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NORTH CAROLINARace Summary
TOP RACES
SENATE: Sen. Lauch Faircloth (R), a longtime Democrat first elected as a Republican in 1992, is seeking a second term. Trial attorney John Edwards (D) will
challenge Faircloth.
back to top 1998 POLLSback to topPOLL HOURS6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET back to top SENATOR AND GOVERNOR NOT UP IN 1998
Gov. James B. Hunt Jr. (D), elected 1992; next election in 2000. back to top VACANCIESback to top HOUSE DISTRICTSEva Clayton (inc.) (D); Ted Tyler (R) Bob Etheridge (inc.) (D); Dan Page (R) Jon Williams (inc.) (D); Walter Jones (inc.) (R) David Price (inc.) (D); Tom Roberg (R) Mike Robinson (D); Richard Burr (inc.) (R) No Democratic candidate; Howard Coble (inc.) (R) Mike McIntyre (inc.) (D); No Republican candidate Mike Taylor (D); Robert "Robin" Hayes (R) Rory Blake (D); Sue Myrick (inc.) (R) No Democratic challenger; Cass Ballenger (inc.) (R) David Young (D); Charles Taylor (inc.) (R) Melvin Watt (inc.) (D); Scott Keadle (R) PRIMARY DATEMay 5 FILING DEADLINEJuly 20 (House seat filing) back to top STATEWIDE BALLOT MEASURESTotal Number: 2
Governor: Democrat back to top STATE LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS
Senate: All 50 seat up back to top PARTY REGISTRATION
State Projected Voting Age Population: 5,519,000 (1996)
back to top ELECTORAL VOTES14 PRESIDENTIAL VOTING HISTORYDole won in 1996; Bush in 1992; Bush in 1988; Reagan in 1984; Reagan in 1980; Carter in 1976; Nixon in 1972; Nixon in 1968; Johnson in 1964; and Kennedy in 1960. LAST TIME VOTED DEMOCRATIC FOR PRESIDENT: 1976PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1996:
Dole 49% PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1992:
Bush 43.4% PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1988:
Bush 58% PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1984:
Reagan 62% PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1980:
Reagan 49% back to top PAST EXIT POLLS1992: 1996: back to top TURNOUTHistorical voter turnout as a percentage of the voting age population 1996-1960 back to top DEMOGRAPHICS
Population: 7,323,000 (1996)
White: 77.7% Persons of Hispanic origin account for 1.1% of the voting population (from 1990 Census) STATE TIDBITSState Capital: Raleigh North Carolina remains a symbol of the "new South," with good economic growth and low unemployment. Population influx in the '80s gave the state its first new House seat in 60 years, but racial gerrymandering -- and some baiting -- also make the state a political hotbed. The state has voted Republican for president for the last 30 years, but Clinton had a respectable showing in 1996 and especially in 1992 (coming within less than a percentage point of George Bush). Both Republican Senators have among the most conservative voting records in Congress. The state's congressional delegation is evenly split. The state has produced some of the nastiest Senate races in the country: the Helms vs. Gov. Jim Hunt in 1984 (during Hunt's first tenure as governor); and, the 1990 Helms vs. former Charlotte mayor Harvey Gantt contest, as well as the 1996 rematch. Had Gantt won either of these hard fought races, he would have become the Tar Heel State's first African-American senator since Reconstruction. back to top RELATED SITESNOTE: External sites will open in a new browser window. Government:
North Carolina Secretary of State Home Page News Media:CNN Affiliates
WBTV (Charlotte) State Newspapers
The News & Observer (Raleigh) General Interest:The White Househttp://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/Welcome.html The House of Representatives http://www.house.gov/ The Senate http://www.senate.gov/ Library of Congress -- The Legislative Branch http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/legislative/congress.html Congressional Quarterly's American Voter http://voter.cq.com/ Congressional Quarterly's VoteWatch http://pathfinder.com/CQ/ THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet http://thomas.loc.gov/ Federal Election Commission http://www.fec.gov/ Democratic National Committee http://www.democrats.org/ Republican National Committee http://www.rnc.org/ Project Vote Smart http://www.vote-smart.org Policy.com http://www.policy.com/ Updated: October 25, 1998 |
52%
Faircloth (R) 47%