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However, when it became evident that McCain would need to win an improbable majority of these votes to overcome Obama's election night lead, the major news networks finally called the state's 15 electoral votes for Obama. North Carolina was the second-closest state in 2008; only in Missouri was the race closer.
Two candidates are facing off to be North Carolina’s secretary of state in this year’s general election. The incumbent, Elaine Marshall, a Democrat who has held the role for over 25 years, is ...
The 2008 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2008, coinciding with the presidential, U.S. Senate, U.S. House elections, Council of State and statewide judicial elections. Democrat Bev Perdue won the election. [1] With a margin of 3.39%, this election was the closest race of the 2008 gubernatorial election cycle. This ...
The 2008 North Carolina Democratic presidential primary took place on May 6, 2008, one of the last primary elections in the long race for nomination between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Obama won the primary.
Unlike in other states, North Carolina’s secretary of state does not serve as the chief election official. Instead, election administration is carried out by the State Board of Elections and an ...
NC endorsements: Charlotte Observer/News & Observer of Raleigh choices for Lt. Gov, Auditor, Insurance commissioner and Secretary of State
Despite Obama being the first Democrat to win the state since 1976, North Carolina is still considered a battleground state. That’s because the margin between the two presidential candidates ...
The 2012 North Carolina Democratic primary was held May 8, 2012. North Carolina awarded 157 delegates proportionally. [2] No candidate ran against incumbent President Barack Obama in North Carolina's Democratic presidential preference primary. Obama received 766,079 votes, or 79.23% of the vote, with the remainder (200,810 votes, or 20.77% ...