2014 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina
2014 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina
Majority party
Minority party
Party
Republican
Democratic
Last election
9
4
Seats won
10
3
Seat change
1
1
Popular vote
1,555,364
1,234,027
Percentage
55.39%
43.95%
Swing
6.64%
6.65%
Republican
50–60%
60–70%
90>%
Democratic
70–80%
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the 13 U.S. representatives from the state of North Carolina , one from each of the state's 13 congressional districts . The elections coincided with other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections, including an election to the U.S. Senate .
Primary elections were held on Tuesday, May 6, 2014. In primaries in which no candidate won more than 40% of the vote (the Democratic primary in the 5th district and the Republican primary in the 6th district), second primary elections (runoffs ) were held between the top two candidates on July 15, 2014.[ 1]
Overview
Statewide
Party
Candi dates
Votes[ 2]
Seats
No.
%
No.
+/–
%
Republican
13
1,555,364
55.39
10
1
76.92
Democratic
12
1,234,027
43.95
3
1
23.08
Libertarian
1
7,850
0.28
0
0.00
Write-In
2
10,757
0.38
0
0.00
Total
28
2,807,998
100.0
13
100.0
Popular vote
Republican
55.39%
Democratic
43.95%
Libertarian
0.28%
Other
0.38%
House seats
Republican
76.92%
Democratic
23.08%
Libertarian
0.00%
Other
0.00%
By district
Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina by district:[ 3]
District 1
2014 North Carolina's 1st congressional district election
The 1st district is located in Northeastern North Carolina and includes towns such as Durham , Elizabeth City , Henderson , Roanoke Rapids , Rocky Mount , Goldsboro and New Bern . The incumbent was Democrat G. K. Butterfield , who ha represented the district since 2004. He was re-elected with 75% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of D+19.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Dan Whittacre, high school teacher, HHS federal agent, and candidate for this district in 2012 [ 4]
Withdrawn
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Results
General election
Endorsements
G. K. Butterfield (D)
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Polling
Results
District 2
2014 North Carolina's 2nd congressional district election
The 2nd district is located in central North Carolina and includes all or parts of Alamance , Chatham , Cumberland , Harnett , Hoke , Lee , Moore , and Wake counties. The incumbent was Republican Renee Ellmers , who had represented the district since 2011. She was re-elected with 56% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of R+10.
Ellmers had considered running for the U.S. Senate[ 17] but instead ran for re-election.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Renee Ellmers, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
Declined
Jim Duncan, chair of the Chatham County Republican Party, co-founder of the grassroots organization Coalition for American Principles[ 20] [ 21]
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Houston Barnes, attorney[ 26] (endorsed Aiken)[ 27]
Results
The results were too close to call even a week later, with Crisco only narrowly behind Aiken, who was only just above the 40% necessary to avoid a runoff.[ 28] As both candidates were waiting for the results to be certified (this was to be done May 13, 2014), Crisco died suddenly on May 12, after suffering a fall in his home.[ 28] [ 29] He was 71.[ 28] Though Crisco had initially said he would not concede,[ 30] he changed his mind and had planned to concede on May 13.[ 31]
General election
Debate
Endorsements
Clay Aiken (D)
U.S. Representatives
State legislators
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Local officials
Individuals
Polling
Results
District 3
2014 North Carolina's 3rd congressional district election
The 3rd district is located on the Atlantic coast of North Carolina . It covers the Outer Banks and the counties adjacent to the Pamlico Sound . The incumbent was Republican Walter B. Jones, Jr. , who had represented the district since 1995.[ 43] He was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of R+11.
