Real Kato Blog: Triangle Area Voter Guide 2004

Okay, here it is: my voter guide for 2004 elections, including Wake, Durham, Orange, and Chatham counties. My endorsements are in boldface and are listed first for each entry.

UNITED STATES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS

EXECUTIVE

U.S. President and Vice President
(D) John F. Kerry and John Edwards
(R) George W. Bush and Dick Cheney
(L) Michael Badnarik and Richard Campagna

LEGISLATIVE

U.S. Senate:
(D) Erskine Bowles
(R) Richard Burr
(L) Tom Bailey

U.S. House District 2
(D) Bob Etheridge
(R) Billy J. Creech

U.S. House District 4
(D) David Price
(R) Todd Batchelor

U.S. House District 13
(D) Brad Miller
(R) Virginia Johnson

NORTH CAROLINA STATE GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS

EXECUTIVE

Governor
(D) Mike Easley
(R) Patrick J. Ballantine
(L) Barbara Howe

Lt. Governor
(D) Beverly Perdue
(R) Jim Snyder
(L) Christopher Cole

Attorney General
(D) Roy Cooper
(R) Joe Knott

State Auditor
(D) Ralph Campbell
(R) Leslie Merritt

Commissioner of Agriculture
(D) Britt Cobb
(R) Steve Troxler

Commissioner of Insurance
(D) Jim Long
(R) C. Robert Brawley

Commissioner of Labor
(D) Wayne Goodwin
(R) Cherie Berry

Secretary of State
(D) Elaine F. Marshall
(R) Jay Rao

Superintendent of Public Instruction
(D) June S. Atkinson
(R) Bill Fletcher

State Treasurer
(D) Richard H. Moore
(R) Edward A. Meyer

JUDICIAL

Supreme Court Associate Justice (Orr Seat)
(D) James A. Wynn, Jr.
(D) Ronnie Ansley
(D) Betsy McCrodden
(D) Fred Morrison Jr.
(R) Rachel Lea Hunter
(R) Howard E. Manning, Jr.
(R) Paul Martin Newby
(R) Marvin Schiller

Supreme Court Associate Justice (Parker Seat)
(D) Sarah Parker
(R) John M. Tyson

Court of Appeals Judge (Bryant Seat)
(D) Wanda G. Bryant
(R) Alice C. Stubbs

Court of Appeals Judge (McGee Seat)
(D) Linda McGee
(R) Bill Parker

Court of Appeals Judge (Thornburg Seat)
(D) Alan Thornburg
(R) Barbara Jackson

Superior Court Judge - District 10A (Jones Seat)
(D) Abe Jones

Superior Court Judge - District 10A (Bullock Seat)
(D) Mike Morgan

Superior Court Judge - District 10D
(D) Donald Stephens

Superior Court Judge - District 14A
(D) Orlando Hudson

District Court Judge - District 10 (Bailey Seat)
(D) Debra Sasser
(R) Kris Bailey

District Court Judge - District 10 (Bousman Seat)
(D) Monica M. Bousman
(R) Marilyn Ennis Maynard

District Court Judge - District 10 (Desvousges Seat)
(R) Shelley Desvousges

District Court Judge - District 10 (Gessner Seat)
(D) Paul G. Gessner

District Court Judge - District 10 (Gray Seat)
(D) Jane P. Gray

District Court Judge - District 10 (Green Seat)
(R) Jennifer Miller Green

District Court Judge - District 10 (Lawton Seat)
(D) Donald Overby
(R) Donna Stroud

District Court Judge - District 10 (Morgan Seat)
(R) Jennifer Knox
(D) Doug Brown

District Court Judge - District 10 (Rader Seat)
(D) Robert Rader

District Court Judge - District 11 (Faircloth Seat)
(D) Resson O. Faircloth

District Court Judge - District 11 (Lee Seat)
(R) Jackie Lee

District Court Judge - District 11 (Love Seat)
(D) Jimmy L. Love

District Court Judge - District 11 (McCormick Seat)
(D) O. Henry Willis
(R) James B. Ethridge

District Court Judge - District 11 (Murphy Seat)
(D) George R. Murphy

District Court Judge - District 11 (Stewart Seat)
(R) Marcia Kaye Stewart

District Court Judge - District 15B (Anderson Seat)
(D) Charles Anderson

District Court Judge - District 15B (Coleman Seat)
(D) Alonzo Brown Coleman

District Court Judge - District 15B (Devine Seat)
(D) M. Patricia Devine

District Court Judge - District 16A (Brown Seat)
(D) Richard T. Brown

LEGISLATIVE

N.C. Senate District 12 (Johnston)
(R) Fred Smith

N.C. Senate District 14 (Wake)
(D) Vernon Malone
(R) John Odoom

N.C. Senate District 15 (Wake)
(L) Lee Griffin
(R) Neal Hunt

N.C. Senate District 16 (Wake)
(D) Janet Cowell
(R) Mark Bradrick
(L) Jason P. Mara

