On November 4, 2008, all 13 members of North Carolina's delegation to the United States House of Representatives stood for reelection to the 111th United States Congress. These elections coincided with the presidential, gubernatorial, U.S. Senate, Council of State, and statewide judicial elections. The party primary elections were held May 6, 2008.
North Carolina has thirteen seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States Cen...
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On November 4, 2008, all 13 members of North Carolina's delegation to the United States House of Representatives stood for reelection to the 111th United States Congress. These elections coincided with the presidential, gubernatorial, U.S. Senate, Council of State, and statewide judicial elections. The party primary elections were held May 6, 2008.
North Carolina has thirteen seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census. Its 2007-2008 congressional delegation consisted of seven Democrats and six Republicans. It is now eight Democrats and five Republicans. District 8 was the only seat which changed party (from Republican to Democratic) as a result of the 2008 elections, although CQ Politics had forecasted districts 8 and 10 to be at some risk for the incumbent party.
This district, located in the northeastern portion of the state, is represented by Democrat G.K. Butterfield, who first won it in a 2004 special election. It is the only majority-black...
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