STEELE CREEK NEWS
2014 Primary is May
6; Early Voting Begins April 24
(April
14, 2014) The first primary for the 2014 elections is on
Tuesday, May 6.
Early Voting begins on April 24 at the Steele Creek Library and
twelve other locations in Mecklenburg County. The schedule at Steele
Creek Library is
Thursday, April 24 -
11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Friday, April 25 - 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Monday, April 28 - 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Tuesday, April 29 - 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Wednesday, April 30 - 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Thursday, May 1 - 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Friday, May 2 - 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Saturday May 3 - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
For a complete schedule, see
May 6 Primary Early Voting Location, Dates, and Hours.
The deadline
for registering for the primaries was April 11, and voter
registration during Early Voting has been eliminated. However,
registration for the General Election will continue through October
10.
Voters will not have
to show a photo ID until 2016 (except for some newly registered
voters), but other election law changes that limit voting
opportunities will be in effect. See
NC
Election Connection for more information on the new voting
law.
If necessary, the
Second Primary will be on June 24. Primary winners will face off
in the General Election on November 4.
U. S. Senate
Democrats will choose
from three candidates in the primary:
Incumbent
Kay Hagan, Ernest
Reeves, and Will Stewart.
Republicans will
choose from eight candidates in the primary:
Ted Alexander, Greg
Brannon, Alex Bradshaw, Mark Harris, Heather Grant, Jim Snyder,
Edward Kryn, and Thom Tillis.
Libertarians will choose
from two candidates in the primary:
Tim D'Annunzio and Sean
Haugh.
U.
S. House of Representatives
Steele Creek includes parts of Congressional Districts 9 and 12.
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Congressional District 9
Republicans will
choose between two candidates in the primary:
incumbent Robert
Pittenger and Mike Steinberg.
There
are no Democratic candidates.
Congressional
District 12
Voters will vote twice, once to fill the unexpired term of former
Congressman Mel Watt, who resigned the office to become head of the
Federal Housing Finance Agency, and a second time for the new term
beginning in January.
Democrats will choose
from seven candidates in the primary:
Alma Adams, George
Battle III, Marcus Brandon, Malcolm Graham, James (Smuggie)
Mitchell, Curtis C. Osborne, and Rajive Patel.
(Mr. Patel will not be on the ballot for the unexpired term, only
for the new term.)
Republicans will
choose between two candidates in the primary:
Vince Coakley and Leon
Threatt.
North
Carolina Senate
Steele Creek includes parts of State Senate Districts 37 and 38.
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State Senate
District 37
The
State Senate seat for District 37 became vacant when Democrat Dan
Clodfelter resigned to become the Mayor of Charlotte. Mr. Clodfelter
had been the only candidate for this district seat. Officials of the
Democratic Party who live in District 37 will choose a replacement
to serve the remainder of Mr. Clodfelter's term and to appear
unopposed on the ballot for the new term.
State Senate
District 38
There
will be no primary for State Senate District 38. Democratic
incumbent
Joel Ford
will face Republican challenger
Richard Rivette
in the November election.
North
Carolina House of Representatives
Steele Creek includes parts of State House Districts 92 and 102.
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North Carolina House District
92
There will be no
primary for State Senate District 92. Republican incumbent
Charles Jeter
will face Democratic challenger
Robin Bradford
in the November election.
North Carolina House District
102
There will be no
primary for State House District 102. Incumbent Democrat
Becky Carney
will be running unopposed in the November election.
Mecklenburg
Board of County Commissioners
The Board of County
Commissioners has three members elected at large and six members
elected from districts. Steele Creek includes parts of County
Commissioner Districts 2 and 6. (See map at right. Click on the map
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County Commission At Large
Democrats will vote
for three people among five candidates in the primary:
incumbent Pat Cotham,
incumbent Trevor Fuller, Elaine Powell, incumbent Kim Ratliff, and
Ella Scarborough.
There will be no Republican
Primary.
Scott Carlisle and Emily Zuyus
will appear on the November ballot.
County Commission District 2
Democrats will
choose between two candidates in the primary:
Dondhi Burrell and
incumbent Vilma Leake.
There
are no Republican candidates.
County Commission District 6
There will be no
primary for County Commission District 6. Incumbent Republican
Bill James
will be running unopposed in the November election.
Mecklenburg County Sheriff
The retirement of
Sheriff Chip Bailey leaves this job open.
Democrats will
choose between two candidates in the primary:
Irwin Carmichael and
Antoine Ensley.
Republicans will
choose between two candidates in the primary:
Chris Hailey and Louis
Rango Jr.
Mecklenburg County Clerk of
Superior Court
There will be no
Democratic Primary.
Elisa Chinn Gary
is the only Democratic candidate.
Republicans will
choose between two candidates in the primary:
Martha Efird and Paulina
Havelka.
District 26 (Mecklenburg
County) District Attorney
There will be no
primary for District Attorney. Incumbent Republican
Andrew Murray
will be running unopposed in the November election.
Judges
Voters will
choose Supreme Court Justices, Court of Appeals Judges, Superior
Court Judges, and District Court Judges in non-partisan elections
this year. All races but one have only one or two candidates and
will not appear on primary ballots. The exception is one Associate
Justice seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court. Candidates are
Jeanette Doran, incumbent Robin Hudson, and Eric Levinson.
On the maps above,
election precinct boundaries and numbers are shown in red and Steele
Creek is outlined in green. Also see maps on the following pages:
Voting Precincts and Polling Places in Steele Creek and
Election Districts in Steele Creek.
For more information
about the 2014 Primary and General Election in Mecklenburg County,
see
Mecklenburg County Board of Elections.
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