May 6, 2008 Primary Election Results

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President	Franklin County
U.S. Senate	Granville County
U.S. House	Harnett County
N.C. Statewide Races	Johnston County
N.C. Senate	Lee County
N.C. House	Orange County
N.C. District Judges	Wake County
Chatham County	Wayne County
Cumberland County	Wilson County
Durham County

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President

Candidate

Vote Count

Vote Percent

Winner

President Dem - Primary -- 2,807 of 2,817 precincts reporting (100%)

Barack Obama [D]	890,723	56%	(X)
Hillary Clinton [D]	657,997	42%
No Preference [D]	22,722	1%
Mike Gravel [D]	12,487	1%

President GOP - Primary -- 2,807 of 2,817 precincts reporting (100%)

John McCain [R]	381,146	74%	(X)
Mike Huckabee [R]	62,888	12%
Ron Paul [R]	40,277	8%
No Preference [R]	20,306	4%
Alan Keyes [R]	13,591	3%

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U.S. Senate

Candidate

Vote Count

Vote Percent

Winner

U.S. Senate Dem - Primary -- 2,807 of 2,817 precincts reporting (100%)

Kay Hagan [D]	806,821	60%	(X)
Jim Neal [D]	241,686	18%
Marcus Williams [D]	168,624	13%
Duskin Lassiter [D]	61,532	5%
Howard Staley [D]	60,168	4%

U.S. Senate GOP - Primary -- 2,807 of 2,817 precincts reporting (100%)

	Elizabeth Dole [R]	458,603	90%	(X)
	Pete Di Lauro [R]	51,264	10%

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U.S. House

Candidate

Vote Count

Vote Percent

Winner

U.S. House District 3 GOP - Primary -- 223 of 224 precincts reporting (100%)

	Walter Jones [R]	22,703	60%	(X)
	Joe McLaughlin [R]	15,441	40%

US HOUSE DISTRICT 13 -- 206 of 206 precincts reporting (100%)

	Brad Miller [D]	125,560	89%	(X)
	Derald Hafner [D]	16,057	11%

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N.C. Statewide Races

Candidate

Vote Count

Vote Percent

Winner

Governor Dem - Primary -- 2,807 of 2,817 precincts reporting (100%)

Bev Perdue [D]	840,136	56%	(X)
Richard Moore [D]	598,121	40%
Dennis Nielsen [D]	60,362	4%

Governor GOP - Primary -- 2,807 of 2,817 precincts reporting (100%)

Pat McCrory [R]	232,445	46%	(X)
Fred Smith [R]	185,427	37%
Bill Graham [R]	46,658	9%
Robert Orr [R]	34,045	7%
Elbie Powers [R]	4,429	1%

Lieutenant Governor Dem - Primary -- 2,807 of 2,817 precincts reporting (100%)

Walter Dalton [D]	606,454	45%	(X)
Hampton Dellinger [D]	451,610	34%
Pat Smathers [D]	182,177	14%
Dan Besse [D]	93,055	7%

Lieutenant Governor GOP - Primary -- 2,807 of 2,817 precincts reporting (100%)

Robert Pittenger [R]	261,335	59%	(X)
Jim Snyder [R]	83,780	19%
Timothy Cook [R]	53,060	12%
Greg Dority [R]	44,520	10%

Insurance Commissioner Dem - Primary -- 2,807 of 2,817 precincts reporting (100%)

	Wayne Goodwin [D]	684,442	56%	(X)
	David Smith [D]	531,907	44%

Labor Commissioner Dem - Primary -- 2,807 of 2,817 precincts reporting (100%)

Mary Donnan [D]	332,101	28%
Ty Richardson [D]	289,617	24%
Robin Anderson [D]	290,251	24%
John Brooks [D]	291,980	24%

Supt of Pub Instruction Dem - Primary -- 2,807 of 2,817 precincts reporting (100%)

	June Atkinson [D]	665,559	53%	(X)
	Eddie Davis [D]	583,890	47%

Supt of Pub Instruction GOP - Primary -- 2,805 of 2,817 precincts reporting (100%)

Richard Morgan [R]	201,953	51%	(X)
Eric Smith [R]	96,884	25%
Joe Johnson [R]	95,028	24%

Treasurer Dem - Primary -- 2,807 of 2,817 precincts reporting (100%)

Janet Cowell [D]	592,393	47%	(X)
David Young [D]	453,157	36%
Michael Weisel [D]	217,981	17%

Auditor Dem - Primary -- 2,807 of 2,817 precincts reporting (100%)

	Beth Wood [D]	801,588	64%	(X)
	Fred Aikens [D]	444,500	36%

Court of Appeals Tyson Seat - Primary -- 2,807 of 2,817 precincts reporting (100%)

