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Top Stories - Sizing Up the NC Gubernatorial Race
North Carolina democrats are scrambling tonight in the wake of Gov. Bev Perdue's announcement that she will not seek a second term.
The presumed republican frontrunner in the 2012 gubernatorial race is former Charlotte mayor Pat McCrory, who narrowly lost to Perdue in 2008.
But the democratic side of the equation is more wide-open.
Lieutenant Gov. Walter Dalton announced today that he would seek the democratic nomination, and an announcement from State Rep. Bill Faison is expected in the coming days.
A source close to 11th District Rep. Heath Shuler tells News 13 that he is strongly considering and leaning towards running for governor. But he's not the only congressman doing so. 13th District Rep. Brad Miller, who announced he would not run for re-election, is reportedly considering a run, as is 7th District Rep. Mike McIntyre.
Other possible candidates include current Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx, Winston-Salem mayor Allen Joines, and former state treasurer Richard Moore.
The filing period for the North Carolina primary is February 13th-29th. The primary is scheduled for Tuesday, May 8th.
The presumed republican frontrunner in the 2012 gubernatorial race is former Charlotte mayor Pat McCrory, who narrowly lost to Perdue in 2008.
But the democratic side of the equation is more wide-open.
Lieutenant Gov. Walter Dalton announced today that he would seek the democratic nomination, and an announcement from State Rep. Bill Faison is expected in the coming days.
A source close to 11th District Rep. Heath Shuler tells News 13 that he is strongly considering and leaning towards running for governor. But he's not the only congressman doing so. 13th District Rep. Brad Miller, who announced he would not run for re-election, is reportedly considering a run, as is 7th District Rep. Mike McIntyre.
Other possible candidates include current Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx, Winston-Salem mayor Allen Joines, and former state treasurer Richard Moore.
The filing period for the North Carolina primary is February 13th-29th. The primary is scheduled for Tuesday, May 8th.
Thursday, January 26 2012, 06:42 PM EST
North Carolina News
Another Republican files for NC governor's race
February 22, 2012 22:29 GMT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Republican gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory has a primary opponent.
A list on the State Board of Elections web site says Fayetteville resident James Harney filed Wednesday to run as a GOP candidate for governor. Harney didn't immediately return a phone call seeking comment, but his entry means McCrory will have to run some kind of campaign for the May 8 primary.
McCrory has been considered the presumptive GOP nominee and spent the past several months trying to clear the field of high-profile candidates through speeches to party groups and fundraising. The former Charlotte mayor narrowly lost to Democrat Beverly Perdue in the 2008 general election. She isn't seeking a second term but at least four other Democrats are in the race.
Online:
N.C. State Board of Elections filing list as of 5 p.m. Feb. 22: http://bit.ly/wAmhJ3
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