Congressional Special Election (last call! unstickied after NY-27 final results)

[Brittain33]

Have the primary, runoff and GE dates already been set for NC-9, as the thread title shows ?

I think only the date for the other special election has been set, right ?

Yes, I don’t have it handy but all the dates for NC9 have been set.

Well, apparently they weren't, but are now.  According to https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/north-carolina-sets-new-primaries-general-election-in-scandal-plagued-9th-congressional-district/2019/03/04/ccfec0a8-3ea1-11e9-9361-301ffb5bd5e6_story.html, primaries will be May 14.  If no runoffs are needed, the special general election will be Sep. 10.  If a runoff is needed (no candidate gets >30%) then that would take place on Sep. 10, and the GE would be pushed back to November.

Thank you. I've updated the original post.

[Tender Branson]

So, the 2 dates for NC-03 and NC-09 are not the same ...

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

So, the 2 dates for NC-03 and NC-09 are not the same ...

Yeah, because they were set by different entities, as a result of 1 being a pure vacant seat and 1 being a re-do election.

[jimrtex]

So, the 2 dates for NC-03 and NC-09 are not the same ...

Yeah, because they were set by different entities, as a result of 1 being a pure vacant seat and 1 being a re-do election.

The NCSBOE considered setting the same date, but filing has already begun in NC-3. In addition, there is no county board of elections in Bladen County, and no elections director.

The NCSBOE also considered the judicial race in Robeson County and on a party-line 3:2 vote decided that the election of the Democratic candidate was not "tainted", and the number of irregular votes would not have changed the overall result. This was also the case in NC-9, but that was ignored.

The board also found no explanation for inordinate number of unreturned ballots in Robeson County, but suggested that it might have been because of Hurricane Florence.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

So, the 2 dates for NC-03 and NC-09 are not the same ...

Yeah, because they were set by different entities, as a result of 1 being a pure vacant seat and 1 being a re-do election.

The NCSBOE considered setting the same date, but filing has already begun in NC-3. In addition, there is no county board of elections in Bladen County, and no elections director.

The NCSBOE also considered the judicial race in Robeson County and on a party-line 3:2 vote decided that the election of the Democratic candidate was not "tainted", and the number of irregular votes would not have changed the overall result. This was also the case in NC-9, but that was ignored.

The board also found no explanation for inordinate number of unreturned ballots in Robeson County, but suggested that it might have been because of Hurricane Florence.

With NC-9, we did not have firm numbers of affected ballots. We were working off rough estimates, it is ultimately unknowable if the fraud changed the result or not. That is why a new election is being held, so that the people may have confidence that the result given by the state is in fact the authentic result.

[HarrisonL]

The new primaries are going to be interesting with Harris and Pittenger, and also McCrory, declining to run. Regardless of who wins the Republican primary, the race against McCready will be a tossup.

Mark Harris has endorsed Union County Commissioner Stony Rushing (R)

Republican Candidates:

David Blackwelder, Wake Forest police officer and nominee for Wake County Board of Commissioners
Matthew Ridenhour, former Mecklenburg County commissioner
Stevie Rivenbark, businesswoman
Stony Rushing, Union County commissioner

Source: Wikipedia

The North Carolina 3 field is even bigger though

Kevin Baiko[4]
Paul Beaumont, Currituck County Commissioner[4]
Graham Boyd[5]
Celeste Cairns[4]
Gary Ceres, library technician[5]
Chimer Davis Clark Jr., small businessman[5]
Francis De Luca, former president of Civitas Institute[6]
Phil Law, Marine Corps veteran[7], candidate for U.S. Representative in 2016 and 2018[8]
Jeff Moore, small businessman[9]
Greg Murphy, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 9th District[10][11]
Michele Nix, Vice Chair of the North Carolina Republican Party[12][13]
Joan Perry, pediatrician[4]
Eric Rouse, Lenoir County Commissioner[6]
Phil Shepard, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 15th district[8]
Sandy Smith, small businesswoman[14]
Michael Speciale, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 3rd district[8]

In other special news

Fred Keller (R) vs Marc Friedenberg (D) in 2018

Keller will likely defeat Friedenberg handily, holding Marino's PA-12 seat.