Sam Ervin	613,908	37%	(X)
Kristin Ruth	435,630	26%	(X)
John Tyson	363,850	22%
Janet Pueschel	264,240	16%

Court of Appeals Wynn Seat - Primary -- 2,807 of 2,817 precincts reporting (100%)

James Wynn	777,473	48%	(X)
Jewel Ann Farlow	598,447	37%	(X)
Dean Poirier	234,966	15%

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N.C. Senate

Candidate

Vote Count

Vote Percent

Winner

NC Senate District 12 Democrats -- 46 of 46 precincts reporting (100%)

	Kay Carroll [D]	15,963	69%	(X)
	Patricia Oliver [D]	7,200	31%

NC Senate District 12 GOP -- 46 of 46 precincts reporting (100%)

	David Rouzer [R]	8,531	68%	(X)
	Nena Reeves [R]	4,041	32%

NC Senate District 14 Democrats -- 46 of 46 precincts reporting (100%)

	Vernon Malone [D]	35,394	73%	(X)
	Ann Akland [D]	13,358	27%

NC Senate District 16 -- 1 of 1 precincts reporting (100%)

Josh Stein [D]	19,036	49%	(X)
Jack Nichols [D]	15,692	40%
Mike Shea [D]	4,286	11%

NC Senate District 20 Democrats -- 48 of 48 precincts reporting (100%)

	Floyd McKissick [D]	31,401	77%	(X)
	Ryan Echoles [D]	9,319	23%

NC Senate District 21 Democrats -- 34 of 34 precincts reporting (100%)

	Larry Shaw [D]	18,948	81%	(X)
	Eronomy Smith [D]	4,420	19%

Nc Senate District 23 Democrats -- 58 of 58 precincts reporting (100%)

	Ellie Kinnaird [D]	27,084	64%	(X)
	Moses Carey [D]	14,982	36%

NC STATE SENATE District 45 GOP -- 83 of 83 precincts reporting (100%)

	Jerry Butler [R]	7,629	54%	(X)
	Dwight Shook [R]	6,479	46%

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N.C. House

Candidate

Vote Count

Vote Percent

Winner

NC House District 22 Democrats -- 30 of 30 precincts reporting (100%)

	William Brisson [D]	9,331	64%	(X)
	Greg Taylor [D]	5,209	36%

NC House District 40 Democrats -- 26 of 26 precincts reporting (100%)

	Stan Morse [D]	8,703	54%	(X)
	Sam Hart Brewer [D]	7,353	46%

NC House District 43 Democrats -- 14 of 14 precincts reporting (100%)

	Elmer Floyd [D]	4,361	51%	(X)
	Mary McAllister [D]	4,129	49%

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N.C. District Judges

Candidate

Vote Count

Vote Percent

Winner

District Court Judge 08 Setzer -- 30 of 30 precincts reporting (100%)

Charles P. Gaylor, III	12,123	57%	(X)
William Wooten Bland	6,483	31%
Chris Rogerson	2,642	12%

District Court Judge 09 -- 18 of 18 precincts reporting (100%)

Thomas H. Clifton	6,153	49%	(X)
Amanda Stevenson	4,142	33%
S. Quon Bridges	2,166	17%

District Court Judge 11 -- 13 of 15 precincts reporting (87%)

George R. Murphy	6,442	43%	(X)
Paul A. Holcombe	4,831	32%
Allan C. Delaine	3,746	25%

District Court Judge District 10 Desvousges -- 198 of 198 precincts reporting (100%)

Anna Elena Worley	79,566	43%	(X)
Mark A. Perry	69,324	37%
Marty E. Miller	36,185	20%

District Court Judge District 11 Bullock -- 13 of 13 precincts reporting (100%)

Charles Bullock	8,481	55%	(X)
Kayley Taber	3,770	24%
Gary W. Ragland	3,172	21%

District Court Judge District 9 -- 18 of 18 precincts reporting (100%)

Carolyn J. Yancey	5,417	46%	(X)
A. Chance Wilkinson	4,210	36%
R. Brian Cloninger	2,205	19%

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Chatham County

Candidate

Vote Count

Vote Percent

Winner

Chatham County Commissioner - District 1 Democratic -- 19 of 19 precincts reporting (100%)

	Sally Kost [D]	8,074	60%	(X)
	Patrick Barnes [D]	5,466	40%

Chatham County Commissioner - District 2 Democratic -- 19 of 19 precincts reporting (100%)

Mike Cross [D]	5,780	43%	(X)
Jeffrey Starkweather [D]	4,377	33%
Armentha Lee Davis [D]	3,200	24%

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Cumberland County

Candidate

Vote Count

Vote Percent

Winner

Cumberland County Commissioner Democratic Vote 3 Dist. 2 -- 52 of 52 precincts reporting (100%)

