News & Observer Index, 1926-1992

Primaries

Under the Dome: David Duke nears primary deadline - Ja 29 92, 1B
Under the Dome: Tsongas on N.C. ballot - Ja 30 92, 2B
Lenoir County voters sue to stop primaries - Fe 13 92, 5B
Women seeking offices in May 5 primary - Mr 2 92, 6A
Martin endorsing some candidates in GOP primaries - Mr 4 92, 2B
Statewide contested primaries (Candidates) - Mr 6 92, 2G
Statewide races draw crowds; Primaries on tap for U.S. Senate, Governor, lieutenant governor - Mr 6 92, 1G
Petition drive aims at landing billionaire on ballot - Mr 29 92, 1
Racial vote shapes up in primary - Ap 8 92, 1
May 5 looms, but where has the hoopla gone? - Ap 10 92, 16A
'Primary that isn't' still has its uses; Tar Heels likely to hand Clinton, Bush big wins - Ap 26 92, 15A
Primary Guide '92 - My 2 92, S
Dynasty at stake in 1st - My 4 92, 1B
Editorial: Choices in the primaries - My 4 92, 8A
Incumbents in trouble - My 4 92, 2B
Many may be chosen by few at the polls today - My 5 92, 1B
Candidates get county nods - My 6 92, 7B
Congress - 12th District (Chart) - My 6 92, 7B
Congress - 1st District (Chart) - My 6 92, 7B
Congress - 2nd District (Chart) - My 6 92, 6B
Congress - 8th District (Chart) - My 6 92, 6B
Congress 5th District (Chart) - My 6 92, 7B
Congress 7th District (Chart) - My 6 92, 7B
County-by-county primary results (Chart) - My 6 92, 6B
Legislative victors include old, new faces - My 6 92, 1B
N.C. election results - My 6 92, 1
N.C. House District 15 (Chart) - My 6 92, 3B
N.C. House District 61; Democratic primary (Chart) - My 6 92, 3B
N.C. House District 63 - My 6 92, 3B
N.C. House District 92 (Chart) - My 6 92, 3B
N.C. Senate District 13 - My 6 92, 3B
N.C. Senate district 36 (Chart) - My 6 92, 3B
Wake precinct totals - My 6 92, 5B
Editorial: Females to the fore - My 7 92, 18A
Learning the lessons from N.C. primaries; Beyond the headlines, subtle shifts occurring - My 10 92, 15A
Under the Dome: What we learned from the primaries - My 10 92, 1C
GOP faces runoff for top school post - My 13 92, 1B
Primary results certified - My 24 92, 6C
Republicans ready for runoffs; Voters in 2nd, 12th go to polls Tuesday - Jn 1 92, 2B
Low forecast for runoff primaries - Jn 2 92, 1B
Results of runoffs certified by state - Jn 13 92, 4B

Primaries

Census shows fewer blacks elected to N. C. Legislature - Ja 13 82 24
Primary results (Charts) - Jy 1 82 20A
Taylor surprised by apparent win as upsets abound - Jy 1 82 21A
Wake County results by precinct (Chart) - Jy 1 82 3C
Election results - Jy 28 82 1
Wake results, by precinct - Jy 28 82 7A
N. C. Court of Appeals (Chart) - Jy 29 82 2C
Democrats, GOP expect modest gains in Legislature - Oc 31 82 30A
Editorial: The issues today - No 2 82 4A
U. S. House races principal contests in today's voting - No 2 82 1
Democrats win 9-2 advantage in House - No 3 82 1
Democrats, led by Cook, take Wake's House seats - No 3 82 1C
Election results - No 3 82 1
Editorial: - No to sour politics... - No 4 82 4A
Election results (Chart) - No 4 82 14A
Elections: 2nd Congressional District (Chart) - No 4 82 24A
Elections: 11th District (Chart) - No 4 82 15A
Elections: 1st District (Chart) - No 4 82 15A
Elections: 3rd Congressional District (Chart) - No 4 82 23A
Elections: 4th Congressional District (Chart) - No 4 82 15A
Elections: 5th District (Chart) - No 4 82 15A
Elections: 6th District (Chart) - No 4 82 15A
Elections: 7th District (Chart) - No 4 82 15A
Elections: 8th District (Chart) - No 4 82 15A
GOP ranks decline, blacks' numbers rise in Legislature - No 4 82 2C
1982 N. C. results stem from lessons of '72 - No 5 82 4A
Final counts show Clarke beat Hendon - No 6 82 2C
Local, 4th District races boosted N. C. turnout - No 11 82 24A
Judge, lawyers meet about election case - No 30 82 16A

Primaries

Committee OKs bill on political advertising - My 6 87 8A
Jordan unhappy with campaign proposal - Jn 10 87 9A
Rose, Rand disagree over campaign debt - Jn 20 87 8A
Under the Dome: Campaigns shaping for No. 2 state post - Jy 19 87 1
Under the Dome: Johnson will fight limits on spending - Jy 29 87 1
Funderburk debts for campaign unpaid - Au 8 87 1C
Running mates: Have changing times changed role candidates' wives expected to play? - Se 24 87 34A

