United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 2012
2014 →
|
 |
May 8, 2012 |
 |
The 2012 U.S. House of Representatives elections in North Carolina took place on November 6, 2012. Voters elected 13 candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's 13 congressional districts.
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
|---|---|---|
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.[1]
- See also: North Carolina elections, 2012
Runoffs for primaries with top vote-getters receiving less than 40% of the vote were held on July 17.
According to the New York Times race ratings in October 2012, four of the 13 districts were considered to be in play. Those were the 7th, 8th, 11th and 13th districts.[2]
The Center for Voting and Democracy (Fairvote) projected that Democrats would win three districts while Republicans would win 10 seats.[3] Democrats won four of the 13 U.S. House seats -- despite winning the overall statewide popular vote in U.S. House races.[4]
Primary competitiveness
North Carolina had the 13th most competitive congressional primaries in 2012, with 69.23% of major party primaries having been contested (18 out of 26). The national average was 54.31%.
Ten U.S. House incumbents sought re-election in North Carolina in 2012. 7 of those 10 (70%) faced a primary challenger. Nationwide, 200 out of the 386 incumbents seeking re-election faced a primary challenger (51.81%).
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 6 election, the Democratic Party held seven of the 13 Congressional seats from North Carolina.
| Members of the U.S. House from North Carolina -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 7 | 4 | |
| Republican Party | 6 | 9 | |
| Total | 13 | 13 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2012 election, the incumbents for the 13 congressional districts were:
Margin of victory for winners
There were a total of 13 seats up for election in 2012 in North Carolina. The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the top-two vote getters. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100%.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina, District 10 |  Patrick McHenry |
14% | 334,849 | Patricia Keever |
| North Carolina, District 11 | Mark Meadows |
14.8% | 331,426 | Hayden Rogers |
| North Carolina, District 12 |  Melvin L. Watt |
59.3% | 310,908 | Jack Brosch |
| North Carolina, District 13 | George E.B. Holding |
13.6% | 370,610 | Charles Malone |
| North Carolina, District 1 | G.K. Butterfield |
52.5% | 338,066 | Pete DiLauro |
| North Carolina, District 2 | Renee Ellmers |
14.5% | 311,397 | Steve Wilkins |
| North Carolina, District 3 | Walter B. Jones |
26.2% | 309,885 | Erik Anderson |
| North Carolina, District 4 | David E. Price |
48.9% | 348,485 | Tim D'Annunzio |
| North Carolina, District 5 | Virginia Foxx |
15.1% | 349,197 | Elisabeth Motsinger |
| North Carolina, District 6 | Howard Coble |
21.8% | 364,583 | Tony Foriest |
| North Carolina, District 7 | Mike McIntyre |
0.2% | 336,736 | David Rouzer |
| North Carolina, District 8 | Richard Hudson |
7.8% | 302,280 | Larry Kissell |
| North Carolina, District 9 | Robert Pittenger |
6.1% | 375,690 | Jennifer Roberts |
General election candidates
Candidates
Note: Election results were added on election night as races were called. Vote totals were added after official election results had been certified. Click here for more information about Ballotpedia's election coverage plan. Please contact us about errors in this list.
