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The state of North Carolina held elections in 2014. Below are the dates of note:

2014 elections and events in North Carolina

Filing deadline for party candidates | February 28, 2014
Voter registration deadline for primary election | April 11, 2014
Primary election date | May 6, 2014
12th Congressional District special election (primary) | May 6, 2014
School board elections (7) | May 6, 2014
Filing deadline for unaffiliated candidates for general election | June 27, 2014
Voter registration deadline for general election | October 10, 2014
General election date | November 4, 2014
12th Congressional District special election (general) | November 4, 2014
Statewide ballot measure election | November 4, 2014
School board elections (27) | November 4, 2014

Below are the types of elections that were scheduled in North Carolina in 2014:

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## 2014 elections[edit]

### Races to watch in North Carolina[edit]

U.S. Congress

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* U.S. Senate

See also: United States Senate elections in North Carolina, 2014
Sen. Kay Hagan (D) lost re-election to challenger Thom Tillis in the general election. The conservative group Americans for Prosperity released ads drawing attention to her vote for the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).

North Carolina State Legislature

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See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2014 and North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the North Carolina State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 28, 2014. Heading into the election, the Republican Party controlled the chamber. The following table details the 10 districts with the smallest margin of victory in the November 6, 2012, general election.

2012 Margin of Victory, North Carolina State Senate

District  | Winner  | Margin of Victory  | Total Votes  | Top Opponent
District 1 |  William Cook | 0% | 87,449 | Stan White
District 12 |  Ronald Rabin | 2% | 74,146 | Brad Salmon
District 25 |  Gene McLaurin | 6% | 84,066 | Gene McIntyre
District 17 |  Tamara Barringer | 7.3% | 106,399 | Erv Portman
District 19 |  Wesley Meredith | 7.8% | 69,244 | George Tatum
District 9 |  Thomas Goolsby | 8.3% | 97,772 | Deb Butler
District 18 |  Chad Barefoot | 11.8% | 92,770 | Doug Berger
District 47 |  Ralph Hise | 12.9% | 82,214 | Phil Feagan
District 50 |  Jim Davis | 14.2% | 88,294 | John Snow
District 46 |  Warren Daniel | 14.7% | 78,457 | John T. McDevitt

Elections for the North Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 28, 2014. Heading into the election, the Republican Party controlled the chamber. The following table details the 10 districts with the smallest margin of victory in the November 6, 2012, general election.

2012 Margin of Victory, North Carolina House of Representatives

District  | Winner  | Margin of Victory  | Total Votes  | Top Opponent
District 6 |  Paul Tine | 1.1% | 41,054 | Mattie Lawson
District 35 |  Chris Malone | 1.6% | 40,213 | Lori B. Millberg
District 118 |  Michele D. Presnell | 2.6% | 36,537 | Ray Rapp
District 92 |  Charles Jeter | 2.8% | 36,663 | Robin Bradford
District 9 |  Brian Brown | 3% | 38,424 | Marian McLawhorn
District 93 |  Jonathan Jordan | 3% | 38,823 | Cullie Tarleton
District 119 |  Joe Sam Queen | 3.5% | 32,241 | Mike Clampitt
District 41 |  Thomas Murry | 3.6% | 41,789 | Jim Messina
District 51 |  Michael Stone | 4.1% | 30,297 | W. P. Tatum
District 49 |  Jim Fulghum | 7.9% | 52,434 | Keith Karlsson

### Elections by type[edit]

# U.S. Senate[edit]

## U.S. Senate elections in North Carolina[edit]

See also: United States Senate elections in North Carolina, 2014, Special elections to the 113th United States Congress (2013-2014) and United States Senate elections, 2014

There were both regularly scheduled elections and special elections scheduled for the U.S. House in 2014.

### Regularly scheduled elections[edit]

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Voters in North Carolina elected one member to the U.S. Senate in the election on November 4, 2014.

Candidate Filing Deadline  | Primary Election  | General Election

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February 28, 2014 | May 6, 2014 | November 4, 2014

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.[1]

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).[2]

See also: North Carolina elections, 2014

Incumbent: Thom Tillis filled the Senate seat held by Kay Hagan (D). Hagan was first elected in 2008.

#### Candidates[edit]

Note: The filing deadline for candidates was February 28, 2014.

