The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the 13

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from the state of

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...

. The elections coincided with the U.S. presidential election, N.C. gubernatorial election, statewide judicial elections,

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elections and various local elections.

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s were held on May 8, 2012; for races in which no candidate received 40 percent of the vote in the primary, runoff elections (officially known as "second" primaries) were held on July 17.

Overview

Redistricting

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map, drawn to reflect changes observed in the

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, was passed into law in July 2011. The map must receive approval from either the

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or the

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before it can be enforced (under the 1965

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). The North Carolina chapter of the

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challenged the map on the grounds that it reduces the influence of African American voters.

District 1

Democrat

G. K. Butterfield George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (born April 27, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 1st congressional district from 2004 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first elec ...

, who has represented

North Carolina's 1st congressional district North Carolina's 1st congressional district is located in the northeastern part of the state. It consists of many Black Belt in the American South, Black Belt counties that border Virginia and it extends southward into several counties of the I ...

since 2004, ran for re-election. The 1st district, which is majority-minority and already strongly favored Democrats, favored them even more so after redistricting. Butterfield ran against Republican ex-law enforcement officer Pete DiLauro and Libertarian Darryl Holloman in the general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Dan Whittacre, High School Teacher, HHS Federal Agent

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Pete DiLauro

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 2

Republican

Renee Ellmers Renee Louise Ellmers ( Jacisin; born February 9, 1964) is an American registered nurse and politician who was the U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2017. She is a member of the Republican Party. Ellmers defeated seven-term Democratic incum ...

, who has represented

North Carolina's 2nd congressional district North Carolina's 2nd congressional district is located in the central part of the state. The district contains most of Wake County, North Carolina, Wake County. Prior to court-mandated redistricting in 2019, it also included northern Johnston C ...

since January 2011, ran for re-election. The 2nd district was made more favorable to Republicans in redistricting, with The Hill ranking Ellmers at second in its list of house members most helped by redistricting. Brian Irving, a retired US Air Force officer, ran as the Libertarian Party candidate.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Renee Ellmers, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Sonya Holmes *Clement F. Munno *Richard Speer, contract farmer

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Steve Wilkins, retired US Army officer and businessman

=Eliminated in primary

= *Toni Morris, professional counselor

=Withdrawn

= *Jim Bibbs

=Declined

= *

Bob Etheridge Bobby Ray "Bob" Etheridge (born August 7, 1941) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for from 1997 to 2011. He previously served as a county commissioner, state representative and state superintendent of public instruction ...

, former U.S. Representative (ran for

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)

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 3

Republican Walter Jones, Jr., who has represented

North Carolina's 3rd congressional district North Carolina's 3rd congressional district is located on the Atlantic coast of North Carolina. It covers the Outer Banks and the counties adjacent to the Pamlico Sound. The district is currently represented by Greg Murphy following a specia ...

since 1995, ran for re-election. The 3rd district was made slightly more favorable to Democrats in redistricting, but continued to strongly favor Republicans.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Walter Jones, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Frank Palombo, former

New Bern New Bern, formerly called Newbern, is a city in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 29,524, which had risen to an estimated 29,994 as of 2019. It is the county seat of Craven County and t ...

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Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Erik Anderson, former US Marine

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 4

Democrat David Price, who has represented

North Carolina's 4th congressional district The 4th congressional district of North Carolina is located in the central region of the state. The district includes all of Durham County, Orange County, Granville County, and Franklin County, as well as portions of Chatham County, northern ...

since 1997 and previously served from 1987 until 1995, ran for re-election. Brad Miller, who has represented the 13th district since 2003, considered challenging Price in the 4th district primary after having his home drawn into it, but announced in January 2012 that he would not seek either seat and would instead retire. Price was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *David Price, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Declined

= *Brad Miller, incumbent U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 13th congressional district

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Tim D'Annunzio, businessman and candidate for North Carolina's 8th congressional district in

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=Eliminated in primary

= *Jim Allen, Electrical contractor *George Hutchins, former

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, veteran of the first

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and candidate for this district in

=Withdrawn

= *Doug Yopp, Director of the Friends of the Library at NC State

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 5

Republican

Virginia Foxx Virginia Ann Foxx ( Palmieri;Foxx, Virginia Ann
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, who has represented

North Carolina's 5th congressional district North Carolina's 5th congressional district covers the central western portion of North Carolina from the Appalachian Mountains to the Metrolina western suburbs. the district borders Tennessee, Virginia and South Carolina While the bulk of its ...

since 2005, ran for re-election. The 5th district was made slightly more favorable to Democrats in redistricting, but continued to strongly favor Republicans.

