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NORTH CAROLINA NORTH CAROLINA
2006 House Races
The following information is taken from the 2006 Almanac of American Politics.
The 2006 Almanac can be ordered online, or by phone at 1-800-356-4838.

Delegation At A Glance (District Map)
• Total House seats: 13
• 109th Congress: 7 R, 6 D
• 110th Congress: 7 D, 6 R


Jump To District:
NC-01  ·  NC-02  ·  NC-03  ·  NC-04  ·  NC-05  ·  NC-06  · 
NC-07  ·  NC-08  ·  NC-09  ·  NC-10  ·  NC-11  ·  NC-12  ·  NC-13

NC-01


District Profile: Today, east Carolina is still tobacco country, and is still largely inhabited by the descendants of the original white settlers and black slaves of 250 years ago. Full Profile
2006 Results: G.K. Butterfield (D) was unopposed.


G.K. Butterfield (D)

Elected in 2004; Seeking second term; Butterfield was unopposed in the primary.

Contact: Not available
• Campaign Web site
• Official Web site
• Almanac biography
• DCCC profile
Republican Challenger

Names link to campaign Web sites

No challenger


NC-02


District Profile: This is a place where most voters have a Democratic heritage but many have gotten into the habit of voting Republican for major offices. Full Profile
2006 Results: Bob Etheridge (D) defeated Dan Mansell (R) by 67-33%


Bob Etheridge (D)

Elected in 1996; Seeking sixth term; Etheridge was unopposed in the primary.

Contact: 919-835-0342
• Campaign Web site
• Official Web site
• Almanac biography
• DCCC profile
Dan Mansell (R)

Mansell, a contractor, was unopposed in the primary.

Contact: 919-359-2700
• Campaign Web site


NC-03


District Profile: The 3rd District covers the Outer Banks and much of the coastal plain of North Carolina, though the northeastern tier to the affluent oceanside resort communities. Full Profile
2006 Results: Walter Jones Jr. (R) defeated Craig Weber (D) by 69-31%


Walter Jones Jr. (R)

Elected in 1994; Seeking seventh term; Jones was unopposed in the primary.

Contact: 866-693-2932
• Campaign Web site
• Official Web site
• Almanac biography
Craig Weber (D)

Weber was unopposed in the primary.

Contact: 252-726-9697
• Campaign Web site


NC-04


District Profile: A sleepy metro area which once trailed the nation in income is now a fast-growing, vibrant, affluent metropolis -- the prime engine of North Carolina's growth. Full Profile
2006 Results: David Price (D) defeated Steven Acuff (R) by 65-35%


David Price (D)

Elected in 1996; Seeking sixth term; Price was nominated with 90% in a three-way primary.

Contact: 919-854-4155
• Campaign Web site
• Official Web site
• Almanac biography
• DCCC profile
Steven Acuff (R)

Acuff, a businessman, was unopposed in the primary.

Contact: 919-844-6152
• Campaign Web site


NC-05


District Profile: For all the economic progress here, large swaths of the region remain rural, from chicken-raising Wilkes County to Appalachian State University. Full Profile
2006 Results: Virginia Foxx (R) defeated Roger Sharpe (D) by 57-43%


Virginia Foxx (R)

Elected in 2004; Seeking second term; Foxx was unopposed in the primary.

Contact: 828-263-0093
• Campaign Web site
• Official Web site
• Almanac biography
Roger Sharpe (D)

Sharpe, a former state senator, was nominated with 44% in a four-way primary.

Contact: 336-723-0421
• Campaign Web site
• DCCC profile


NC-06


District Profile: High Point, the center of the U.S. furniture business, sits amidst rolling farmland; it was the site of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in the Revolutionary War. Full Profile
2006 Results: Howard Coble (R) defeated Rory Blake (D) by 71-29%


Howard Coble (R)

Elected in 1984; Seeking 12th term; Coble was unopposed in the primary.

Contact: 336-273-3000
• Campaign Web site
• Official Web site
• Almanac biography
Rory Blake (D)

Blake, a businessman, was unopposed in the primary.

