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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2008
Kinnaird wins handily; uncontested Orange County representatives look ahead
KINNAIRD BEATS BASS
Democratic incumbent Ellie
Kinnaird won a seventh term repre
senting the 23rd District in the N.C.
Senate with more than 70 percent of
the votes, according to early projec
tions.
Jon “Greg* Bass, a first-time
candidate for office, was Kinnaird's
Republican challenger.
Kinnaird's goals for this term
include funding energy alternatives and
conservation, as well as helping the
mentally disabled people secure fair
competency tests during capital trials.
*My immediate priority is to
close the $2 billion budget deficit
and prevent good programs from
getting cut," Kinnaird said Tuesday
night
"We want to keep all the pro
grams that help people around. I also
plan to launch a juvenile justice bill
to help juveniles at risk before they
enter the penal system."
In the past, Kinnaird has fought
for issues such as one-stop and early
voting, environmental regulation and
social justice.
She has said she will bring weight
and influence to affect policymaking
in a way that newcomer Bass could
not.
"I like Ellie Kinnaird," said sup-
Watch parties anticipate results
FROM STAFF REPORTS
Students on campus waited
Tuesday night for election results
that have kept UNC in a flurry for
months.
In the Student Union lounge
Sophomore Doug Olivier said he
was confident in the outcome of the
election early Tuesday night.
“I think the election is pretty
much set in stone Obama is going
to win,” Olivier said around 9 p.m.
“I’ve been following the exit polls,
and it looks like Obama will definite
ly win,” Olivier said. “Of course they
are not always accurate, but the polls
tend to be a good predictor.”
Other students said they felt as
though student opinions on who
would win had been skewed by the
environment at UNC.
“We sort of live in an Obama
bubble,” said first-year graduate stu
dent Ross Twele said.
He said he felt that the displays
of support for Democratic presiden
tial candidate Sen. Barack Obama
around campus might lead students
to believe that he has a secure handle
on the state.
While Obama’s supporters have
been active on campus, the rest of
the state wasn’t as clear.
Junior Monica Matta said she
was excited about North Carolina’s
battleground status.
“We have more influence as voters
than we have before” she said.
At the Connor watch party
Junior Stacy Ramsey, who was
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to Spice Street to celebrate Election
Night with fellow Orange County
Democrats.
"I believe she will do good
things for Orange County and con
tinue the spirit of community we
have here."
Bass had hoped to steer state lot
tery funds toward education, provide
better salaries for teachers and edu
cators via a beer and cigar tax, and
lower corporate and state property
taxes.
He was also committed to getting
rid of personal and party agendas
by ignoring interest groups and lob
byists and listening to the majority
opinion of citizens.
[ SPEAKER JOE HACKNEY
N.C. House Speaker Joe Hackney,
D-Orange, was unopposed in the race
for the N.C. House of Representatives
seat in District 54.
In his fifteenth term, he will seek
to move North Carolina toward the
increased use of renewable energy.
Hackney's Orange County con
stituents said they've been impressed
with his work.
"Joe Hackney is our hero," said
supporter Don Artis.
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erage on the TV in the Student Union. UNC students gathered Tuesday night to watch election results.
already celebrating at the Connor
Community watch party, also
emphasized the importance of
youth voters.
“It’s exciting that this election
marks the pinnacle in American
history,” Ramsey said.
“It’s unique that this is happen
ing to us as undergraduates.”
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"Orange County was making
up the rules as they went along.
We had a land issue, and based on
Joe Hackney, it worked out in our
favor."
Hackney said state legislators will
need to focus on economic issues
during the course of their next term.
"We’ll be getting together to try
to manage the reduction to revenues
that we’re facing as a result of the
recession," he said.
‘l’m sure we'll have an agenda to
set forth at a later time, but that will
be a priority."
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Rep. Verla Insko, D-Orange, also
ran unopposed, winning a seventh
term in District 56 of the N.C. House
of Representatives.
Her goals include reforming
health care by expanding state cov
erage for children under the State
Children's Health Insurance Plan.
She also supports higher salaries for
teachers.
During the campaign, Insko
stressed the effectiveness of senior
House members.
"We have enough seniority that
we can actually accomplish things
and get bills passed."
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And although some students
weren’t as excited about Obama’s
prospects, they admitted that he was
likely to win.
Sophomore and Carmichael-
Whitehead Community Governor
Christina Fluet, who organized that
community’s watch party, said she
had no doubts about the outcome of
the presidential election.
“Obama will win the state and
the presidency hands down, but
that’s something I’m not exactly
excited for,” the self-identified
McCain supporter said.
The Carmichael-Whitehead
party included an “Election Night
Extravaganza” contest.
Residents predicted the outcome
of the presidential election, and
whoever guessed correctly would be
awarded a $25 for dinner at any res
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posed candidates for the N.C. House
have been effective representatives
for their constituents.
'We reflect the values of our dis
tricts," Insko said in reference to fel
low legislators Hackney and Faison.
[REP. BILL FAISON
Rep. Bill Faison, D-Orange, anoth
er unopposed candidate, won a third
term in District 50 of the N.C. House
of Representatives.
Next session, Faison said he'll
focus on supporting legislation
that provides incentives for entre
preneurs who create new jobs
in the state. He has also pushed
for improved high-speed Internet
access in rural areas.
"We certainly do have problems
with the economy to deal. We cer
tainly have to deal with the funding
of school issues," Faison said on
Election Night.
'Some schools are underfunded.
We have desperate needs for eco
nomic development, and we have
a continuing health care problem,"
he said.
