North Carolina's 8th Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 8th Congressional District of North Carolina held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Republican Incumbent Richard Hudson defeated Antonio Blue (D) in the general election.
Hudson defeated incumbent Larry Kissell (D) in 2012 by a 7.8 percent margin of victory.[4] Hudson's Democratic challenger in 2014, Antonio Blue, had also run as a write-in candidate in 2012, where he received 1.32 percent of the vote.[5] The Cook Political Report rated Hudson's seat as "Solid Republican."[6] Hudson reported $455,687.49 in cash on hand as of his Pre-Primary FEC report. Blue did not declare any campaign contributions.
Neither Hudson nor Blue faced competition in the May 6, 2014, primary election.[7]
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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]
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).[9]
- See also: North Carolina elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Richard Hudson (R), who was first elected in 2012.
As of the 2010 redistricting cycle, North Carolina's 8th Congressional District was located in the southern portion of the state and included all or parts of Rowan, Cabarrus, Stanly, Montgomery, Moore, Hoke, and Cumberland counties.[10]
Candidates
General election candidates
- Richard Hudson - Incumbent
Antonio Blue
May 6, 2014, primary results
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Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Richard Hudson Incumbent |
64.9% | 121,568 | |
| Democratic | Antonio Blue | 35.1% | 65,854 | |
| Total Votes | 187,422 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections | ||||
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.[11] Hudson joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.[12][13]
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] Richard Hudson voted in favor of 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. Richard Hudson voted against HR 2775.[18]
Campaign contributions
Richard Hudson
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Hudson’s reports.[19]
| Richard Hudson (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 | $75,405.10 | $208,314.88 | $(88,138.78) | $195,581.20 | ||||
| July Quarterly[21] | July 15, 2013 | $195,581.20 | $235,177.17 | $(152,589.81) | $278,168.53 | ||||
| October Quarterly[22] | October 15, 2013 | $278,168.53 | $146,181.19 | $(61,580.86) | $362,768.86 | ||||
| Year-End Quarterly[23] | December 31, 2013 | $362,768 | $193,296 | $(101,660) | $447,283 | ||||
| April Quarterly[24] | April 15, 2014 | $447,283.36 | $143,204.53 | $(93,217.78) | $497,270.11 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[25] | September 29, 2014 | $497,270.11 | $5,877.00 | $(47,359.62) | $455,787.49 | ||||
| July Quarterly[26] | September 29, 2014 | $455,787.49 | $218,415.90 | $(100,347.14) | $573,856.25 | ||||
| October Quarterly[27] | October 15, 2014 | $573,856.25 | $235,677.26 | $(184,313.70) | $625,219.81 | ||||
| Pre-General[28] | October 23, 2014 | $625,219.81 | $37,053.66 | $(97,378.21) | $564,895.26 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $1,423,197.59 | $(926,585.9) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
The 8th Congressional District of North Carolina held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which challenger Richard Hudson (R) defeated incumbent Larry Kissell (D). This switched partisan control of the district.[29]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Larry Kissell Incumbent | 45.4% | 137,139 | |
| Republican | Richard Hudson |
53.2% | 160,695 | |
| Write-In | N/A | 1.5% | 4,446 | |
| Total Votes | 302,280 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Larry Kissell won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Harold Johnson (R), Thomas Hill (Libertarian) and the Write-in candidates in the general election.[30]
| U.S. House, North Carolina District 8 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Larry Kissell incumbent |
53% | 88,776 | |
| Republican | Harold Johnson | 43.7% | 73,129 | |
| Libertarian | Thomas Hill | 3% | 5,098 | |
| Write-in | 0.3% | 439 | ||
| Total Votes | 167,442 | |||
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, "HUDSON, Richard, (1971 - )," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2012 General Election Results," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ The Cook Political Report, "2014 House Race Ratings for June 26, 2014," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ The Associated Press, "North Carolina - Summary Vote Results," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina General Assembly, "N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163–119," accessed December 15, 2025
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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, "Richard Hudson Summary Report," accessed August 1, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Richard Hudson April Quarterly," accessed August 1st, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Richard Hudson July Quarterly," accessed July 30, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Richard Hudson October Quarterly," accessed October 22, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Richard Hudson Year-End Quarterly," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Richard Hudson April Quarterly," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Richard Hudson Pre-Primary," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Richard Hudson July Quarterly," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Richard Hudson October Quarterly," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Richard Hudson 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
