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North Carolina's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 1st Congressional District of North Carolina held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D) defeated Arthur Rich (R) in the general election.
Incumbent Butterfield held office since 2004 and won re-election in 2012 with a 52.4 percent margin of victory over Republican challenger Pete DiLauro.[4][5] The Cook Political Report labeled Butterfield's seat as "Solid Democratic."[6] Butterfield defeated Rich (R) by over 47 percentage points in the 2014 general election.
In the May 6, 2014, Democratic primary, Butterfield defeated Dan Whittacre, who also ran against him in the 2012 primary. Rich defeated Brent Shypulefski for the Republican nomination.[7] According to his 2014 April Quarterly Federal Election Commission (FEC) report, Butterfield had $298,778.52 in cash on hand. Rich did not report any campaign contributions with the FEC.
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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.[8][9]
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).[10]
- See also: North Carolina elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was G.K. Butterfield (D), who was first elected in a special election in 2004.
As of the 2010 redistricting cycle, North Carolina's 1st Congressional District was located in the northeastern portion of the state and included all or portions of Bertie, Durham, Edgecombe, Gates, Granville, Halifax, Hertford, Marin, Northampton, Pitt, Vance, Warren, Washington, and Wilson counties.[11]
Candidates
General election candidates
Arthur Rich- G.K. Butterfield - Incumbent
May 6, 2014, primary results
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Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  G.K. Butterfield Incumbent |
73.4% | 154,333 | |
| Republican | Arthur Rich | 26.6% | 55,990 | |
| Total Votes | 210,323 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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G.K. Butterfield Incumbent |
81.1% | 60,847 | ||
| Dan Whittacre | 18.9% | 14,147 | ||
| Total Votes | 74,994 | |||
| Source: Results via the North Carolina State Board of Elections |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Arthur Rich |
51.3% | 5,519 | ||
| Brent Shypulefski | 48.7% | 5,232 | ||
| Total Votes | 10,751 | |||
| Source: Results via the North Carolina State Board of Elections |
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Key votes
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.[14] 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. Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[15] G.K. Butterfield voted against the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[16]
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.[17] 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. G.K. Butterfield voted for HR 2775.[18]
Campaign contributions
G.K. Butterfield
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Butterfield’s reports.[19]
| G.K. Butterfield (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[20] | April 15, 2013 | $238,638.30 | $46,507.40 | $(41,086.93) | $243,788.77 | ||||
| July Quarterly[21] | July 15, 2013 | $243,788.77 | $97,574.48 | $(76,916.37) | $264,446.88 | ||||
| October Quarterly[22] | October 14, 2013 | $264,446.88 | $94,992.87 | $(84,324.68) | $275,115.07 | ||||
| Year-End Quarterly[23] | December 31, 2013 | $275,115 | $49,718 | $(62,450) | $260,787 | ||||
| April Quarterly[24] | April 11, 2014 | $260,787.75 | $129,917.00 | $(91,926.23) | $298,778.52 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[25] | April 22, 2014 | $298,778.52 | $8,795.00 | $(17,000.29) | $290,573.23 | ||||
| July Quarterly[26] | July 14, 2014 | $290,573.23 | $180,251.90 | $(93,250.33) | $377,574.80 | ||||
| October Quarterly[27] | October 14, 2014 | $377,574.80 | $168,045.80 | $(99,464.02) | $446,156.58 | ||||
| Pre-General[28] | October 20, 2014 | $446,156.58 | $12,765.00 | $(31,350.50) | $427,571.08 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $788,567.45 | $(597,769.35) | ||||||||
Brent Shypulefski
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Shypulefski's reports.[29]
| Brent Shypulefski (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| Pre-Primary[30] | April 29, 2014 | $0.00 | $7,070.00 | $(6,808.51) | $261.49 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $7,070 | $(6,808.51) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
On November 6, 2012, G.K. Butterfield (R) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Pete DiLauro and Darryl Holloman in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | G.K. Butterfield Incumbent |
75.3% | 254,644 | |
| Republican | Pete DiLauro | 22.9% | 77,288 | |
| Libertarian | Darryl Holloman | 1.8% | 6,134 | |
| Total Votes | 338,066 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, G.K. Butterfield won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Ashley Woolard in the general election.[31]
| United States House, North Carolina General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | G.K. Butterfield incumbent |
59.3% | 103,294 | |
| Republican | Ashley Woolard | 40.7% | 70,867 | |
| Total Votes | 174,161 | |||
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
- ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "BUTTERFIELD, George Kenneth, Jr. (G.K.), (1947 - )," accessed July 7, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2012 General Election - Official Results," accessed July 7, 2014
- ↑ The Cook Political Report, "2014 House Race Ratings for June 26, 2014," accessed July 7, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2014 Official Primary Results," accessed July 7, 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
- ↑ Arthur Rich campaign website, "Home," accessed March 6, 2014
- ↑ Brent Shypulefski campaign website, "Home," accessed March 6, 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, "G.K. Butterfield Summary Report," accessed August 1, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "G.K. Butterfield April Quarterly," accessed August 1st, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "G.K. Butterfield July Quarterly," accessed July 30, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "G.K. Butterfield October Quarterly," accessed October 22, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "G.K. Butterfield Year-End Quarterly," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "G.K. Butterfield April Quarterly," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "G.K. Butterfield Pre-Primary," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "G.K. Butterfield July Quarterly," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "G.K. Butterfield October Quarterly," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "G.K. Butterfield Pre-General," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Brent Shypulefski Summary Report," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Brent Shypulefski Pre-Primary," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
