North Carolina State Senate elections, 2012

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North Carolina State Senate elections, 2012

Majority control • Campaign contributions

Qualifications • Impact of Redistricting

State Legislative Election Results

List of candidates District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22• District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32• District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40• District 41 • District 42• District 43 • District 44 • District 45 • District 46 • District 47 • District 48 • District 49 • District 50

North Carolina State Senate • 2012 North Carolina House Elections

Elections for the office of North Carolina State Senate will be held in North Carolina on November 6, 2012. A total of 50 seats will be up for election.

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was February 29, 2012. The primary election day was May 8, 2012.

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2012 and State legislative elections, 2012

Majority control

See also: Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 6 election, the Republican Party holds the majority in the North Carolina State Senate:

North Carolina State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	19	18
	Republican Party	31	32
Total		50	50

Incumbents retiring

A total of 11 incumbents are not running for re-election in 2012. Those incumbents are:

Name:	Party:	Current office:
Bob Atwater	Democratic	North Carolina State Senate District 18
Charlie Smith Dannelly	Democratic	North Carolina State Senate District 38
David Rouzer	Republican	North Carolina State Senate District 12
Donald Vaughan	Democratic	North Carolina State Senate District 27
Eric Mansfield	Democratic	North Carolina State Senate District 21
Harris Blake	Republican	North Carolina State Senate District 22
Jean Preston	Republican	North Carolina State Senate District 2
Linda Garrou	Democratic	North Carolina State Senate District 32
Richard Stevens	Republican	North Carolina State Senate District 17
Wes Westmoreland	Republican	North Carolina State Senate District 46
William R. Purcell	Democratic	North Carolina State Senate District 25

Campaign contributions

See also: State-by-state comparison of donations to state senate campaigns

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in North Carolina in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.

Year	Number of candidates	Total contributions
2010	137	$18,614,595
2008	115	$15,991,201
2006	99	$14,697,182
2004	137	$13,819,791
2002	172	$12,996,012

In 2010, the candidates for state senate raised a total of $18,614,595 in campaign contributions. The top 10 donors were:

Donor	Amount
North Carolina Republican Party	$2,171,725
North Carolina Democratic Party	$1,851,252
North Carolina Democratic Party Caucus	$562,126
Bordeaux, Frankie L	$477,675
North Carolina Republican Senate Caucus	$360,908
North Carolina Democratic Party Senate Caucus	$350,810
North Carolina Republican Party Senatorial Trust	$245,781
Jackson, Brent	$221,410
Goolsby, Thomas C	$169,316
North Carolina Medical Society	$154,500

Qualifications

Article 2, Section 6 of the North Carolina Constitution states: Each Senator, at the time of his election, shall be not less than 25 years of age, shall be a qualified voter of the State, and shall have resided in the State as a citizen for two years and in the district for which he is chosen for one year immediately preceding his election.

Impact of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in North Carolina

If the GOP-approved map withstands legal scrutiny, political experts have estimated that there could be as many as 27 or 28 reliably safe Republican seats in the Senate.

List of candidates

District 1

May 8 Democratic primary:

• Stan M. White a Incumbent White was first appointed to the Senate in 2011.

May 8 GOP primary:

• Jerry Evans
• Bill Cook a

November 6 General election candidates:

District 2

Note: Incumbent Jean Preston (R) is not running for re-election.

May 8 Democratic primary:

• Greg Muse a

May 8 GOP primary:

• Ken Jones
• Randy Ramsey
• Norman Sanderson, Jr. a

November 6 General election candidates:

District 3

May 8 Democratic primary:

• Clark Jenkins a Incumbent Jenkins first assumed office in 2003.
• Florence Arnold Armstrong

May 8 GOP primary:

No candidates have filed for this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 4

May 8 Democratic primary:

• Ed Jones a Incumbent Jones first assumed office in 2007.

May 8 GOP primary:

• Warren Scott Nail a

November 6 General election candidates:

District 5

Note: Incumbent Louis M. Pate, Jr. (D) is running for re-election to District 7.

May 8 Democratic primary:

• Tony Moore

May 8 GOP primary:

No candidates have filed for this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 6

May 8 Democratic primary:

No candidates have filed for this district.

May 8 GOP primary:

• Harry Brown a Incumbent Brown first assumed office in 2005.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 7

Note: Incumbent Doug Berger (D) is running for re-election to District 18.

May 8 Democratic primary:

No candidates have filed for this district.

