Elections 2006

See the Orange Politics Elections 2006 archive for more opinions and information about these races.

With many decisions having been made in the May primary, the two interesting and competitive questions before Orange County voters are Superior Court Judge and the district representation referendum. You can find thse in the "nonpartisan" section of the ballot.

• Sample ballots
• Voter guides and more information
  • Orange County Board of Elections <--start here!
  • Independent Weekly Endorsements & Candidate Questionnaires
  • News & Observer Voters Guide & "Blog" (candidate profiles)
  • Herald-Sun Votebook
  • Orange/Durham/Chatham League of Women Voters
• Important dates:
  Candidate Filing, February 13th - 28th Voter Registration Closes for Primary, April 7th One-Stop Early Voting, April 13th - 29th Primary Election, May 2nd Board Canvass Election Results, May 9th 2nd Primary Election (If Necessary), May 30 Filing Period for Soil & Water Conservation District, June 12th - 7th Voter Registration Closes for General Election, October 13th One-Stop Early Voting for General Election, October 19th - November 4th General Election, November 7th  

The candidates:

All races are pick 1 unless otherwise indicated. Races are shown in the order listed on the ballot.

Partisan races
(may be marked straight ticket):

• U.S. Congress
  • David Price (D) i
  • Steve Acuff (R)
• N.C. Senate, district 23
  • Ellie Kinnaird (D) i
  • E. B. Alston (R)
• N.C. House, district 56 (Chapel Hill and Carrboro)
  • Verla C. Insko (D) i
• N.C. House, district 54 (southern Orange County, Chatham County, part of Moore County)
  • Joe Hackney (D) i
  • Alvin Reed (R)
• N.C. House, district 50 (northern half of Orange County including Hillsborough, Caswell County)
  • Bill Faison (D) i
• District Attorney District 15B
  • Jim Woodall (D) i
• Board of County Comissioners (pick 3)
  • Mike Nelson (D)
  • Barry Jacobs (D) i
  • Alice Gordon (D) i
  • Jamie Daniel (R)
• County Sheriff
  • Lindy Pendergrass (D) i
  • Buddy Parker (R)
• Clerk of Court
  • Jamie Stanford (D) i
• Register of Deeds
  • Joyce Pearson (D) i

Nonpartisan races

Party affiliation provided for informational purposes:

• Supreme Court Chief Justice & Associate Justices, Court of Appeals (state-wide)
  • State-wide races. See discussion here: http://orangepolitics.org/2006/10/the-other-stuff-on-the-ballot-2006-edi...
• Superior Court Judge, district 15B (pick 2)
  • Chuck Anderson (D)
  • Allen Baddour (D)
  • Carl R. Fox (D)
  • Adam Stein (D)
• District Court Judge, district 15B
  • Joe Buckner (D) i
• Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor (pick 2)
  • William Hogan (D) i
  • Will Shooter (U)
  • Charles Snipes (D) i
  • write-in?
• District representation referendum
  • discussion

Orange County primary results, 5/2/06

County Commissioner (3 seats available)

Candidate Votes Percent

Barry Jacobs 6446 25.40%

Alice Gordon 6314 24.88%

Mike Nelson 5100 20.09%
Fred Battle 3934 15.50%
Betty Tom Phelps Davidson 1748 6.89%
Robin Cutson 1189 4.68%
Artie L. Franklin 651 2.56%

Superior Court Judge District 15B (2 seats available, 4 primary winners)

Candidate Votes (Orange/Chatham) Percent

Carl R. Fox 11345 (7066/4279) 36.64%

Adam Stein 6505 (4817/1688) 21.01%

Chuck Anderson 5145 (2863/2282) 16.62%

Allen Baddour 4736 (2577/2159) 15.30%
Michael W. Patrick 2031 (1300/732) 6.56%
Kenneth B. Oettinger 1197 (784/413) 3.87%

Orange County School Board (4 seats available)

Candidate Votes Percent

Susan Hallman 2819 22.94%

Debbie Piscitelli 2496 20.31%

Ted Triebel 2467 20.07%

Anne Medenblik 2378 19.35%
Tony McKnight 2035 16.56%

These pages will continue to be updated until the election is decided. Last update: 11/6/06