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2012 Election Resources

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As a non-partisan and impartial resource for information on North Carolina elections, the N.C. FreeEnterprise Foundation believes it is important to review and provide access to articles and opinions from a wide variety of perspectives. On the Political News page, we will provide links to articles, stories, blog entries, etc. that are informative and helpful. At the same time, we will strive to avoid “tabloid-style” reporting. The inclusion of articles, entries and links on this or other pages on this website should not be construed to represent the opinion of the North Carolina FreeEnterprise Foundation and should not be interpreted as an endorsement of any political party, elected official or political candidate. The North Carolina FreeEnterprise Foundation does not endorse political candidates or engage in political activities.

2012 Candidate Surveys

In March 2012, the NCFEF sent candidate questionnaires to all candidates running for U.S. House, Governor & Council of State offices, N.C. Appellate Courts, N.C. Senate, and N.C. House. To view the candidates’ responses to our candidate questionnaires, click on the links below.

2012 Election Tracker

Find Out Who is Running in N.C.










updated 5/14/2012

 

2012 Turnover Tracker

Find Out Who isn’t Running in N.C.










updated 5/15/2012

 

2012 Primary Election Results











updated 5/31/2012

 
2012 General Election MatchUps  updated 5/31/2012http://ncfef.org/Images/2012%20General%20Election%20MatchUps.pdf

NCFEF Quick Facts

Average Cost to Win a Seat in the

North Carolina General Assembly


               NC Senate        NC House

  1. -2012:     $165,228            $82,459

  2. -2010:     $167,714            $78,521

  3. -2008:     $175,314            $65,807

Partisan Makeup of the

North Carolina General Assembly

source: http://www.ncleg.net/library/Research/historical.html

  1. NC Senate

  2. 2013: 33(R)  17(D)

  3. 2011: 31(R)  19(D)

  4. 2009: 30(D)  20(R)

  5. 2007: 31(D)  19(R)

  6. 2005: 29(D)  21(R)

  7. 2003: 28(D)  22(R)*

  8. 2001: 35(D)  15(R)

  9. 1999: 35(D)  15(R)

  10. 1997: 30(D)  20(R)

  11. 1995: 26(D)  24(R)

  12. 1993: 39(D)  11(R)

  13. 1991: 36(D)  14(R)

  14. 1989: 37(D)  13(R)


  16. *Became 27(D) 23(R) on 11/24/03 after Sen. Tony Moore switched from (D) to (R).

  1. NC House

  2. 2013: 77(R)  43(D)

  3. 2011: 67(R)  52(D) 1(U)

  4. 2009: 68(D)  52(R)

  5. 2007: 68(D)  52(R)

  6. 2005: 63(D)  57(R)

  7. 2003: 60(D)  60(R)**

  8. 2001: 62(D)  58(R)

  9. 1999: 66(D)  54(R)

  10. 1997: 61(R)  59(D)

  11. 1995: 68(R)  52(D)

  12. 1993: 78(D)  42(R)

  13. 1991: 81(D)  39(D)

  14. 1989: 74(D)  46(R)


  16. **Became 61(D) 59(R) from 1/24/03 until 9/16/03 when Rep. Mike Decker switched parties.