May 8 GOP primary:

• Louis M. Pate, Jr. a Incumbent Pate has represented District 5 since 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 8

May 8 Democratic primary:

• Danny Hefner a

May 8 GOP primary:

• Bill Rabon a Incumbent Rabon first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 9

May 8 Democratic primary:

• Deb Butler a

May 8 GOP primary:

• Thom Goolsby a Incumbent Goolsby first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 10

May 8 Democratic primary:

May 8 GOP primary:

• Brent Jackson a Incumbent Jackson first assumed office in 2011.
• Mike Osborne

November 6 General election candidates:

District 11

May 8 Democratic primary:

• Clarence A. Bender a

May 8 GOP primary:

• Buck Newton a Incumbent Newton first assumed office in 2011.
• Dennis Nielsen

November 6 General election candidates:

District 12

Note: Incumbent David Rouzer (R) is not running for re-election. Instead, he is running for election to the U.S. House.

May 8 Democratic primary:

• Brad Salmon a
• James Clark

May 8 GOP primary:

• Donald S. Davis Advanced to runoff
• Daniel Glover
• Tim McNeill
• Ronald Rabin Advanced to runoff

July 17 Republican primary runoff:

• Donald S. Davis
• Ronald Rabin

November 6 General election candidates:

District 13

May 8 Democratic primary:

• Michael Walters a Incumbent Walters first assumed office in 2009.

May 8 GOP primary:

• W. Bernard White, Jr. a

November 6 General election candidates:

District 14

May 8 Democratic primary:

• Dan Blue, Jr. a Incumbent Blue first assumed office in 2009.

May 8 GOP primary:

No candidates have filed for this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 15

May 8 Democratic primary:

• Sig Hutchinson a

May 8 GOP primary:

• Neal Hunt a Incumbent Hunt first assumed office in 2005.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 16

May 8 Democratic primary:

• Josh Stein a Incumbent Stein first assumed office in 2009.

May 8 GOP primary:

No candidates have filed for this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 17

Note: Incumbent Richard Stevens (D) is not running for re-election.

May 8 Democratic primary:

• Erv Portman a

May 8 GOP primary:

• Tamara Barringer a

November 6 General election candidates:

District 18

Note: Incumbent Bob Atwater (D) is not running for re-election.

May 8 Democratic primary:

• Doug Berger a Incumbent Berger has represented District 7 since 2005.

May 8 GOP primary:

• Michael Schriver
• Chad Barefoot a
• Glen Bradley

November 6 General election candidates:

District 19

May 8 Democratic primary:

• George Tatum a

May 8 GOP primary:

• Wesley Meredith a Incumbent Meredith first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 20

May 8 Democratic primary:

• Ralph McKinney
• Floyd B. McKissick, Jr. a Incumbent McKissick first assumed office in 2007.

May 8 GOP primary:

No candidates have filed for this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 21

Note: Incumbent Eric Mansfield (D) is not running for re-election. Instead he is seeking election to the office of Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina.

May 8 Democratic primary:

• Billy R. King
• Larry Shaw
• Eronomy Smith
• Allen Thomas, Jr.
• Curtis Worthy
• Robert B. Clark III

July 17 Democratic primary runoff:

• Billy R. King
• Robert B. Clark III

May 8 GOP primary:

No candidates have filed for this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 22

Note: Incumbent Harris Blake (D) is not running for re-election.

May 8 Democratic primary:

• Kerry Sutton
• Mike Woodard a

May 8 GOP primary:

• Milton Holmes a

November 6 General election candidates:

District 23

May 8 Democratic primary:

• Ellie Kinnaird a Incumbent Kinnaird first assumed office in 1997.

May 8 GOP primary:

• Dave Carter a

November 6 General election candidates:

District 24

May 8 Democratic primary:

No candidates have filed for this district.

May 8 GOP primary:

• Rick Gunn a Incumbent Gunn first assumed office in 2011.

May 8 Libertarian primary:

• Brandon Black a

November 6 General election candidates:

District 25

Note: Incumbent William R. Purcell (D) is not running for re-election.

May 8 Democratic primary:

• Gene McLaurin a
• Daniel Wilson

May 8 GOP primary:

• Gene McIntyre a
• Jack T. Benoy

November 6 General election candidates:

District 26

May 8 Democratic primary:

• Bobby R. Stanley a

May 8 GOP primary:

• Philip E. Berger a Incumbent Berger first assumed office in 2001.
• Bobby Coffer

November 6 General election candidates:

District 27

Note: Incumbent Donald Vaughan (D) is not running for re-election.

May 8 Democratic primary:

• Myra Slone a

Note: Dan Miller appeared on initial lists but was not on the final primary ballot.

May 8 GOP primary:

• Sal Leone
• Trudy Wade a
• Latimer B. Alexander IV
• Justin C. Conrad

November 6 General election candidates:

District 28

May 8 Democratic primary:

• Bruce Davis
• Gladys A. Robinson a Incumbent Robinson first assumed office in 2011.

May 8 GOP primary:

No candidates have filed for this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 29

May 8 Democratic primary:

No candidates have filed for this district.