General election candidates

* Thom Tillisa
* Kay Hagan \- Incumbent
* Sean Haugh

May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

* Thom Tillis \- State House Speaker[3][4]a
* Greg Brannon \- Physician and tea party activist[5]
* Mark Harris \- Reverend[6]
* Heather Grant[7]
* Ted Alexander[8]
* Edward Kryn[9]
* Jim Snyder[10]
* Alex Bradshaw[11]

Democratic Primary

* Kay Hagan \- Incumbenta
* Will Stewart[12]
* Ernest Reeves

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Libertarian Party Candidates

* Sean Haugh[13]a
* Tim D'Annunzio[14]

#### Declined to run[edit]

* Peter Brunstetter \- State senator[15]
* Cherie K. Berry \- North Carolina Commissioner of Labor[3][16]
* George Holding \- U.S. Representative[17]
* Patrick McHenry \- U.S. Representative[18]
* Robert Pittenger \- U.S. Representative[17]
* Renee Ellmers \- U.S. Representative[19]
* Virginia Foxx \- U.S. Representative[3][20]
* Phil Berger \- State senate President pro tem[3][21]
* Jim Cain \- Ambassador to Denmark under George W. Bush[22]

#### Race background[edit]

Incumbent Kay Hagan was a Democratic senator in a red state, making her seat one of the most vulnerable in 2014. The unpopularity of President Obama's healthcare mandate, combined with its poor implementation thus far, was a major issue that Hagan could not overcome in order to win re-election.

### Special elections by date[edit]

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#### * November 4, 2014 *[edit]

The 12th Congressional District of North Carolina held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.

Candidate Filing Deadline  | Primary Election  | General Election

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February 28, 2014 | May 6, 2014 | November 4, 2014

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.[1]

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).[2]

See also: North Carolina elections, 2014

Incumbent: Melvin L. Watt (D), who was first elected in 1992, resigned from his seat in 2013 to take a position in the Obama administration.

As of the 2010 redistricting cycle, North Carolina's 12th Congressional District was located in the west-central portion of the state and included portions of Mecklenburg County.[23]

#### Candidates[edit]

Note: The filing deadline for candidates was February 28, 2014.

General election candidates

* Vince Coakley[24]
* Alma Adams[24]a

May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

* Leon Threatt
* Vince Coakleya

Democratic Primary

* Malcolm Graham \- State Senator
* Rajive Patel
* James "Smuggie" Mitchell
* Marcus Brandon \- State Representative
* Curtis Osborne
* George Battle
* Alma Adams \- State Representativea

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# U.S. House[edit]

## U.S. House of Representatives elections in North Carolina[edit]

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 2014 and United States House of Representatives elections, 2014

The 2014 U.S. House of Representatives elections in North Carolina took place on November 4, 2014. 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

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February 28, 2014 | May 6, 2014 | November 4, 2014

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.[1]

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).[2]

See also: North Carolina elections, 2014

### Partisan breakdown[edit]

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Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held 9 of the 13 congressional seats from North Carolina.

Members of the U.S. House from North Carolina -- Partisan Breakdown

Party  | As of November 2014  | After the 2014 Election
| Democratic Party | 4  | 3
| Republican Party | 9 | 10
Total |  13 |  13

### Incumbents[edit]

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Heading into the 2014 election, the incumbents for the 13 congressional districts were:

Name | Party | District

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G.K. Butterfield |  Democratic | 1
Renee Ellmers |  Republican | 2
Walter Jones |  Republican | 3
David Price |  Democratic | 4
Virginia Foxx |  Republican | 5
Howard Coble |  Republican | 6
Mike McIntyre |  Democratic | 7
Richard Hudson |  Republican | 8
Robert Pittenger |  Republican | 9
Patrick McHenry |  Republican | 10
Mark Meadows |  Republican | 11
Melvin Watt |  Democratic | 12
George Holding |  Republican | 13

### List of candidates by district[edit]

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Note: The filing deadline for candidates was February 28, 2014.

### 1st Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

* Arthur Rich
* G.K. Butterfield \- Incumbenta

May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

* Arthur Rich[25]a
* Brent Shypulefski[26]

Democratic Primary

* G.K. Butterfield \- Incumbenta
* Dan Whittacre

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#### Failed to file[edit]

* Rodward Hewlin

### 2nd Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

* Renee Ellmers \- Incumbenta
* Clay Aiken

May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

* Renee Ellmers \- Incumbenta
* Frank Roche

Democratic Primary

* Clay Aiken[27]a
* Keith Crisco, Sr.[28]
* Crisco passed away on May 12, 2014. At the time of his passing, the primary results were still too close to call.[29]
* Toni Morris[30]

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### Declined to run[edit]

