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Parents > United States > North Carolina > Senate Class III
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 2004 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 02, 2004 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 02, 2004 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2005 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2011 - 12:00pm
ContributorU Ole Polecat
Last ModifiedPaul 🇺🇦 May 01, 2019 01:56am
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/03/1998
NameJohn Edwards Votes1,029,237 (51.15%)
Term01/03/1999 - 01/03/2005 Margin83,294 (+4.14%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/2010
NameRichard Burr Votes1,458,046 (54.81%)
Term01/03/2011 - 01/03/2017 Margin312,972 (+11.77%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jul 20, 2004 NC US Senate - R Primary
Richard Burr
R 343,875
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
01/10/2003 11/02/2004
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Richard Burr 48 10 5 --
Erskine Bowles 32 5 1 1
Leaning Call: Richard Burr (62.88%)
Weighted Call: Richard Burr (60.58%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

02/16/2003 10/26/2004

CANDIDATES
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Name Rep. Richard Burr Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles Thomas A. "Tom" Bailey (W) Walker F. Rucker  
PartyRepublican Democratic Libertarian Independent  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 1,791,450 (51.60%) 1,632,527 (47.02%) 47,743 (1.38%) 362 (0.01%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -158,923 (-4.58%) -1,743,707 (-50.22%) -1,791,088 (-51.59%)  
Predict Avg.52.66% 46.44% 1.06% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 07/21/2004 05/09/2004 00/00/2004 07/21/2004  
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MATCHUP POLLS (25 from 7 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg45.75%-- 44.93%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--  
Mason-Dixon 
10/25/04-10/26/04
46.10% 1.1 46.40% 1.4 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Research 2000 
10/24/04-10/26/04
47.00% 7.0 46.00% 3.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Survey USA 
10/22/04-10/24/04
50.00% 3.0 44.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
10/20/04-10/20/04
49.00% 2.0 45.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Mason-Dixon 
10/18/04-10/19/04
45.00% 1.0 45.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Survey USA 
10/15/04-10/17/04
47.00% 1.0 45.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Sep 14, 2004 12:00am News Rip-roaring battle for Edwards’s seat in N.C.  Article Tony82 
Aug 16, 2004 12:00am News Bowles' persistent lead worries GOP  Article New York Democrat 
Jun 02, 2004 12:00am Commentary Operation Clinton Erasure: Erskine Bowles tries running without Clinton this time  Article Tony82 
Apr 14, 2004 12:00am News Countdown To A Carolina Showdown; NC Senate Race Most Competitive  Article Gerald Farinas 
Mar 15, 2004 12:00am News [NC] Bowles sells his independence in Senate race  Article Scott³ 
Mar 06, 2004 12:00am News [NC] Burr has $5 million war chest  Article Scott³ 

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