1st Congressional District
General election candidates
May 8, 2012, primary results
|
|
|
|
2nd Congressional District
General election candidates
May 8, 2012, primary results
|
|
|
|
3rd Congressional District
General election candidates
May 8, 2012, primary results
|
|
|
4th Congressional District
General election candidates
May 8, 2012, primary results
|
|
|
5th Congressional District
General election candidates
May 8, 2012, primary results
|
|
|
6th Congressional District
General election candidates
May 8, 2012, primary results
|
|
|
7th Congressional District
General election candidates
May 8, 2012, primary results
|
|
|
- Note: Timothy Alan Wilkes appeared on initial lists but ultimately withdrew prior to the primary.[21]
8th Congressional District
General election candidates
July 17, 2012 Republican Runoff candidates
May 8, 2012, primary results
|
|
|
9th Congressional District
General election candidates
July 17, 2012 Republican primary runoff candidates
May 8, 2012, primary results
|
|
|
|
10th Congressional District
General election candidates
May 8, 2012, primary results
|
|
|
11th Congressional District
General election candidates
July 17, 2012 Republican primary runoff candidates
May 8, 2012, primary results
|
|
|
- Note: Dan Eichenbaum appeared on initial lists but ultimately withdrew prior to the primary.[47]
12th Congressional District
General election candidates
May 8, 2012, primary results
|
|
|
13th Congressional District
General election candidates
May 8, 2012, primary results
|
|
|
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.[51] North Carolina was rated 8th on the list.[51]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Registering to Vote in North Carolina," accessed July 26, 2012
- ↑ New York Times, "House Race Ratings," accessed July 25, 2012
- ↑ , "2011 Redistricting and 2012 Elections in North Carolina," September 2012
- ↑ Fairvote, "FairVote's Unique Methodology Shows That 52% of Voters Wanted a Democratic House," November 13, 2012
- ↑ wbtv.com "NC candidate filings for federal, statewide races" accessed March 2, 2012
- ↑ wbtv.com "NC candidate filings for federal, statewide races" accessed March 2, 2012
- ↑ Opensecrets.org "North Carolina" accessed February 6, 2012
- ↑ wbtv.com "NC candidate filings for federal, statewide races" accessed March 2, 2012
- ↑ Fayetteville Observer" Renee Ellmers gets another opponent in U.S. congressional race" accessed February 25, 2012
- ↑ Fayetteville Observer" Renee Ellmers gets another opponent in U.S. congressional race" accessed February 25, 2012
- ↑ wral.com "NC GOP candidates seek Ellmers, Myrick seats" accessed February 25, 2012
- ↑ NBC17 "Republican challenger joins race for District 4" "Democrat Jim Bibbs dropping out of 2nd District congressional election" accessed April 27, 2012
- ↑ wbtv.com "NC candidate filings for federal, statewide races" accessed March 2, 2012
- ↑ New Bern Sun Journal "Former New Bern Police chief to run for Congress" accessed January 27, 2012
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 15.8 Roll Call "Brad Miller opens door to running in different district," accessed December 26, 2011
- ↑ Burlington Times-News "Burlington man to run against Coble for Congress" accessed February 28, 2012
- ↑ Official George Hutchins Campaign Website
- ↑ NBC17 "Republican challenger joins race for District 4" accessed February 25, 2012
- ↑ Ashe Mountain Times "Second Democrat confirms run for US 5th District" accessed February 25, 2012
- ↑ digtriad.com "Alsotn not seeking re-election, Yow running for Congress" accessed February 25, 2012
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org accessed February 5, 2012
- ↑ Coshocton Tribune "GOP candidates Hudson, Keadle face runoff," May 8, 2012
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 Charlotte Observer "8th District GOP field grows," accessed December 26, 2011
- ↑ Salisbury Post "Steen makes it official as Republican field taking on Kissell Grows," accessed December 26, 2011
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Carolina Politics "Asheville Mayor Bellamy to run in newly drawn NC-10," accessed December 26, 2011
- ↑ Timothy Murphy Campaign Site, accessed December 26, 2011
- ↑ Asheville Citizen-Times "Asheville's Keever announces bid for Congress" accessed January 27, 2012
- ↑ Hickory Daily Record "Hudson man announces run for U.S. House," accessed December 26, 2011
- ↑ Gaston Gazette "Congressional candidate to challenge McHenry for U.S. House seat" accessed February 1, 2012
- ↑ Roll Call "Former Shuler Chief of Staff mounts congressional bid" accessed February 25, 2012
- ↑ Mountain XPress "Asheville Council member Cecil Bothwell announces run as Democrat against Rep. Shuler," accessed December 26, 2011
- ↑ Asheville Citizen Times "Hill running for Congress in 11th District" accessed February 25, 2012
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 BlueRidgeNow.com "Two more candidates throw hat in ring for Shuler's seat," accessed December 26, 2011
- ↑ Hendersonville Times-News "Two more candidates throw hat in ring for Shuler's seat" accessed February 1,2012
- ↑ Morganton News Herald "List grows for Congressional seat" accessed February 25, 2012
- ↑ Mountain Xpress "Susan Harris files for U.S. Congress in 11th District" accessed April 27, 2012
- ↑ Black Mountain News "Eichenbaum drops out of 11th Congressional Republican primary" accessed April 28, 2012
- ↑ opensecrets.org accessed February 5, 2012
- ↑ Rocky Mount Telegram "Three Republicans file to challenge Ellmers in May primary" accessed February 26, 2012
- ↑ News & Observer "Holding to run for Miller's seat," accessed December 26, 2011
- ↑ 51.0 51.1 Washington Post, "The 10 states that will determine control of the House in 2012," accessed April 25, 2012
