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	<h1>General Election 2004</h1>
    <h2>November 2, 2004</h2>
    <h3>Summary Report</h3>
<p><strong>Buncombe County - Final Results</strong></p>
<table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1">
<tr>
    <th>Race Candidates</th>
    <th>Counts</th>
    <th>Percent of Total</th>
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	<td colspan="3"><strong>US Senator</strong></td>
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<td>Dem - Erskine Bowles</td>
    
<td>51,745</td>
    
<td>51.42%</td>
<tr>
    
<td>Rep - Richard Burr</td>
    
<td>46,763</td>
    
<td>46.47%</td>
<tr>
    
<td>Lib - Tom Bailey</td>
    
<td>2,112</td>
    
<td>2.10%</td>
<tr>
    
<td>Write-In</td>
    
<td>11</td>
    
<td>0.01%</td>
<tr>
    
<td>Total...</td>
    
<td>100,631</td>
    
<td>100.00%</td>
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<td><strong>US Congress District 11</strong></td>
<td><strong>73/73</strong></td>
<td><strong>100.00%</strong></td>
<tr>
<td>Dem - Patsy Keever</td>
<td>52,741</td>
<td>52.28%</td>
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<td>Rep - Charles H. Taylor</td>
<td>48,150</td>
<td>47.72%</td>
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<td>Total ...</td>
<td>100,891</td>
<td>100.00%</td>
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<td><strong>Governor</strong></td>
<td><strong>73/73</strong></td>
<td><strong>100.00%</strong></td>
<tr>
<td>Dem - Mike Easley</td>
<td>58,863</td>
<td>57.73%</td>
<tr>
<td>Rep - Patrick J. Ballantine</td>
<td>40,551</td>
<td>39.77%</td>
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<td>Lib - Barbara Howe</td>
<td>2,554</td>
<td>2.50%</td>
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<td>Total ...</td>
<td>101,968</td>
<td>100.00%</td>
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<td><strong>Lieutenant Governor</strong></td>
<td><strong>73/73</strong></td>
<td><strong>100.00%</strong></td>
<tr>
<td>Dem - Beverly Eaves Perdue</td>
<td>56,099</td>
<td>56.74%</td>
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<td>Rep - Jim Snyder</td>
<td>40,053</td>
<td>40.51%</td>
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<td>Lib - Christopher Cole</td>
<td>2,713</td>
<td>2.74%</td>
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<td>Total ...</td>
<td>98,865</td>
<td>100.00%</td>
<tr>
<td><strong>Attorney General</strong></td>
<td><strong>73/73</strong></td>
<td><strong>100.00%</strong></td>
<tr>
<td>Dem - Roy Cooper</td>
<td>58,133</td>
<td>59.36%</td>
<tr>
<td>Rep - Joe Knott</td>
<td>39,802</td>
<td>40.64%</td>
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<td>Total ...</td>
<td>97,935</td>
<td>100.00%</td>
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<td><strong>Auditor</strong></td>
<td><strong>73/73</strong></td>
<td><strong>100.00%</strong></td>
<tr>
<td>Dem - Ralph Campbell</td>
<td>51,116</td>
<td>53.45%</td>
<tr>
<td>Rep - Leslie Merritt</td>
<td>44,519</td>
<td>46.55%</td>
<tr>
<td>Total ...</td>
<td>95,635</td>
<td>100.00%</td>
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<td><strong>Commissioner of Agriculture</strong></td>
<td><strong>73/73</strong></td>
<td><strong>100.00%</strong></td>
<tr>
<td>Dem - Britt Cobb</td>
<td>52,049</td>
<td>53.93%</td>
<tr>
<td>Rep - Steve Troxler</td>
<td>44,461</td>
<td>46.07%</td>
<tr>
<td>Total ...</td>
<td>96,510</td>
<td>100.00%</td>
<tr>
<td><strong>Commissioner of Insurance</strong></td>
<td><strong>73/73</strong></td>
<td><strong>100.00%</strong></td>
<tr>
<td>Dem - Jim Long</td>
<td>59,490</td>
<td>60.75%</td>
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<td>Rep - C. Robert Brawley</td>
<td>38,435</td>
<td>39.25%</td>
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<td>Total ...</td>
<td>97,925</td>
<td>100.00%</td>
<tr>
<td><strong>Commissioner of Labor</strong></td>
<td><strong>73/73</strong></td>
<td><strong>100.00%</strong></td>
<tr>
<td>Dem - Wayne Goodwin</td>
<td>49,339</td>
<td>51.33%</td>
<tr>
<td>Rep - Cherie Berry</td>
<td>46,789</td>
<td>48.67%</td>
<tr>
<td>Total ...</td>
<td>96,128</td>
<td>100.00%</td>
<tr>
<td><strong>Secretary of State</strong></td>
<td><strong>73/73</strong></td>
<td><strong>100.00%</strong></td>
<tr>
<td>Dem - Elaine F. Marshall</td>
<td>56,889</td>
<td>58.91%</td>
<tr>
<td>Rep - Jay Rao</td>
<td>39,674</td>
<td>41.09%</td>
<tr>
<td>Total ...</td>
<td>96,563</td>
<td>100.00%</td>
<tr>
<td><strong>Superintendent of Public Instruction</strong></td>
<td><strong>73/73</strong></td>
<td><strong>100.00%</strong></td>
<tr>
<td>Dem - June S. Atkinson</td>
<td>53,115</td>
<td>55.14%</td>
<tr>
<td>Rep - Bill Fletcher</td>
<td>43,212</td>
<td>44.86%</td>
<tr>
<td>Total ...</td>
<td>96,327</td>
<td>100.00%</td>
<tr>
<td><strong>Treasurer</strong></td>
<td><strong>73/73</strong></td>
<td><strong>100.00%</strong></td>
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<td>Dem - Richard  H. Moore</td>
<td>53,845</td>
<td>55.91%</td>
<tr>
<td>Rep - Edward A. Meyer</td>
<td>42,453</td>
<td>44.09%</td>
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<td>Total ...</td>
<td>96,298</td>
<td>100.00%</td>
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<td><strong>State Senate District 49</strong></td>

