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2014 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the 13 U.S. representatives from the state of North Carolina, one from each of the state's 13 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections, including an election to the U.S. Senate.

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina
← 2012 November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04) 2016 →
All 13 North Carolina seats in the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 9 4
Seats won 10 3
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 1,555,364 1,234,027
Percentage 55.39% 43.95%
Swing Increase 6.64% Decrease 6.65%

Primary elections were held on Tuesday, May 6, 2014. In primaries in which no candidate won more than 40% of the vote (the Democratic primary in the 5th district and the Republican primary in the 6th district), second primary elections (runoffs) were held between the top two candidates on July 15, 2014.[1]

Overview

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Statewide

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Party Candidates Votes[2] Seats
No. % No. +/– %
Republican 13 1,555,364 55.39 10   1 76.92
Democratic 12 1,234,027 43.95 3   1 23.08
Libertarian 1 7,850 0.28 0   0.00
Write-In 2 10,757 0.38 0   0.00
Total 28 2,807,998 100.0 13   100.0
Popular vote
Republican
 
 55.39%
Democratic
 
 43.95%
Libertarian
 
 0.28%
Other
 
 0.38%
House seats
Republican
 
 76.92%
Democratic
 
 23.08%
Libertarian
 
 0.00%
Other
 
 0.00%

By district

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Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina by district:[3]

District Republican Democratic Others Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 1 55,990 26.62% 154,333 73.38% 0 0.00% 210,323 100.00% Democratic hold
District 2 122,128 58.83% 85,479 41.17% 0 0.00% 207,607 100.00% Republican hold
District 3 139,415 67.81% 66,182 32.19% 0 0.00% 205,597 100.00% Republican hold
District 4 57,416 25.25% 169,946 75.75% 0 0.00% 227,362 100.00% Democratic hold
District 5 139,279 61.02% 88,973 38.98% 0 0.00% 228,252 100.00% Republican hold
District 6 147,312 58.67% 103,758 41.33% 0 0.00% 251,070 100.00% Republican hold
District 7 134,431 59.35% 84,054 37.11% 8,019 3.54% 226,504 100.00% Republican gain
District 8 121,568 64.86% 65,854 35.14% 0 0.00% 187,422 100.00% Republican hold
District 9 163,080 93.90% 0 0.00% 10,588 6.10% 173,668 100.00% Republican hold
District 10 133,504 61.02% 85,292 38.98% 0 0.00% 218,796 100.00% Republican hold
District 11 144,682 62.90% 85,342 37.10% 0 0.00% 230,024 100.00% Republican hold
District 12 42,568 24.65% 130,096 75.35% 0 0.00% 172,664 100.00% Democratic hold
District 13 153,991 57.31% 114,718 42.69% 0 0.00% 268,709 100.00% Republican hold
Total 1,555,364 55.39% 1,234,027 43.95% 18,607 0.66% 2,807,998 100.00%

District 1

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2014 North Carolina's 1st congressional district election
 
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Nominee G. K. Butterfield Arthur Rich
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 240,661 55,990
Percentage 73.4% 26.6%
U.S. Representative before election

G. K. Butterfield
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

G. K. Butterfield
Democratic

See also: North Carolina's 1st congressional district

The 1st district is located in Northeastern North Carolina and includes towns such as Durham, Elizabeth City, Henderson, Roanoke Rapids, Rocky Mount, Goldsboro and New Bern. The incumbent was Democrat G. K. Butterfield, who ha represented the district since 2004. He was re-elected with 75% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of D+19.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Dan Whittacre, high school teacher, HHS federal agent, and candidate for this district in 2012[4]
Withdrawn
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  • Rodward Hewlin

Results

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Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic G. K. Butterfield (incumbent) 60,847 81.1
Democratic Dan Whittacre 14,147 18.9
Total votes 74,994 100.0

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Brent Shypulefski[4]

Results

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Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Arthur Rich 5,519 51.3
Republican Brent Shypulefski 5,232 48.7
Total votes 10,751 100.0

General election

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Endorsements

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G. K. Butterfield (D)

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		G. K.
Butterfield (D) 		Arthur
Rich (R) 		Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker[15] October 16–23, 2014 84 ± 17% 58% 22% 20%

Results

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North Carolina's 1st congressional district, 2014[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic G. K. Butterfield (incumbent) 154,333 73.4
Republican Arthur Rich 55,990 26.6
Total votes 210,323 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2

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2014 North Carolina's 2nd congressional district election
 
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Nominee Renee Ellmers Clay Aiken
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 122,128 85,479
Percentage 58.8% 41.2%
U.S. Representative before election

Renee Ellmers
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Renee Ellmers
Republican

See also: North Carolina's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district is located in central North Carolina and includes all or parts of Alamance, Chatham, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore, and Wake counties. The incumbent was Republican Renee Ellmers, who had represented the district since 2011. She was re-elected with 56% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of R+10.

