What’s On the Ballot in November 2012?

The following items are on the ballot for Duke students in North Carolina in November 2012

Depending on where you live (East, West, Central or off campus) you may be in different districts (particularly for NC House of Representatives).  If you are already registered to vote, the easiest way to check your districts (and see a sample ballot) is on the NC State Board of Elections Website Voter Look-Up Function.

Click to see a sample ballot for a student on west campus, east campus or central campus

All races listed below are choose one, unless otherwise noted
We have listed all the candidates that appear on the ballot, in the order that they appear.

Please note that by voting “straight-ticket”, you do not cast a ballot for the nonpartisan races or for president.

President and Vice President:

- Barack Obama and Joe Biden (D)
- Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan (R)
-Gary Johnson and James Gray (L)

Partisan offices:
U.S. House of Representatives (District One)
-G.K. Butterfield (D)
-Pete DiLauro (R)
-Darryl Holloman (L)

NC Governor
-Walter Dalton (D)
-Pat McCrory (R)
-Barbara Howe (L)

NC Lieutenant Governor
-Linda Coleman (D)
-Dan Forest (R)

NC Attorney General
-Roy Cooper

NC Auditor
-Beth Wood (D)
-Debra Goldman (R)

NC Comissioner for Agriculture
-Walter Smith (D)
-Steve Troxler (R)

NC Commissioner of Insurance
-Wayne Goodwin (D)
-Mike Causey (R)

NC Comissioner of Labor
-John Brooks (D)
-Cherie Berry (R)

NC Secretary of State
-Elaine Marshall (D)
-Ed Goodwin (R)

NC Superintendant of Public Instruction
- June Atkinson (D)
-John Tedesco (R)

NC Treasurer
-Janet Cowell (D)
-Steve Royal (R)

NC State District 22
- Mike Woodard (D)
- Milton Holmes (R)

NC House of Representatives District 30 (Includes Central Campus)
- Paul Luebke (D)

NC House of Representatives District 29 (Includes both West and East Campus)
- Larry Hall (D)

Board of County Comissioners (choose five)
-Fred Foster Jr (D)
-Brenda Howerton (D)
-Wendy Jacobs (D)
-Michael Page (D)
- Ellen Reckhow (D)
-Omar Beasley (U)

County Register of Deeds
-Willie L. Covington (D)

Non-partisan offices:
NC Supreme Court Associate Justice:
-Sam J. Ervin IV
-Paul Martin Newby

(note: each of the three seats below are seperate contests)

NC Court of Appeals Judge:
-Linda McGee
-David S. Robinson

NC Court of Appeals Judge:
-Wanda Bryant
-Marty McGee

NC Court of Appeals Judge:
-Chris Dillon
-Cressie Thigpen

NC District Court Judge District 14
-William A. (Drew) Marsh III

Soil and Water Comissioner
-Danielle Adams
-Clementine Cotton Nunn
-Kelly Smoke

This seems scary.  How can I learn more about the candidates?

Candidate questionnaires are a great way for you to learn more about the candidates viewpoints in their own words.  Some Duke students make use of the Indy Week candidate questionnaires, the Durham People’s Alliance questionnaires, the Civitas Institute questionnaires or the N.C. Free Enterprise Foundation questionnaires

If you would like to add another groups set of candidate questionnaires to this list, please email dukethevote@gmail.com

Who are the candidates endorsed by?

We encourage Duke students to share their personal recommendations, or the endorsements of their student organization in the comments section of this page.