* Jim Duncan

### 3rd Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

* Walter Jones \- Incumbenta
* Marshall Adame

May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

* Walter Jones \- Incumbenta
* Taylor Griffin[31]
* Al Novinec

Democratic Primary

* Marshall Adame[32][33]a

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### Failed to file[edit]

* Jason Thigpen[32][34]

### 4th Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

* Paul Wright
* David Price \- Incumbenta

May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

* Paul Wright[35]a

Democratic Primary

* David Price \- Incumbenta

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### 5th Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

* Virginia Foxx \- Incumbenta
* Josh Brannon

July 15 Democratic runoff primary

Note: No candidate secured more than 40 percent of the vote in the May 6, 2014, primary election. A runoff primary election was held between the top two candidates[36][37]

* Josh Brannona
* Gardenia Henley

May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

* Virginia Foxx \- Incumbenta
* Philip Doyle

Democratic Primary

* Josh Brannona
* Gardenia Henley[38]a
* Michael Holleman
* Will Stinson

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### 6th Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

* Mark Walkera
* Laura Fjeld

July 15 Republican runoff primary

Note: No candidate secured more than 40 percent of the vote in the May 6, 2014, primary election. A runoff primary election was held between the top two candidates[36][39]

* Phil Berger, Jr.
* Mark Walkera

May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

* Don Webb[40]
* Jeff Phillips[41]
* Mark Walker[42]a
* Phil Berger, Jr.[43]a
* Bruce VonCannon[44]
* Zack Matheny[45]
* Kenn Kopf[46]
* Charlie Sutherland[47]
* Mike Causey

Democratic Primary

* Laura Fjeld[48]a
* Bruce Davis[49]

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### 7th Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

* David Rouzera
* Jonathan Barfield, Jr.
* Wesley Casteen

May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

* David Rouzer \- Former state Sen.[50]a
* Woody White \- New Hanover County Commissioner[24]
* Chris Andrade[51]

Democratic Primary

* Jonathan Barfield, Jr. \- New Hanover County Commissioner[24]a
* Walter Martin

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Libertarian Primary

* Wesley Casteen[52]a

### 8th Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

* Richard Hudson \- Incumbenta
* Antonio Blue

May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

* Richard Hudson \- Incumbenta

Democratic Primary

* Antonio Bluea

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### 9th Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

* Robert Pittenger \- Incumbenta
* Shawn Eckles (Write-in)[53]

May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

* Robert Pittenger \- Incumbenta
* Mike Steinberg[54]

### 10th Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

* Patrick T. McHenry \- Incumbenta
* Tate MacQueen, IV

May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

* Patrick T. McHenry \- Incumbenta
* Richard Lynch[55]

Democratic Primary

* Tate MacQueen, IV[56]a

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### Not running[edit]

* Terry Bellamy \- Mayor of Asheville[57]

### 11th Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

* Mark Meadows \- Incumbenta
* Tom Hill

May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

* Mark Meadows \- Incumbenta

Democratic Primary

* Keith Ruehl
* Tom Hilla

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### 12th Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

* Vince Coakley[24]
* Alma Adams[24]a

May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

* Leon Threatt
* Vince Coakleya

Democratic Primary

* Malcolm Graham \- State Senator
* Rajive Patel
* James "Smuggie" Mitchell
* Marcus Brandon \- State Representative
* Curtis Osborne
* George Battle
* Alma Adams \- State Representativea

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### 13th Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

* George Holding \- Incumbenta
* Brenda Cleary

May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

* George Holding \- Incumbenta

Democratic Primary

* Ron Sanyal[58][59]
* Brenda Cleary[60]a
* Virginia Conlon[61]

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# State Senate[edit]

## State Senate elections in North Carolina[edit]

See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2014 and State legislative elections, 2014

Elections for the North Carolina State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 28, 2014.

### Majority control[edit]

See also: Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held the majority in the North Carolina State Senate:

North Carolina State Senate

Party  | As of November 3, 2014  | After November 4, 2014
| Democratic Party | 17  | 16
| Republican Party | 33 | 34
Total |  50 |  50

### List of candidates by district[edit]

Note: The filing deadline for candidates was February 28, 2014.

District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22• District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32• District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40• District 41 • District 42• District 43 • District 44 • District 45 • District 46 • District 47 • District 48 • District 49 • District 50

# State House[edit]

## State House elections in North Carolina[edit]

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2014 and State legislative elections, 2014

Elections for the North Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 28, 2014.

### Majority control[edit]

See also: Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held the majority in the North Carolina House of Representatives:

North Carolina House of Representatives

Party  | As of November 3, 2014  | After November 4, 2014
| Democratic Party | 43  | 46
| Republican Party | 77 | 74
Total |  120 |  120

### List of candidates by district[edit]

Note: The filing deadline for candidates was February 28, 2014.