Ellmers had considered running for the U.S. Senate[17] but instead ran for re-election.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Renee Ellmers, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
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Declined
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  • Jim Duncan, chair of the Chatham County Republican Party, co-founder of the grassroots organization Coalition for American Principles[20][21]

Results

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Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Renee Ellmers (incumbent) 21,412 58.7
Republican Frank Roche 15,045 41.3
Total votes 36,457 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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Withdrawn
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  • Houston Barnes, attorney[26] (endorsed Aiken)[27]

Results

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The results were too close to call even a week later, with Crisco only narrowly behind Aiken, who was only just above the 40% necessary to avoid a runoff.[28] As both candidates were waiting for the results to be certified (this was to be done May 13, 2014), Crisco died suddenly on May 12, after suffering a fall in his home.[28][29] He was 71.[28] Though Crisco had initially said he would not concede,[30] he changed his mind and had planned to concede on May 13.[31]

Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clay Aiken 11,678 40.9
Democratic Keith Crisco 11,288 39.5
Democratic Toni Morris 5,616 19.6
Total votes 28,582 100.0

General election

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Debate

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2014 North Carolina's 2nd congressional district debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Renee Ellmers Clay Aiken
1 Oct. 6, 2014 Capital Broadcasting Company
North Carolina Bankers Association 		David Crabtree [32] P P

Endorsements

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Renee Ellmers (R)

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Clay Aiken (D)

U.S. Representatives

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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Renee
Ellmers (R) 		Clay
Aiken (D) 		Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker[15] October 16–23, 2014 132 ± 13% 59% 36% 4%
Civitas[42] September 26–28, 2014 400 ± 5% 47% 39% 14%

Results

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North Carolina's 2nd congressional district, 2014[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Renee Ellmers (incumbent) 122,128 58.8
Democratic Clay Aiken 85,479 41.2
Total votes 207,607 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

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2014 North Carolina's 3rd congressional district election
 
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Nominee Walter B. Jones Jr. Marshall Adame
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 139,415 66,182
Percentage 67.8% 32.2%
U.S. Representative before election

Walter B. Jones Jr.
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Walter B. Jones Jr.
Republican

See also: North Carolina's 3rd congressional district

The 3rd district is located on the Atlantic coast of North Carolina. It covers the Outer Banks and the counties adjacent to the Pamlico Sound. The incumbent was Republican Walter B. Jones, Jr., who had represented the district since 1995.[43] He was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of R+11.

Republican primary

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Taylor Griffin, a one-time aide to United States Senator Jesse Helms and to President George W. Bush, ran in the primary against Jones.[44] Griffin sold his consulting firm in Washington, D.C., and moved back to New Bern.[44]

Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Walter Jones, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
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Declined
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  • Scott Dacey, Craven County Commissioner[45][46]

Jason Thigpen, a U.S. Army veteran and founder of the Student Veterans Advocacy Group, first announced that he would challenge Jones in the Republican primary,[47] but then left the Republican Party and said he would run as a Democrat.[43][48] Ultimately, he did not file to run for any party's nomination.[4]

Endorsements

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Taylor Griffin

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Walter B. Jones

U.S. Representatives

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Results

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Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Walter B. Jones, Jr. (incumbent) 22,616 50.9
Republican Taylor Griffin 20,024 45.1
Republican Albin "Big Al" Novinec 1,798 4.0
Total votes 44,438 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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General election

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Endorsements

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Walter B. Jones (R)

U.S. Representatives

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Marshall Adame (D)

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Walter
B. Jones, Jr. (R) 		Marshall
Adame (D) 		Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker[15] October 16–23, 2014 128 ± 19% 60% 37% 3%

Results

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North Carolina's 3rd congressional district, 2014[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Walter B. Jones, Jr. (incumbent) 139,415 67.8
Democratic Marshall Adame 66,182 32.2
Total votes 205,597 100.0
Republican hold

