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North Carolina's 5th Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 5th Congressional District of North Carolina held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Virginia Foxx (R) defeated Josh Brannon (D) by 22 percentage points in the general election.
Fox was first elected in 2004 and won re-election in 2012 by a 15 percent margin of victory.[4] She was the only candidate in North Carolina's 5th district to have filed her campaign finances with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) as of the Pre-Primary report deadline, and with $2,014,974.20 in cash on hand, she held a huge financial advantage over her challengers.
In the primary election on May 6, 2014, Foxx easily defeated Philip Doyle for the Republican nomination. The four Democratic candidates faced a more competitive race, which resulted in a July 15 runoff primary between Brannon and Gardenia Henley.[5] Brannon, who had received the most votes in the initial primary election, also won the runoff.[6] However, in a heavily Republican-leaning district, the Democratic software developer started out at a disadvantage against Foxx.[7] The Cook Political Report also rated Foxx's seat as "Solid Republican."[8]
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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.[9][10]
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).[11]
- See also: North Carolina elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Virginia Foxx (R), who was first elected in 2004.
North Carolina's 5th Congressional District is located in the northwestern portion of the state and includes all or parts of Avery, Watauga, Ashe, Wilkes, Alexander, Alleghany, Surry, Yadkin, Stokes, and Forsyth counties.[12]
Candidates
General election candidates
- Virginia Foxx - Incumbent
Josh Brannon
July 15 Democratic runoff primary
- Note: No candidate secured more than 40 percent of the vote in the May 6, 2014, primary election. A runoff primary election was held between the top two candidates[13][14]
May 6, 2014, primary results
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Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Virginia Foxx Incumbent |
61% | 139,279 | |
| Democratic | Josh Brannon | 39% | 88,973 | |
| Total Votes | 228,252 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Virginia Foxx Incumbent |
75.4% | 49,572 | ||
| Philip Doyle | 24.6% | 16,175 | ||
| Total Votes | 65,747 | |||
| Source: Results via the North Carolina State Board of Elections |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Josh Brannon |
33.1% | 8,010 | ||
| Gardenia Henley |
26.5% | 6,417 | ||
| Michael Holleman | 23.2% | 5,618 | ||
| Will Stinson | 17.3% | 4,189 | ||
| Total Votes | 24,234 | |||
| Source: Results via the North Carolina State Board of Elections |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Josh Brannon |
65.6% | 2,726 | ||
| Gardenia Henley | 34.4% | 1,427 | ||
| Total Votes | 4,153 | |||
| Source: 99% reporting, Results via Associated Press Note: Vote totals above are unofficial and will be updated once official totals are made available. |
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Key votes
Government affairs
HR 676
On July 30, 2014, the U.S. House approved a resolution 225 to 201 to sue President Barack Obama for exceeding his constitutional authority. Five Republicans—Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Paul Broun of Georgia, Scott Garrett of New Jersey, Walter Jones of North Carolina and Steve Stockman of Texas—voted with Democrats against the lawsuit.[16] Foxx joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.[17][18]
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.[19] 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. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[20] Virginia Foxx voted in favor of the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[21]
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.[22] 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. Virginia Foxx voted against HR 2775.[23]
Campaign contributions
Virginia Foxx
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Foxx’s reports.[24]
| Virginia Foxx (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[25] | April 15, 2013 | $1,455,074.42 | $93,050.61 | $(38,558.23) | $1,509,566.80 | ||||
| July Quarterly[26] | July 15, 2013 | $1,509,566.80 | $229,255.62 | $(56,474.71) | $1,682,074.71 | ||||
| October Quarterly[27] | October 15, 2013 | $1,682,074.71 | $183,741.94 | $(50,337.09) | $1,815,479.56 | ||||
| Year-End Quarterly[28] | December 31, 2013 | $1,815,479 | $133,035 | $(51,180) | $1,889,635 | ||||
| April Quarterly[29] | April 10, 2014 | $1,889,635.85 | $156,880.25 | $(49,723.57) | $1,996,792.53 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[30] | April 21, 2014 | $1,996,792.53 | $25,145.00 | $(6,963.33) | $2,014,974.20 | ||||
| July Quarterly[31] | July 11, 2014 | $2,014,974.20 | $150,300.36 | $(40,537.38) | $2,124,737.18 | ||||
| October Quarterly[32] | October 13, 2014 | $2,124,737.18 | $198,571.94 | $(185,778.64) | $2,137,530.48 | ||||
| Pre-General[33] | October 20, 2014 | $2,137,525.48 | $34,165.00 | $(71,736.76) | $2,099,953.72 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $1,204,145.72 | $(551,289.71) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
The 5th Congressional District of North Carolina held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which incumbent Virginia Foxx (R) won re-election. She defeated Elisabeth Motsinger (D) in the general election.[34]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Elisabeth Motsinger | 42.5% | 148,252 | |
| Republican | Virginia Foxx Incumbent |
57.5% | 200,945 | |
| Total Votes | 349,197 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Virginia Foxx won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Billy Kennedy (D) in the general election.[35]
| U.S. House, North Carolina District 5 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Virginia Foxx incumbent |
65.9% | 140,525 | |
| Democratic | Billy Kennedy | 34.1% | 72,762 | |
| Total Votes | 213,287 | |||
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, "FOXX, Virginia Ann, (1943 - )," accessed July 16, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "2014 North Carolina primary results," accessed July 16, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "2014 North Carolina runoff results," accessed July 16, 2014
- ↑ News & Record, "Josh Brannon to face Virginia Foxx for 5th Congressional District seat," accessed July 16, 2014
- ↑ The Cook Political Report, "2014 House Race Ratings for June 26, 2014," accessed July 16, 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
- ↑ Associated Press, "2014 primary results," accessed May 6, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "Everything you need to know about today’s primary in North Carolina," accessed May 7, 2014
- ↑ Campaign website, "Home," accessed March 5, 2014
- ↑ U.S. House, "House Resolution 676," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Suing Obama: GOP-led House gives the go-ahead," July 31, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "House clears way for lawsuit against Obama," accessed July 30, 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, "Virginia Foxx Summary Report," accessed August 1, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Virginia Foxx April Quarterly," accessed August 1st, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Virginia Foxx July Quarterly," accessed July 30, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Virginia Foxx October Quarterly," accessed October 22, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Virginia Foxx Year-End Quarterly," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Virginia Foxx April Quarterly," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Virginia Foxx Pre-Primary," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Virginia Foxx July Quarterly," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Virginia Foxx October Quarterly," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Virginia Foxx Pre-General," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, North Carolina," accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