Republican primary
Taylor Griffin, a one-time aide to United States Senator Jesse Helms and to President George W. Bush , ran in the primary against Jones.[ 44] Griffin sold his consulting firm in Washington, D.C., and moved back to New Bern .[ 44]
Candidates
Nominee
Walter Jones, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
Declined
Scott Dacey, Craven County Commissioner[ 45] [ 46]
Jason Thigpen, a U.S. Army veteran and founder of the Student Veterans Advocacy Group, first announced that he would challenge Jones in the Republican primary,[ 47] but then left the Republican Party and said he would run as a Democrat.[ 43] [ 48] Ultimately, he did not file to run for any party's nomination.[ 4]
Endorsements
Taylor Griffin
State officials
Organizations
Walter B. Jones
U.S. Representatives
Organizations
Individuals
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
General election
Endorsements
Walter B. Jones (R)
U.S. Representatives
Organizations
Individuals
Marshall Adame (D)
Labor unions
Organizations
Polling
Results
District 4
2014 North Carolina's 4th congressional district election
The 4th district is located in northern North Carolina and includes Orange, Durham, Harnett, Chatham and Wake counties. The incumbent was Democrat David Price , who had represented the district since 1997, and previously represented it from 1987 to 1995. He was re-elected with 74% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of D+20.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
David Price, incumbent U.S. Representative
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
General election
Endorsements
David Price (D)
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Polling
Results
District 5
2014 North Carolina's 5th congressional district election
The 5th district is located in northwestern North Carolina , from the Appalachian Mountains to the Piedmont Triad and includes Watauga, Ashe, Wilkes, Alexander, Iredell, Davie, Yadkin, Surry, Alleghany, Forsyth, Stokes and Reckingham counties. The incumbent was Republican Virginia Foxx , who had represented the district since 2005. She was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of R+11.
Foxx had considered running for the U.S. Senate[ 52] but instead ran for re-election.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Virginia Foxx, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Joshua Brannon, software developer
Eliminated in primary
Results
Runoff
Because Brannon did not secure more than 40 percent of the vote, he and Henley advanced to a runoff.
General election
Endorsements
Polling
Results
District 6
2014 North Carolina's 6th congressional district election
The 6th district is located in northern North Carolina and includes all of Caswell, Person, Rockingham, Surry and Stokes counties as well as parts of Guilford, Alamance, Durham, Granville and Orange counties. The incumbent was Republican Howard Coble , who had represented the district since 1985. He was re-elected with 61% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of R+10.
Republican primary
Citing his health, Coble announced on November 7, 2013, that he would retire and not seek another term in 2014.[ 55]
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Phil Berger
Mike Causey
Kenn Kopf
Zack Matheny
Jeff Phillips
Charlie Sutherland
Bruce VonCannon
Mark Walker
Don Webb
Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Berger) [ 61]
April 8–10, 2014
300
±5.66%
36%
—
—
6%
—
—
6%
14%
—
38%
Tel Opinion Research [ 62]
April 2014
–
–
29%
1%
0%
2%
4%
0%
4%
4%
2%
54%
Endorsements
Phil Berger Jr.
U.S. Representatives
State legislators
Organizations
Mark Walker
State legislators
Organizations
Results
Runoff
Because Berger did not win more than 40 percent of the vote, he and Walker advanced to a runoff, which Walker won.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Bruce Davis, Guilford County Commissioner and candidate for the state senate in 2008, 2010 and 2012[ 65]
Results
General election
Endorsements
Mark Walker (R)
State legislators
Organizations
Laura Fjeld (D)
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Polling
Results
District 7
2014 North Carolina's 7th congressional district election
The 7th district is located in southeastern North Carolina and includes Robeson, Cumberland, Sampson, Bladen, Columbus, Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender and Duplin counties. The incumbent was Democrat Mike McIntyre , who had represented the district since 1997. He was re-elected with 50% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of R+12.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined
Mike McIntyre, incumbent U.S. Representative[ 72]
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Chris Andrade[ 4]
Haywood "Woody" White, New Hanover County Commissioner and former state senator[ 74]
Results
Minor parties
Attorney J. Wesley Casteen, who ran for a seat on the North Carolina Court of Appeals in 2010 , was the Libertarian Party nominee.[ 75] Louis Harmati, who ran for the state legislature as a Republican in 2012,[ 76] ran as a write-in candidate.[ 77]
General election
Endorsements
David Rouzer (R)
State officials
Organizations
Polling
Predictions
Results
District 8
2014 North Carolina's 8th congressional district election
The 8th district is located in Southern North Carolina and includes all of Anson County , Montgomery County , Richmond County , Scotland County and Stanly County , as well as portions of Cabarrus County , Davidson County , Mecklenburg County , Randolph County , Robeson County , Rowan County and Union County . The incumbent was Republican Richard Hudson , who had represented the district since 2013. He was elected in 2012, defeating Democratic incumbent Larry Kissell with 53% of the vote. The district has a PVI of R+11.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Richard Hudson, incumbent U.S. Representative
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
General election
Endorsements
Polling
Results
District 9
2014 North Carolina's 9th congressional district election
The 9th district is located in south-central North Carolina and includes parts of Iredell , Mecklenburg and Union counties. The incumbent was Republican Robert Pittenger , who had represented the district since 2013. He was elected with 52% of the vote in 2012, succeeding retiring Republican incumbent Sue Myrick . The district has a PVI of R+8.
