North Carolina House
Filing Deadline: Feb. 29, 2008 • Primary Date: May 6, 2008 • General Election: Nov. 4, 2008District Profile: Today, east Carolina is still tobacco country, and is still largely inhabited by the descendants of the original white settlers and black slaves of 250 years ago. Full Profile
2006 results: G.K. Butterfield (D) was unopposed.
Incumbent
G.K. Butterfield (D)Elected in 2004; Seeking third term; Butterfield was unopposed in the primary.
Challengers
None
District Profile: Most voters here have a Democratic heritage, but many are now in the habit of voting Republican for major offices. Full Profile
2006 results: Bob Etheridge (D) defeated Dan Mansell (R) by 67-33%.
Incumbent
Bob Etheridge (D)Elected in 1996; Seeking seventh term; Etheridge was unopposed in the primary.
Challengers
None
District Profile: The 3rd District covers the Outer Banks and much of the coastal plain of North Carolina, though the northeastern tier is more in the orbit of Virginia's Hampton Roads than North Carolina's Research Triangle. Full Profile
2006 results: Walter Jones (R) defeated Craig Weber (D) by 69-31%.
Incumbent
Walter Jones (R)Elected in 1994; Seeking eighth term.
Challengers
Craig Weber (D)Weber, a meterologist, was nominated with 70% in a two-way primary.
District Profile: Raleigh-Durham was once a sleepy metro area which trailed the nation in income but is now a fast-growing, vibrant, affluent metropolis -- the prime engine of North Carolina's growth. Full Profile
2006 results: David Price (D) defeated Steve Acuff (R) by 65-35%.
Incumbent
David Price (D)Elected in 1996; Seeking eleventh term; Price was unopposed in the primary.
Challengers
B.J. Lawson (R)Lawson, a physician, was nominated with 71% in a two-way primary.
District Profile: For all the economic progress here, large swaths of the region remain rural, from chicken-raising Wilkes County to Appalachian State University. Full Profile
2006 results: Virginia Foxx (R) defeated Roger Sharpe (D) by 57-43%.
Incumbent
Virginia Foxx (R)Elected in 2004; Seeking third term; Foxx was unopposed in the primary.
District Profile: High Point, the center of the U.S. furniture business, sits amidst rolling farmland; it was the site of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in the Revolutionary War. Full Profile
2006 results: Howard Coble (R) defeated Rory Blake (D) by 71-29%.
Incumbent
Howard Coble (R)Elected in 1984; Seeking thirteenth term; Coble was unopposed in the primary.
Challengers
Teresa Sue Bratton (D)Bratton, a physician, was nominated with 61% in a three-way primary.
District Profile: The district consists of three main areas: the affluent Wilmington region, the military-dominated outskirts of Fayetteville and economically disadvantaged Robeson County. Full Profile
2006 results: Mike McIntyre (D) defeated Shirley Davis (R) by 73-27%.
Incumbent
Mike McIntyre (D)Elected in 1996; Seeking seventh term; McIntyre was unopposed in the primary.
Challengers
Will Breazeale (R)Breazeale, an airline pilot, was unopposed in the primary.
District Profile: This is a split district, with very different political leanings in the textile country, the Sand Hills and Charlotte. Full Profile
2006 results: Robin Hayes (R) defeated Larry Kissell (D) by 60,926 votes to 60,597 votes.
Incumbent
Robin Hayes (R)Elected in 1998; Seeking sixth term; Hayes was unopposed in the primary.
District Profile: The past two decades have brought Charlotte cultural growth worthy of its growing business stature. Full Profile
2006 results: Sue Myrick (R) defeated Bill Glass (D) by 67-33%.
Incumbent
Sue Myrick (R)Elected in 1994; Seeking eighth term; Myrick was nominated with 92% in a two-way primary.
Challengers
Harry Taylor (D)Taylor, a businessman, was nominated with 58% in a two-way primary.
District Profile: This remains a very Republican area -- home to a rough-hewn Republicanism that is unsympathetic to government regulators. Full Profile
2006 results: Patrick McHenry (R) defeated Richard Carsner (D) by 62-38%.
Incumbent
Patrick McHenry (R)Elected in 2004; Seeking third term; McHenry was nominated with 67% in a two-way primary.
Challengers
Daniel Johnson (D)Johnson, an attorney, was nominated with 60% in a two-way primary.
District Profile: For a long time, the partisan balance here was close, but in the last dozen years, coinciding with an influx of retirees south of Asheville, the district has tilted Republican. Full Profile
2006 results: Heath Shuler (D) defeated Charles Taylor (R) by 54-46%.
Incumbent
Heath Shuler (D)Elected in 2006; Seeking second term; Shuler was unopposed in the primary.
Challengers
Carl Mumpower (R)Mumpower, an Asheville city councilman, was nominated with 48% in a three-way primary.
District Profile: This was the most litigated district in the country during the 1990s and was the focus of no less than four Supreme Court cases. Full Profile
2006 results: Melvin Watt (D) defeated Ada Fisher (R) by 67-33%.
Incumbent
Melvin Watt (D)Elected in 1992; Seeking ninth term; Watt was unoppposed in the primary.
Challengers
Ty Cobb, Jr. (R)Cobb, a retired businessman, was unopposed in the primary.
District Profile: The district lines were drawn by the Democratic legislature to produce a new Democratic district after the 2000 Census. Full Profile
2006 results: Brad Miller (D) defeated Vernon Robinson (R) by 64-36%.
Incumbent
Brad Miller (D)Elected in 2002; Seeking fourth term; Miller was nominated with 89% in a two-way primary.
Challengers
Hugh Webster (D)Webster, a former state senator, was unopposed in the primary.
Race Rankings
Based on likelihood of seat switching party control
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Ill.-11
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Va.-11
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N.Y.-25
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Ariz.-01
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Texas-22
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N.J.-03
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N.J.-07
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N.M.-01
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Ohio-16
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Ohio-15
(Open-R)Previous Coverage
Check out National Journal's coverage of previous North Carolina house races.