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# Statewide ballot measures[edit]

## Statewide ballot measure elections in North Carolina[edit]

See also: North Carolina 2014 ballot measures and 2014 ballot measures

One statewide ballot measure was certified for the 2014 ballot in the state of North Carolina.

### On the ballot[edit]

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November 4:

Type  | Title  | Subject  | Description  | Result

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LRCA |  Criminal Defendant May Waive Jury Trial Amendment | Criminal Trials | Amends North Carolina Constitution to allow criminal defendants to waive jury trial | a

# School boards[edit]

## School board elections in North Carolina[edit]

See also: List of school board elections in 2014 and North Carolina school board elections, 2014

In 2014, 670 of America's largest school districts held elections for 2,188 seats. These elections took place in 37 states.

### State elections[edit]

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A total of 34 North Carolina school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held elections in 2014 for 126 seats. Five board elections were held in May 2014, while the remaining 29 districts held elections on November 4, 2014.

Here are several quick facts about North Carolina's school board elections in 2014:

* An average of 2.17 candidates ran for each board seat up for election in 2014 in North Carolina’s largest school districts by enrollment, which was higher than the national average of 1.89 candidates per seat.
* 22.22 percent of the school board seats on the ballot in 2014 were unopposed. This was a lower percentage than the 32.57 percent of school board seats that were unopposed nationally.

* 72.22 percent of the incumbents whose seats were on the ballot ran for re-election in 2014, and they retained half of the total seats up for election.
* A total of 63 newcomers were elected to school boards in North Carolina. They took 50 percent of the total seats in 2014, which was higher than the 38.19 percent of school board seats that went to newcomers nationally.
* The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2014 was Guilford County Schools with 71,722 K-12 students.
* The smallest school district by enrollment with an election in 2014 was Duplin County Schools with 9,145 K-12 students.
* Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools had the most seats on the ballot in 2014 with nine seats up for election.
* Four districts tied for the fewest seats on the ballot in 2014 with two seats up for election in each district.

The districts listed below served 786,518 K-12 students during the 2010-2011 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.[62] Click on the district names for more information on the district and its school board elections.

2014 North Carolina School Board Elections

District  | Date  | Seats up for election  | Total board seats  | Student enrollment
Durham Public Schools | 5/6/2014 | 4 | 7 | 32,478
Iredell-Statesville Schools | 5/6/2014 | 4 | 7 | 21,336
Onslow County Schools | 5/6/2014 | 3 | 7 | 23,890
Robeson County Schools | 5/6/2014 | 4 | 11 | 23,933
Wilkes County Schools | 5/6/2014 | 2 | 5 | 10,374
Alamance-Burlington Schools | 11/4/2014 | 3 | 7 | 22,683
Brunswick County Schools | 11/4/2014 | 2 | 5 | 12,274
Buncombe County Schools | 11/4/2014 | 3 | 7 | 25,571
Cabarrus County Schools | 11/4/2014 | 3 | 7 | 28,980
Caldwell County Schools | 11/4/2014 | 4 | 7 | 12,755
Catawba County Schools | 11/4/2014 | 4 | 7 | 17,370
Craven County Schools | 11/4/2014 | 3 | 7 | 15,048
Cumberland County Schools | 11/4/2014 | 3 | 9 | 53,305
Davidson County Schools | 11/4/2014 | 2 | 5 | 20,648
Duplin County Schools | 11/4/2014 | 2 | 5 | 9,145
Gaston County Schools | 11/4/2014 | 5 | 9 | 32,326
Guilford County Schools | 11/4/2014 | 5 | 11 | 71,722
Harnett County Schools | 11/4/2014 | 3 | 5 | 19,640
Henderson County Schools | 11/4/2014 | 3 | 7 | 13,472
Johnston County Schools | 11/4/2014 | 3 | 7 | 32,454
Lee County Schools | 11/4/2014 | 3 | 7 | 9,834
Lenoir County Public Schools | 11/4/2014 | 3 | 7 | 9,298
Lincoln County Schools | 11/4/2014 | 3 | 7 | 12,016
Moore County Schools | 11/4/2014 | 4 | 8 | 12,555
Nash-Rocky Mount Schools | 11/4/2014 | 6 | 11 | 17,448
New Hanover County Schools | 11/4/2014 | 4 | 7 | 24,343
Pitt County Schools | 11/4/2014 | 4 | 12 | 23,630
Randolph County Schools | 11/4/2014 | 3 | 7 | 18,935
Rockingham County Schools | 11/4/2014 | 5 | 11 | 13,962
Rowan-Salisbury Schools | 11/4/2014 | 4 | 7 | 20,356
Union County Public Schools | 11/4/2014 | 5 | 9 | 39,746
Wayne County Public Schools | 11/4/2014 | 4 | 7 | 19,471
Wilson County Schools | 11/4/2014 | 4 | 7 | 12,234
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools | 11/4/2014 | 9 | 9 | 53,286

## Voting in North Carolina[edit]

See also: Voting in North Carolina

### Important voting information[edit]

* 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.[1]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

* North Carolina does not permit online voter registration.

