Results: NC Congressional Races
The following are the results for the Congressional races in North Carolina:
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 01
Name on Ballot Party Ballot Count
G. K. Butterfield DEM 82,570
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 02
Name on Ballot Party Ballot Count
Bob Etheridge DEM 76,804
Dan Mansell REP 40,436
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 03
Name on Ballot Party Ballot Count
Walter B. Jones REP 98,546
Craig Weber DEM 44,330
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 04
Name on Ballot Party Ballot Count
David Price DEM 125,166
Steve Acuff REP 67,609
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 05
Name on Ballot Party Ballot Count
Virginia Foxx REP 95,466
Roger Sharpe DEM 71,499
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 06
Name on Ballot Party Ballot Count
Howard Coble REP 107,325
Rory Blake DEM 44,187
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 07
Name on Ballot Party Ballot Count
Mike McIntyre DEM 92,928
Shirley Davis REP 33,630
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 08
Name on Ballot Party Ballot Count
Robert C. (Robin) Hayes REP 44,585
Larry Kissell DEM 40,394
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 09
Name on Ballot Party Ballot Count
Sue Myrick REP 43,464
Bill Glass DEM 15,627
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 10
Name on Ballot Party Ballot Count
Patrick McHenry REP 93,259
Richard Carsner DEM 57,398
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 11
Name on Ballot Party Ballot Count
Heath Shuler DEM 123,156
Charles H. Taylor REP 105,935
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 12
Name on Ballot Party Ballot Count
Mel Watt DEM 44,896
Ada M. Fisher REP 26,704
US CONGRESS DISTRICT 13
Name on Ballot Party Ballot Count
Brad Miller DEM 96,892
Vernon Robinson REP 55,324
So… What’s up? The best possible news in the races for the North Carolina Congressional delegation is two-fold: Vernon Robinson’s evil, anti-gay, bigoted and hateful rhetoric has been trashed by North Carolinians once again (for like the [I've lost count]th time) and North Carolina has picked up one more Democrat in its delegation to Congress; Heath Shuler has beat out another anti-gay Republican, Charles Taylor.
Although the Democrats in our delegation do tend to be more conservative on LGBT issues, they (with the exception of a couple here and there) are not willing to sponsor or vote for legislation which would be harmful to LGBT citizens.
Seven of our thirteen Congressional representatives are Democrats, a majority in our Congressional delegation.
Here’s my bit on Congressman Brad Miller (13th District) from my Election Day edition of my Carolinian column:
A vote for Congressman Brad Miller (13th District) is another vote I wish I could cast. Congressman Miller was the only representative from North Carolina’s Congressional delegation who co-sponsored a bill which would repeal the harmful and discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy and another which would recognize the long-time, committed relationships of cross-national same-sex couples for immigration purposes, similar to what cross-national opposite-sex couples achieve with a marriage visa. Congressman Brad Miller received a score of 100 in the Human Rights Campaign’s 2006 Congressional Scorecard.
It is good to know our delegation is in good Democratic hands (again, minues a couple of them here and there).
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Matt, 22, is an LGBT journalist, activist and youth advocate currently living and working in Charlotte, N.C., where he serves as the Editor of Q-Notes, the Carolinas' LGBT news source. A native of Winston-Salem, N.C., Matt attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and is still continuing to pursue his bachelors degree. He is the Owner & Editor of InterstateQ.com and has been active in LGBT advocacy work since the age of 14.
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