2012 North Carolina gubernatorial election
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The 2012 North Carolina gubernatorial election will take place on November 6, 2012 concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives as well as various state and local elections.
Governor Beverly Perdue will be eligible to run for re-election.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Beverly Perdue, incumbent governor[1]
Republican primary
Candidates
- Potential
- Phil Berger, state senate president pro tempore[2]
- Paul Coble, former Raleigh mayor and Wake County Board of Commissioners chairman[3]
- Pat McCrory, former Charlotte mayor and 2008 gubernatorial nominee[4]
- Nido Qubein, High Point University president and businessman [5]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Phil Berger |
Cherie Berry |
Tom Fetzer |
Virginia Foxx |
Pat McCrory |
Patrick McHenry |
Sue Myrick |
Fred Smith |
Other/ Unde- cided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling | November 19-21, 2010 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 2% | 3% | 12% | 11% | 37% | 3% | 6% | 4% | 22% |
General election
Potential polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Bev Perdue (D) |
Tom Fetzer (R) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling | November 19-21, 2010 | 517 | ± 4.3% | 40% | 42% | — | 19% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Bev Perdue (D) |
Pat McCrory (R) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling | February 16-21, 2011 | 650 | ± 3.8% | 37% | 49% | — | 15% |
| Public Policy Polling | January 20-23, 2011 | 575 | ± 4.1% | 40% | 47% | — | 14% |
| Public Policy Polling | November 19-21, 2010 | 517 | ± 4.3% | 37% | 49% | — | 14% |
References
- ^ Barrett, Barbara; Biesecker, Michael; Bonner, Lynn (November 11, 2010). "McCrory eager to face Perdue - if he runs". The News & Observer. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
- ^ Christensen, Rob (January 3, 2010). "Who has the edge in '10? The view from my murky research". The News & Observer. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
- ^ http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/coble_stop_the_madness
- ^ Maeser, Nadine (December 21, 2010). "McCrory considers running for governor one more time". WWAY-TV. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
- ^ http://jwinberry.blogspot.com/2008/12/draft-qubein-for-governor-2012.html
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