The North Carolina Free Enterprise Foundation reports that based on 2010 first quarter campaign finance data filed with the State Board of Elections, challengers for the North Carolina General Assembly spent more than $3 million in the Primary Elections.
 
Republican candidates challenging NC House and Senate incumbents spent over $1.5 million in the first quarter, while their Democratic counterparts spent over $1.4 million. (Note: First quarter finance reports filed with the State Board of Elections only report through April 17 so do not include spending in the last two weeks before the Primary Election.)
 
Overall, there were 110 Republicans competing in 46 contests and 75 Democrats in 34 contests. 
 
N.C. Senate Democratic Primaries:
- 12 contests;
- 28 candidates;
- $806,848 spent
 
N.C. Senate Republican Primaries:
- 20 contests;
- 47 candidates;
- $922,353 spent
 
N.C. House Democratic Primaries:
- 22 contests;
- 47 candidates;
- $625,682 spent
 
N.C. House Republican Primaries:
- 27 contests;
- 63 candidates;
- $613,151 spent
 
Below are some of the most expensive races.
 
N.C. Senate District 3 Democratic Primary (Edgecombe, Martin, and Pitt Counties)
 - Clark Jenkins spent $65,005 (Winner)
 - Florence Armstrong spent $4,701
 - Frankie Bordeaux spent $360,532
 - Total: $430,238
 
N.C. Senate District 9 Republican Primary (New Hanover County)
 - Thom Goolsby spent $135,022 (Winner)
 - Michael Lee spent $107,265
 - Total: $242,287
 
N.C. Senate District 10 Republican Primary (Duplin, Lenoir, and Sampson Counties)
 - Chris Humphrey spent $51,567
 - Brent Jackson spent $110,982 (Winner)
 - Total: $162,549
 
N.C. Senate District 8 Republican Primary (Brunswick, Columbus, and Pender Counties)
 - Bill Rabon spent $123,963 (Winner)
 - Bettie Fennell spent $17,667
 - Total: $141,630
 
N.C. House District 15 Republican Primary (Onslow County)
 - Phillip Shepard spent $42,630 (Winner)
 - Martin Aragona, Jr. spent $77,026
 - Tracey Miller spent $10,969
 - Total: $130,625
 
N.C. Senate District 13 Democratic Primary (Hoke and Robeson Counties)
 - Michael Walters spent $86,269 (Winner)
 - R. Benjamin Clark, III spent $18,388
 - Total: $104,657 
 

 

From environmental management to animal nutrition and animal health, North Carolina's pork producers take their responsibilities seriously and have been innovative leaders in the research, science and latest technology that helps feed the world. Pork producers know their responsibility to the environment and continue to participate in research efforts that seek to find improved ways to capture, treat and recycle the valuable nutrients produced on our farms.
 
Each year NCPC is presented research proposals dealing with pork production and those reports and projects from 2009 are now online at NCPC's website.

 

You may link directly to the reports by clicking here.

 

Updated reports will continue to be posted to the website as they come available.

 

WHEN: July 20-21, 2010, 9PM -5PM
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