Candidates 2012


2012 Primary RUN-OFF Election information

May 2012 RESULTS - MORE LENGTHY comparison between statewide and Caldwell County voting. Includes Democrat totals in a 4 races.

May 2012 Results – short, quick comparison between statewide and Caldwell County vote.

- – - – US House, 11th District *, North Carolina – - – - map

US HOUSE      Republican RUN-OFF

CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION RESULTS (below) from Primary Election, May 8th

Asheville TEA Party congressional forum, 1/28/12 — 6 videos

Part 1 http://ashevilleteaparty.org/?p=3069
Part 2 http://ashevilleteaparty.org/?p=3067
Part 3 http://ashevilleteaparty.org/?p=3082
Part 4 http://ashevilleteaparty.org/?p=3079
Part 5 http://ashevilleteaparty.org/?p=3099
Part 6 http://ashevilleteaparty.org/?p=3095

Long article covering a Congressional forum, March 2012.  The reporting is biased but thorough.  You can read between the liberal jabs and get the facts. http://www.maconnews.com/news/state–region/2669-republicans-host-forum-for-nc-11-candidates

Full video of candidates’ speeches from the 11th District GOP Convention, on 4/14/12. http://www.thunderpigblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/highlights-from-2012-convention-of-11th.html

US HOUSE      Republican RUN-OFF

Vance Patterson (R)

Q12.  Should a person’s religious beliefs influence the decisions they make while serving in public office? NO – but in campaign speeches promises “God in government.”  Was he careless and misread the question?  Asked about this question at 5/22 meeting, he confirmed his answer of “no”.  When asked about “God in government” and his statements of being a “Christian”, and “Student of the Bible”, he said he just didn’t like the question and explained religion should play no part in government.  He would have been more comfortable with the question if it had been worded differently, like “Should a person’s faith influence the decisions….”  Press Release from 5/25/12, link, that uses religious beliefs to make his point.

Q13.  Should Congress allow churches to endorse candidates for public office without threat to their tax-exempt status? NO

Q14.   Should the authority of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to regulate the broadcast of obscene media content be extended to cable and satellite television? NO

Q17.  Should it be illegal to transport a minor across state lines in order to evade state laws requiring parental consent for abortion? NO ……. no?  Campaign speeches state “I am against all forms of abortion.”  Was he careless and misread the question?  Asked Vance about this question at 5/22 meeting, he confirmed he didn’t mean it.  Offered “it was probably late.”

Mark Meadows (R)

Hayden Rogers (D)

Thunderpig’s comments and county by county GOP results on the 11th District race. http://thunderpigblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/infographic-may-2012-nc11-gop-primary.html

Burke County GOP Straw poll, 3/27/12, 128 votes cast. News link, link

  • Meadows – 54 votes
  • Patterson -  34 votes
  • Wingfield – 13
  • West
  • ( not sure of the order will post full results — Hunt, Petrella, Campbell, Harris)

Caldwell County GOP Straw Poll on March 10th, 160 people attend and 134 voted in the straw poll and with that here are the results :

Mark Meadows – 95
Vance Patterson – 12
Jeff Hunt – 10
Kenny West – 8
Ethan Wingfield – 5
Susan Harris – 3
Chris Petrella – 1
Spence Campbell – 0

* We are still in the 10th District with Rep. Patrick McHenry representing us, but we will be voting in the 11th District Primary in May 2012.  So we begin now getting to know all of these candidates.  Share this information with your friends and family.

NC Lt. Governor     Republican RUN-OFF

NC political news link –>  http://ncpoliticalbeat.com/ (this is what I consider a moderate news site, not conservative, but it does cover a lot of news.)

Dan Forest (R)

Tony Gurley (R)

Linda Coleman (D)

official website – http://ncvoterguide.org/cos/ltgov_coleman.php

NC Secretary of State    Republican RUN-OFF

Mike Goodwin (R)

Kenn Gardner (R)

Elaine Marshall (D)  — currently holds this office

INSURANCE COMMISSIONER   Republican RUN-OFF

Mike Causey (R)

Richard Morgan (R)

Wayne Goodwin (D)

Superintendent of Public Instruction   Rep. RUN-OFF

Richard Alexander (R)

John Tedesco (R)

NC Secretary of Labor    DEM RUN-OFF

Marlowe Foster (D)

John Brooks (D)

Cherie Berry (R)    — currently holds this office

NC Governor

Pat McCrory (R)

Walter Dalton (D)

NC Senate 

Dan Soucek (R)    — currently holds this office

Roy Carter (D)

  • 2008 website from a Congressional run in the 5th District http://www.democracyforamerica.com/campaigns/2484-roy-carter-for-congress-nc-5
  • facebook -  http://www.facebook.com/CarterNC45
  • Quote from his home page, his Democracy For America values, “Roy Carter is socially progressive because he has always held to the Democratic values of equality and civil liberties.”  Those words “socially progressive” set off alarms for patriots.
  • At a Caldwell County Democrat Party meeting that I attended, he admitted for the first time he is against Defense of Marriage Amendment (DOMA).  He does not support traditional marriage.  He said something like, I hope that doesn’t get out.

