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Election 2012
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5/9/2012 Coming up Roses Wilson voters overwhelmingly showed their support by re-electing Bruce Rose to his seventh term as Wilson’s mayor in Tuesday’s nonpartisan municipal race. Rose, who was first elected to ... 5/9/2012 Newton scores big primary victory Sen. Buck Newton said the primary turnout seems to be a good sign for what’s ahead. Newton, a Republican, won Tuesday against Dennis Nielsen of Nashville in the race for District 11 by a land ... 5/9/2012 M.K. Smith upbeat despite election loss The disc jockey played “Celebrate Good Times,” a famous song, as mayoral candidate M.K. Smith, accompanied by his wife, Karen, walked in Tuesday night to greet his supporters and thank the ... 5/9/2012 Holding wins GOP primary RALEIGH — Republican George Holding has won the GOP primary for North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District. Unofficial results Tuesday show Holding, a former U.S. attorney, topped Wake ... 5/9/2012 G.K. Butterfield dominates the vote U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield won the Democratic Primary for the 1st Congressional District against challenger Daniel Whittacre Tuesday. Butterfield, who was 50 miles from Richmond, Va. headed north, ... 5/9/2012 Amendment One draws wide support from voters North Carolina voters gave resounding approval Tuesday to Amendment One, which defines marriage as the union of a man and a woman. In Wilson County, 70 percent voted in favor of the amendment. Th ... 5/9/2012 Stith wins tight register of deeds primary Lisa Stith was surrounded by close to 200 supporters Tuesday as she watched the election results from Something Different restaurant. Half of the Airport Boulevard restaurant was packed with Stith s ... 5/9/2012 Officials assess voting process in Wilson County Now that the election is over and unofficial winners have been declared, some voters complained exercising their right to vote wasn’t as smooth as it could have been. In one case, Linda Cooper ... 5/8/2012 Rose wins in landslide; Stith takes register of deeds primary With all precincts reporting, incumbent mayor Bruce Rose scored a major landslide victory. He captured 64 percent of the vote compared to challenger M.K. Smith’s 27 percent of the vote. He more ... 5/7/2012 Election day dawns Voters will head to the polls today and pick their leaders for the city of Wilson, decide whether to support or oppose Amendment One and make decisions on primary candidates for local, state and natio ... 5/6/2012 Butterfield faces primary challenge The two Democratic candidates for U.S. House seat District 1 are criss-crossing the region, talking to residents about job creation and the need for more businesses coming to North Carolina to help de ... 5/5/2012 Question and answer with Wilson's mayoral candidates BRUCE ROSE Rose, the city’s longest serving mayor, is seeking re-election to a seventh term. What specifically can the city council do to aid economic development? “T ... 5/5/2012 Big races attract voters The Wilson mayoral race, Amendment One and competition for the register of deeds have been the driving forces capturing voter interest in the May 8 election in Wilson County. The Wilson County Court ... 5/5/2012 'This is a human issue'  Cameron Myers Milne went to Friday’s Amendment One opposition rally with her moms. And she had a message: “My family is just as good as any other,” the 10-year-old said. Cameron sa ... 5/2/2012 'Political stunt' or valid protest? Democratic challenger Dan Whittacre wants the North Carolina State Board of Elections to declare that Congressman G.K. Butterfield is not a legitimate candidate. He claims Butterfield used a nickname ... 4/30/2012 Who is financing campaigns? Two candidates for Wilson mayor, one council candidate and a register of deeds hopeful filed campaign finance reports Monday. Several other local candidates did not file reports because they did not ... 4/28/2012 'A big argument' Percy Bowens is strong in his faith and said there’s only one way he would vote against Amendment One. “If a man and a man can produce a child, then I will vote against it,” Bowens ... 4/28/2012 Wilson candidates speak out on local issues The Young Leaders of the Chamber of Commerce are very interested in the elections, and many of them had not met the people in which they were expected to vote. So, Robert Rountree, a member of the g ... 4/26/2012 Mayoral candidate M.K. Smith settles some property taxes Wilson mayoral candidate M.K. Smith drove to Trenton Wednesday and paid property taxes and attorney fees past-due on two of his investment properties. The properties, at 405 Grace St. and 520-530 Sp ... 4/26/2012 Following the paper trail on candidates A candidate for Wilson City Council previously faced a drug-related charge when he lived in Alexandria, Va. Reginald Pope, a candidate for the Wilson City Council District 1 seat, was charged in Sep ... 4/26/2012 McCrory returns to Wilson on Saturday One of the candidates looking to win the top elected seat in North Carolina will be in Wilson Saturday night. Republican candidate for governor Pat McCrory will be at the home of Wayne and Ann Gay. ... 4/26/2012 Darden talks about race for mayor William Darden feels confident about his race for Wilson mayor and plans to continue as one of four candidates for the city’s top post. “I think it’s doing great,” Darden sai ... 4/26/2012 Rally planned against amendment Amendment One will bring even more people to downtown Wilson next week, this time to rally for its defeat. Wilsonians for all N.C. Families will gather at the Wilson County Courthouse Friday, May 4 ... 4/21/2012 Challenges for mayoral candidate Mayoral candidate Ricardo Dew said getting into the race for mayor was not an easy decision for him, and staying in the race has been just as challenging of a decision for him, too. Dew said he has ... 4/20/2012 Amendment creates some confusion in early voting While some cities across North Carolina reported long lines on the first day of early voting, Wilson County Board of Election workers said there was a steady flow of voters all day long. “By 5 ... |
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