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About This Primary
May
6
6
Status: Primary
Total Delegates: 134.0
Latest Headlines
- Post-Election, Obama Coffee Club Tries to Manage Expectations (Nov. 6, 2008)
- Presidential Update: Red America (Nov. 4, 2008)
- Obama Inches Closer (Nov. 4, 2008)
- Obama, Senate Democrats Add To Totals (Nov. 4, 2008)
- Washington Post-ABC News Poll (Nov. 3, 2008)
- Poll Shows Obama Deflected Recent Attacks (Nov. 3, 2008)
- The State of the Races (Nov. 3, 2008)
- Democrats Carry Big Generic Ballot Lead (Nov. 3, 2008)
- The Final Fix Electoral Map (Nov. 3, 2008)
- Obama's Final Swing: North Carolina (Nov. 3, 2008)
The Candidates
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Joe Biden Senator from Delaware - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Hillary Rodham Clinton Senator from New York - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Chris Dodd Senator from Connecticut - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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John Edwards Trial Lawyer, Director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Mike Gravel Candidate - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Dennis Kucinich Representative from Ohio - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Barack Obama Senator from Illinois - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Bill Richardson Governor of New Mexico - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
North Carolina Demographics (2007 Census ACS)
- Population: 9,061,032
- Gender: 48.8 male, 51.2 female
- Race: 70.0 white, 21.3 black, 1.8 asian, 0.5 indian, 0.0 pacific islander, 7.1 hispanic,
- Age: 75.6% 18 years and over; 12.2% 65 years and over; Median age:
- Median Household Income: $44,670
- Families Below Poverty Level: 10.6%
- Education: 11.2% of those over 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher
Today in North Carolina
No candidates are campaigning in North Carolina today.
Campaign Finance
$1,461,343 raised in North Carolina by Democratic candidates (through Sep. 30, 2008)
Top Candidates
| Barack Obama | $1,454,663 |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton | $6,680 |
Top Cities
| Chapel Hill | $226,484 |
| Durham | $188,419 |
| Charlotte | $170,678 |
Past Election Results
| John Edwards | 52% |
| John Kerry | 27% |
| Dennis Kucinich | 12% |
| Bush | 56% |
| Kerry | 44% |
Note: This list of candidates is not comprehensive. Candidates listed on this page were chosen by washingtonpost.com reporters and editors based on an analysis of their overall competitiveness in this race. Candidates will be added and removed from this page as the race unfolds.
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