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Jim Duncan
Jim Duncan was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of North Carolina.[1] Duncan initially filed to run, but did not appear on the official candidate list after the filing deadline was pushed back to March 25, 2016.[2]
Duncan was a potential candidate for the same position in 2014, but he did not file to run in the primary.[3]
Biography
Duncan graduated from Marist College and served in the Army National Guard for five years. After his service, he worked for 30 years in the computer industry. Duncan has served as the chair of the Chatham County Republican Party since 2010. In the same year, he founded the Coalition for American Principles, a nonpartisan group located in North Carolina. He is also a board member of The Jesse Helms Center and the Chatham County 9/11 memorial board.[4][5]
Duncan and his wife, Betsy, have one daughter.[5]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent George Holding (R) from District 13 defeated incumbent Renee Ellmers and Greg Brannon in the District 2 Republican primary on June 7, 2016. This primary was rated by Ballotpedia as a 2016 U.S. House primary to watch. John McNeil defeated Elton Brewington, Jane Watson, Ron Sanyal, and Steven Hight in the Democratic primary and was defeated by Holding in the general election. The general election took place on November 8, 2016.[2]
Holding's decision to run in District 2 came after redistricting in North Carolina in February 2016 substantially changed the constituency of both districts.[6][7][8][9][10][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  George Holding Incumbent |
56.7% | 221,485 | |
| Democratic | John McNeil | 43.3% | 169,082 | |
| Total Votes | 390,567 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
George Holding Incumbent |
53.4% | 17,084 | ||
| Renee Ellmers Incumbent | 23.6% | 7,552 | ||
| Greg Brannon | 23% | 7,359 | ||
| Total Votes | 31,995 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
John McNeil |
46.1% | 7,613 | ||
| Jane Watson | 23.5% | 3,875 | ||
| Steven Hight | 11.3% | 1,870 | ||
| Ron Sanyal | 10.7% | 1,761 | ||
| Elton Brewington | 8.4% | 1,387 | ||
| Total Votes | 16,506 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections |
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Race background
After incumbent Renee Ellmers (R) helped pull an anti-abortion bill, she upset many members of her base. These actions helped inspire a primary challenge against her.[4]
2014
Duncan considered running in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 2nd District. He initially sought the Republican nomination in the primary on May 6, 2014, but he dropped out of the race prior to the filing deadline.
Campaign themes
2016
The quotes below are excerpts from Duncan's statements on his campaign website regarding political issues.[11][12]
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Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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Footnotes
- ↑ The News & Observer, "Ellmers gets GOP challenger," April 6, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 North Carolina State Board of Elections, "June Primary Candidates," accessed March 27, 2016
- ↑ The News & Observer, "Ellmers may face serious primary challenge from right next year," September 15, 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Roll Call, "Renee Ellmers May Face Primary Challenge," accessed January 26, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jim Duncan for Congress, "Meet Jim," accessed January 15, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate_Listing_20160315," December 21, 2015
- ↑ Twitter, "Colin Campbell," accessed February 22, 2016
- ↑ News Observer, "NC Sen. Andrew Brock to run for Congress under new map," February 22, 2016
- ↑ Statesville Record and Landmark, "As primary nears, candidates meet Thursday in Mooresville," February 23, 2016
- ↑ Rhino Times, "Greensboro State Rep. Blust announces run for Congress," March 2, 2016
- ↑ Jim Duncan for Congress, "A Strong Society," accessed January 16, 2016
- ↑ Jim Duncan for Congress, "Stronger Safer America," accessed January 15, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