Kenneth Edge [D]	18,059	32%	(X)
Marshall Faircloth [D]	14,905	27%
Jimmy Keefe [D]	13,194	24%
Dan Ford [D]	9,702	17%

Cumberland County Sales and Use Tax -- 69 of 69 precincts reporting (100%)

	FOR	30,817	52%	(X)
	AGAINST	28,249	48%

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Durham County

Candidate

Vote Count

Vote Percent

Winner

Durham Co. District Attorney Democrats -- 56 of 56 precincts reporting (100%)

Tracey Cline [D]	29,810	46%	(X)
Freda Black [D]	21,834	34%
Keith A. Bishop [D]	8,095	13%
Mitchell Garrell [D]	4,504	7%

Durham County Commissioners Vote 5 -- 56 of 59 precincts reporting (95%)

Michael D. Page	38,364	16%	(X)
Ellen Reckhow	32,523	13%	(X)
Becky Heron	33,311	13%	(X)
Joe W. Bowser	26,756	11%	(X)
Fred Foster, Jr.	23,908	10%
Brenda Howerton	24,711	10%	(X)
Victoria Peterson	20,116	8%
Don Moffitt	20,027	8%
Josh Parker	17,389	7%
Doug Wright	9,840	4%

Durham School Board - At Large -- 56 of 56 precincts reporting (100%)

Jonathan R. Alston	23,474	36%	(X)
Leigh Bordley	22,550	35%
Nancy Cox	18,818	29%

Durham School Board -District A -- 29 of 29 precincts reporting (100%)

Minnie Forte-Brown

24,631

100%

Durham School Board - District B -- 26 of 27 precincts reporting (96%)

Franklin County

Candidate

Vote Count

Vote Percent

Winner

Franklin Co. School Board District 2 - Seat 2 -- 3 of 3 precincts reporting (100%)

	Beverly Long Joseph	2,126	99%	(X)
	Write-In	22	1%

Franklin County School Board At-Large - Seat 6 -- 18 of 18 precincts reporting (100%)

Franklin County School Board District 4 - Seat 4 -- 6 of 6 precincts reporting (100%)

Franklin County School Bond -- 18 of 18 precincts reporting (100%)

	YES	8,301	65%	(X)
	NO	4,546	35%

Franklin County Commissioner At-Large Seat 7 -- 18 of 18 precincts reporting (100%)

Shane Mitchell [D]	3,765	38%	(X)
Raymond A. Stone [D]	3,029	30%
Willie F. Bartholomew [D]	2,032	20%
Stuart D. Coward [D]	1,143	11%

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Granville County

Candidate

Vote Count

Vote Percent

Winner

Granville Co. Board of Education District 1 -- 16 of 16 precincts reporting (100%)

Granville Co. Board of Education District 2 -- 16 of 16 precincts reporting (100%)

Brenda Dickerson-Daniel

1,776

100%

(X)

Granville Co. Board of Education District 6 -- 16 of 16 precincts reporting (100%)

Catherine (Rose) Lyon

1,629

100%

(X)

Granville County Register of Deeds D -- 16 of 16 precincts reporting (100%)

	Kathy M. Adcock [D]	6,639	71%	(X)
	Pat Thomas [D]	2,654	29%

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Harnett County

Candidate

Vote Count

Vote Percent

Winner

Harnett County Commissioner District 3 R -- 5 of 5 precincts reporting (100%)

Jim Burgin [R]	421	44%	(X)
Howard L. Penny, Jr. [R]	280	30%
Chuck Levorse [R]	142	15%
Ricky W. Blackmon [R]	106	11%

Harnett County Commissioner District 4 D -- 5 of 5 precincts reporting (100%)

	Dan B. Andrews [D]	1,905	68%	(X)
	Coy Poole, Jr. [D]	894	32%

Town of Coats Malt Beverage Election -- 1 of 1 precincts reporting (100%)

	AGAINST	290	64%	(X)
	FOR	163	36%

Town of Coats Unfortified Wine Election -- 1 of 1 precincts reporting (100%)

	AGAINST	277	64%	(X)
	FOR	157	36%

Town of Coats Mixed Beverage Election -- 1 of 1 precincts reporting (100%)

	AGAINST	282	65%	(X)
	FOR	152	35%

Harnett County Town of Erwin Mixed Beverage -- 1 of 1 precincts reporting (100%)

	FOR	531	50%	(X)
	AGAINST	529	50%

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Johnston County

Candidate

Vote Count

Vote Percent

Winner

JOHNSTON COUNTY COMMISSIONER DIST. 2 -- 37 of 37 precincts reporting (100%)

	W. Ray Woodall [R]	6,176	63%	(X)
	Ted G. Godwin [R]	3,598	37%

Johnston County Commissioner District 4 D -- 37 of 37 precincts reporting (100%)

