North Carolina

Electoral votes: 15
Poll closing time: 7:30 p.m. EST

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President  Electoral votes: 15  |  FULL RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes George W. Bush (REP)* 1,911,574 56% John F. Kerry (DEM) 1,484,471 44% 100% of precincts reporting Governor Candidate Votes % of votes Mike Easley (DEM)* 1,872,385 55% Patrick Ballantine (REP) 1,462,743 43% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. Senate Candidate Votes % of votes Richard Burr (REP) 1,742,662 52% Erskine Bowles (DEM) 1,587,407 47% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 1 Candidate Votes % of votes G.K. Butterfield (DEM)* 132,208 64% Greg Dority (REP) 74,980 36% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 2 Candidate Votes % of votes Bob Etheridge (DEM)* 133,096 62% Billy Creech (REP) 80,024 38% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 3 Candidate Votes % of votes Walter Jones (REP)* 164,895 71% Roger Eaton (DEM) 67,917 29% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 4 Candidate Votes % of votes David Price (DEM)* 213,291 64% Todd Batchelor (REP) 119,596 36% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 5 Candidate Votes % of votes Virginia Foxx (REP) 166,360 59% Jim Harrell (DEM) 116,389 41% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 6 Candidate Votes % of votes Howard Coble (REP)* 205,401 73% William Jordan (DEM) 75,246 27% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 7 Candidate Votes % of votes Mike McIntyre (DEM)* 168,338 72% Ken Plonk (REP) 65,177 28% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 8 Candidate Votes % of votes Robin Hayes (REP)* 123,173 55% Beth Troutman (DEM) 98,872 45% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 9 Candidate Votes % of votes Sue Myrick (REP)* 200,536 70% Jack Flynn (DEM) 84,966 30% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 10 | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Patrick McHenry (REP) 152,379 64% Anne Fischer (DEM) 84,899 36% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 11 | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Charles Taylor (REP)* 157,012 55% Patsy Keever (DEM) 129,462 45% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 12 | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Mel Watt (DEM)* 154,110 67% Ada Fisher (REP) 77,456 33% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 13 | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Brad Miller (DEM)* 156,613 59% Virginia Johnson (REP) 110,534 41% 100% of precincts reporting