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North Carolina's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 4th Congressional District of North Carolina held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent David Price (D) defeated Paul Wright (R) by over 49 percentage points in the general election.
North Carolina's 4th District was expected to be a noncompetitive race in 2014. Incumbent Price (D) had held the seat since 1986, with the exception of one term, and he won re-election in 2012 with a 49 percent margin of victory.[4][5] The Cook Political Report also rated Price's seat as "Solid Democratic."[6] As of the April Quarterly Federal Election Commission (FEC) reports, Price had $189,649.52 in cash on hand, whereas his Republican challenger, Wright, had not yet filed any campaign finances with the FEC.
In the primary election on May 6, 2014, both Price and Wright ran uncontested in their respective races.[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][9]
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).[10]
- See also: North Carolina elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was David Price (D), who was first elected in 1986. Price did not serve in Congress from 1995-1997.
North Carolina's 4th Congressional District is located in the north-central portion of the state and includes areas of Orange, Durham, and Wake counties.[11]
Candidates
General election candidates
Paul Wright- David Price - Incumbent
May 6, 2014, primary results
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Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  David Price Incumbent |
74.7% | 169,946 | |
| Republican | Paul Wright | 25.3% | 57,416 | |
| Total Votes | 227,362 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections | ||||
Key votes
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.[13] 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.[14] David Price voted against the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[15]
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.[16] 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. David Price voted for HR 2775.[17]
Campaign contributions
David Price
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Price’s reports.[18]
| David Price (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[19] | April 15, 2013 | $65,647.12 | $42,360.49 | $(57,778.38) | $50,229.23 | ||||
| July Quarterly[20] | July 15, 2013 | $50,229.23 | $102,852.97 | $(49,097.26) | $103,984.94 | ||||
| October Quarterly[21] | October 15, 2013 | $103,984.94 | $60,522.25 | $(60,318.91) | $104,188.28 | ||||
| Year-End Quarterly[22] | December 31, 2013 | $104,188 | $122,877 | $(64,008) | $147,807 | ||||
| April Quarterly[23] | April 15, 2014 | $147,807.36 | $76,997.00 | $(57,352.23) | $167,452.13 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[24] | April 24, 2014 | $167,452.13 | $35,235.00 | $(13,037.61) | $189,649.52 | ||||
| July Quarterly[25] | July 15, 2014 | $189,649.52 | $102,728.52 | $(69,280.56) | $223,097.48 | ||||
| October Quarterly[26] | October 15, 2014 | $223,097.48 | $203,684.70 | $(173,806.11) | $252,976.07 | ||||
| Pre-General[27] | October 23, 2014 | $252,976.07 | $36,560.00 | $(17,370.03) | $272,166.04 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $783,817.93 | $(562,049.09) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
The 4th Congressional District of North Carolina held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which incumbent David Price (D) won re-election. He defeated Tim D'Annunzio (R) in the general election.[28]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | David E. Price Incumbent |
74.5% | 259,534 | |
| Republican | Tim D'Annunzio | 25.5% | 88,951 | |
| Total Votes | 348,485 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, David Price won re-election to the United States House. He defeated William Lawson (R) in the general election.[29]
| U.S. House, North Carolina District 4 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | David Price incumbent |
57.2% | 155,384 | |
| Republican | William (B.J.) Lawson | 42.8% | 116,448 | |
| Total Votes | 271,832 | |||
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, "PRICE, David Eugene, (1940 - )," accessed July 10, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2012 General Election Results," accessed July 10, 2014
- ↑ The Cook Political Report, "2014 House Race Ratings for June 26, 2014," accessed July 7, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "North Carolina - Summary Vote Results," accessed July 10, 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
- ↑ Campaign website, "Home," accessed March 5, 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, "David Price Summary Report," accessed August 1, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "David Price April Quarterly," accessed August 1st, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "David Price July Quarterly," accessed July 30, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "David Price October Quarterly," accessed October 22, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "David Price Year-End Quarterly," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "David Price April Quarterly," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "David Price Pre-Primary," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "David Price July Quarterly," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "David Price October Quarterly," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "David Price 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
