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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 ...
His visit came during a record-setting early voting period in North Carolina, which has already surpassed 2 million ballots cast, according to the State Board of Elections. Most of those are in ...
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 ...
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% ...
Obama had been under fire for controversial remarks made by Jeremiah Wright, and his lead in North Carolina polls had been reduced to single digits, so Clinton's double-digit loss in that state was a major disappointment. Further hurting Clinton's campaign was the time-zone differences, as the defeat was reported in prime time, and the news of ...
Early voting has begun in the 2024 elections, which will be held Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. ... integrity unit that would monitor the North Carolina State Board of Elections from the lieutenant ...
May 6 – The North Carolina Democratic primary is won by Barack Obama. The Indiana primary is won by Hillary Clinton. [231] The North Carolina [232] and Indiana [233] Republican primaries are won by John McCain. May 12 – Former United States Representative Bob Barr of Georgia officially enters the race for the Libertarian Party nomination. [234]