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The Associated Press May 9, 2012 By Gary D. Robertson RALEIGH, N.C. Republican Pat McCrory is getting a second chance to become NorthCarolina's governor, and he'll have to try to defeat a secondlieutenant governor in Walter Dalton to wrest the Executive Mansionfrom Democrats after 20 years. McCrory and Dalton won their respective gubernatorial primariesTuesday that reduced 12 candidates from both parties down to twofor November.
McCrory had an easy primary victory by receiving 83percent of the vote, while Dalton dodged a possible runoff withformer U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge by winning 46 percent to 38 percent,according to nearly complete, unofficial results. Leading vote-getters in several statewide and congressional racesweren't so lucky by falling at or below the 40 percent thresholdneeded to win outright.
The second-place finishers will be able toask for a runoff scheduled for July 17. McCrory, the former Charlotte mayor, narrowly lost tothen-Democratic Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue in the November 2008election.
Now he'll face Dalton, who entered the Democratic primarythat became wide open after Perdue announced in late January shewasn't seeking re-election. The primary winners provided tastes of their fall campaignstrategies at their victory parties. They said they aimed topersuade voters from the other candidate's parties and amongunaffiliated voters, which now comprise one-fourth of thoseregistered statewide. McCrory still sounded like he was taking on Perdue and called hisDemocratic rival this year — whether it was Dalton andEtheridge — part of the network that had controlled theexecutive branch of government for all but 12 years over the lastcentury.
Jim Martin, the most recent GOP governor, left office inearly 1993. "There's no doubt in my mind that we need someone from theoutside to fix the culture that's been dominating for solong," McCrory said. "An insider is not going to be ableto fix it." Dalton, starting the general election race as the perceivedunderdog and behind in finances compared to McCrory with $3 millionin his campaign coffers, wants to paint McCrory with the same brushas the new Republican-led Legislature. The General Assembly hasbeen taking heat for the budget they approved last year overPerdue's veto. "This Legislature, with Pat McCrory's encouragement, haslimited opportunity.
They have unduly cut education," Daltonsaid. "This Legislature, with Pat McCrory in tow, cut ourcommunity colleges, cut our universities." Libertarian Barbara Howe was unopposed for her party's nominationand will run with Dalton and McCrory. The number of runoffs increased this year, the likely result ofredistricting and congressional retirements that gave moreRepublicans hope of getting elected. The recent surge in GOP powerin Raleigh also contributed to several candidates running inRepublican Council of State primaries.
Republicans Jim Pendergraph and Robert Pittenger appeared headed toa runoff for the Charlotte-area 9th Congressional District seat ofretiring U.S. Rep. Sue Myrick that attracted a whopping 11 GOPcandidates. The winner with take on Democrat Jennifer Roberts.
Pittenger, who has raised more than $1 million in his GOP primarybid, had run negative ads against Pendergraph, noting that thesheriff is a former Democrat. Myrick, however, endorsedPendergraph. In the southern Piedmont 8th District, U.S. Rep. Larry Kissell beatback a Democratic primary challenger.
He will face the winner of aGOP runoff battle between former congressional aide Richard Hudsonand former Iredell County Commissioner Scott Keadle. Kissell isfacing a tough re-election in a district redrawn to make it moreRepublican friendly. For the 11th District in the mountains, Democrat Hayden Rogers wona primary election to replace his former boss, outgoing U.S. Rep.Heath Shuler.
Rogers will face the winner of a GOP runoff betweenreal estate investor Mark Meadows and business owner VancePatterson. Republicans will face summertime runoff choices to pick the GOPcandidates for lieutenant governor, secretary of state,superintendent of public instruction, insurance commissioner andauditor. Democrats face a runoff for labor commissioner between lobbyistMarlowe Foster and John Brooks, who held the post when 25 workerswere killed in a Hamlet chicken-processing plant fire. In legislative races, at least five House incumbents lost and asixth was trailing, including one of the Democrats who bucked hisparty and voted for the Republican-penned budget last year despitePerdue's veto.
Veteran Rep. Jim Crawford, D-Granville, lost to fellow incumbentRep. Winkie Wilkins, D-Person, according to complete, unofficialreturns. Crawford, who was named a top budget-writer several monthsago by Republican House leaders, was one of five Democrats whovoted for the GOP budget.
Rep. Bill Brisson, D-Bladen, another member of the "Gang ofFive," narrowly defeated Elizabethtown lawyer Matt Dixon. Other lawmakers who lost were Rep. Trudi Walend, R-Transylvania,who previously served in the House but was re-appointed in January,and Rep. Larry Brown, R-Forsyth.
Unofficial complete results showWalend narrowly lost to Chris Whitmire, while Brown lost to ForsythCounty commissioner Debra Conrad in a three-candidate race. Rep. Jimmy Dixon, R-Duplin, defeated Rep. Efton Sager, R-Wayne, ina race of two incumbents drawn into the same district. Rep.
Stephen LaRoque, R-Lenoir, co-chairman of the House RulesCommittee, trailed Wayne County GOP leader John Bell by 54 voteswith all precincts reporting. LaRoque could ask for a recount. In the Senate, newly-appointed Republican Sen. Chris Carneyadvanced to a runoff against David Curtis.
Former Rep. Karen Rayfinished third. Early voting and absentee ballot totals reached a primary record ofmore than 500,000 voters thanks to intense interest in proposedconstitutional amendment on marriage and competitive congressionalraces. But overall turnout doesn't appear to have reached therecent record high of 37 percent in 2008.
The State Board ofElections says 2,164,074 ballots have been cast, or 34.4 percent ofregistered voters. Associated Press writer Emery P. Dalesio contributed to thisreport. I am a professional writer from Home Supplies, which contains a great deal of information about plastic dessert plates , plastic plates bowls, welcome to visit!
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