Republican primary

Candidates

= Nominee

= *Virginia Foxx, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Elisabeth Motsinger,

Winston-Salem Winston-Salem is a city and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. In the 2020 census, the population was 249,545, making it the second-largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region, the 5th most populous city in N ...

/ Forsyth County School Board-member

=Eliminated in primary

= *Bruce Peller, dentist

=Withdrawn

= * Treva Johnson, Wilkes County Democratic chairwoman

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 6

Republican

Howard Coble John Howard Coble (March 18, 1931 – November 3, 2015) was an American politician who was the U.S. Representative for , serving from 1985 to 2015. He was a member of the Republican Party. The district includes all or portions of ten counties in ...

, who has represented

North Carolina's 6th congressional district North Carolina's 6th congressional district is located in north central portion of the state. As a result of court-mandated redistricting in 2019, it was shifted into the central Triad region and contains all of Guilford County and a portion ...

since 1985, ran for re-election. The 6th district was expected to continue to strongly favor Republicans.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Howard Coble, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Bill Flynn, former radio personality *Billy Yow,

Guilford County Guilford County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population is 541,299, making it the third-most populous county in North Carolina. The county seat, and largest municipality, is Greensboro. Si ...

Commissioner

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

Tony Foriest Anthony "Tony" Emanuel Foriest was a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate, representing the 24th district, where he served two terms. Early life, education, and early career Foriest was born in Ahoskie N.C. and raised in Alamance Co ...

, former

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from the 24th district

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 7

The home of Democrat

Mike McIntyre Douglas Carmichael "Mike" McIntyre II (; born August 6, 1956) is an American attorney and politician who was first elected to represent North Carolina's 7th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1996. He served for 18 y ...

, who has represented

North Carolina's 7th congressional district North Carolina's 7th congressional district stretches from Wilmington and the South Carolina border to the southern suburbs of Raleigh. The district is represented by Rep. David Rouzer, a Republican. He has been in office since 2015. From 2 ...

since 1997, was drawn into the

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in redistricting. McIntyre, who had briefly considered running for governor following

Bev Perdue Beverly Eaves Perdue (born Beverly Marlene Moore; January 14, 1947) is an American businesswoman, politician, and member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party who served as the List of governors of North Carolina, 73rd Govern ...

's announcement that she would not seek re-election, decided to seek re-election in the newly redrawn 7th district. The district was made more favorable to Republicans in redistricting: 58% of its residents voted for Republican nominee

John McCain John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and United States Navy officer who served as a United States senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. He previously served two terms ...

in the 2008 presidential election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Mike McIntyre, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

David Rouzer David Cheston Rouzer (; born February 16, 1972) is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 7th congressional district. Previously he was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly, representing ...

from the 12th district

=Eliminated in primary

= *Randy Crow, Business executive *

Ilario Pantano Ilario Gregory Pantano (born August 28, 1971) is a former United States Marine Corps second lieutenant. He has also been an author, a television commentator, and served as a Deputy Sheriff in Wilmington, North Carolina. He was a Republican Pa ...

, retired

U.S. Marine The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through com ...

and nominee for this district in

=Withdrawn

= *Timothy Alan Wilkes

Primary results

General election

Campaign

McIntyre was heavily targeted by Republicans, especially after the GOP-controlled

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had redrawn congressional boundaries to put his home in

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into the 8th district, something that McIntyre accused the GOP of doing “solely for the reason of giving my opponent a seat in Congress”. Nearly $9 million was spent by both parties, with McIntyre airing ads stating he was a “strong conservative and Christian who walks his faith every day” and Rouzer trying to tie McIntyre to his votes for

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and for the

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Endorsements

McIntyre was the lone Democratic federal candidate endorsed by National Right to Life Committee in this election cycle.

Polling

Predictions

Results

The election outcome left McIntyre the winner by 655 votes. A recount requested by Rouzer began on November 26, 2012; two days later, Rouzer conceded the race to McIntyre.

District 8

Democrat

Larry Kissell Lawrence Webb Kissell (born January 31, 1951) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for , a district that stretched from Charlotte to Fayetteville. A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 2009 to 2013. In 201 ...