	Glenn McLamb [D]	7,953	51%	(X)
	Donald J. Byrd [D]	7,698	49%

Clayton Open Spaces Bond -- 6 of 6 precincts reporting (100%)

	YES	571	72%	(X)
	NO	224	28%

Clayton Street Bonds -- 6 of 6 precincts reporting (100%)

	YES	635	78%	(X)
	NO	176	22%

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Lee County

Candidate

Vote Count

Vote Percent

Winner

Lee County School Board Vote 4 -- 13 of 13 precincts reporting (100%)

Lynn H. Smith	7,569	21%	(X)
Shawn E. Williams	6,641	18%	(X)
Cameron Sharpe	6,245	17%	(X)
W. P. (Bill) Tatum	5,715	16%	(X)
Kimberly (Kim) Lilley	5,583	15%
Mark Akinosho	4,669	13%

Lee County Commissioner At-Large Vote 3 -- 9 of 9 precincts reporting (100%)

Jerry M. Lemmond [D]	4,606	22%	(X)
Richard Hayes [D]	4,578	22%	(X)
Nathan (Ed) Paschal [D]	4,180	20%	(X)
Bob Brown [D]	3,940	19%
Wade A. Childress [D]	3,363	16%

Lee County Sales and Use Tax -- 13 of 13 precincts reporting (100%)

	AGAINST	7,092	55%	(X)
	FOR	5,728	45%

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Orange County

Candidate

Vote Count

Vote Percent

Winner

Orange County Land Transfer Tax -- 44 of 44 precincts reporting (100%)

	AGAINST	28,053	66%	(X)
	FOR	14,288	34%

Orange County Commissioner At-Large Democratic -- 44 of 44 precincts reporting (100%)

Bernadette Pelissier [D]	13,865	50%	(X)
Mary M. Wolff [D]	8,087	29%
Neloa Barbee Jones [D]	5,612	20%

Orange County Commissioner - District 2 Democratic -- 44 of 44 precincts reporting (100%)

Steve Yuhasz [D]	4,057	37%	(X)
Leo L. Allison [D]	3,021	28%
Luther K. Brooks [D]	2,354	22%
Tommy T. McNeill [D]	1,466	13%

Orange County Board of Education Vote 3 -- 44 of 44 precincts reporting (100%)

Stephen H. Halkiotis	7,432	22%	(X)
Eddie M. Eubanks	7,089	21%	(X)
Tony McKnight	6,172	18%	(X)
Al Hartkopf	5,016	15%
Jeff Michalski	4,156	12%
Stan Morris	3,747	11%

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Wake County

Candidate

Vote Count

Vote Percent

Winner

Wake County Commissioner Dist. 4 D -- 0 of 189 precincts reporting (0%)

Stanley Norwalk [D]

Wake County Commissioner Dist. 4 R -- 0 of 189 precincts reporting (0%)

Kenn Gardner [R]

Wake County Commissioner Dist. 5 D -- 0 of 189 precincts reporting (0%)

Harold Webb [D]

Wake County Commissioner Dist. 5 R -- 0 of 189 precincts reporting (0%)

Venita Peyton [R]

Wake County Commissioner Dist. 6 D -- 0 of 189 precincts reporting (0%)

Betty Lou Ward [D]

Wake County Commissioner Dist. 6 R -- 0 of 189 precincts reporting (0%)

Larry F. Tilley [R]

Wake County Register of Deeds -- 0 of 189 precincts reporting (0%)

Laura M. Riddick [R]

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Wayne County

Candidate

Vote Count

Vote Percent

Winner

Wayne County Register of Deeds Democratic -- 30 of 30 precincts reporting (100%)

	Lois J. Mooring [D]	10,392	64%	(X)
	Constance B. Coram [D]	5,872	36%

Wayne County Sales and Use Tax -- 30 of 30 precincts reporting (100%)

	AGAINST	18,669	82%	(X)
	FOR	4,012	18%

Wayne County Commissioner At Large Democratic -- 30 of 30 precincts reporting (100%)

Sandra Raiford McCullen [D]	7,901	49%	(X)
Chris Gurley [D]	5,378	33%
Darrell Home [D]	2,872	18%

Wayne County Commissioner At Large Republican -- 30 of 30 precincts reporting (100%)

	Hal Keck [R]	3,109	61%	(X)
	Jeff Jennings [R]	1,962	39%

Wayne County Commissioner District 1 Republican -- 9 of 9 precincts reporting (100%)

	Wilbur (Andy) Anderson [R]	944	69%	(X)
	James Beckwith [R]	426	31%

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Wilson County

Candidate

Vote Count

Vote Percent

Winner

Wilson County Sales and Use Tax -- 25 of 25 precincts reporting (100%)

	AGAINST	12,341	73%	(X)
	FOR	4,555	27%