2014 elections review: North Carolina holds congressional primaries
May 7, 2014
By Ballotpedia's Congressional team
The primary elections of the 2014 election season continued in North Carolina on May 6, 2014. Here is a recap of what happened yesterday in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House.
U.S. Senate
Incumbent Kay Hagan defeated Will Stewart and Ernest Reeves in the Democratic primary. In a hotly contested Republican primary, Thom Tillis beat out Greg Brannon, Mark Harris, Heather Grant, Ted Alexander, Edward Kryn, Jim Snyder and Alex Bradshaw by a high enough margin to avoid a runoff. Sean Haugh defeated Tim D'Annunzio for the Libertarian nomination.[1]
U.S. House
Thirteen seats are up for grabs in North Carolina's 2014 U.S. House elections. Heading into the general election, the Democratic Party holds four of North Carolina's 13 congressional seats.
| Members of the U.S. House from North Carolina -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 2014 | After the 2014 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 4 | 3 | |
| Republican Party | 9 | 10 | |
| Total | 13 | 13 | |
District 1
Incumbent G.K. Butterfield defeated primary opponent Dan Whittacre in the Democratic primary. As of May 7, 2014, the winner of the Republican primary was too close to call between Arthur Rich and Brent Shypulefski.[1]
District 2
Incumbent Renee Ellmers defeated Frank Roche for the Republican nomination in the primary. As of May 7, 2014, the results for the Democratic primary were not yet posted, although Clay Aiken was leading both Keith Crisco, Sr. and Toni Morris with 41 percent of the vote.[1]
District 3
Incumbent Walter Jones defeated Taylor Griffin and Al Novinec in the hotly contested Republican primary. Marshall Adame ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination.[1]
District 4
Incumbent David Price ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Paul Wright ran unopposed in the Republican primary.[1]
District 5
Incumbent Virginia Foxx beat out Philip Doyle in the Republican primary. Josh Brannon and Gardenia Henley will be going into a runoff. They defeated Michael Holleman and Will Stinson in the Democratic primary.[1]
District 6
With the Incumbent retiring, this race attracted nine Republican candidates. There will be a runoff between Phil Berger, Jr. and Mark Walker as they compete for the Republican nomination. Republican candidates Zack Matheny, Bruce VonCannon, Jeff Phillips, Don Webb, Mike Causey, Kenn Kopf and Charlie Sutherland will not be heading to the general election. Laura Fjeld defeated Bruce Davis in the Democratic primary.[1]
District 7
A retiring incumbent is leaving this seat up for grabs. Jonathan Barfield, Jr. received the Democratic nomination over Walter Martin, and David Rouzer beat out Woody White and Chris Andrade for the Republican nomination. Libertarian Wesley Casteen will advance to the general election to go up against Barfield and Rouzer.[1]
District 8
Incumbent Richard Hudson ran unopposed in the Republican primary, and Antonio Blue ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.[1]
District 9
Incumbent Robert Pittenger defeated Mike Steinberg in the Republican primary. No Democratic candidates ran.[1]
District 10
Incumbent Patrick T. McHenry defeated Richard Lynch for the Republican nomination in the primary. Tate MacQueen, IV ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.[1]
District 11
Incumbent Mark Meadows ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Tom Hill beat out Keith Ruehl for the Democratic nomination.[1]
District 12
Heading to the general election for this vacant seat are Vince Coakley (R) and Alma Adams (D). Coakley defeated Leon Threatt in the Republican primary. Adams beat out Malcolm Graham, George Battle, Marcus Brandon, James "Smuggie" Mitchell, Curtis Osborne and Rajive Patel for the Democratic nomination.[1]
District 13
Incumbent George Holding ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Brenda Cleary defeated Virginia Conlon and Ron Sanyal for the Democratic nomination.[1]
See also
- United States Senate elections in North Carolina, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 2014
- Contested primaries in U.S. Congressional elections, 2014
External links
- Unofficial U.S. House results via the Associated Press
- Unofficial U.S. Senate results via the Associated Press
Footnotes
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