District 4

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2014 North Carolina's 4th congressional district election
 
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Nominee David Price Paul Wright
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 169,946 57,416
Percentage 74.2% 25.2%
U.S. Representative before election

David Price
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

David Price
Democratic

See also: North Carolina's 4th congressional district

The 4th district is located in northern North Carolina and includes Orange, Durham, Harnett, Chatham and Wake counties. The incumbent was Democrat David Price, who had represented the district since 1997, and previously represented it from 1987 to 1995. He was re-elected with 74% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of D+20.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • David Price, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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General election

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David Price (D)

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		David
Price (D) 		Paul
Wright (R) 		Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker[15] October 16–23, 2014 158 ± 12% 73% 21% 6%

Results

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North Carolina's 4th congressional district, 2014[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Price (incumbent) 169,946 74.8
Republican Paul Wright 57,416 25.2
Total votes 227,362 100.0
Democratic hold

District 5

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2014 North Carolina's 5th congressional district election
 
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Nominee Virginia Foxx Josh Brannon
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 139,279 88,973
Percentage 61.0% 39.0%
U.S. Representative before election

Virginia Foxx
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Virginia Foxx
Republican

See also: North Carolina's 5th congressional district

The 5th district is located in northwestern North Carolina, from the Appalachian Mountains to the Piedmont Triad and includes Watauga, Ashe, Wilkes, Alexander, Iredell, Davie, Yadkin, Surry, Alleghany, Forsyth, Stokes and Reckingham counties. The incumbent was Republican Virginia Foxx, who had represented the district since 2005. She was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of R+11.

Foxx had considered running for the U.S. Senate[52] but instead ran for re-election.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Virginia Foxx, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
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  • Philip Doyle[4]

Results

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Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Virginia Foxx (incumbent) 49,572 75.4
Republican Philip Doyle 16,175 24.6
Total votes 65,747 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Joshua Brannon, software developer
Eliminated in primary
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Results

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Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joshua Brannon 8,010 33.0
Democratic Gardenia Henley 6,417 26.5
Democratic Michael W. Holleman 5,618 23.2
Democratic Will Stinson 4,189 17.3
Total votes 24,234 100.0

Runoff

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Because Brannon did not secure more than 40 percent of the vote, he and Henley advanced to a runoff.

Democratic primary runoff results[53]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joshua Brannon 2,748 65.6
Democratic Gardenia Henley 1,443 34.4
Total votes 4,191 100.0

General election

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Endorsements

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Virginia Foxx (R)

Organizations

Joshua Brannon (D)

Organizations

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Virginia
Foxx (R) 		Joshua
Brannon (D) 		Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker[15] October 16–23, 2014 140 ± 12% 58% 29% 12%

Results

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North Carolina's 5th congressional district, 2014[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Virginia Foxx (incumbent) 139,279 61.0
Democratic Joshua Brannon 88,973 39.0
Total votes 228,252 100.0
Republican hold

District 6

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2014 North Carolina's 6th congressional district election
 
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Nominee Mark Walker Laura Fjeld
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 147,312 103,758
Percentage 58.7% 41.3%
U.S. Representative before election

Howard Coble
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Mark Walker
Republican

See also: North Carolina's 6th congressional district

The 6th district is located in northern North Carolina and includes all of Caswell, Person, Rockingham, Surry and Stokes counties as well as parts of Guilford, Alamance, Durham, Granville and Orange counties. The incumbent was Republican Howard Coble, who had represented the district since 1985. He was re-elected with 61% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of R+10.

Republican primary

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Citing his health, Coble announced on November 7, 2013, that he would retire and not seek another term in 2014.[55]

Candidates

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Nominee
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Declined
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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Phil
Berger 		Mike
Causey 		Kenn
Kopf 		Zack
Matheny 		Jeff
Phillips 		Charlie
Sutherland 		Bruce
VonCannon 		Mark
Walker 		Don
Webb 		Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Berger)[61] April 8–10, 2014 300 ±5.66% 36% — — 6% — — 6% 14% — 38%
Tel Opinion Research[62] April 2014 – – 29% 1% 0% 2% 4% 0% 4% 4% 2% 54%

Endorsements

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Phil Berger Jr.