May 8 GOP primary:

• Tommy Davis
• Jerry W. Tillman a Incumbent Tillman first assumed office in 2003.
• John Marcum

November 6 General election candidates:

District 30

May 8 Democratic primary:

• Ric Marshall a

May 8 GOP primary:

• Don W. East a Incumbent East first assumed office in 2005.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 31

May 8 Democratic primary:

• Delmas Parker a

May 8 GOP primary:

• Peter Samuel Brunstetter a Incumbent Brunstetter first assumed office in 2006.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 32

Note: Incumbent Linda Garrou (D) is not running for re-election.

May 8 Democratic primary:

• Earline W. Parmon a Parmon has represented State House District 72 since 2003.
• James Taylor
• Wilbert S. Banks

May 8 GOP primary:

• Reginald Reid a

November 6 General election candidates:

District 33

May 8 Democratic primary:

No candidates have filed for this district.

May 8 GOP primary:

• Eddie Gallimore
• Stan Bingham a Incumbent Bingham first assumed office in 2001.
• Sam Watford

November 6 General election candidates:

District 34

May 8 Democratic primary:

No candidates have filed for this district.

May 8 GOP primary:

• Andrew C. Brock a Incumbent Brock first assumed office in 2003.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 35

May 8 Democratic primary:

No candidates have filed for this district.

May 8 GOP primary:

• Wyatt Tucker a Incumbent Tucker first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 36

May 8 Democratic primary:

No candidates have filed for this district.

May 8 GOP primary:

• Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr. a Incumbent Hartsell first assumed office in 1991.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 37

May 8 Democratic primary:

• Daniel Clodfelter a Incumbent Clodfelter first assumed office in 1999.

May 8 GOP primary:

• Michael Alan Vadini a

November 6 General election candidates:

District 38

Note: Incumbent Charlie Dannelly (D) initially declared for re-election but he withdrew prior to the primary.

May 8 Democratic primary:

• Joel Ford a
• Jamison Lawson

May 8 GOP primary:

• Richard Rivette a
• James Soder

November 6 General election candidates:

District 39

May 8 Democratic primary:

• Jack Flynn a

May 8 GOP primary:

• Bob Rucho a Incumbent Rucho first assumed office in 2008.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 40

May 8 Democratic primary:

• Malcolm Graham a Incumbent Graham first assumed office in 2005.

May 8 GOP primary:

• Earl Lyndon Philip a

November 6 General election candidates:

District 41

Note: Incumbent Chris Carney (R) is running for re-election to District 44.

May 8 Democratic primary:

No candidates have filed for this district.

May 8 GOP primary:

• Troy Stafford
• Jeff Tarte
• John Aneralla
• Robby Benton
• Donald L. Copeland, Sr.

July 17 Republican primary runoff:

• Jeff Tarte
• John Aneralla

November 6 General election candidates:

District 42

May 8 Democratic primary:

• Bivins Hollar
• Joseph Inglefield a

May 8 GOP primary:

• Austin Allran a Incumbent Allran first assumed office in 1987.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 43

May 8 Democratic primary:

No candidates have filed for this district.

May 8 GOP primary:

• Kathy Harrington a Incumbent Harrington first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 44

Note: Incumbent Warren Daniel (R) is running for re-election to District 46.

May 8 Democratic primary:

• Ross Bulla a

May 8 GOP primary:

• Karen Ray
• Chris Carney Incumbent Carney has represented District 41 since 2011.
• David Curtis

July 17 Republican primary runoff:

• Chris Carney
• David Curtis

November 6 General election candidates:

District 45

May 8 Democratic primary:

• Roy J. Carter a

May 8 GOP primary:

• Dan Soucek a Incumbent Soucek first assumed office in 2011.
• George S. Robinson

November 6 General election candidates:

District 46

Note: Incumbent Wes Westmoreland (R) is not running for re-election.

May 8 Democratic primary:

• John T. McDevitt a

May 8 GOP primary:

• Warren Daniel a Incumbent Daniel has represented District 44 since 2011.

May 8 Libertarian primary:

• Richard C. Evey a

November 6 General election candidates:

District 47

May 8 Democratic primary:

• Phil Feagan a

May 8 GOP primary:

• Ralph Hise a Incumbent Hise first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 48

May 8 Democratic primary:

May 8 GOP primary:

• Tom Apodaca a Incumbent Apodaca first assumed office in 2003.
• Fremont V. Brown III

November 6 General election candidates:

District 49

May 8 Democratic primary:

• Martin L. Nesbitt a Incumbent Nesbitt first assumed office in 2005.

May 8 GOP primary:

• R L Clark a
• Chancellor Von Henner

November 6 General election candidates:

District 50

May 8 Democratic primary:

• John Snow a

May 8 GOP primary:

• Jim Davis a Incumbent Davis first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

See also

• North Carolina State Senate
• North Carolina State Legislature
• State legislative elections, 2012

External links

• North Carolina Secretary of State -- 2012 Candidate List
• Unofficial Primary Results