Less than one month until North Carolina primary
April 15, 2012
By: Geoff Pallay
RALEIGH, North Carolina: On May 8, voters will head to polls in North Carolina to cast ballots in state primaries. Most of the attention is centered around Amendment 1 -- but there are other issues to be decided that day.
There are 50 State Senate and 120 State House seats up for election this year. On May 8, there will be 27 contested Senate primaries and 63 contested House primaries. A contested primary is one in which at least two candidates will appear, giving voters a choice when casting their ballot.
With 340 possible party primaries (1 Democratic and 1 Republican primary for each seat), the 90 contested races represent only 26.5 percent of possible contested primaries.
Republicans won control of both chambers during the 2010 races, and are expected to retain their majorities this fall.
| 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 | |
| North Carolina House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 5, 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 52 | 43 | |
| Republican Party | 67 | 77 | |
| Vacancy | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 120 | 120 | |
See also
- State legislative elections, 2012
- North Carolina State Senate elections, 2012
- North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2012
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