Contact: 336-460-0041
• Campaign Web site
• DCCC profile


NC-07


District Profile: This area has perhaps the busiest American movie and television-production facilities outside of Los Angeles; the industry accounted for 11 percent of the area's economy. Full Profile
2006 Results: Mike McIntyre (D) defeated Shirley Davis (R) by 73-27%


Mike McIntyre (D)

Elected in 1996; Seeking sixth term; McIntyre was unopposed in the primary.

Contact: 910-738-8683
• Campaign Web site
• Official Web site
• Almanac biography
• DCCC profile
Shirley Davis (R)

Davis was unopposed in the primary.

Contact: 910-987-9053
• Campaign Web site


NC-08


District Profile: This is a split personality district, with very different political leanings in the textile country, the Sand Hills and Charlotte. Full Profile
2006 Results: Robin Hayes (R) defeated Larry Kissell (D) by 329 votes


Robin Hayes (R)

Elected in 1998; Seeking fifth term; Hayes was unopposed in the primary.

Contact: 704-795-2000
• Campaign Web site
• Official Web site
• Almanac biography
Larry Kissell (D)

Kissell, a teacher, was nominated with 54% in a four-way primary.

Contact: 877-454-7735
• Campaign Web site
• DCCC profile


NC-09


District Profile: The past two decades have brought Charlotte cultural growth worthy of its growing business stature. Full Profile
2006 Results: Sue Myrick (R) defeated Bill Glass (D) by 67-33%


Sue Myrick (R)

Elected in 1994; Seeking seventh term; Myrick was unopposed in the primary.

Contact: 704-332-5200
• Campaign Web site
• Official Web site
• Almanac biography
Bill Glass (D)

Glass was unopposed in the primary.

Contact: 704-231-5069
• Campaign Web site
• DCCC profile


NC-10


District Profile: This remains a very Republican area -- home to a rough-hewn Republicanism that is unsympathetic to government regulators. Full Profile
2006 Results: Patrick McHenry (R) defeated Richard Carsner (D) by 62-38%


Patrick McHenry (R)

Elected in 2004; Seeking second term; McHenry was unopposed in the primary.

Contact: 828-441-2006
• Campaign Web site
• Official Web site
• Almanac biography
Richard Carsner (D)

Carsner, a county school system employee, was unopposed in the primary.

Contact: Not available
• Campaign Web site
• DCCC profile


NC-11


District Profile: Many Americans bring a little bit of western N.C. home with them each winter: The Fraser fir trees that grow in the mountains are America's favorite Christmas trees. Full Profile
2006 Results: Heath Shuler (D) defeated Charles Taylor (R) by 54-46%


Charles Taylor (R)

Elected in 1990; Seeking ninth term; Taylor was nominated with 82% in a two-way primary.

Contact: 828-251-1988
• Campaign Web site
• Official Web site
• Almanac biography
Heath Shuler (D)

Shuler, a realtor, was nominated with 75% in a two-way primary.

Contact: 828-456-5668
• Campaign Web site
• DCCC profile


NC-12


District Profile: This District was the most litigated district in the country during the 1990s, and was the focus of no less than four Supreme Court cases. Full Profile
2006 Results: Mel Watt (D) defeated Ada Fisher (R) by 67-33%


Mel Watt (D)

Elected in 1992; Seeking eighth term; Watt was unopposed in the primary.

Contact: Not available
• Campaign Web site
• Official Web site
• Almanac biography
Ada Fisher (R)

Fisher, a retired doctor, was unopposed in the primary.

Contact: 704-223-2321
• Campaign Web site


NC-13


District Profile: The district lines were drawn by the Democratic legislature to produce a new Democratic district after the 2000 Census. Full Profile
2006 Results: Brad Miller (D) defeated Vernon Robinson (R) by 64-36%


Brad Miller (D)

Elected in 2002; Seeking third term; Miller was unopposed in the primary.

Contact: 919-834-2343
• Campaign Web site
• Official Web site
• Almanac biography
• DCCC profile
Vernon Robinson (R)

Robinson, a former Winston-Salem city councilman, was nominated with 63% in a three-way primary.

Contact: 336-768-3567
• Campaign Web site




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