Results: Q-vote 2006 ‘endorsed’ candidates
Here are the results for the candidates that I “endorsed” in Q-vote 2006, a blog project I started back before the primary in the Summer:
Mike Nelson, Democrat, Orange County Commissioner - Nelson easily won election to the Orange County Board of Commissioners. A former mayor of Carrboro, NC, Nelson is one of just a few openly gay elected officials in North Carolina.
Congressman Brad Miller, 13th District - Congressman Miller won easily, as expected, against the extreme, right-wing, anti-gay Vernon Robinson, former Winston-Salem City Council member.
Roger Sharpe, 5th Congressional District - Sharpe, the Democratic challenger to incumbent Congresswoman Virginia Foxx, lost in his bid to take the 5th Congressional seat. Although he lost, it must be noted that Sharpe didn’t walk away with little support. Approximately 71,000 people voted for him, whereas only approximately 95,000 voted for Foxx.
Representative Pricey Harrison, NC House 57 - Representative Harrison won, hands down, against her Republican challenger Ron Styers. Representative Harrison will enter her second term in the NC House.
Sandra Mikush, W-S/Forsyth School Board - Mikush did not win in her unaffiliated bid for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education. In a message to supporters the day after the election, Mikush stressed the successes in spite of the losses, including the fact that 1 in 3 voters voted for her. Mikush says she will continue to be a strong advocate and voice for children and looks forward to working with Democratic-newcomer Elisabeth Motsinger.
Elisabeth Motsinger, W-S/Forsyth School Board - Motsinger, a Democrat, will join the School Board replacing Republican incumbent Lynn Thrower. I’m extremely happy that Motsinger is now on the Board and that LGBT students will now have a voice they haven’t had in at least 10 years.
Berkley Blanks, Guilford County Sheriff - Blanks, a Democrat who had been outspoken on supporting LGBT citizens, lost his bid for Guilford County Sheriff. Republican incumbent BJ Barnes (who is also supportive of LGBT citizens) won with 35% of the vote.
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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