<td><strong>19/19</strong></td>

<td><strong>100.00%</strong></td>
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<td>Dem - Matthew C. Rogers</td>

<td>10,921</td>

<td>41.30%</td>
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<td>Rep - Tom Apodaca</td>

<td>15,520</td>

<td>58.70%</td>
<tr>
<td>Total ...</td>

<td>26,441</td>

<td>100.00%</td>
<tr>
<td><strong>State Senate District 48</strong></td>

<td><strong>57/57</strong></td>

<td><strong>100.00%</strong></td>
<tr>
<td>Dem - Martin L. Nesbitt</td>

<td>43,727</td>

<td>61.40%</td>
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<td>Rep - R L Clark</td>

<td>27,492</td>

<td>38.60%</td>
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<td>Total ...</td>

<td>71,219</td>

<td>100.00%</td>
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<td><strong>State House District 114</strong></td>

<td><strong>27/27</strong></td>

<td><strong>100.00%</strong></td>
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<td>Dem - Susan Fisher</td>

<td>19,098</td>

<td>61.95%</td>
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<td>Rep - Bill Porter</td>

<td>11,729</td>

<td>38.05%</td>
<tr>
<td>Total ...</td>

<td>30,827</td>

<td>100.00%</td>
<tr>
<td><strong>State House District 115</strong></td>

<td><strong>29/29</strong></td>

<td><strong>100.00%</strong></td>
<tr>
<td>Dem - D. Bruce Goforth</td>

<td>20,957</td>

<td>59.95%</td>
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<td>Rep - Barbara Boyd</td>

<td>13,002</td>

<td>37.19%</td>
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<td>Lib - Robert Parker</td>

<td>999</td>

<td>2.86%</td>
<tr>
<td>Total ...</td>

<td>34,958</td>

<td>100.00%</td>
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<td><strong>State House District 116</strong></td>

<td><strong>25/25</strong></td>

<td><strong>100.00%</strong></td>
<tr>
<td>Dem - Doug Jones</td>

<td>12,149</td>

<td>37.75%</td>
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<td>Rep - Wilma M. Sherrill</td>

<td>20,030

<td>62.25%
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<td>Total ...