U.S. Representatives

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Mark Walker

State legislators

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Results

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Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Phil Berger, Jr. 15,127 34.3
Republican Mark Walker 11,123 25.2
Republican Bruce VonCannon 5,055 11.4
Republican Zack Matheny 5,043 11.4
Republican Jeff Phillips 3,494 7.9
Republican Don Webb 1,899 4.3
Republican Mike Causey 1,427 3.2
Republican Kenn Kopf 510 1.2
Republican Charlie Sutherland 458 1.0
Total votes 44,136 100.0

Runoff

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Because Berger did not win more than 40 percent of the vote, he and Walker advanced to a runoff, which Walker won.

Republican primary runoff results[53]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Walker 18,965 59.9
Republican Phil Berger, Jr. 12,722 40.1
Total votes 31,687 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Bruce Davis, Guilford County Commissioner and candidate for the state senate in 2008, 2010 and 2012[65]

Results

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Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Laura Fjeld 19,066 56.2
Democratic Bruce Davis 14,882 43.8
Total votes 33,948 100.0

General election

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Endorsements

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Mark Walker (R)

State legislators

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Laura Fjeld (D)

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Mark
Walker (R) 		Laura
Fjeld (D) 		Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker[15] October 16–23, 2014 180 ± 10% 60% 38% 2%
WPA Opinion Research (R-Walker)[69] September 3–4, 2014 306 ± 5.7% 54% 31% 15%

Results

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North Carolina's 6th congressional district, 2014[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Walker 147,312 58.7
Democratic Laura Fjeld 103,758 41.3
Total votes 251,070 100.0
Republican hold

District 7

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2014 North Carolina's 7th congressional district election
 
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Nominee David Rouzer Jonathan Barfield, Jr.
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 134,431 84,054
Percentage 59.3% 37.1%
U.S. Representative before election

Mike McIntyre
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

David Rouzer
Republican

See also: North Carolina's 7th congressional district

The 7th district is located in southeastern North Carolina and includes Robeson, Cumberland, Sampson, Bladen, Columbus, Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender and Duplin counties. The incumbent was Democrat Mike McIntyre, who had represented the district since 1997. He was re-elected with 50% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of R+12.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Declined
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  • Mike McIntyre, incumbent U.S. Representative[72]

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Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jonathan Barfield, Jr. 21,966 58.2
Democratic Walter A. Martin, Jr. 15,741 41.8
Total votes 37,707 100.0

Republican primary

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Nominee
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  • Chris Andrade[4]
  • Haywood "Woody" White, New Hanover County Commissioner and former state senator[74]

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Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Rouzer 23,010 53.0
Republican Haywood "Woody" White 17,389 40.1
Republican Chris Andrade 3,000 6.9
Total votes 43,399 100.0

Minor parties

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Attorney J. Wesley Casteen, who ran for a seat on the North Carolina Court of Appeals in 2010, was the Libertarian Party nominee.[75] Louis Harmati, who ran for the state legislature as a Republican in 2012,[76] ran as a write-in candidate.[77]

General election

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Endorsements

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Jonathan Barfield (D)

Labor unions

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David Rouzer (R)

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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Jonathan
Barfield, Jr. (D) 		David
Rouzer (R) 		J. Wesley
Casteen (L) 		Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker[15] October 16–23, 2014 324 ± 9% 32% 54% — 13%

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[81] Likely R (flip) November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[82] Safe R (flip) October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[83] Safe R (flip) October 30, 2014
RCP Safe R (flip) November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[84] Safe R (flip) November 4, 2014

Results

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North Carolina's 7th congressional district, 2014[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Rouzer 134,431 59.3
Democratic Jonathan Barfield, Jr. 84,054 37.1
Libertarian J. Wesley Casteen 7,850 3.5
Write-in 169 0.1
Total votes 226,504 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 8

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2014 North Carolina's 8th congressional district election
 
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Nominee Richard Hudson Antonio Blue
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 121,568 65,854
Percentage 64.9% 35.1%
U.S. Representative before election

Richard Hudson
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Richard Hudson
Republican

See also: North Carolina's 8th congressional district

The 8th district is located in Southern North Carolina and includes all of Anson County, Montgomery County, Richmond County, Scotland County and Stanly County, as well as portions of Cabarrus County, Davidson County, Mecklenburg County, Randolph County, Robeson County, Rowan County and Union County. The incumbent was Republican Richard Hudson, who had represented the district since 2013. He was elected in 2012, defeating Democratic incumbent Larry Kissell with 53% of the vote. The district has a PVI of R+11.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Richard Hudson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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General election

