wright (R)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker	October 16–23, 2014	158	± 12%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 73%	21%	6%

District 5

Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:See also The 5th district is located in northwestern North Carolina, from the Appalachian Mountains to the Piedmont Triad and includes Watauga, Ashe, Wilkes, Alexander, Iredell, Davie, Yadkin, Surry, Alleghany, Forsyth, Stokes and Reckingham counties. The incumbent is Republican Virginia Foxx, who has represented the district since 2005. She was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+11.

Foxx had considered running for the U.S. Senate but instead ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Virginia Foxx, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Philip Doyle

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Joshua Brannon, software developer

Eliminated in primary

• Gardenia Henley, retired U.S. Agency for International Development auditor, candidate for state representative in 2010, for governor in 2012 and for Mayor of Winston-Salem in 2013
• Michael W. Holleman
• Will Stinson, candidate for state representative in 2012.

Runoff

Because Brannon did not secure more than 40 percent of the vote, he and Henley advanced to a runoff.

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Virginia Foxx (R)	Joshua Brannon (D)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker	October 16–23, 2014	140	± 12%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 58%	29%	12%

District 6

Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:See also The 6th district is located in northern North Carolina and includes all of Caswell, Person, Rockingham, Surry and Stokes counties as well as parts of Guilford, Alamance, Durham, Granville and Orange counties. The incumbent is Republican Howard Coble, who has represented the district since 1985. He was re-elected with 61% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+10.

Republican primary

Citing his health, Coble announced on November 7, 2013, that he would retire and not seek another term in 2014.

Candidates

Nominee

• Mark Walker, pastor

Eliminated in primary

• Phil Berger Jr., Rockingham County District Attorney
• Mike Causey, former insurance agent and nominee for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance in 2012
• Kenn Kopf, attorney
• Zack Matheny, businessman and Greensboro City Councilman
• Jeff Phillips, financial adviser, Guilford County Commissioner and candidate for this seat in 2010
• Charlie Sutherland, retired businessman and candidate for District 13 in 2006
• Bruce VonCannon, retired banker
• Don Webb, financial adviser and Piedmont Triad International Airport Authority member

Declined

• Howard Coble, incumbent U.S. Representative

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Phil Berger	Mike Causey	Kenn Kopf	Zack Matheny	Jeff Phillips	Charlie Sutherland	Bruce VonCannon	Mark Walker	Don Webb	Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Berger)	April 8–10, 2014	300	±5.66%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 36%	—	—	6%	—	—	6%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 14%	—	Шаблон:Party shading/Undecided align=center| 38%
Tel Opinion Research	April 2014	–	–	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 29%	1%	0%	2%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 4%	0%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 4%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 4%	2%	Шаблон:Party shading/Undecided align=center| 54%

Runoff

Because Berger did not win more than 40 percent of the vote, he and Walker advanced to a runoff, which Walker won.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Laura Fjeld, attorney and former vice president of the University of North Carolina system

Eliminated in primary

• Bruce Davis, Guilford County Commissioner and candidate for the state senate in 2008, 2010 and 2012

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mark Walker (R)	Laura Fjeld (D)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker	October 16–23, 2014	180	± 10%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 60%	38%	2%
WPA Opinion Research (R-Walker)	September 3–4, 2014	306	± 5.7%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 54%	31%	15%

District 7

Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:See also The 7th district is located in southeastern North Carolina and includes Robeson, Cumberland, Sampson, Bladen, Columbus, Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender and Duplin counties. The incumbent is Democrat Mike McIntyre, who has represented the district since 1997. He was re-elected with 50% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+12.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jonathan Barfield, Jr., New Hanover County Commissioner

Eliminated in primary

• Walter A. Martin, Jr., Princeton Town Commissioner

Declined

• Mike McIntyre, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• David Rouzer, former state senator from the 12th district and nominee for this district in 2012

Eliminated in primary

• Chris Andrade
• Haywood "Woody" White, New Hanover County Commissioner and former state senator

Minor parties

Attorney J. Wesley Casteen, who ran for a seat on the North Carolina Court of Appeals in 2010, is the Libertarian Party nominee. Louis Harmati, who ran for the state legislature as a Republican in 2012, ran as a write-in candidate.

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jonathan Barfield, Jr. (D)	David Rouzer (R)	J. Wesley Casteen (L)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker	October 16–23, 2014	324	± 9%	32%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 54%	—	13%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Шаблон:USRaceRating	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg	Шаблон:USRaceRating	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Шаблон:USRaceRating	October 30, 2014
RCP	Шаблон:USRaceRating	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections	Шаблон:USRaceRating	November 4, 2014

District 8

Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:See also The 8th district is located in Southern North Carolina and includes all of Anson County, Montgomery County, Richmond County, Scotland County and Stanly County, as well as portions of Cabarrus County, Davidson County, Mecklenburg County, Randolph County, Robeson County, Rowan County and Union County. The incumbent is Republican Richard Hudson, who has represented the district since 2013. He was elected in 2012, defeating Democratic incumbent Larry Kissell with 53% of the vote. The district has a PVI of R+11.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Richard Hudson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Antonio Blue, Mayor of Dobbins Heights, U.S. Army veteran and write-in candidate for this district in 2012

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Richard Hudson (R)	Antonio Blue (D)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker	October 16–23, 2014	90	± 16%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 57%	33%	9%

District 9

Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:See also The 9th district is located in south-central North Carolina and includes parts of Iredell, Mecklenburg and Union counties. The incumbent is Republican Robert Pittenger, who has represented the district since 2013. He was elected with 52% of the vote in 2012, succeeding retiring Republican incumbent Sue Myrick. The district has a PVI of R+8.