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“It’s exciting that
this election marks
the pinnacle in
American history.
It’s unique that this
is happening to us
as undergraduates”
STACY RAMSEY, JUNIOR
Wein abstained from voting this
year, citing a “lack of choice” among
candidates, but has followed the
election closely.
“North Carolina is going to go
for Obama,” he said at about 9
p.m. “But I think McCain will win
because predictions have been
wrong before.”
Staffwriters lanAger, Chris
Kennedy, Roxanne Hernandez and
Alii Yingling reported this story.
Contact the State & National Editor
at stntdesk@unc.edu.
PRANGF. COUNTY COMMISSIONER
► PELISSIER (D) - 70 %
WOLFF (R) - 30 %
Locals win by
large margins
BY MCKAY GLASGOW
AND EVAN ROSE
STAFF WRITERS
Anew Orange County
Commissioner embraced friends
and family at the Town Hall Grill in
Chapel Hill as results filtered in.
Bernadette Pelissier, a Democrat,
beat Republican Kevin Wolff by
more than 38 percentage points.
She said she is already looking
forward to being a commissioner..
“It’s not like, OK now we can
party,” she said. “I have to say lately
I’ve been anticipating the work.”
Pelissier won the race for the at
large seat currently filled by Moses
Carey Jr., who lost in a Democratic
primary for the N.C. Senate.
In the May primary, Pelissier
defeated Mary Wolff, Kevin Wolff’s
wife, and Rogers Road activist
Neloa Jones.
This year’s race was Kevin WolfFs
third attempt at public office. He
ran for Chapel Hill mayor in 2005
and 2007, losing both times to cur
rent Mayor Kevin Foy.
Wolff could not be reached for
further comment.
Pelissier will join two other
newcomers to the board, Pam
Hemminger and Steve Yuhasz.
Hemminger, who will step down
as chairwoman of the Chapel Hill-
Carrboro City Schools Board of
Education, was unchallenged in the
district which includes Chapel Hill
and Carrboro.
Yuhasz beat out three other
Democrats in May for his seat in
the district that encompasses the
rest of the county.
No Republican candidate ran
against Hemminger or Yuhasz in
the general election.
Incumbent Valerie Foushee kept
her seat in an unopposed race.
This is the first commissioner
election since a 2006 referendum
divided Orange County into two vot
ing districts and expanded the board
from five to seven members.
The three other commissioners
will end their terms in 2010.
Coleman wins, room to spare
Incumbent District Court Judge
Alonzo Coleman Jr. was re-elected
Tbesday and will continue as District
A roundup of state and local election results*
N.C. SUPREME COURT
Robert Edmunds Jr. (I): 51 %
Suzanne Reynolds: 49 %
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Roy Cooper (D,l): 61 %
Bob Crumley (R): 39 %
SECRETARY OF STATE
Elaine Folk Marshall (D,l): 56 %
Jack Sawyer (R): 44 %
TREASURER
Janet Cowell (D): 53 %
Bill Daughtridge (R.I): 47 %
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Walter Dalton (D): 50 %
Robert Pittenger (R): 46 %
Phillip Rhodes (L): 3 %
INSURANCE
COMMISSIONER
Wayne Goodwin (D): 51 %
John Odom (R): 45 %
Mark McMains (L): 4 %
SUPERINTENDENT
June Atkinson (D,0:53%
Richard Morgan (R): 47 %
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Bernadette
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winning the
commissioner
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District Court
Judge Alonzo
Coleman Jr.
was re-elected
to District 158
and will serve
for six months.
158 judge for another sue months.
“It’s nice to have the affirmations
of people you’ve served for almost
13 years,” he said. “I hope I can con
tinue to earn their trust.”
Coleman defeated challenger
and local attorney Betsy Wolfenden
by a landslide margin of more than
37 percentage points.
Coleman will hold the seat until
he turns 72 in June 2009, when
N.C. law will require him to retire
and the new governor to appoint a
replacement.
Coleman has served as a
District 158 judge, hearing cases
from Orange and Chatham coun
ties, since former Gov. Jim Hunt
appointed him in 1995.
Page Vernon will also join the
District 158 bench, filling District
Court Judge Patricia DeVine’s seat.
“It feels great,” she said. “Part of it
is excitement and part of it is relief
Vernon, with more than 25 years
of local law experience, won by a wide
margin after defense attorney Glenn
Gerding conceded in October.
Beverly Scarlett and Chuck
Anderson were not challenged in
their incumbent bids for district
court seats.
Wolfenden, a divorce lawyer for
eight years in Orange County, said
she is disappointed by the loss but
will continue to fight for changes
as an attorney.
“We need changes in the court
house,” she said. “I hope the young
lawyers will carry the torch.”
Contact the City Editor
at citydesk@unc.edu.
AGRICULTURAL
COMMISSIONER
Steve Troxfer (R.I): 52 %
Ronnie Ansley(D): 48%
LABOR COMMISSIONER
Cherie Berry (R.I): 51 %
Mary Fant Donnan (D): 49 %
AUDITOR
Beth Wood (D): 53%
Leslie Merritt (R,l): 47 %
COURT OF APPEALS
James (Jim) Wynn (I): 68 %
Jewel Ann Farlow: 32 %
Kristin Ruth: 57 %
Sam Ervin IV: 43 %
Cheri Beasley: 71 %
Doug McCullough (I): 29 %
Linda Stephens (I): 76 %
Dan Barrett: 24 %
John Arrowood (I): 67 %
Robert N. Hunter Jr: 33%
D= Democrat, R= Republican,
1= Incumbent
‘results as of 10:30 p.m.