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Veteran Sen. Hartsell Faces Fellow Attorney in Senate District 36

RALEIGH — Fletcher Hartsell, who has served the district since 1990, considers himself a policy wonk and said he loves diving into the details to find better ways for government to work. He said he would like to continue to find ways to streamline government, and to improve the tax code. Fred Biggers said he favors legislative term limits and finding ways to limit government expansion. Reforming eminent domain is high on his agenda.

Joe Johnson
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Challenger Nielsen Facing Long Odds In State House District 26

RALEIGH — Incumbent Leo Daughtry has served 10 terms in the state House and two terms in the North Carolina Senate. He has served as the House majority leader and was a gubernatorial candidate. Challenging Daughtry is Dennis Nielsen, a retired Air Force colonel who twice ran as a Republican for state Senate District 11 and lost.

Brett Lewis
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Incumbent Elmore Faces Wilkes Commissioner Blevins in House 94

RALEIGH — The North Carolina FreeEnterprise Foundation lists District 94 as strong Republican, with 48 percent of voters registered Republican compared to 29.7 percent Democrats. Republican Gov. Pat McCrory won 72.8 percent of the vote in 2012; GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney won 70.2 percent of the vote.

Leslee Kulba
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Bingham and Gallimore Face Off Again In Senate District 33

RALEIGH — In 2012 Tea Party Republican Eddie Gallimore came within 505 votes of defeating incumbent Republican Sen. Stan Bingham for the opportunity to represent Davidson and Montgomery counties in the North Carolina Senate. The two are facing each other again, with the winner of the May 6 primary almost certainly winning District 33.

Donna Martinez
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Barfield/Martin Winner Hopes To Keep 7th Congressional District Democratic

RALEIGH — New Hanover County Commissioner Jonathan Barfield considers jobs and economic development the top issues in the campaign. He wants to expand economic incentive offerings for businesses in the area. For private investigator and retired Smithfield police officer Walter Martin, the top issue is ending the bickering in Washington.

Barry Smith
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Incumbent Shepard Faces Challenger Morton in House District 15

RALEIGH — Voters in the May 6 Republican primary for state House District 15 will choose between incumbent Phil Shepard, a two-term legislator who is a minister and civil service retiree, and Jim Morton, a farmer and retired educator running primarily on parochial issues.

Brett Lewis

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Community Health Centers Hope To Survive Obamacare

RALEIGH — Concern is rising among community health centers that serve nearly a half million patients in North Carolina yearly — most of them uninsured — that Obamacare may drain away their patients and doctors. Meantime, officials say, patients are antsy about how the law will affect them.

Dan Way
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Friday Interview: Democracy and Political Ignorance

RALEIGH — If you’ve ever questioned the quality of our politicians and their policies, you might want to consult the work of Ilya Somin, professor of law at George Mason University. During a recent speech at Campbell University, Somin offered highlights from his forthcoming book Democracy and Political Ignorance. Somin discussed the book with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.

CJ Staff
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GOP Election Gains Could Have Far-Reaching Consequences

RALEIGH — The GOP can credit much of its success to redrawn congressional and legislative districts that made a number of districts more friendly demographically. They also enjoyed a campaign finance advantage, a plus that they are not used to having.

Barry Smith
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Republicans Win Governor’s Race, Gain Seats in General Assembly

RALEIGH — Former Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory became North Carolina’s third Republican governor since the 19th century and the first since then to work with a General Assembly controlled by his own party, as the GOP built on its electoral momentum from 2010.

CJ Staff
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Holding Likely To Benefit From New 13th District Lines

RALEIGH — The redistricting plan adopted last year by the General Assembly morphed the boundaries of the 13th U.S. Congressional District so much that its own congressman chose not to seek re-election. The new district's demographics favor the GOP, so incumbent Democratic Rep. Brad Miller is not pursuing a sixth term.

Sara Burrows
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Republicans Outraising Democrats in North Carolina Races

RALEIGH — The tables have been turned in the political money wars. North Carolina Republicans, who traditionally lag behind their Democratic rivals in fund-raising, are leading their opponents in most races across the state, although there are some notable exceptions.

Barry Smith
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