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  NC Governor - D Primary
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Parents > United States > North Carolina > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline February 29, 2012 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open May 08, 2012 - 05:30am Central
Polls Close May 08, 2012 - 06:30pm Central
Term Start January 12, 2013 - 12:00pm
Term End January 01, 2017 - 12:00pm
ContributorJ.R.
Last ModifiedChronicler May 04, 2020 08:59am
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/2008
NameBeverly Perdue Votes2,146,189 (50.27%)
Term01/10/2009 - 01/12/2013 Margin145,021 (+3.40%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/06/2012
NamePatrick L. "Pat" McCrory Votes2,440,707 (54.62%)
Term01/12/2013 - 01/01/2017 Margin509,127 (+11.39%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceNC Governor 11/06/2012
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
10/16/2009 05/08/2012
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Beverly Perdue ------1
Walter Dalton 9 1 2 1
Bob Etheridge 1 ------
Leaning Call: Walter Dalton (80.77%)
Weighted Call: Walter Dalton (97.53%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

09/30/2011 05/06/2012

CANDIDATES
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Name Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton Rep. Bob Etheridge St. Rep. O. William "Bill" Faison Jr. Gardenia M. Henley Gary M. Dunn Bruce B. Blackmon  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 428,475 (45.86%) 354,923 (37.99%) 52,179 (5.59%) 48,982 (5.24%) 27,358 (2.93%) 22,370 (2.39%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -73,552 (-7.87%) -376,296 (-40.28%) -379,493 (-40.62%) -401,117 (-42.93%) -406,105 (-43.47%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 01/26/2012 00/00/2012 02/13/2012 02/17/2012 02/17/2012 02/28/2012  
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MATCHUP POLLS (11 from 3 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg31.26%-- 27.10%-- 4.40%-- 3.53%-- 4.47%-- 2.00%--  
Public Policy Polling 
05/05/12-05/06/12		 34.00% 2.0 29.00% 3.0 4.00% 1.0 4.00% 1.0 4.00% 2.0 2.00% 1.0
Survey USA 
04/26/12-04/30/12		 32.00% -- 23.00% -- 5.00% -- 3.00% -- 5.00% -- 2.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
04/27/12-04/29/12		 36.00% 10.0 26.00% 1.0 5.00% -- 3.00% 1.0 2.00% 2.0 3.00% 1.0
Survey USA 
04/20/12-04/23/12		 32.00% -- 27.00% -- 4.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
04/20/12-04/22/12		 26.00% 11.0 25.00% 1.0 5.00% 2.0 2.00% -- 4.00% -- 4.00% 1.0
Tulchin Research 
03/26/12-03/29/12		 22.00% -- 32.00% -- 4.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D NCdem
D T. Raymond Warren 🔗
D Cullie M. Tarleton 🔗
D Joe Sam Queen 🔗
D Patsy Keever 🔗
D R. Phillip Haire 🔗
D Susan C. Fisher 🔗
D Walter G. Church, Sr. 🔗
D Terry M. Bellamy 🔗
D Josh Stein 🔗
D Eleanor Kinnaird 🔗
D Darren Jackson 🔗
D Rosa U. Gill 🔗
D William V. "Bill" Bell 🔗
D Gladys A. Robinson 🔗
D Earline W. Parmon 🔗
D Earl Jones 🔗
D Allen Joines 🔗
D Mary "Pricey" Harrison 🔗
D Linda D. Garrou 🔗
D Katie Dorsett 🔗
D William R. "Bill" Purcell 🔗
D H. Patrick "Pat" Taylor Jr. 🔗
D Robert B. Jordan, III 🔗
D Richard Glazier 🔗
D Michael P. Walters 🔗
D Russell E. Tucker 🔗
D William C. "Bill" Owens, Jr. 🔗
D Edward Jones 🔗
D Susi Hamilton 🔗
D R. Van Braxton 🔗
D Marc Basnight 🔗
D Philip A. Baddour 🔗
D Norman A. Mitchell, Sr. 🔗
D James "Smuggie" Mitchell Jr. 🔗
D LaWana Mayfield 🔗
D George Dunlap 🔗
D Charlie Dannelly 🔗
R Patricia Ann "Tricia" Cotham 🔗
D Lorene T. Coates 🔗
D Patrick D. Cannon 🔗
I Paul
  Winston-Salem Journal
D Frank McGuirt 🔗
D Kenneth Goodman 🔗
D Angela R. Bryant 🔗
D Maggie Jeffus 🔗
D Malcolm Fulcher 🔗
D John M. Spratt, Jr. 🔗
D Marvin W. Lucas 🔗
D Larry M. Bell 🔗
D Jimmy L. Love 🔗
D James E. "Jim" Clyburn 🔗
D David E. Price 🔗
D George Kenneth "G. K." Butterfield 🔗
D Robert B. Morgan 🔗
D I.T. "Tim" Valentine Jr. 🔗
D Charles C. Meeker 🔗
D Eva M. Clayton 🔗
D Dan Blue 🔗
I smm
I McCord 2014
D Cecil Bothwell 🔗
 

DROPPED OUT - NO VOTES
Beverly Perdue (D)
 00, 2011 - Jan 26, 2011

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Feb 16, 2012 04:00pm Announcement Brad Miller not running for governor   Article TX DEM 
Feb 02, 2012 08:00pm General Brad Miller: You'll know if I'm running very soon [NC Governor]  Article COSDem 
Feb 02, 2012 07:00pm Announcement Former Rep. Bob Etheridge to run for governor  Article TX DEM 
Feb 02, 2012 10:25am Announcement Bowles won't run for governor   Article TX DEM 
Feb 01, 2012 03:00pm General Erskine Bowles weighing bid for NC governor  Article COSDem 
Feb 01, 2012 03:00pm General The Dems want Bowles  Article COSDem 

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