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North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 3rd Congressional District of North Carolina held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Walter Jones (R) defeated Marshall Adame (D) by a margin of victory of over 35 percentage points.
After a somewhat competitive Republican primary, incumbent Jones (R) was expected to have an easy ride to re-election in 2014. The Cook Political Report rated Jones' seat as "Solid Republican."[4] Jones had held his seat since 1995, and he won re-election in 2012 by a 26.2 percent margin of victory.[5][6] Jones had also raised $427,738.21 as of his April Quarterly Federal Election Commission (FEC) report, whereas his Democratic opponent, Adame, had raised only $6,686.
Adame ran uncontested in the Democratic primary on May 6, 2014. Jones, on the other hand, faced a close race against Taylor Griffin for the Republican nomination. Although Jones defeated Griffin by 5.8 percent of the vote, a third candidate, Al Novinec, nearly forced Jones and Griffin into a runoff primary. In order to avoid a runoff, North Carolina law requires the winning candidate to receive at least 50 percent of the vote.
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. North Carolina utilizes a semi-closed primary system. Parties decide who may vote in their respective primaries. Voters may choose a primary ballot without impacting their unaffiliated status.[7][8]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by April 11, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 10, 2014 (25 days before the day of the election).[9]
- See also: North Carolina elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Walter B. Jones (R), who was first elected in 1994.
North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District is located in the eastern portion of the state and includes all or parts of Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Chowan, Tyrrell, Dare, Hyde, Beaufort, Pamlico, Carteret, Pitt, Craven, Onslow, Jones, Lenoir, and Greene counties.[10]
Candidates
General election candidates
- Walter Jones - Incumbent
Marshall Adame
May 6, 2014, primary results
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Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Walter Jones Incumbent |
67.8% | 139,415 | |
| Democratic | Marshall Adame | 32.2% | 66,182 | |
| Total Votes | 205,597 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Walter Jones Incumbent |
50.9% | 22,616 | ||
| Taylor Griffin | 45.1% | 20,024 | ||
| Al Novinec | 4% | 1,798 | ||
| Total Votes | 44,438 | |||
| Source: Results via the North Carolina State Board of Elections |
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Republican primary
The May 6 GOP primary featured a hotly-contested race between incumbent Walter Jones and challenger Taylor Griffin.[15]
As of a week before the primary vote, two national organizations spent over $1 million to support Griffin's challenge against the long-time incumbent:
- The Ending Spending Action Fund[15]
- The 501(c) arm of The Emergency Committee for Israel[15]
Ads run by these groups in the district "call[ed] attention to Jones’s isolationist foreign-policy views." One ad said, "Once upon a time, Congressman Walter Jones was a conservative, but he’s changed." It concluded, "Walter Jones was right for North Carolina, but he’s changed. Isn’t it time your vote changed as well?"[16]
The Emergency Committee for Israel (ECI) was founded in 2010. Its involvement in the 3rd Congressional District primary ballot in North Carolina was its first foray into a Republican primary. According to the group's executive director, "There’s a pro-Israel candidate and a not-pro-Israel candidate, and so we favor the pro-Israel candidate. Jones’s Israel record is a product of his slide over the past several years into the Ron Paul fever swamps, to the point where a few months ago he praised America’s leading 9/11-truther and conspiracy nutcase, Alex Jones. Republicans in his district should know that they have a better option."[16]
Brian Baker, the president of Ending Spending, said, "For us, it was an easy and obvious choice to oppose Mr. Jones. He has voted with President Obama more than any other Republican in the House of Representatives."[16]
Sarah Palin endorsed challenger Griffin, while Ron Paul endorsed incumbent Jones.[17]
Key votes
Government affairs
HR 676
On July 30, 2014, the U.S. House approved a resolution 225 to 201 to sue President Barack Obama for exceeding his constitutional authority. Five Republicans voted with Democrats against the lawsuit. Jones joined with four other Republicans voting against the lawsuit.[18] All Democrats voted against the resolution.[19][20]
Economy
Government shutdown
- See also: United States budget debate, 2013
On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[21] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[22] Walter Jones voted in favor of the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[23]
The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[24] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Walter Jones voted against HR 2775.[25]
Endorsements
| North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District Republican Contested Primary | |||||||
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| Endorsement/Contribution | Walter Jones | Taylor Griffin | Al Novinec | ||||
| Republican Liberty Caucus | April 15, 2014 | ||||||
| Sarah Palin | April 29, 2014 | ||||||
| Ron Paul | May 2, 2014 | ||||||
| The Emergency Committee for Israel (ECI) | $165,863 as of May 5, 2014 | ||||||
| The Ending Spending Action Fund | $350,333 as of May 5, 2014 | ||||||
Campaign contributions
Walter Jones