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Endorsements

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Richard Hudson (R)

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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Richard
Hudson (R) 		Antonio
Blue (D) 		Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker[15] October 16–23, 2014 90 ± 16% 57% 33% 9%

Results

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North Carolina's 8th congressional district, 2014[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard Hudson (incumbent) 121,568 64.9
Democratic Antonio Blue 65,854 35.1
Total votes 187,422 100.0
Republican hold

District 9

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2014 North Carolina's 9th congressional district election
 
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Candidate Robert Pittenger
Party Republican
Popular vote 163,080
Percentage 93.9%
U.S. Representative before election

Robert Pittenger
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Robert Pittenger
Republican

See also: North Carolina's 9th congressional district

The 9th district is located in south-central North Carolina and includes parts of Iredell, Mecklenburg and Union counties. The incumbent was Republican Robert Pittenger, who had represented the district since 2013. He was elected with 52% of the vote in 2012, succeeding retiring Republican incumbent Sue Myrick. The district has a PVI of R+8.

Pittenger had considered running for the U.S. Senate[85] but instead ran for re-election.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary

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  • Michael Steinberg, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2012.

Results

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Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Pittenger (incumbent) 29,505 67.6
Republican Michael Steinberg 14,146 32.4
Total votes 43,651 100.0

Democratic primary

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No Democrat filed to run for the seat, making this district the only one in the state not being contested by both major parties in 2014.[4]

Independents

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There was a write-in campaign for candidate Shawn Eckles of Iredell County.[86][77]

General election

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Endorsements

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Robert Pittenger (R)

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Results

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North Carolina's 9th congressional district, 2014[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Pittenger (incumbent) 163,080 93.9
Write-in 8,219 4.7
Independent Shawn Eckles (write-in) 2,369 1.4
Total votes 173,668 100.0
Republican hold

District 10

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2014 North Carolina's 10th congressional district election
 
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Nominee Patrick McHenry Tate MacQueen
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 133,504 85,292
Percentage 61.0% 39.0%
U.S. Representative before election

Patrick McHenry
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Patrick McHenry
Republican

See also: North Carolina's 10th congressional district

The 10th district is located in central and western North Carolina and includes all of Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln and Rutherford counties and parts of Catawba, Iredell and Buncombe counties. The incumbent was Republican Patrick McHenry, who had represented the district since 2005. He was re-elected with 57% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of R+11.

McHenry had considered running for the U.S. Senate[87] but instead ran for re-election.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Richard Lynch, business owner and candidate for North Carolina's 9th congressional district in 2012[4]

Results

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Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patrick McHenry (incumbent) 29,400 78.0
Republican Richard Lynch 8,273 22.0
Total votes 37,673 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Tate MacQueen, High school social studies teacher and soccer coach[88]
Declined
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General election

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Endorsements

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Patrick McHenry (R)

Organizations

Tate MacQueen (D)

Labor unions

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Patrick
McHenry (R) 		Tate
MacQueen (D) 		Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker[15] October 16–23, 2014 128 ± 21% 51% 29% 20%

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North Carolina's 10th congressional district, 2014[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patrick McHenry (incumbent) 133,504 61.0
Democratic Tate MacQueen 85,292 39.0
Total votes 218,796 100.0
Republican hold

District 11

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2014 North Carolina's 11th congressional district election
 
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Nominee Mark Meadows Tom Hill
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 144,682 85,342
Percentage 62.9% 37.1%
U.S. Representative before election

Mark Meadows
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Mark Meadows
Republican

See also: North Carolina's 11th congressional district

The 11th district is located in western North Carolina and includes Yancey, McDowell, Rutherford, Polk, Henderson, Buncombe, Madison, Haywood, Jackson, Transylvania, Swain, Macon, Clay, Graham and Cherokee counties. The incumbent was Republican Mark Meadows, who had represented the district since 2013. He was elected with 57% of the vote in 2012, succeeding retiring Democratic incumbent Heath Shuler. The district has a PVI of R+13.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Mark Meadows, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Tom Hill, physicist and candidate for this seat in 2012
Eliminated in primary
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  • Keith Ruehl, businessman and volunteer firefighter[92]