Primaries

Elections face delay as new lines are studied - Ap 20 84 4D
84 (primary runoff returns) - Jn 6 84 1
Edmisten beats Knox in runoff; Edmisten urging unity against GOP's
Martin - Jn 6 84 1
Turnout light across state; 30% vote in Wake County - Jn 6 84 8A
Judge (FOX) abolishes county at-large election system (Halifax County) - Jy 6 84 1
Coattails expected to be crucial in possible 'watershed' election - No 4 84 27A
Editorial: High stakes on Tuesday - No 4 84 4D
Big voter turnout expected at polls; patience is urged 1C
Electors ready to cast the votes that count - No 6 84 12A
Large voter turnout expected statewide - No 6 84 11A
2 justices are locked in close struggles - No 7 84 15A
County-by-county election results (President, Senate, Governor;
Chart) - No 7 84 18A
Democrats ahead in early returns for Council of State - No 7 84 17A
Election results (Chart) - No 7 84 1
Helms tops Hunt to win third term - No 7 84 1
Martin rides GOP to victory over Edmisten - No 7 84 1
Reagan overwhelms Mondale; Helms and Martin win in N. C. - No 7 84 1
State's GOP candidates come on strong in House - No 7 84 18A
U. S. House (election results by district) - No 7 84 18A
Wake results (Chart) - No 7 84 1C
County-by-county election results (President, Senate, Governor) - No 8 84 3C
Business people see GOP sweep as positive - No 11 84 8D
Coattail effect, weaker party loyalty seen in GOP surge - No 11 84 34A

Primaries

General Assembly Round-up: Election laws (eliminating second primaries) - Fe 15 85 6C
General Assembly Round-up: Runoff primaries - Fe 28 85 6B
General Assembly Round-up: Runoff primaries - Mr 7 85 25A
Senate panel backs abolishing primary - Ap 12 85 1
Editorial: - No need for primary - Ap 14 85 4D
GOP leaders seek to retain their presidential primary - Ap 17 85 8B
Senate panel proposes killing Democratic, keeping GOP primary - Ap 24 85 5C
Senate OKs bill to end Democratic presidential primary - Ap 25 85 19A
Party leaders eyeing 'Super Tuesday' idea - My 5 85 47A
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Primaries

General Assembly Round-up: Second primaries - Jn 21 85 21A
Under the dome: Michaux may bring back primary-runoff bill - Jy 27 85 1
Ruling on N.Y. runoffs praised by blacks in N.C. - Au 15 85 15A
Editorial: Into a runoff thicket - Au 19 85 12A
Southern lawmakers explore idea of regional primary - Se 10 85 2C
Editorial: - No help to the South - Se 14 85 18A
Parties hope to duck bloody primary fights - Se 14 85 1
N.C. legislators wary of regional primary - No 2 85 22C
Under the dome: Rand backs March presidential primary - No 15 85 1
Under the dome: Martin frees team for primary activity - No 24 85 1

Primaries

'Hunt ran a very bad campaign,' Sanford says - Ja 19 85 18C
Bill to fight election lies is proposed - Fe 27 85 8B
General Assembly Round-up: Dirty campaigning - Jn 27 85 9D

Primaries

Legislation would restrict runoffs, pare vote share to win primaries - Fe 10 83 20A
Reducing runoffs a two-party question - Fe 11 83 4A
Editorial: Runoffs still needed - Fe 14 83 4A
Group wants cutoff for primary runoff to be 40% of vote - Fe 18 83 2C
Valentine opposes bill to reduce runoff races - Fe 22 83 12C
Senate bill seeking changes in N. C. presidential primary - Fe 28 83 4C
Subcommittee gets bill to limit runoffs - Mr 4 83 4D
Second primaries (bill) - Mr 16 83 4C
Bill on primary election law turned aside by House panel - Mr 18 83 14A
Primaries (revision of standards; bill) - Mr 25 83 6B
House OKs bonus for primary winners - Ap 22 83 5D
Delayed primary (for county commissioners) in Wilson today - My 3 83 2C
Three Wilson primary losers get runoff (for county commissioner) - My 11 83 14C
Legislature has approved laws to attract voters to 1984 polls - Jn 26 83 24A
Under the dome: Hot GOP primary looms in 6th District - Jy 5 83 1

Primaries

Personal races dead, say former governors - Ja 3 84 5B
State to seek consolidation of cases contesting campaign spending
limits - Ja 5 84 2C
the industry of courting electorates - Fe 28 84 1D
Group urges fair, truthful campaigns in N.C. - Mr 6 84 14C
Under the dome: Song puts Senate 'mudslinging' on the record - Jn 4 84 1
Political future promises a look at past - Jn 10 84 4D
the week ends hope for clean campaign - Jy 8 84 4D
Under the dome: Judges get politicking guidelines - Jy 8 84 1
Editorial: Principle hung out to dry - Se 13 84 4A
Group criticizes tone of campaigns in N.C. - Se 20 84 18A
Under the dome: Democrats to employ carpetbagger reference - Oc 8 84 1
N.C. Senate race among closest campaigns, officials say - Oc 11 84 3C
$7 million spent in Edmisten, Martin campaigns - No 17 84 2C
Jordan outspent Carrington in election, $1.2 million to $400,000,
report says - No 20 84 11A
Journalists cite media's shortcomings on campaign - De 4 84 2C
Hunt praises black efforts in his campaign for Senate - De 16 84 53A

Primaries

Split legislative session suggested to facilitate primary campaign - My 5 82 12C
Woodard top spender in 14th District race - Jn 23 82 5C
Eagles is top spender in bid for appeals court seat - Jn 24 82 13A
Old-style campaigning no longer sufficient - Jn 25 82 4A
Hedgepeth biggest spender of 15 vying for House seats - Jn 27 82 32A
Campaign changes expected in new districts - Jy 5 82 10C
Under the dome: Campaign letters sent at state expense - Se 6 82 1
Congressional campaigns in N. C. are steered toward possible upsets - Se 9 82 10C
Under the dome: GOP flier draws Democratic criticism - Oc 3 82 1
Media bring candidates' wars to living rooms - Oc 24 82 27A
Mondale stumps for N. C. candidates - Oc 27 82 9A
Under the dome: Cobey's bid for House sets spending record - No 3 82 13A
Political action groups help Democrats outspend GOP - No 22 82 1C

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