Candidates for N.C. State Offices

The following people registered with the state Board of Elections as candidates in the Democratic and Republican primaries on May 6.

Governor

 

Democratic Candidates 
Richard Moore candidate picture 2008
Richard H. Moore
Kittrell
Bio | Web site | Video Interview
Moore on: Priorities | Economy | Transportation

 

Bev Perdue (interview)
Beverly Perdue
New Bern
Bio | Web site | Video Interview
Perdue on: Priorities | Economy | Transportation

Dennis Nielsen, Democratic gubernatorial candidate

Dennis Nielsen
Nashville
Bio | Web site

 


Republican Candidates: Watch the Debate | Post-Debate Analysis

Democratic Candidates: Watch the Debate
 

Bill Graham
Bill Graham
Salisbury
Bio | Web site | Video Interview
Graham on: Priorities | Economy | Transportation
Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory
Pat McCrory
Charlotte
Bio | Web site | Video Interview
McCrory on: Priorities | Economy | Transportation
Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Bob Orr
Bob Orr
Burnsville
Bio | Web site | | Video Interview
Orr on: Priorities | Economy | Transportation
Elbie Powers
E. Powers
Roseboro
Web site
Fred Smith
Fred Smith
Clayton
Bio | Web site | Video Interview
Smith on: Priorities | Economy | Transportation
 

Lieutenant Governor

 
 Democratic Candidates

 Dan Besse
Dan Besse
Winston-Salem
Web site
Besse on Priorities

 

Walter H. Dalton
Walter H. Dalton
Rutherfordton
Web site
Dalton on Priorities
Hampton Dellinger
Hampton Dellinger
Durham
Web site
Dellinger on Priorities
Pat Smathers
Pat Smathers
Canton
Web site
Smathers on Priorities
Republican Candidates
 
 Timothy Cook
Timothy Cook
Canton
Web site
 Greg Dority
Greg Dority
Washington
Web site
Dority on Priorities
 Robert Pittenger
Robert Pittenger
Charlotte, NC
Web site
Pittenger on Priorities
Jim Snyder
Jim Snyder
Lexington
Web site
Snyder on Priorities
 

Attorney General

 
 Democratic Candidate
Republican Candidate
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
Raleigh
Web site
Bob Crumley
Bob Crumley
Asheboro
Web site

Secretary of State

 
Democratic CandidateRepublican Candidate
Elaine Marshall
Elaine F. Marshall
Lillington
Web site
Jack Sawyer
Mebane
Web site
(No picture available)

State Treasurer

 
Democratic Candidates 
 Janet Cowell for State Treasurer
Janet Cowell
Raleigh
Web site
 Michael Weisel
Michael Weisel
Raleigh
Web site
 David Young
David Young
Asheville
Web site
 
Republican Candidate 
Bill Daughtridge
Bill Daughtridge
Rocky Mount
Web site
 

State Auditor

 
Democratic Candidates 
Fred Aikens
Fred Aikens
Raleigh
Web site
Beth A. Wood
Beth A. Wood
Raleigh
Web site
Republican Candidate 
Les Merritt
Leslie Merritt
Zebulon
Web site
 

Commissioner of Agriculture

 
Democratic CandidateRepublican Candidate
Ronnie Ansley
Ronnie Ansley
Wake Forest
Web site
Steve Troxler
Steve Troxler
Brown Summit

Commissioner of Labor

 
Democratic Candidates
Robin Anderson
Robin Anderson
Cary
Web site
Mary Fant Donnan
Mary Fant Donnan
Winston-Salem
Web site
Republican Candidate 
Cherie Berry
Cherie Berry
Newton
Web site
 
No picture available: John C. Brooks, D, Raleigh; Ty Richardson, D, Middlesex 

Commissioner of Insurance

(No pictures available)

 

 
Democratic Candidates Republican Candidate

David C. Smith
Durham

Wayne Goodwin
Rockingham

 

John Odom
Raleigh

Superintendent of Public Instruction

 
Democratic Candidates 

June Atkinson
June St. Clair Atkinson
Raleigh
Web site

 

 
 
No picture available: Eddie Davis, D, of Durham
Republican Candidates 
Joe Johnson
Joe Johnson
Tryon
Web site
Richard Morgan
Richard Morgan
Eagle Springs


No picture available: Eric H. Smith, Reidsville | Web site

  

State Supreme Court

 

State Supreme Court Associate Justice Bob Edmunds
Robert H. Edmunds Jr. (incumbent),
Greensboro
Web site

Suzanne Reynolds
Suzanne Reynolds
Winston-Salem
Web site

Court of Appeals

 

John S. Arrowood
John S. Arrowood (incumbent)
Charlotte, NC
Web site

 
No picture available: Robert N. Hunter Jr., Morehead City | Web site; John C. Martin, Raleigh (incumbent)
Doug McCollough
Doug McCullough (incumbent)
Atlantic Beach
Web site
Cheri Beasley
Cheri Beasley
Fayetteville
Web site
Judge Linda Stephens
Linda Stephens (incumbent)
Raleigh
Web site
  
No picture available: Dan Barrett, Advance

John M. Tyson
John M. Tyson (incumbent)
Fayetteville, NC
Web site

Kristin Ruth
Kristin Ruth
Raleigh, NC
Web site
No picture available: Sam J. Ervin IV, Morganton; Janet Pueschel, Raleigh

Dean Poirier
Dean R. Poirier
Mount Olive, NC
Web site

 
No picture available: James A. Wynn (incumbent), Cary; Jewel Ann Farlow, Gibsonville
  

 

 

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