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The Pendulum
Elon, North Carolina • Wednesday, November 5, 2014 • Volume 40 Edition 26
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Republicans reign supreme
TilUs, Walker, Elmers emerge victorious
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It was a good night for North Carolina
Republicans. North Carolina Speaker of the
House Thom TiUis came out on top in one
of the nations closest Senate races two and
a half hours after Republican Mark Walker
earned a seat in the U.S. House of Repre
sentatives.
Walker, who celebrated at Life Commu
nity church just outside Greensboro, repre
sented Distict 06, which includes Alamance
County. He will replace Howard Coble who
recently retired after 30 years in office.
The North Carolina Senate race has been
considered one of the most important in the
country, with party control for U.S. Senate
hanging in the balance. Either candidate’s
victory would have tipped the balance of
party control in Washington, D.C.
“The Democrats have proven that they
are incompetent for regulating business,”
said Jeffrey Berlin, a Charlotte resident. “Til-
lis has shown that with his reform of the tax
code that he has helped business climate.”
Hundreds of North Carolinians came
out to support Hagan, who also rallied in
Greensboro, each with their own reason for
casting their votes for her.
Sara Thompson, a first grade teacher at
Easton Elementary School in Winston-Sa
lem, said she appreciated Hagan’s support
for education.
“I work so hard because I have 19 kids
that deserve me working so hard, but we
don’t get the support or the supplies we need
from the government,” she said. “I think that
her focus is on education.”
The race for the North Carolina Senate
seat was among the closest and most expen
sive in the U.S, with more than $100 million
spent between the two campaigns. Two-
thirds of that money was spent by outside
groups.
When voters arrived at polls on Tuesday,
there was no clear indication of who had the
majority. The latest Elon University Poll had
Hagan leading Tillis by a margin of just 4
percent. Hagan maintained a,slight lead over
Tillis throughout the campaign, despite a
late surge by the Republican candidate.
Supporters of Tillis who came out to the
election party at the Omni Hotel in Char
lotte were optimistic at the beginning of the
night.
“Hagan’s tough,” said Justin Stewart,
a Charlotte resident who was at the hotel.
“I believe in the voters, and if we’re still in
charge, we’ll do alright.”
Others were convinced TiUis’ experience
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