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Steven Hight
Steven Hight (Democratic Party) ran for election for the Judicial District 9 judge of the North Carolina 1st Superior Court Division. Hight lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
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Hight was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of North Carolina.[1] Hight was defeated by John McNeil in the Democratic primary.[2]
Elections
2018
See also: Municipal elections in Durham County, North Carolina (2018)
General election
General election for North Carolina 1st Superior Court Division Judicial District 9
John Dunlow defeated Paul Ross, Lawrence Tickle, and Steven Hight in the general election for North Carolina 1st Superior Court Division Judicial District 9 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Dunlow (R) | 44.6 | 36,349 | |
| Paul Ross (D) | 34.1 | 27,843 | ||
| Lawrence Tickle (D) | 13.6 | 11,114 | ||
 | Steven Hight (D) | 7.7 | 6,255 | |
| Total votes: 81,561 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent George Holding (R) from District 13 defeated incumbent Renee Ellmers and Greg Brannon in the District 2 Republican primary on June 7, 2016. This primary was rated by Ballotpedia as a 2016 U.S. House primary to watch. John McNeil defeated Elton Brewington, Jane Watson, Ron Sanyal, and Steven Hight in the Democratic primary and was defeated by Holding in the general election. The general election took place on November 8, 2016.[3]
Holding's decision to run in District 2 came after redistricting in North Carolina in February 2016 substantially changed the constituency of both districts.[4][5][6][1][7][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  George Holding Incumbent |
56.7% | 221,485 | |
| Democratic | John McNeil | 43.3% | 169,082 | |
| Total Votes | 390,567 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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George Holding Incumbent |
53.4% | 17,084 | ||
| Renee Ellmers Incumbent | 23.6% | 7,552 | ||
| Greg Brannon | 23% | 7,359 | ||
| Total Votes | 31,995 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
John McNeil |
46.1% | 7,613 | ||
| Jane Watson | 23.5% | 3,875 | ||
| Steven Hight | 11.3% | 1,870 | ||
| Ron Sanyal | 10.7% | 1,761 | ||
| Elton Brewington | 8.4% | 1,387 | ||
| Total Votes | 16,506 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections |
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Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Hight's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Steven Hight's campaign website, http://www.stevehightforcongress.com/issues-1/ | ||
Recent news
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 North Carolina State Board of Elections, "June Primary Candidates," accessed March 27, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "cong16" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ The New York Times, "North Carolina Primary Results," June 7, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 North Carolina State Board of Elections, "June Primary Candidates," accessed March 27, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate_Listing_20160315," December 21, 2015
- ↑ Twitter, "Colin Campbell," accessed February 22, 2016
- ↑ News Observer, "NC Sen. Andrew Brock to run for Congress under new map," February 22, 2016
- ↑ Rhino Times, "Greensboro State Rep. Blust announces run for Congress," March 2, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
Federal courts:
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of North Carolina, Middle District of North Carolina, Western District of North Carolina • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of North Carolina, Middle District of North Carolina, Western District of North Carolina
State courts:
Supreme Court of North Carolina • North Carolina Court of Appeals • North Carolina Superior Courts • North Carolina District Courts
State resources:
Courts in North Carolina • North Carolina judicial elections • Judicial selection in North Carolina