Pittenger had considered running for the U.S. Senate but is instead running for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Robert Pittenger, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Michael Steinberg, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2012.

Democratic primary

No Democrat filed to run for the seat, making this district the only one in the state not being contested by both major parties in 2014.

Independents

There was a write-in campaign for candidate Shawn Eckles of Iredell County.

District 10

Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:See also The 10th district is located in central and western North Carolina and includes all of Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln and Rutherford counties and parts of Catawba, Iredell and Buncombe counties. The incumbent is Republican Patrick McHenry, who has represented the district since 2005. He was re-elected with 57% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+11.

McHenry had considered running for the U.S. Senate but is instead running for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Patrick McHenry, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Richard Lynch, business owner and candidate for North Carolina's 9th congressional district in 2012.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tate MacQueen, High school social studies teacher and soccer coach

Declined

• Terry Bellamy, Mayor of Asheville and candidate for this seat in 2012

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Patrick McHenry (R)	Tate MacQueen (D)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker	October 16–23, 2014	128	± 21%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 51%	29%	20%

District 11

Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:See also The 11th district is located in western North Carolina and includes Yancey, McDowell, Rutherford, Polk, Henderson, Buncombe, Madison, Haywood, Jackson, Transylvania, Swain, Macon, Clay, Graham and Cherokee counties. The incumbent is Republican Mark Meadows, who has represented the district since 2013. He was elected with 57% of the vote in 2012, succeeding retiring Democratic incumbent Heath Shuler. The district has a PVI of R+13.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mark Meadows, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tom Hill, physicist and candidate for this seat in 2012

Eliminated in primary

• Keith Ruehl, businessman and volunteer firefighter

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mark Meadows (R)	Tom Hill (D)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker	October 16–23, 2014	141	± 14%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 59%	34%	8%

District 12

Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:See also Шаблон:See also The 12th district is located in central North Carolina and includes parts of Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Lexington, Salisbury, Concord, and High Point. Democrat Mel Watt held this seat from 1993 until he resigned on January 6, 2014, to become director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. The special election to fill the seat for the remainder of the current Congress will be held concurrently with the regular 2014 elections. Watt was re-elected with 80% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+26.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Alma Adams, state representative

Eliminated in primary

• George Battle III, general counsel to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board
• Marcus Brandon, state representative
• Malcolm Graham, state senator
• Curtis C. Osborne, attorney
• Rajive Patel, former mayor of East Spencer

All except Patel also ran in the special election.

Withdrew

• Brad Craver, management consultant
• Beverly M. Earle, state representative and nominee for Mayor of Charlotte in 2007
• James "Smuggie" Mitchell, Jr., former Charlotte City Council member and candidate for Mayor of Charlotte in 2013
• Rodney W. Moore, state representative

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Alma Adams	George Battle	Marcus Brandon	Malcolm Graham	James Mitchell	Curtis Osborne	Rajive Patel	Undecided
Hamilton Campaigns (D-Adams)	Feb. 28–Mar. 4, 2014	500	± 4.4%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 26%	9%	4%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 19%	9%	3%	1%	Шаблон:Party shading/Undecided align=center| 29%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Vince Coakley, former TV news anchor

Eliminated in primary

• Leon Threatt

Coakley was the only Republican to file for the special election.

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Alma Adams (D)	Vince Coakley (R)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker	October 16–23, 2014	91	± 15%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 70%	19%	11%

District 13

Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:See also The 13th district is located in northern North Carolina and includes parts of Granville, Wake, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Nash, Vance, Wayne and Wilson counties. The incumbent is Republican George Holding, who has represented the district since 2013. He was elected with 57% of the vote in 2012, succeeding retiring Democratic incumbent Brad Miller. The district has a PVI of R+8.

Holding had considered running for the U.S. Senate but is instead running for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• George Holding, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Brenda Cleary, registered nurse and former executive director of the North Carolina Center for Nursing;

Eliminated in primary

• Arunava "Ron" Sanyal
• Virginia Conlon

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	George Holding (R)	Brenda Cleary (D)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker	October 16–23, 2014	168	± 13%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 62%	31%	7%

See also

• 2014 United States House of Representatives elections
• 2014 United States elections

External links

• U.S. House elections in North Carolina, 2014 at Ballotpedia