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Jones’ reports.[26]
| Walter B. Jones (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[27] | April 15, 2013 | $98,133.08 | $78,459.00 | $(72,061.79) | $104,530.29 | ||||
| July Quarterly[28] | July 15, 2013 | $104,530.29 | $76,907.00 | $(47,897.18) | $133,540.11 | ||||
| October Quarterly[29] | October 14, 2013 | $133,540.11 | $51,168.74 | $(77,417.93) | $107,290.92 | ||||
| Year-End Quarterly[30] | December 31, 2013 | $107,290 | $66,543 | $(46,325) | $126,808 | ||||
| April Quarterly[31] | April 15, 2014 | $126,808.34 | $101,861.40 | $(70,971.96) | $157,697.78 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[32] | April 24, 2014 | $157,697.78 | $52,799.07 | $(131,720.65) | $78,776.20 | ||||
| July Quarterly[33] | July 15, 2014 | $78,776.20 | $110,230.00 | $(89,943.47) | $99,062.73 | ||||
| October Quarterly[34] | October 15, 2014 | $99,062.73 | $104,338.83 | $(56,750.09) | $146,651.47 | ||||
| Pre-General[35] | October 23, 2014 | $146,651.47 | $14,850.00 | $(37,610.46) | $123,891.01 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $657,157.04 | $(630,698.53) | ||||||||
Marshall Adame
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Adame's reports.[36]
| Marshall Adame (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| Year-End[37] | January 14, 2014 | $0.00 | $2,970.00 | $(58.00) | $2,911.00 | ||||
| April Quarterly[38] | April 10, 2014 | $2,911.59 | $3,716.00 | $(3,722.52) | $2,905.07 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $6,686 | $(3,780.52) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
The 3rd Congressional District of North Carolina held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which incumbent Walter B. Jones (R) won re-election. He defeated Erik Anderson (D) in the general election.[39]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Erik Anderson | 36.9% | 114,314 | |
| Republican | Walter B. Jones Incumbent |
63.1% | 195,571 | |
| Total Votes | 309,885 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Walter B. Jones won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Johnny G. Rouse (D) and Darryl Holloman (Libertarian) in the general election.[40]
| U.S. House, North Carolina District 3, General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Walter B. Jones incumbent |
71.9% | 143,225 | |
| Democratic | Johnny G. Rouse | 25.7% | 51,317 | |
| Libertarian | Darryl Holloman | 2.4% | 4,762 | |
| Total Votes | 199,304 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 House Race Ratings for August 8, 2014," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ FairVote's Monopoly Politics, "2014 House Projections," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ The Cook Political Report, "2014 House Race Ratings for June 26, 2014," accessed July 7, 2014
- ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "JONES, Walter Beaman, Jr., (1943 - )," accessed July 10, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2012 General Election Results," accessed July 10, 2014
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 7, 2024
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Election Information," accessed October 7, 2024
- ↑ North Carolina Center for Voter Education, "Register to Vote in North Carolina," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ General Assembly of North Carolina, "2016 Contingent Congressional Plan - Corrected*," accessed September 28, 2018
- ↑ Politico, "Taylor Griffin running for Congress in N.C.," accessed October 3, 2013
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Filing List," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Marshall for Congress, "Home," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Thigpen for Congress, "Home," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Open Secrets, "Hot Races 2014: In N.C., Outside Groups Work to Oust Wayward GOP Incumbent", May 2, 2014
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 National Review, "North Carolina: The New Front in the GOP’s Foreign-Policy Civil War", April 10, 2014
- ↑ Conservatives4Palin, "Via @AGUGrizzlies: It’s #SpringCleaning! Let’s Help Taylor #NC3 (@tgriff7) With Some!", April 29, 2014
- ↑ U.S. House, "House Resolution 676," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Yahoo News, "Suing Obama: GOP-led House gives the go-ahead," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "House clears way for lawsuit against Obama," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Walter B. Jones Summary Report," accessed August 1, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Walter B. Jones April Quarterly," accessed August 1st, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Walter B. Jones July Quarterly," accessed July 30, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Walter Jones October Quarterly," accessed October 22, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Walter Jones Year-End Quarterly," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Walter Jones April Quarterly," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Walter Jones Pre-Primary," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Walter Jones July Quarterly," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Walter Jones October Quarterly," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Walter Jones Pre-General," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Adame 2014 Summary reports," accessed January 15, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Marshall Adame Year-End," accessed May 6, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Marshall Adame April Quarterly," accessed May 6, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, North Carolina," accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
