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North Carolina Governor

Candidates

Beverly Perdue

Beverly Perdue (D)

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Pat McCrory

Pat McCrory (R)

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North Carolina Snapshot

RCP Senate Ranking: Toss Up

Senate Race: Hagan (D) vs. Dole (R)*
Governor Race: Perdue (D) vs. McCrory (R)
Presidential Race: Obama (D) vs. McCain (R)
Competitive House Races: NC-8

Key 2006 State Races: NC-11

2004 President: Kerry (D) vs. Bush (R)

Polling Data

PollDateSamplePerdue (D)McCrory (R)Spread
Final Results----50.346.9Perdue +3.4
RCP Average10/22 - 11/2--47.045.0Perdue +2.0
SurveyUSA10/30 - 11/2682 LV4847Perdue +1
Research 200010/28 - 10/30600 LV4944Perdue +5
Associated Press/GfK10/22 - 10/26601 LV4444Tie

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Race Summary

The popular Mike Easley was term limited. Running to keep the governorship in Democratic hands was Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue and Treasurer Richard Moore. Perdue came out of the primary with a 16-point victory over Moore.

The Democratic primary campaign was matched in competitiveness on the GOP side. Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory, the favorite among national Republicans, finished with a 46%-37% win over state Sen. Fred Smith. Also running on the GOP side was ex-NC Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr and businessman Bill Graham. 

The general election will likely be a close match between Perdue and McCrory. Early general election polls showed the two running even.

Previous Elections

Governor
2004: Easley 56, Ballantine 43
2000: Easley 52, Vinroot 46

President
2004: Bush 56, Kerry 44
2000: Bush 56, Gore 43
1996: Dole 49, Clinton 44

Demographics

Population (2007 est.): 9,061,032 
Registered Voters: Dem 44.8% | Rep 34.3% | Other 20.9%
Occupation: Blue Collar 29.7% | White Collar 56.0% | Gray Collar 14.3%
Race: White 70.2% | Black 21.4 % | Hispanic 4.7% | Asian 1.4%

Polling Data

PollDateSamplePerdue (D)McCrory (R)Spread
Final Results----50.346.9Perdue +3.4
RCP Average10/22 - 11/2--47.045.0Perdue +2.0
SurveyUSA10/30 - 11/2682 LV4847Perdue +1
PPP (D)10/31 - 11/22100 LV4948Perdue +1
Research 200010/28 - 10/30600 LV4944Perdue +5
Civitas/TelOpinion (R)10/27 - 10/29600 LV4543Perdue +2
PPP (D)10/25 - 10/261038 LV4744Perdue +3
Associated Press/GfK10/22 - 10/26601 LV4444Tie
Rasmussen10/23 - 10/23700 LV4751McCrory +4
Mason-Dixon10/22 - 10/24800 LV4644Perdue +2
WSOC-TV10/20 - 10/21500 LV4444Tie
SurveyUSA10/18 - 10/20627 LV4346McCrory +3
Civitas/TelOpinion (R)10/18 - 10/20600 LV4343Tie
PPP (D)10/18 - 10/191200 LV4844Perdue +4
Research 200010/14 - 10/15LV4843Perdue +5
PPP (D)10/11 - 10/121196 LV4544Perdue +1
Civitas/TelOpinion (R)10/6 - 10/8600 LV4143McCrory +2
WSOC-TV10/6 - 10/7500 LV4643Perdue +3
SurveyUSA10/5 - 10/6617 LV4546McCrory +1
PPP (D)10/4 - 10/51202 LV4643Perdue +3
Rasmussen9/30 - 9/30700 LV4650McCrory +4
PPP (D)9/27 - 9/281041 LV4144McCrory +3
Civitas/TelOpinion (R)9/17 - 9/20600 LV4143McCrory +2
PPP (D)9/17 - 9/191060 LV4443Perdue +1
Research 20009/8 - 9/10600 LV4247McCrory +5
PPP (D)9/9 - 9/9626 LV4140Perdue +1
SurveyUSA9/6 - 9/8671 LV4149McCrory +8
Democracy Corps (D)8/20 - 8/26852 LV4646Tie
PPP (D)8/20 - 8/23904 LV4338Perdue +5
Civitas/TelOpinion (R)8/14 - 8/17600 RV4341Perdue +2
Rasmussen8/13 - 8/13700 LV5145Perdue +6
SurveyUSA8/9 - 8/11655 LV4744Perdue +3
PPP (D)7/23 - 7/27823 LV4637Perdue +9
Civitas/TelOpinion (R)7/14 - 7/16600 RV4340Perdue +3
SurveyUSA7/12 - 7/14676 LV4746Perdue +1
PPP (D)6/26 - 6/291048 LV4241Perdue +1
Civitas/TelOpinion (R)6/11 - 6/13600 RV4341Perdue +2
Rasmussen6/10 - 6/10500 LV4746Perdue +1
PPP (D)5/28 - 5/29543 LV4339Perdue +4
SurveyUSA5/17 - 5/19713 LV5245Perdue +7
Civitas/TelOpinion (R)5/14 - 5/17800 LV4342Perdue +1
PPP (D)5/8 - 5/9616 LV4545Tie
Rasmussen5/8 - 5/8500 LV3945McCrory +6
Rasmussen3/20 - 3/20500 LV4542Perdue +3