North Carolina's 9th Congressional District elections, 2012
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The 9th Congressional District of North Carolina held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012.
Robert Pittenger (R) won election to the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6th, 2012.[1]
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: North Carolina has a closed primary system, meaning only registered members of a particular party may vote in that party's primary.
Voter registration: Voters had to register to vote in the primary by April 13. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 12.[2]
- See also: North Carolina elections, 2012
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Sue Myrick (R), who was first elected to the House in 1994. Myrick announced in February 2012 that she would not seek re-election in November.[3]
This was the first election using district maps based on data from the 2010 Census. North Carolina's 9th Congressional District was located in the southern portion of the state and included Gaston, Mecklenburg, and Union counties.[4]
Candidates
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General election candidates
July 17, 2012 Republican primary runoff candidates
May 8, 2012, primary results
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Election results
General Election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Jennifer Roberts | 45.7% | 171,503 | |
| Republican |  Robert Pittenger |
51.8% | 194,537 | |
| Libertarian | Curtis Campbell | 2.6% | 9,650 | |
| Total Votes | 375,690 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Republican Primary
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Robert Pittenger |
32.4% | 29,999 |
| Jim Pendergraph | 25.3% | 23,401 |
| Edwin B. Peacock III | 12.3% | 11,336 |
| Ric Killian | 10.5% | 9,691 |
| Dan Barry | 6% | 5,515 |
| Andy Dulin | 4.9% | 4,526 |
| Mike Steinberg | 2.5% | 2,297 |
| Jon Gauthier | 2.2% | 2,056 |
| Ken Leonczyk | 2.2% | 2,047 |
| Richard Lynch | 1.1% | 1,000 |
| Michael Shaffer | 0.6% | 579 |
| Total Votes | 92,447 | |
Race background
The Washington Post listed the House of Representatives elections in North Carolina in 2012 as one of the states that could have determined whether Democrats retook the House or Republicans held their majority in 2013.[15] North Carolina was rated 8th on the list.[15]
Robert Pittenger raised the most money of any candidate for congress in North Carolina, reporting fundraising of over 3 million dollars in the first three quarters.[16]
Impact of redistricting
- See also: Redistricting in North Carolina
Following the 2010 Census results, North Carolina did not gain or lose any congressional seats, maintaining its 13 representatives. Under the new map, the 9th District remained solidly Republican.[17]
Registration statistics
As of May 11, 2012, District 9 had the following partisan registration breakdown according to the North Carolina Board of Elections:
| North Carolina Congressional District 9[18] | |||||||
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| Congressional District | District Total | Democrats | Republicans | Other & Unaffiliated | Advantage | Party Advantage | Change in Advantage from 2010 |
| District 9 | 526,568 | 163,529 | 207,577 | 155,462 | Republican | 26.94% | 9.96% |
| "Party advantage" is the percentage gap between the two major parties in registered voters. "Change in advantage" is the spread in difference of party advantage between 2010 and 2012 based on the congressional district number only. | |||||||
District partisanship
FairVote's Monopoly Politics 2012 study
- See also: FairVote's Monopoly Politics 2012
In 2012, FairVote did a study on partisanship in the congressional districts, giving each a percentage ranking (D/R) based on the new 2012 maps and comparing that to the old 2010 maps. North Carolina's 9th District became less Republican because of redistricting.[19]
- 2012: 42D / 58R
- 2010: 41D / 59R
Cook Political Report's PVI
In 2012, Cook Political Report released its updated figures on the Partisan Voter Index, which measures each congressional district's partisanship relative to the rest of the country. North Carolina's 9th Congressional District has a PVI of R+10, which is the 113th most Republican district in the country. In 2008, this district was won by John McCain (R), 55-45 percent over Barack Obama (D). In 2004, George W. Bush (R) won the district 63-37 percent over John Kerry (D).[20]
Ads
In early March, Pittenger released a 30-second TV ad titled "Effective and Conservative."
On April 12, Pittenger released another 30-second TV ad titled "Cookie."
Campaign contributions
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2012 elections season. Below are candidate reports.
Robert Pittenger
| Robert Pittenger (2012) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[21] | April 15, 2012 | $0.00 | $1,214,172.32 | $(762,740.23) | $451,432.09 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $1,214,172.32 | $(762,740.23) | ||||||||
Jennifer Roberts
| Jennifer Roberts (2012) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[22] | April 15, 2012 | $0.00 | $88,240.00 | $(9,351.93) | $78,888.07 | ||||
| July Quarterly[23] | July 15, 2012 | $70,812.71 | $146,877.20 | $(59,270.57) | $158,419.34 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $235,117.2 | $(68,622.5) | ||||||||
District history
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See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 2012
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, North Carolina," accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Registering to Vote in North Carolina," accessed July 26, 2012
- ↑ Washington Post, "NC Republican Sue Myrick retiring" accessed February 25, 2012
- ↑ North Carolina Redistricting Map, "Map" accessed August 24, 2012
- ↑ Charlotte Observer "Roberts jumps in 9th District" accessed February 25, 2012
- ↑ CarolinaPoliticsonline "Dan Barry switches from 8th District to 9th" accessed February 25, 2012
- ↑ Roll Call "Charlotte councilman announces for Myrick District" accessed February 25, 2012
- ↑ Foxcharlotte "Jim Pendergraph announces run for congress" accessed February 25, 2012
- ↑ wsoctv.com "Republicans line up to fill Myrick's 9th District seat" accessed February 25, 2012
- ↑ Charlotte Observer "Myrick gets tea party challenger," accessed December 26, 2011
- ↑ Rocky Mount Telegram "Three Republicans file to challenge Ellmers in May primary" accessed February 26, 2012
- ↑ Raleigh News and Observer "3 more enter race to succeed NC congresswoman" accessed February 27, 2012
- ↑ Raleigh News and Observer "3 more enter race to succeed NC congresswoman" accessed February 27, 2012
- ↑ Ken Leonczyk for Congress, "Biography," accessed February 29, 2012
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Washington Post, "The 10 states that will determine control of the House in 2012," accessed April 25, 2012
- ↑ WCNC.com, "Pittenger passes $3 million mark in fundraising" accessed October 17, 2012
- ↑ Roll Call, "Race Ratings: GOP looks for major gains in North Carolina," accessed December 26, 2011
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "US Congressional Districts by County and Precinct," May 11, 2012
- ↑ "2011 Redistricting and 2012 Elections in North Carolina," September 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" accessed October 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Robert Pittenger April Quarterly," accessed August 19, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Jennifer Roberts April Quarterly," accessed August 19, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Jennifer Roberts July Quarterly," accessed August 19, 2012
