2004 Endorsements

Who we elect matters! North Carolinians care about improving air and water quality, preserving forests and farmlands, and enforcing environmental laws. We need to elect candidates for the NC Legislature who share these same values, and who will make the health of our communities and the beauty of our state a top priority.

The Conservation PAC members and Conservation Council staff carefully evaluate every candidate for office based on a variety of criteria, including a candidate's responses to our written questionnaire, interviews, their environmental voting record and demonstrated leadership on environmental issues, and their commitment to improving environmental protection in North Carolina.

Below are C-PAC's endorsements for the 2004 General Election on November 2 (arrranged by region) and the Primary Election results.

For more information, contact Brownie Newman at newman@conservationcouncilnc.org.

2004 GENERAL ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS

North Carolina Statewide Races:

• Governor -- Mike Easley (D) WIN!
• Attorney General -- Roy Cooper (D) WIN!
• Commissioner of Agriculture -- Britt Cobb (D) undecided
  

North Carolina Judicial Races:

• Supreme Court (the Bob Orr Seat) -- James A. Wynn Loss
• NC Court of Appeals -- Linda McGee WIN!; Wanda Bryant WIN!; Alan Thornburg Loss
  

North Carolina State Senate & House of Representative Races (by region):

Western Region

• Senate District 42 -- Sen. Austin Allran (R - Catawba) WIN!
• Senate District 47 -- Sen. Joe Sam Queen (D - Haywood) Loss
• Senate District 48 -- Sen. Tom Apodaca (R - Henderson) WIN!
• Senate District 49 -- Sen. Martin Nesbitt (D - Buncombe) WIN!
• Senate District 50 -- John Snow (D - Cherokee) WIN!
• House District 110 -- Rep. Debbie Clary (R - Cleveland) WIN!
• House District 111 -- Kathryn Hamrick (D - Cleveland) Loss
• House District 112 -- Rep. Bob England (D - Rutherford) WIN!
• House District 114 -- Rep. Susan Fisher (D - Buncombe) WIN!
• House District 115 -- Rep. Bruce Goforth (D - Buncombe) WIN!
• House District 116 -- Rep. Wilma Sherrill (R - Buncombe) WIN!
• House District 118 -- Rep. Ray Rapp (D - Madison) WIN!
• House District 119 -- Rep. Phil Haire (D - Jackson) WIN!

Piedmont & Metro Region

• Senate District 7 -- Sen. Doug Berger (D - Franklin) WIN!
• Senate District 14 -- Sen. Vernon Malone (D - Wake) WIN!
• Senate District 15 -- Neal Hunt (R - Wake) WIN!
• Senate District 16 -- Janet Cowell (D - Wake) WIN!
• Senate District 18 -- Bob Atwater (D - Chatham) WIN!
• Senate District 20 -- Sen. Jeanne Lucas (D - Durham) WIN!
• Senate District 22 -- Sen. Oscar Harris (D - Harnett) Loss
• Senate District 23 -- Sen. Ellie Kinnaird (D - Orange) WIN!
• Senate District 25 -- Sen. William Purcell (D - Scotland) WIN!
• Senate District 27 -- Sen. Kay Hagan (D - Guilford) WIN!
• Senate District 28 -- Sen. Katie Dorsett (D - Guilford) WIN!
• Senate District 31 -- Sen. Ham Horton (R - Forsyth) WIN!
• Senate District 32 -- Sen. Linda Garrou (D - Forsyth) WIN!
• Senate District 33 -- Sen. Stan Bingham (R - Davidson) WIN!
• Senate District 36 -- Sen. Fletcher Hartsell (R - Cabarrus) WIN!
• Senate District 37 -- Sen. Daniel Clodfelter (D - Mecklenburg) WIN!
• Senate District 38 -- Sen. Charlie Dannelly (D - Mecklenberg) WIN!
• Senate District 40 -- Malcolm Graham (D - Mecklenburg) WIN!
• House District 9 -- Rep. Mary McLawhorn (D - Pitt) WIN!
• House District 24 -- Rep. Jean Farmer-Butterfield (D - Wilson) WIN!
• House District 29 -- Rep. Paul Miller (D - Durham) WIN!
• House District 30 -- Rep. Paul Luebke (D - Durham) WIN!
• House District 31 -- Rep. Mickey Michaux (D - Durham) WIN!
• House District 34 -- Grier Martin (D - Wake) WIN!
• House District 35 -- Rep. Jennifer Weiss (D - Wake) WIN!
• House District 38 -- Rep. Deborah Ross (D - Wake) WIN!
• House District 39 -- Linda Coleman (D - Wake) WIN!
• House District 49 -- Rep. Lucy Allen (D - Franklin) WIN!
• House District 52 -- Rep. Richard Morgan (R - Moore) WIN!
• House District 54 -- Rep. Joe Hackney (D - Orange) WIN!
• House District 56 -- Rep. Verla Insko (D - Orange) WIN!
• House District 57 -- Pricey Harrison (D - Guilford) WIN!
• House District 58 -- Rep. Alma Adams (D - Guilford) WIN!
• House District 59 -- Rep. Maggie Jeffus (D - Guilford) WIN!
• House District 60 -- Rep. Earl Jones (D - Guilford) WIN!
• House District 63 -- Rep. Alice Bordsen (D - Alamance) WIN!
• House District 66 -- Melanie Goodwin (D - Richmond) WIN!
• House District 71 -- Larry Womble (D - Forsyth) WIN!
• House District 72 -- Rep. Earline Parmon (D - Forsyth) WIN!
• House District 75 -- Rep. William McGee (R - Forsyth) WIN!
• House District 100 -- Rep. Jim Black (D - Mecklenburg) WIN!
• House District 101 -- Rep. Beverly Earl (D - Mecklenburg) WIN!
• House District 102 -- Rep. Becky Carney (D - Mecklenburg) WIN!
• House District 104 -- Rep. Ed McMahan (R - Mecklenburg) WIN!
• House District 106 -- Rep. Martha Alexander (D - Mecklenburg) WIN!
• House District 107 -- Rep. Pete Cunningham (D - Mecklenburg) WIN!
  