NC House

Edgar Starnes (R)    — currently holds this office

Caldwell County Commission

Randy Church (R)

  • official website -
  • facebook -
  • Ran for county commission as a Democrat in 2008, was a Republican from 2002-2004, then a Dem from 2004-2011.  Before 2002, he was a lifelong Democrat.  It’s one thing to have a change of heart like Ronald Reagan or Jessie Helms did, but it’s something different to ping-pong back and forth between the two parties for 10 years.

Clay Bollinger (R)

Jeff Branch (R)

Register of Deeds

Wayne Rash (R)

NC Supreme Court Justice

Paul Newby (R)    — currently holds this office

Sam Ervin, IV (D)

Primary VOTER GUIDE v7  2012

9 Responses to Candidates 2012

  1. Christine says:
    August 20, 2010 at 5:58 pm

    Thank you, Charles. I’ll put it up.

    Reply
  2. Charles Woodie says:
    August 23, 2010 at 1:25 pm

    Christine,

    On the listing of candidates for School Board, Helen Hall is missing. Thought you would like to know.

    Reply
  3. Christine says:
    August 23, 2010 at 1:37 pm

    Thank You!!! I added her to the list. I apologize for accidentally leaving her off.

    Reply
  4. Chris Petrella says:
    March 1, 2012 at 11:24 am

    Did you know that I passed the iCaucus Federal Candidate Qualifying Questionnaire with a 97%? Here is the PDF you may not have from NC Fairtax :http://ncfairtax.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2012-NC-Statewide_Candidate_Scorecard_M2-1.pdf

    and here is some information on where candidates stand on Immigration: http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2012-north-carolina-11th-congressional-district.html

    Thanks

    Reply
  5. chairmaneddie says:
    April 21, 2012 at 11:32 am

    Update……..this data is Not a local “straw poll” …..this is Third party unbiased polling of the 11th congressional district by Magellan Strategies and clearly puts Vance Patterson with a four point lead over his nearest competitor. Vance’s job plan is solid and well within the capabilities of a US congressman to accomplish. Vance has stood by the TEA party since it began and being a true blue TEA partier ….. I am going to return the favor.

    PRLog (Press Release) – Apr 20, 2012 –
    11th Congressional District
    Vance Patterson Surges to the Lead in recent Poll
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    Waynesville, NC – In a recent independent poll taken across the entire NC-11th Congressional District, now going public, shows that TEA Party Christian Republican candidate, Mr. Vance Patterson, in a fair lead of all the candidates. According to the poll, when asked if the Primary Vote was today, who the person would vote for, Vance Patterson cleared a 4% lead over Mark Meadows and more than a 16% lead over candidate Spence Campbell. Additionally, Patterson took an enormous lead over all the candidates when asked out of all the candidates for Congress, which one have you seen, read or heard about the most. In this reference of poll questioning, Vance Patterson once again beat out Mark Meadows with a heavy and unquestionable 8% lead, and a 23% lead over Spence Campbell.

    There are a total of eight candidates vying for the Republican ticket in the NC -11th Congressional District. Magellan Strategies who has given the following statement took the poll.

    April 19, 2012
    Magellan Strategies Disclaimer for
    Release Vance Patterson for Congress (NC-11)

    This survey was conducted using automated telephone touch tone technology. The sample used for this survey was randomly drawn from a North Carolina voter file. The survey response data was weighted based upon voting demographics from past North Carolina Republican Primary election cycles. The 778 interviews were conducted on March 26th and 27th, 2012. Three attempts were made to interview each household in the sample. This survey has a margin of error of 3.51% at the 95 percent confidence interval. Magellan Strategies CEO, David Flaherty has been in the political research industry for more than fifteen years. Magellan Strategies does not condone biasing survey responses for clients or the general public. For any questions regarding methodology of this survey, please contact David Flaherty at 303-861-8585 or DFlaherty@magellanstrategies.com. Also, for more information visit our website at MagellanStrategies.com.

    The full results of this poll are included in this content.
    Upon the poll statistics, Vance Patterson remains humble and motivated to continue forward in his campaign as he has done since the beginning. “Thus far, the results are encouraging, but there is still a lot of work to do in continuing to get out my message, which is Jobs, Prosperity Now, We don’t have to wait,” states Patterson.

    “I am all in for North Carolina.” – Vance Patterson
    http://www.prlog.org/11854943-vance-patterson-surges-to-lead-in-recent-congressional-poll.html

    Reply

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