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2000 North Carolina's 1st congressional district election [11] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic: Eva Clayton (incumbent) 124,171 : 65.6 : Republican: Duane Kratzer Jr. 62,198 32.9 Libertarian: Christopher Delaney 2,799 1.5 Total votes 189,168 : 100 : Democratic hold
As fewer voters take on the Democrat label, Democrats can only hope that enough of the unaffiliated will subscribe to their party’s views. Associate opinion editor Ned Barnett can be reached at ...
Despite being stuck with a Republican gerrymandered majority for his entire governorship, under his leadership, North Carolina has created 550,000 new jobs, expanded Medicaid (enrolling almost ...
Democrats may not win outright in rural parts of North Carolina, but if they can keep the margins close, they have a better chance to take advantage of their strength in the state's urban areas.
North Carolina is currently divided into 14 congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. After the 2000 census , the number of North Carolina's seats was increased from 12 to 13 due to the state's increase in population.
North Carolina's 4th congressional district is located in the central region of the state. The district includes all of Alamance County, Durham County, Granville County, and Orange County, as well as a portion of Caswell County. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+16, it is the most Democratic district in North Carolina. [2]
Former Democratic U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi talks with Gov. Roy Cooper and U.S. Rep. Alma Adams during the North Carolina Democratic Party Unity Dinner at the Raleigh Convention Center ...
President George W. Bush carried North Carolina by double-digit percentages in 2000 and 2004, but in 2008, a strong year for the Democratic Party, its presidential candidate Barack Obama narrowly defeated Republican candidate John McCain in North Carolina, 49.7% to 49.4%, becoming the first Democratic presidential nominee to win the state in 32 ...