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North Carolina

Congressional filing deadline: February 2010
Congressional primary: May 2010

U.S. Senate - Richard Burr (Rep)

Richard Burr (Rep) - Incumbent
Cal Cooper (Dem) - Former State Senator & Iraq War Veteran
John Hendrix (Dem) - Graphic Artisit, Army Veteran
Elaine Marshall (Dem) - Secretary of State

1st District - G.K. Butterfield (Dem)

East and northeast, parts of Rocky Mount and Fayetteville

G K Butterfield (Dem) - Incumbent

2nd District - Bob Etheridge (Dem)

North central, parts of Rocky Mount and Durham

Bob Etheridge (Dem) - Incumbent

3rd District - Walter Jones (Rep)

East and coast, part of Greenville, the Outer Banks

Walter Jones Jr (Rep) - Incumbent

4th District - David Price (Dem)

Central, Raleigh, Chapel Hill

David Price (Dem) - Incumbent

5th District - Virginia Foxx (Rep)

Northwest border, Winston-Salem

Virginia Foxx (Rep) - Incumbent

6th District - Howard Coble (Rep)

Central, part of Greensboro

Howard Coble (Rep) - Incumben

7th District - Mike McIntyre (Dem)

Southeast border, part of Fayetteville

Mike McIntyre (Dem) - Incumbent
William James Breazeale (Rep)

8th District - Larry Kissell (Dem) [2008 Democratic Pickup]

South central, part of Charlotte, Fayetteville

Larry Kissell (Dem) - Incumbent

9th District - Sue Myrick (Rep)

Southwest, part of Charlotte

Sue Myrick (Rep) - Incumbent

10th District - Patrick McHenry (Rep)

West central, Hickory

Patrick McHenry (Rep) - Incumbent

11th District - Heath Shuler (Dem)

West, Asheville

Heath Shuler (Dem) - Incumbent

12th District - Mel Watt (Dem)

Central/I-85 Corridor, parts of Charlotte, Greensboro and Durham

Mel Watt (Dem) - Incumbent

13th District - Brad Miller (Dem)

Central Wake county

Brad Miller (Dem) - Incumbent