Pittenger had considered running for the U.S. Senate[ 85] but instead ran for re-election.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Robert Pittenger, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
Michael Steinberg, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2012 .
Results
Democratic primary
No Democrat filed to run for the seat, making this district the only one in the state not being contested by both major parties in 2014.[ 4]
Independents
There was a write-in campaign for candidate Shawn Eckles of Iredell County.[ 86] [ 77]
General election
Endorsements
Results
District 10
2014 North Carolina's 10th congressional district election
The 10th district is located in central and western North Carolina and includes all of Cleveland , Gaston , Lincoln and Rutherford counties and parts of Catawba , Iredell and Buncombe counties. The incumbent was Republican Patrick McHenry , who had represented the district since 2005. He was re-elected with 57% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of R+11.
McHenry had considered running for the U.S. Senate[ 87] but instead ran for re-election.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Patrick McHenry, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
Richard Lynch, business owner and candidate for North Carolina's 9th congressional district in 2012 [ 4]
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Tate MacQueen, High school social studies teacher and soccer coach[ 88]
Declined
General election
Endorsements
Tate MacQueen (D)
Labor unions
Organizations
Polling
Results
District 11
2014 North Carolina's 11th congressional district election
The 11th district is located in western North Carolina and includes Yancey, McDowell, Rutherford, Polk, Henderson, Buncombe, Madison, Haywood, Jackson, Transylvania, Swain, Macon, Clay, Graham and Cherokee counties. The incumbent was Republican Mark Meadows , who had represented the district since 2013. He was elected with 57% of the vote in 2012, succeeding retiring Democratic incumbent Heath Shuler . The district has a PVI of R+13.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Mark Meadows, incumbent U.S. Representative
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Tom Hill, physicist and candidate for this seat in 2012
Eliminated in primary
Keith Ruehl, businessman and volunteer firefighter[ 92]
Results
General election
Endorsements
Polling
Results
District 12
2014 North Carolina's 12th congressional district election
The 12th district is located in central North Carolina and includes parts of Charlotte , Winston-Salem , Greensboro , Lexington , Salisbury , Concord , and High Point . Democrat Mel Watt held this seat from 1993 until he resigned on January 6, 2014, to become director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency .[ 93] [ 94] The special election to fill the seat for the remainder of the current Congress would be held concurrently with the regular 2014 elections.[ 95] Watt was re-elected with 80% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+26.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
All except Patel also ran in the special election.[ 4]
Withdrew
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Alma Adams
George Battle
Marcus Brandon
Malcolm Graham
James Mitchell
Curtis Osborne
Rajive Patel
Undecided
Hamilton Campaigns (D-Adams) [ 100]
Feb. 28–Mar. 4, 2014
500
± 4.4%
26%
9%
4%
19%
9%
3%
1%
29%
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Vince Coakley, former TV news anchor[ 101]
Eliminated in primary
Coakley was the only Republican to file for the special election.
Results
General election
Endorsements
Alma Adams (D)
Labor unions
Organizations
Polling
Results
District 13
2014 North Carolina's 13th congressional district election
The 13th district is located in northern North Carolina and includes parts of Granville, Wake, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Nash, Vance, Wayne and Wilson counties. The incumbent was Republican George Holding , who had represented the district since 2013. He was elected with 57% of the vote in 2012, succeeding retiring Democratic incumbent Brad Miller . The district has a PVI of R+8.
Holding had considered running for the U.S. Senate[ 85] but instead ran for re-election.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
George Holding, incumbent U.S. Representative
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Brenda Cleary, registered nurse and former executive director of the North Carolina Center for Nursing[ 104]
Eliminated in primary
Virginia Conlon[ 4]
Arunava "Ron" Sanyal[ 4]
Results
General election
Endorsements
Brenda Cleary (D)
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Polling
Results
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