Eastern & Coastal Region

• Senate District 1 -- Sen. Marc Basnight (D - Dare) WIN!
• Senate District 4 -- Sen. Robert Holloman (D - Hertford) WIN!
• Senate District 6 -- Sen. Cecil Hargett (D - Onslow) Loss
• Senate District 9 -- Julia Boseman (D - New Hanover) WIN!
• Senate District 10 -- Sen. Charlie Albertson (D - Duplin) WIN!
• Senate District 13 -- Sen. David Weinstein (D - Robeson) WIN!
• Senate District 19 -- Sen. Tony Rand (D - Cumberland) WIN!
• Senate District 21 -- Sen. Larry Shaw (D - Cumberland) WIN!
• House District 2 -- Rep. William Culpepper (D - Chowan) WIN!
• House District 3 -- Alice Underhill (D - Craven) WIN!
• House District 5 -- Rep. Howard Hunter (D - Hertford) WIN!
• House District 10 -- Lew Llewllyn (D - Lenoir) Loss
• House District 11 -- Rep. Louis Pate (R - Wayne) WIN!
• House District 12 -- Rep. William Wainwright (D - Craven) WIN!
• House District 16 -- Rep. Carolyn Justice (R - Pender) WIN!
• House District 17 -- Rep. Bonner Stiller (R - Brunswick) WIN!
• House District 19 -- Rep. Danny McComas (R - New Hanover) WIN!
• House District 42 -- Rep. Marvin Lucas (D - Cumberland) WIN!
• House District 43 -- Rep. Mary McAllister (D - Cumberland) WIN!
• House District 44 -- Rep. Margaret Dickson (D - Cumberland) WIN!
• House District 45 -- Rep. Rick Glazier (D - Cumberland) WIN!
• House District 46 -- Rep. Douglas Yongue (D - Scotland) WIN!
• House District 47 -- Rep. Ronnie Sutton (D - Robeson) WIN!
  

RESULTS -- 2004 PRIMARY ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS

In spite of the low turn out for the July 20 primary elections, several election night wins in legislative races across North Carolina have bolstered the political clout of the environmental community. The Conservation PAC endorsed 17 candidates for state House and Senate seats across the state. Of these, we had some big wins, some disappointing losses, and one of our endorsed candidates faces a runoff in an August 17 second primary.

North Carolina State House of Representatives:

• District 5 -- Rep. Howard Hunter (D-Bertie, Hertford, Northampton; Incumbent) Win!
• District 16 -- Rep. Carolyn Justice (R-New Hanover, Pender; Incumbent) Win!
• District 32 -- Jim Gooch (D-Granville, Vance) Loss
• District 34 -- Rep. Jennifer Weiss (D-Wake; Incumbent) No Primary
• District 36 -- Rep. David Miner (R-Wake; Incumbent) Loss
• District 45 -- Rep. Rick Glazier (D-Cumberland; Incumbent) Win!
• District 50 -- Barry Jacobs (D-Orange, Caswell) Loss
• District 52 -- Rep. Richard Morgan (R-Moore; Incumbent) Win!
• District 54 -- Rep. Joe Hackney (D-Orange, Chatham, Moore; Incumbent) No Primary
• District 57 -- Pricey Harrison (D-Guilford) No Primary
• District 66 -- Melanie Goodwin (D-Montgomery, Richmond) Win!
  

North Carolina State Senate:

• District 3 -- Shelly Willingham (D-Edgecombe, Martin, Pitt) Loss
• District 7 -- Sen. Doug Berger (D-Franklin, Vance) Win!
• District 9 -- Julia Boseman (D-New Hanover) Win!
• District 15 -- Neal Hunt (R-Wake) Win!
• District 16 -- Janet Cowell (D-Wake) Win!
• District 32 -- Sen. Linda Garrou (D-Forsyth) Win!
• District 40 -- Fountain Odom (D-Mecklenburg) Loss