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Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Hill 16,819 54.1
Democratic Keith Ruehl 14,272 45.9
Total votes 31,091 100.0

General election

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Endorsements

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Mark Meadows (R)

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Tom Hill (D)

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Mark
Meadows (R) 		Tom
Hill (D) 		Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker[15] October 16–23, 2014 141 ± 14% 59% 34% 8%

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North Carolina's 11th congressional district, 2014[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Meadows (incumbent) 144,682 62.9
Democratic Tom Hill 85,342 37.1
Total votes 230,024 100.0
Republican hold

District 12

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2014 North Carolina's 12th congressional district election
 
     
Nominee Alma Adams Vince Coakley
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 130,096 42,568
Percentage 75.4% 24.6%
U.S. Representative before election

Alma Adams
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Alma Adams
Democratic

See also: 2014 North Carolina's 12th congressional district special election
See also: North Carolina's 12th congressional district

The 12th district is located in central North Carolina and includes parts of Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Lexington, Salisbury, Concord, and High Point. Democrat Mel Watt held this seat from 1993 until he resigned on January 6, 2014, to become director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.[93][94] The special election to fill the seat for the remainder of the current Congress would be held concurrently with the regular 2014 elections.[95] Watt was re-elected with 80% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+26.

Democratic primary

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Nominee
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All except Patel also ran in the special election.[4]

Withdrew
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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Alma
Adams 		George
Battle 		Marcus
Brandon 		Malcolm
Graham 		James
Mitchell 		Curtis
Osborne 		Rajive
Patel 		Undecided
Hamilton Campaigns (D-Adams)[100] Feb. 28–Mar. 4, 2014 500 ± 4.4% 26% 9% 4% 19% 9% 3% 1% 29%

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Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alma Adams 15,235 44.0
Democratic Malcolm Graham 8,180 23.6
Democratic George Battle III 4,342 12.5
Democratic Marcus Brandon 2,856 8.3
Democratic James "Smuggie" Mitchell, Jr. 1,775 5.1
Democratic Curtis C. Osborne 1,733 5.0
Democratic Rajive Patel 502 1.4
Total votes 34,623 100.0

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Vince Coakley, former TV news anchor[101]
Eliminated in primary
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  • Leon Threatt[4]

Coakley was the only Republican to file for the special election.

Results

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Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Vince Coakley 8,652 78.0
Republican Leon Threatt 2,439 22.0
Total votes 11,091 100.0

General election

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Endorsements

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Alma Adams (D)

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Vince Coakley (R)

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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Alma
Adams (D) 		Vince
Coakley (R) 		Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker[15] October 16–23, 2014 91 ± 15% 70% 19% 11%

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North Carolina's 12th congressional district, 2014[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alma Adams 130,096 75.4
Republican Vince Coakley 42,568 24.6
Total votes 172,664 100.0
Democratic hold

District 13

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2014 North Carolina's 13th congressional district election
 
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Nominee George Holding Brenda Cleary
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 153,991 114,718
Percentage 57.3% 42.7%
U.S. Representative before election

George Holding
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

George Holding
Republican

See also: North Carolina's 13th congressional district

The 13th district is located in northern North Carolina and includes parts of Granville, Wake, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Nash, Vance, Wayne and Wilson counties. The incumbent was Republican George Holding, who had represented the district since 2013. He was elected with 57% of the vote in 2012, succeeding retiring Democratic incumbent Brad Miller. The district has a PVI of R+8.

Holding had considered running for the U.S. Senate[85] but instead ran for re-election.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • George Holding, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Brenda Cleary, registered nurse and former executive director of the North Carolina Center for Nursing[104]
Eliminated in primary
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  • Virginia Conlon[4]
  • Arunava "Ron" Sanyal[4]

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Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brenda Cleary 24,631 70.4
Democratic Virginia Conlon 6,308 18.0
Democratic Arunava "Ron" Sanyal 4,052 11.6
Total votes 34,991 100.0

General election

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Endorsements

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George Holding (R)

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Brenda Cleary (D)

Labor unions

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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		George
Holding (R) 		Brenda
Cleary (D) 		Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker[15] October 16–23, 2014 168 ± 13% 62% 31% 7%

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North Carolina's 13th congressional district, 2014[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George Holding (incumbent) 153,991 57.3
Democratic Brenda Cleary 114,718 42.7
Total votes 268,709 100.0
Republican hold

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