, who had represented

North Carolina's 8th congressional district North Carolina's eighth congressional district is a United States congressional district that comprises a large portion of the southern Piedmont area of North Carolina from Concord to Spring Lake, including China Grove, Albemarle, Troy, Pin ...

since 2009, ran for re-election. The home of Kissell's fellow Democrat

, who has represented the 7th district since 1997, was drawn into the 8th district in redistricting, but McIntyre sought re-election in the 7th district. The 8th district was made more favorable to Republicans in redistricting: only 42% of its residents voted for Democratic nominee

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in the 2008 presidential election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Larry Kissell, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Marcus Williams, attorney and candidate for U.S. Senate in

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Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Richard Hudson, former U.S. Representative

Robin Hayes Robert Cannon "Robin" Hayes (born August 14, 1945) is an American politician and businessman from North Carolina. A member of the Republican Party, he represented North Carolina's 8th congressional district in the House of Representatives from 1 ...

' district director

=Eliminated in primary

= *

Scott Keadle John Scott Keadle is a North Carolina Republican politician and a frequent candidate for office. He was a 2012 candidate for US House for North Carolina's 8th congressional district. Keadle lost in a primary run-off to former congressional aide R ...

, former Iredell County Commissioner *Vernon Robinson, former

city council member and nominee for the 13th district in

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* Fred Steen,

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*John Whitley,

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=Withdrawn

= *Daniel Barry, insurance executive

=Declined

= *

Justin Burr Justin P. Burr is a former representative from the 67th District in the North Carolina House of Representatives. The 67th District includes all of Stanly County and a majority of Montgomery County. Burr, a Republican, resides in Norwood, North ...

* Jerry Dockham, state representative *Pat Molamphy, businessman * Harold Johnson, sportscaster and candidate for this district in

Endorsements

Primary results

Runoff results

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Debates

Complete video of debate
September 24, 2012

Predictions

Result

District 9

Republican

Sue Myrick Sue Myrick (née Wilkins; born August 1, 1941) is an American businesswoman and the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1995 to 2013. She is a member of the Republican Party. She was the first Republican woman to represent North Caroli ...

, who had represented

North Carolina's 9th congressional district The 9th congressional district of North Carolina is a congressional district in south-central North Carolina. The district's current boundaries were redrawn in February 2016 after a U.S. District Court overturned the existing boundaries because ...

since 1995, did not seek another term. Curtis Campbell ran as the Libertarian nominee.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

Robert Pittenger The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory ...

, former

from the 39th district and nominee for

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=Eliminated in primary

= *Dan Barry, mayor

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of Weddington *Andy Dulin, member of

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*Jon Gauthier, financial adviser * Ric Killian, former state representative *Ken Leonwyzk, lawyer and ordained minister *Richard Lynch, business owner *Edwin Peacock, member of

*Jim Pendergraph, Mecklenburg County Commissioner *Michael Steinberg, businessman

=Withdrawn

= *Michael Schaffer, real estate broker (endorsed Barry)

=Declined

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative * Robert A. Rucho,

from the 39th district In the Republican primary, Pittenger and Pendergraph qualified for the runoff election, earning 33% and 25% of the vote, respectively. On July 17, Pittenger won the primary runoff.

Primary results

Runoff results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

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, Mecklenburg County Commissioner

=Declined

= *Patrick Cannon, mayor

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General election

Endorsements

Results

District 10

Republican

Patrick McHenry Patrick Timothy McHenry (born October 22, 1975) is the U.S. representative for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes the cities of Hickory and Mooresville. McHenry was a member of the North Carolina ...

, who has represented

North Carolina's 10th congressional district The 10th congressional district of North Carolina is a congressional district in central and western North Carolina. It currently includes all of Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Polk, and Rutherford counties, and part of Catawba, Iredell, and B ...

since 2005, ran for re-election. Though the 10th district was made more favorable to Democrats in redistricting, it was expected to continue to strongly favor Republicans.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Patrick McHenry, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *

Ken Fortenberry Kenneth Hale Fortenberry (born 1951) is an author, journalist, and former newspaper publisher residing in Georgia. He was the owner and publisher of news@norman, an weekly newspaper serving the Denver and the West Lake Norman area of North Caroli ...

