The Independent Voter Guide
Below are the Independent's endorsements in contested races. Not listed are candidates without opposition. Party affiliations are not given in judicial races, which are non-partisan.
Federal
President: John Kerry, D
U.S. Senate: Erskine Bowles, D
U.S. Congress Dist. 2: Bob Etheridge, D
U.S. Congress Dist. 4: David Price, D
U.S. Congress Dist. 13: Brad Miller, D
Council of state
Governor: Mike Easley, D
Lieutenant Governor: Beverly Perdue, D
Secretary of State: Elaine Marshall, D
Treasurer: Richard Moore, D
Attorney General: Joe Knott, R
Commissioner of Agriculture: Britt Cobb, D
Superintendent of Public Instruction: Bill Fletcher, R
State Auditor: Ralph Campbell, D
Commissioner of Insurance: Jim Long, D
Commissioner of Labor: Wayne Goodwin, D
constitutional amendments
Amendment I: No
Amendment II: Yes
Amendment III: Yes
judicial
N.C. Supreme Court--Orr Seat: James Wynn
N.C. Supreme Court--Parker Seat: Sarah Parker
Appeals Court--Thornburg Seat: Alan Thornburg
Appeals Court--Bryant Seat: Wanda Bryant
Appeals Court--McGee Seat: Linda McGee
District Court 10--Bailey Seat: Debra Sasser
District Court 10--Bousman Seat : Monica Bousman
District Court 10--Lawton Seat: Don Overby
District Court 10--Morgan Seat: Jennifer Knox
state senate
State Senate 14: Vernon Malone, D
State Senate 15: Neal Hunt, R
State Senate 16: Janet Cowell, D
State Senate 17: Richard Stevens, R
State Senate 18:
Bob Atwater, D
State Senate 20:
Jeanne Lucas, D
State Senate 23:
Ellie Kinnaird, D
state house of representatives State House 30:
Paul Luebke, D
State House 31:
H.M. "Mickey" Michaux, D
State House 33: Bernard Allen, D
State House 34: Grier Martin, D
State House 35: Jennifer Weiss, D
State House 36: No endorsement
State House 37: No endorsement
State House 38 Deborah Ross, D
State House 39: Linda Coleman, D
State House 40: Andrew Hatchell, L
State House 55:
W.A. "Winkie" Wilkins, D Wake County Wake County Commissioner (three seats):
Yevonne Brannon, D; Betty Lou Ward, D; Harold Webb, D
Register of Deeds:
Laura Riddick, R
Soil and Water Conservation District Board (vote for one):
Marcia Lieber or Bill Simmons
Open space bond:
Yes Wake Tech bond:
Yes
Durham County Durham County Commissioner (five seats):
Lewis Cheek, D; Becky Heron, D; Michael D. Page, D; Ellen Reckhow, D
ORANGE County County Commissioner (two seats):
Moses Carey, D; Valerie Foushee, D
Soil and Water Conservation District
: Roger Tate
CHATHAM County County Commissioner District 2:
Mike Cross, D
Register of Deeds:
Reba Thomas
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