[Cuca_Beludo]

This Friedenberg guy supports the Green New Deal rofl

Good fit for the district

[lfromnj]

This Friedenberg guy supports the Green New Deal rofl

Good fit for the district

I mean he isn't winning and the only way to break 40 is to get that college student turnout.

[Tender Branson]

BTW:

The filing deadline for NC-09 is on Friday, March 15.

The filing deadline for NC-03 was last Friday and the GOP primary there will be extremely crowded with 17 candidates (+6 Democrats and a few from other parties).

[Canis]

https://www.rollcall.com/news/campaigns/north-carolina-democrat-thinks-can-succeed-walter-jones
Bew is a super strong recruit for dems in NC-03 I wonder how well he'll do hes a great fit for the district
Connor Lamb 2.0?

[Tender Branson]

The filing deadline for NC-09 is on Friday.

So far, until yesterday night, only 4 candidates have officially registered:

Stony Rushing (R, endorsed by Harris)
Fern Shubert (R)

Dan McCready (D, 2018 GE nominee)

Jeff Scott (L, 2018 GE nominee)

https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2019/District9Candidates.pdf

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

The filing deadline for NC-09 is on Friday.

So far, until yesterday night, only 4 candidates have officially registered:

Stony Rushing (R, endorsed by Harris)
Fern Shubert (R)

Dan McCready (D, 2018 GE nominee)

Jeff Scott (L, 2018 GE nominee)

https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2019/District9Candidates.pdf

Glad to see a small field. Will allow us to resolve the Republican Primary w/out a Runoff and thus fill the seat in September rather than November.

[Tender Branson]

The filing deadline for NC-09 is on Friday.

So far, until yesterday night, only 4 candidates have officially registered:

Stony Rushing (R, endorsed by Harris)
Fern Shubert (R)

Dan McCready (D, 2018 GE nominee)

Jeff Scott (L, 2018 GE nominee)

https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2019/District9Candidates.pdf

Glad to see a small field. Will allow us to resolve the Republican Primary w/out a Runoff and thus fill the seat in September rather than November.

Well, some other R candidates could still file until Friday.

Wikipedia mentions a few others after all.

[Tender Branson]

A Green Party candidate, Allen Smith, filed in NC-09 yesterday.

[smoltchanov]

A Green Party candidate, Allen Smith, filed in NC-09 yesterday.

And will peel some otherwise Democratic votes, while having zero chances of victory. IMHO - idiocy...

[Tender Branson]

A Green Party candidate, Allen Smith, filed in NC-09 yesterday.

And will peel some otherwise Democratic votes, while having zero chances of victory. IMHO - idiocy...

Well, after all the recent events in NC-09, McCready should put away the Republican candidate by 2-3% in the re-election.

If not and it's close again, or if he loses, it's certainly not the Green candidate to blame ...

[Brittain33]

In a special election, these third party candidates are less significant. It's more an issue when they draw Democrats who are voting for President and don't feel strongly about the congressional race.

[Tender Branson]

The filing deadline in NC-09 is over.

10 Republicans have filed, 1 Democrat (McCready), 1 Libertarian and 1 Green.

[OBD]

Which R is favored?

[Tender Branson]

Which R is favored?

Probably Rushing and Bishop.

[aaroncd107]

Pittenger just endorsed former Mecklenburg county commissioner, Matt Ridenhour. Accuses Bishop of knowing what McCrae Dowless was up to.

https://amp.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article228141089.html#click=https://t.co/PzDsQ8QJjd

[Joe Republic]

https://twitter.com/JoeBrunoWSOC9/status/1105524822250012673


Those tricksy Democrats!

[Pericles]

Damn Democrats demanding free and fair elections!

[Sestak]

https://twitter.com/JoeBrunoWSOC9/status/1105524822250012673


Those tricksy Democrats!

I'm curious because of the way they market it - does "4X IMPACT" actually mean they'll match donations three times over? Or is it just some BS marketing that they justify by saying "oh, the way we use the money is more effective".

[libertpaulian]

Does anyone think Ridenhour has a chance at being the GOP nominee?