, newspaper publisher *Don Peterson

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

Patsy Keever Patsy Rouzer Keever (born December 20, 1947) is a North Carolina educator and Democratic politician. Family and education Patsy Rouzer Keever was born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina. She attended NC public schools and graduated from ...

=Eliminated in primary

= *

Terry Bellamy Terry M. Bellamy is the former mayor of Asheville, North Carolina. She was first elected to the Asheville City Council in 1999 and won re‑election in 2003. She was elected mayor in November 2005, defeating incumbent Mayor Charles Worley in the ...

, mayor of

Asheville Asheville ( ) is a city in, and the county seat of, Buncombe County, North Carolina. Located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, it is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the state's 11th-most populous cit ...

*Timothy Murphy

=Withdrawn

= *Heath Wynn,

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Catawba Valley Community College Catawba Valley Community College is a public community college in Hickory, North Carolina. The college, established April 3, 1958, is part of the North Carolina Community College System. The main campus covers and includes 16 buildings. The col ...

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 11

Democrat

Heath Shuler Joseph Heath Shuler (born December 31, 1971) is an American businessman, former NFL quarterback, and former U.S. Representative for from 2007 to 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party and was a member of the Blue Dog Coalition during his ...

, who had represented

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since 2007, chose not to run for re-election. The 11th district was made more favorable to Republicans in redistricting: more than three-quarters of voters in

were removed from the district, while Avery,

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and

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counties, all of which favor Republicans, were added to it.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Hayden Rogers, Rep. Shuler's former chief of staff

=Eliminated in primary

= * Cecil Bothwell,

city council-member *Tom Hill, retired

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worker

=Declined

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

Mark Meadows Mark Randall Meadows (born July 28, 1959) is an American politician who served as the 29th White House chief of staff from 2020 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he also served as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 11th c ...

real estate investor Real estate investing involves the purchase, management and sale or rental of real estate for profit. Someone who actively or passively invests in real estate is called a real estate entrepreneur or a real estate investor. Some investors actively ...

=Eliminated in primary

= *Spence Campbell, retired

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and nominee for this district in

*Susan Harris, accountant *Jeff Hunt,

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and

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counties

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*Vance Patterson, business owner and

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member *Chris Petrella,

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consultant *Kenny West,

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Republican Party chairman *Ethan Wingfield, businessman

=Withdrawn

= *Dan Eichenbaum,

ophthalmologist Ophthalmology ( ) is a surgery, surgical subspecialty within medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders. An ophthalmologist is a physician who undergoes subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. Followin ...

=Declined

= *Jeff Miller, businessman and nominee for this district in

Primary results

Runoff results

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 12

Democrat

Mel Watt Melvin Luther Watt (born August 26, 1945) is an American politician who served as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency from 2014 to 2019. He was appointed by President Barack Obama. He is a former United States Representative for , from ...

, who has represented

North Carolina's 12th congressional district North Carolina's 12th U.S. House of Representatives, congressional district is a congressional district located in the city of Charlotte and surrounding areas in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Mecklenburg County represented by Democrat Alm ...

since 1993, ran for re-election. The 12th district was made more favorable to Democrats in redistricting. Watt faced Republican Jack Brosch and Libertarian Lon Cecil in the general election in November.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Mel Watt, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Matt Newton, attorney and former

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protester

=Declined

= * Melvin Alston,

Commissioner

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Jack Brosch, business owner

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 13

Democrat Brad Miller, who had represented

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since 2003, did not seek re-election. The 13th district was made more favorable to Republicans in redistricting.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Charles Malone, state employee and nominee for state senate's 15th district in

=Eliminated in primary

= *Bernard Holliday, Baptist minister

=Declined

= * Brad Miller, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

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, former

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for the

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=Eliminated in primary

= *

Paul Coble Paul Yelverton Coble (born October 19, 1953, in Raleigh, North Carolina) served one term as Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina from December 1999 to December 2001. Coble served on the Wake County Board of Commissioners from 2006 to 2014, and served ...

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Commissioner *Bill Randall,

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retiree and nominee for this district in

=Declined

= *Phil Berger, Jr, Rockingham County

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, entrepreneur, chief software architect and nominee for the 4th district in

and

; *Vernon Robinson, former

city council member and nominee for this district in

(running in the 8th district) *Nathan Tabor, candidate for the 5th district in

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;

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

References

External links

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