### Voting absentee[edit]

See also: Absentee voting by state

For information about eligibility, deadlines, military and overseas voting and updates to the voting laws in North Carolina, please visit our absentee voting by state page.

### Voting early[edit]

See also: Early voting

North Carolina is one of 33 states (plus the District of Columbia) that permit some form of early voting. Early voting begins on the third Thursday before Election Day and ends on the Saturday prior to the election.[63]

## Elections Performance Index[edit]

See also: Pew Charitable Trusts' Elections Performance Index

North Carolina ranked 19th out of the 50 states and District of Columbia in the Pew Charitable Trusts' Elections Performance Index (EPI), based on the 2012 elections. The EPI examined election administration performance and assigned an average percentage score based on 17 indicators of election performance. These indicators were chosen in order to determine both the convenience and integrity of these three phases of an election: registration, voting and counting. North Carolina received an overall score of 67 percent.[64]

## See also[edit]

* Elections portal
* Elections and events calendar
* Voter guides
* State Blue Books
* State Poll Opening and Closing Times
* State Election Result Canvassing
* State voter ID laws
* Voting in North Carolina
* Absentee voting
* Early voting
* Online voter registration
* Election terms and definitions

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 North Carolina General Assembly, "N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163–119," accessed December 15, 2025
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 North Carolina Center for Voter Education, "Register to Vote in North Carolina," accessed January 3, 2014
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Southern Political Report, "North Carolina: GOPers Circling Around Hagan," accessed May 23, 2013
4. ↑ Associated Press, "APNewsBreak: Tillis says he'll run for US Senate," accessed June 3, 2013
5. ↑ Gregbrannon.com, "About," accessed June 28, 2013
6. ↑ ctpost.com, "NC minister Harris planning bid for US Senate," accessed September 12, 2013
7. ↑ Heather Grant Campaign website, "Home," accessed November 19, 2013
8. ↑ Campaign website, "Home," accessed March 3, 2014
9. ↑ Campaign website, "Home," accessed March 3, 2014
10. ↑ North Carolina Board of Elections, "Candidate List Group by Contest," accessed March 11, 2014
11. ↑ WCTI12.com, "US Senate Race (NC)," accessed May 2, 2014
12. ↑ Campaign website, "Home," accessed March 3, 2014
13. ↑ Campaign Facebook page, "Home," accessed March 6, 2014
14. ↑ Campaign Facebook page, "Home," accessed March 6, 2014
15. ↑ WRAL.com, "Brunstetter considering US Senate bid," accessed September 18, 2013
16. ↑ WRAL, "Berry won't run for US Senate against Hagan," accessed May 31, 2013
17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 National Journal, "N.C. Labor Commissioner Considering Run Against Hagan," accessed June 24, 2013
18. ↑ Roll Call, "North Carolina: McHenry Won’t Run Against Hagan," accessed June 24, 2013
19. ↑ The Washington Post, "Renee Ellmers won’t run for Senate," accessed July 30, 2013
20. ↑ The Bellingham Herald, "US Rep Virginia Foxx won't enter US Senate race," accessed August 20, 2013
21. ↑ Washington Post, "Republican Phil Berger won’t challenge Sen. Kay Hagan," accessed September 23, 2013
22. ↑ Roll Call, "Ambassador Eyeing Kay Hagan Challenge," accessed May 20, 2013
23. ↑ General Assembly of North Carolina, "2016 Contingent Congressional Plan - Corrected," accessed September 28, 2018
24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.5 North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Filing List," accessed March 18, 2014
25. ↑ Arthur Rich campaign website, "Home," accessed March 6, 2014
26. ↑ Brent Shypulefski campaign website, "Home," accessed March 6, 2014
27. ↑ USA Today, "Singer Clay Aiken launches bid for Congress," accessed February 5, 2014
28. ↑ Keith Crisco campaign website, "Home," accessed March 6, 2014
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