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May
2008
May
2008
North Carolina Primary Results
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Loading ...Before sending off my absentee ballot in March, I took photos of each side of the filled-in ballot so that I could remember who I voted for and compare my votes with the final results.
| Contest | My Vote | Winning Candidate | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presidential Preference | Barack Obama | Barack Obama | Y |
| US Senate | Kay Hagan | Kay Hagan | Y |
| Governor | Bev Purdue | Bev Purdue | Y |
| Lieutenant Governor | Hampton Dellinger | Walter H. Dalton | N |
| Auditor | Beth A. Wood | Beth A. Wood | Y |
| Commissioner of Insurance | David C. Smith | Wayne Goodwin | N |
| Commissioner of Labor | Mary Fant Donnan | Mary Fant Donnan | Y |
| Superintendent of Public Instruction | Eddie Davis | June St. Clair Atkinson | N |
| Treasurer | Janet Cowell | Janet Cowell | Y |
| Court of Appeals Judge | James A. Wynn | James A. Wynn | Y |
| District Court of Appeals | Sam J. Ervin, IV | Sam J. Ervin, IV | Y |
| District Court Judge District 10 | Anna Elena Worley | Anna Elena Worley | Y |
Frankly, I’m quite pleased with 75% of my votes winning.
Strangely, the Commissioner of Labor contest was incredibly close. Of more than a million votes, the final breakdown was
| Mary Fant Donnan | 333688 | 27.56% |
|---|---|---|
| Ty Richardson | 290926 | 24.03% |
| Robin Anderson | 292002 | 24.12% |
| John C. Brooks | 294111 | 24.29% |
That’s seriously close. Mary Fant Donnan won by fewer than 39,577 votes from the runner-up and only 42,762 votes from the candidate that got the fewest votes. Amazing!
Obama gave another one of his speeches. The first time we heard one of these, we were all amazed, but now it more like, “Yeah, so Picasso painted another masterpiece…ho..hum…”.
Go Barack!
Erik R.
I ran into Jimmy Ervin (Sam J, IV) a couple of weeks ago and told him that you had gotten your absentee ballot and intended to vote for him. A modest man, he said, ‘Oh good, that’s three: your son, me and my mother’. I’m glad that he has won this stage of his race.
Apparently Obama just walked into the bar I went to in February and bought a Pabst Blue Ribbon, and tipped the bartender 900%. The bartender he tipped is my friend’s future brother-in-law. Cool.