N.C. Senate District 17 (Wake)
(R) Richard Stevens
(D) Norwood Clark
(L) Ryan Maas

N C State Senate District 18 (Chatham/Durham)
(R) Christine Mumma
(D) Bob Atwater
(L) Jon Guze

N.C. Senate District 20 (Durham)
(D) Jeanne H. Lucas
(L) Ray Ubinger

N.C. Senate District 23 (Orange)
(D) Ellie Kinnaird
(R) Kim James

N.C. House District 26 (Johnston)
(R) Leo Daughtry

N.C. House District 28 (Johnston)
(R) James H.Langdon

N.C. House District 29 (Durham)
(D) Paul Miller

N.C. House District 30 (Durham)
(D) Paul Luebke
(L) Sean Haugh

N.C. House District 31 (Durham)
(D) H.M. "Mickey" Michaux
(L) Michael P. Owen

N.C. House District 33 (Wake)
(D) Bernard Allen
(L) Steve Hilton

N.C. House District 34 (Wake)
(D) Grier Martin
(R) Don Munford

N.C. House District 35 (Wake)
(D) Jennifer Weiss
(L) Graham Yarko Thomas

N.C. House District 36 (Wake)
(R) Nelson Dollar
(L) Gary Goodson

N.C. House District 37 (Wake)
(L) H. Wade Minter
(R) Paul Stam

N.C. House District 38 (Wake)
(D) Deborah K. Ross
(R) Phil Jeffreys

N.C. House District 39 (Wake)
(D) Linda Coleman
(R) Sam Ellis

N.C. House District 40 (Wake)
(D) Joe O'Shaughnessy
(R) Rick Eddins
(L) Andrew Hatchell

N.C. House District 41 (Wake)
(R) J. Russell Capps

N.C. House District 50 (Orange)
(D) Bill Faison

N.C. House District 51 (Lee)
(D) Leslie Cox
(R) John Sauls

N.C. House District 54 (Orange)
(D) Joe Hackney

N.C. House District 55 (Durham/Person)
(D) W.A. "Winkie" Wilkins
(L) Tom Rose

N.C. House District 56 (Orange)
(D) Verla Insko

NORTH CAROLINA CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

AMENDMENT 1 - "Self Financing Bonds"
No

AMENDMENT 2 - "Penalties and Fines Used To Finance Public Schools"
Yes

AMENDMENT 3 - "Increase Magistrate Terms To Four Years"
Yes

CHATHAM COUNTY ELECTIONS

Chatham County Commissioner - District 1
(D) Patrick Herndon Barnes

Chatham County Commissioner - District 2
(D) Allen Michael Cross
(R) Ernie Andrew Wilkie

Chatham Register Of Deeds
(D) Reba Thomas
(R) Verna Ellis

Chatham School Board - District 1
(D) Norman Clark
(D) Robert Warren Strowd

Chatham School Board - District 2
(D) Holly Duncan
(D) Ernest Dark

Chatham Soil and Water District Supervisors
(D) J. Lynn Mann
(L) Michael Coffee

Northwest Chatham Water District Bonds
No

ORANGE COUNTY ELECTIONS

Orange County Commissioner (Vote for 2)
(D) Moses Carey
(D) Valerie Foushee
(R) James R. Daniel
(L) Artie Lee Franklin

Orange Soil and Water District Supervisors
(D) Roger Tate
(L) Will Shooter

DURHAM COUNTY ELECTIONS

Durham County Commissioner (Vote for 5)
(D) Lewis A. Cheek
(D) Becky Heron
(D) Michael D. Page
(D) Ellen Reckhow
(R) Carolina James-Rivera
(D) Philip R. Cousin

Durham Register Of Deeds
(D) Willie Covington
(D) Bryan D. Williams

Durham Soil and Water District Supervisors
(D) Brenda Howerton

WAKE COUNTY ELECTIONS

Wake County Commissioner - District 4
(D) Yevonne S. Brannon
(R) Kenneth M. Gardner
(L) Susan J. Hogarth

Wake County Commissioner - District 5
(D) Harold H. Webb
(R) Venita Louise Peyton
(L) Bobby Y. Emory

Wake County Commissioner - District 6
(D) Betty Lou Ward
(R) Christopher E. Malone

Wake Register Of Deeds
(R) Laura Riddick
(D) Nicholas I. Sikorski

Wake Soil and Water District Supervisors (Vote for 2)
(?) W.E. "Bill" Simmons
(?) Marcia E. Lieber
(?) Thomas Wayne Allen
(?) Guy Meilleur

Wake County Open Space Bond Referendum
Yes

Wake Tech Bond Referendum
Yes

TOWN ELECTIONS

Town of Apex Parks and Rec Bond Referendum
Yes

Town of Apex Street and Sidewalk Bond Referendum
Yes

Town of Morrisville Public Safety Facilities Bond Refendum
Yes

Town of Morrisville Parks and Rec Bond Referendum
Yes

Town of Morrisville Street Improvement Bond Referendum
Yes

Town of Morrisville Mayor Vote/Commissioner Addition
Yes

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