Author:
Matt Comer
November 8, 2012 in News by Matt Comer
National exit polling data estimates that five percent of the nation’s voters on Tuesday self-identified as gay, lesbian or bisexual. The numbers, if taken at face value in North Carolina, reveal a potentially-powerful constituency for those seeking elected office.
Author:
Matt Comer
November 8, 2012 in News by Matt Comer
Members of a local LGBT advocacy group say this week’s elections for the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners gives them hope for future advances.
Author:
Matt Comer
November 8, 2012 in News by Matt Comer
Republican Mecklenburg County Commission at-large candidate Wayne Powers came in sixth in his seven-way race on Tuesday. Three Democrats won the at-large contests. On Wednesday, Powers thanked his supporters and struck out to remind them of the tough positions he took along the campaign trail.
Author:
Matt Comer
November 7, 2012 in News by Matt Comer
After hard-fought campaigns, two openly lesbian candidates for the North Carolina legislature lost their races on Tuesday night.
Author:
Matt Comer
November 7, 2012 in News by Matt Comer
Republicans maintained their control of the North Carolina General Assembly, adding to their majorities in both the Senate and the House. LGBT advocates in Raleigh say they are ready for new partnerships among a strengthened GOP legislature.
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The Charlotte Observer
November 7, 2012 in Blog by The Charlotte Observer
Incumbent state Supreme Court Justice Paul Newby, fueled by an unprecedented amount of outside money that helped him overcome an opponent from a family of well-known North Carolina lawyers, defeated challenger appellate Judge Sam “Jimmy” Ervin IV on Tuesday.
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QNotes Staff
November 7, 2012 in Blog by QNotes Staff
Yesterday’s election saw victory for several marriage referenda and other LGBT victories. For the first time, voters have approved legalization of same-sex marriage rights.
Author:
Matt Comer
November 7, 2012 in Featured Stories, News by Matt Comer
Election day in North Carolina turned in to a sort of mixed bag for the Tar Heel State’s LGBT community on Tuesday. While President Barack Obama won reelection, he did so without carrying North Carolina. Anti-gay Republicans picked up new seats representing the state in the U.S. House of Representatives. Two gay candidates for the state legislature lost in their races.
Author:
Matt Comer
November 6, 2012 in News by Matt Comer
Several new LGBT-friendly candidates were elected on Tuesday to the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners. They’ll join several familiar incumbents and a new Republican commissioner in District 5.
Author:
Matt Comer
November 6, 2012 in News by Matt Comer
Months of polling data showing Republican Pat McCrory leading Democrat Walter Dalton in North Carolina’s gubernatorial race were vindicated on Tuesday as the former 14-year Charlotte mayor sailed past Dalton to become the state’s first Republican governor in 20 years.
Author:
Matt Comer
November 6, 2012 in News by Matt Comer
An historic number of openly gay and lesbian candidates are running for the North Carolina General Assembly this year. One is guaranteed victory. Two others have faced conservative opponents.
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QNotes Staff
November 6, 2012 in News by QNotes Staff
There’s plenty of election night watch parties for your viewing and partying pleasure. Whether you’ll be celebrating or mourning, these parties won’t disappoint.
Author:
Matt Comer
November 6, 2012 in Editorial by Matt Comer
Many North Carolinians, particularly those Charlotteans who remember a kindler, gentler Pat McCrory, are expected to cast their vote for him today. It will come with a cost.
Author:
Matt Comer
November 5, 2012 in News by Matt Comer
Polls consistently show Republican Pat McCrory leading Walter Dalton in the gubernatorial race. Republicans are likely to keep the legislature. Some Republicans could land in state secretary positions. But it is Linda Coleman, former state House member and former director of the Office of State Personnel, who might find herself the lone Democratic officer among a sea of Republican lawmakers.
Author:
QNotes Staff
November 5, 2012 in News by QNotes Staff
Polls are open Tuesday, Nov. 6, 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Learn more about statewide and local LGBT-friendly endorsements in North Carolina.
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QNotes Staff
October 27, 2012 in News by QNotes Staff
Three LGBT rights groups have released their endorsements for this fall’s general election on Nov. 6.
Author:
Matt Comer
October 26, 2012 in News by Matt Comer
An openly gay political operative who has worked on several Republican campaigns in Buncombe County used an anti-gay slur on Twitter on Thursday to describe an openly lesbian North Carolina House candidate.
Author:
Matt Comer
October 24, 2012 in Blog by Matt Comer
Openly lesbian N.C. Senate candidate Deb Butler is defending her use of a “transvaginal wand” in a campaign ad against Republican incumbent Thom Goolsby. News video below: The report above [...]
Author:
Matt Comer
October 19, 2012 in News by Matt Comer
A local LGBT rights group is questioning The Charlotte Observer endorsement of anti-gay Mecklenburg County Commissioner Bill James.
Author:
Matt Comer
October 18, 2012 in News by Matt Comer
Members of the Mecklenburg LGBT Political Action Committee, or MeckPAC, will hold a special reception for Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners candidates on Wednesday evening.
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