2008 General Election Endorsements
Equality NC PAC proudly endorsed these candidates in the 2008 general election. The results of their races are below.
Executive Branch
| Contest | Endorsed Candidate |
Result |
|---|---|---|
| Governor | Bev Perdue (D) |
Won |
| Lt. Governor |
Walter Dalton (D) |
Won |
| Attorney General |
Roy Cooper* (D) |
Won |
| Commissioner of Labor |
Mary Fant Donnan (D) |
Lost |
| Commissioner of Insurance |
Wayne Goodwin (D) |
Won |
| Secretary of State |
Elaine Marshall* (D) |
Won |
| Superintendent of Public Instruction |
June Atkinson* (D) |
Won |
| Treasurer | Janet Cowell (D) |
Won |
Legislature
N.C. Senate
| Contest | Endorsed Candidate |
Result |
|---|---|---|
| Senate 1 |
Marc Basnight* (D) | Won |
| Senate 7 |
Doug Berger* (D) | Won |
| Senate 9 |
Julia Boseman* (D) | Won |
| Senate 10 |
Charlie Albertson* (D) | Won |
| Senate 14 |
Vernon Malone* (D) | Won |
| Senate 16 |
Josh Stein (D) |
Won |
| Senate 18 |
Bob Atwater* (D) | Won |
| Senate 19 |
Tony Rand* (D) | Won |
| Senate 21 |
Larry Shaw* (D) | Won |
| Senate 23 |
Ellie Kinnaird* (D) | Won |
| Senate 28 |
Katie Dorsett* (D) | Won |
| Senate 32 |
Linda Garrou* (D) | Won |
| Senate 37 |
Dan Clodfelter* (D) | Won |
| Senate 38 |
Charlie Dannelly* (D) | Won |
| Senate 49 |
Martin Nesbitt* (D) | Won |
N.C. House of Representatives
| Contest | Endorsed Candidate |
Result |
|---|---|---|
| House 7 |
Angela Bryant* (D) |
Won |
| House 18 |
Sandra Spaulding Hughes* (D) | Won |
| House 29 |
Larry Hall* (D) | Won |
| House 30 |
Paul Luebke* (D) | Won |
| House 31 |
Mickey Michaux* (D) | Won |
| House 33 |
Dan Blue* (D) | Won |
| House 34 |
Grier Martin* (D) | Won |
| House 35 |
Jennifer Weiss* (D) | Won |
| House 36 |
Al Swanstrom (D) |
Lost |
| House 37 |
Ed Ridpath (D) |
Lost |
| House 38 |
Deborah Ross* (D) | Won |
| House 41 |
Ty Harrell* (D) | Won |
| House 42 |
Marvin Lucas* (D) | Won |
| House 45 |
Rick Glazier* (D) | Won |
| House 54 |
Joe Hackney* (D) | Won |
| House 55 |
W.A. "Winkie" Wilkins* (D) | Won |
| House 56 |
Verla Insko* (D) | Won |
| House 57 |
Mary Price "Pricey" Harrison* (D) | Won |
| House 58 |
Alma Adams* (D) | Won |
| House 59 |
Maggie Jeffus* (D) | Won |
| House 63 |
Alice Bordsen* (D) | Won |
| House 66 |
Melanie Goodwin* (D) | Won |
| House 71 |
Larry Womble* (D) | Won |
| House 74 |
Wade Boyles (D) |
Lost |
| House 87 |
John Forlines (D) |
Lost |
| House 100 |
Tricia Cotham* (D) | Won |
| House 102 |
Becky Carney* (D) | Won |
| House 106 |
Martha Alexander* (D) | Won |
| House 114 |
Susan Fisher* (D) | Won |
| House 117 |
Paul Goebel (D) |
Lost |
Judiciary
| Contest | Endorsed Candidate |
Result |
|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court |
Suzanne Reynolds |
Lost |
| Court of Appeals |
John Martin* |
Won |
| Court of Appeals | James Wynn* |
Won |
| Court of Appeals | Kristin Ruth |
Lost |
| Court of Appeals | Linda Stephens* |
Won |
| Court of Appeals | John Arrowood* |
Lost |
* denotes incumbent
Notes On Endorsements
Voting for Judges
Voting in judicial races takes some extra thought and effort.
On your ballot, you will see the Presidential race first, followed by the U.S. Senate Race, your local U.S. House race, the Governor's race, Council of State races, and then local legislative races. These will all be partisan races and the candidate's party affiliation will appear on the ballot.
After the partisan federal, state and local races, you will come to the non-partisan judicial races. These will be on the back side of the ballot, or on a second ballot. After the Supreme Court race, there will be six Court of Appeals races.
Please note that voting a straight party ticket will not cast a vote for any judicial candidate. These races must be marked individually.
State Focus
As a registered state PAC, Equality NC PAC does not endorse in federal races (President, U.S. Senate, and U.S. Congress).
Non-Partisanship
Equality NC PAC is committed to a non-partisan endorsement process. Unfortunately, no Republicans who meet our criteria chose to participate in our endorsement process.
Mecklenburg Local Races
Equality NC PAC refers our supporters in Mecklenburg County to MeckPAC for information on local candidates.
Paid for by Equality NC PAC, PO Box 28768, Raleigh, NC 27611. Not authorized by any candidate.

