Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Ivester statement

Congressional candidate Steve Ivester issued the following statement this morning following his loss to Daniel Johnson.

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Daniel Johnson statement on primary win

Congressional candidate Daniel Johnson issued the following statement Tuesday night following his primary victory.

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Incumbents and favorites win

There were no surprises tonight.
U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry, N.C. Sen. Austin Allran and two Catawba County Board of Commisssioners defeated primary challengers Tuesday.

This is the story for Wednesday’s print edition (minus an obvious error regarding re-election in the second paragraph).

McHenry wins handily

U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry won easily over challenger Lance Sigmon in Tuesday’s Republican primary. McHenry took all 10 counties of the 10th Congressional District, including a narrow victory in Catawba County.

The follow is a story for Wednesday’s print edition.

Monday, May 05, 2008

‘Cass-gate’

The past three days rate among the strangest in my journalism career. I’m afraid ethical restraints and a multitude of off-the-record discussions keep me from elaborating.

Click below for the story that will run in Tuesday’s print edition.

Saturday, May 03, 2008

Sigmon and McHenry battle to the wire

The final week of the contentious battle between U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry and Republican challenger Lance Sigmon included a Federal Elections Commission complaint among other developments.

Click below for a story running in Sunday’s print edition. 

Who won the money raising game?

The following are fundraising totals for candidates of the three major races in Catawba County from Jan. 1 through April 16.

10th District Congressional Race
Winners: R - Patrick McHenry $871,844, D - Daniel Johnson $217,061
Losers: R - Lance Sigmon $94,454, D – Steve Ivester $28,428

N.C. Senate 42nd District
Winners: R – Kitty Barnes $83,046
Losers: R – Austin Allran $29,039

Catawba County Board of Commissioners
Winners: Barbara Beatty $7,025
Losers: Jack Beach $2,511.84, Dan Hunsucker $100, Phillip Parlier (declined to file, under $3,000 requirement)

Friday, May 02, 2008

Daniel Johnson tours 10 counties of 10th District

Congressional candidate Daniel Johnson will tour the 10th District’s 10 counties on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
He’ll be in Hickory at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday to tailgate at a Crawdads game with campaign volunteers.

Click below for the full schedule.

Sigmon: I won’t endorse McHenry

Republican congressional candidate Lance Sigmon vows he will not publicly support incumbent U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry if Sigmon loses Tuesday’s election.

The following is my story from Friday.

(I was off Thursday, but will be working Saturday. Come here this weekend for more political coverage.)