<td>32,179

<td>100.00%
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<td><strong>Chairman of County Commissioners</strong>
<td><strong>73/73

</strong>
<td><strong>100.00%
</strong>
<tr>
<td>Dem - Ed Hay

<td>46,655

<td>47.21%
<tr>
<td>Rep - Nathan Ramsey

<td>52,171

<td>52.79%
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<td>Total ...

<td>98,826

<td>100.00%
<tr>
<td><strong>County Commissioners
</strong>
<td><strong>73/73

</strong>
<td><strong>100.00%
</strong>
<tr>
<td>Dem - David Gantt

<td>56,693

<td>14.82%
<tr>
<td>Dem - Carol Weir Peterson

<td>50,327

<td>13.15%
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<td>Dem - William H (Bill) Stanley

<td>53,334

<td>13.94%
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<td>Dem - David Young

<td>54,294

<td>14.19%
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<td>Rep - Mark Crawford

<td>42,454

<td>11.09%
<tr>
<td>Rep - Mike Harrison

<td>40,769

<td>10.65%
<tr>
<td>Rep - Mike Morgan

<td>45,671

<td>11.94%
<tr>
<td>Rep - Bill Reynolds

<td>39,111

<td>10.22%
<tr>
<td>Total ...

<td>382,653

<td>100.00%
<tr>
<td><strong>Register of Deeds</strong>
<td><strong>73/73

</strong>
<td><strong>100.00%
</strong>
<tr>
<td>Dem - Otto DeBruhl

<td>59,151

<td>60.71%
<tr>
<td>Rep - Elizabeth H. Daniels

<td>38,288

<td>39.29%
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<td>Total ...

<td>97,439

<td>100.00%
<tr>
<td><strong>Associate Justice Supreme Court
</strong>
<td><strong>73/73

</strong>
<td><strong>100.00%
</strong>
<tr>
<td>Sarah Parker

<td>49,195

<td>66.33%
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<td>John M. Tyson

<td>24,969

<td>33.67%
<tr>
<td>Total ...

<td>74,164

<td>100.00%
<tr>
<td><strong>Associate Justice Supreme Court</strong>
<td><strong>73/73

</strong>
<td><strong>100.00%
</strong>
<tr>
<td>Ronnie Ansley

<td>4,613

<td>6.53%
<tr>
<td>Rachel Lea Hunter

<td>13,351

<td>18.90%
<tr>
<td>Howard E. Manning, Jr.

<td>6,204

<td>8.78%
<tr>
<td>Betsy McCrodden

<td>9,265

<td>13.11%
<tr>
<td>Fred Morrison, Jr

<td>3,674

<td>5.20%
<tr>
<td>Paul Martin Newby

<td>16,137

<td>22.84%
<tr>
<td>Marvin Schiller

<td>1,613

<td>2.28%
<tr>
<td>James A. Wynn, Jr

<td>15,800

<td>22.36%
<tr>
<td>Total ...

<td>70,657

<td>100.00%
<tr>
<td><strong>Judge, Court of Appeals</strong>
<td><strong>73/73

</strong>
<td><strong>100.00%
</strong>
<tr>
<td>Linda McGee

<td>44,204

<td>60.22%
<tr>
<td>Bill Parker

<td>29,205

<td>39.78%
<tr>
<td>Total ...

<td>73,409

<td>100.00%
<tr>
<td><strong>Judge, Court of Appeals</strong>
<td><strong>73/73

</strong>
<td><strong>100.00%
</strong>
<tr>
<td>Wanda G. Bryant

<td>39,787

<td>56.43%
<tr>
<td>Alice C. Stubbs

<td>30,722

<td>43.57%
<tr>
<td>Total ...

<td>70,509

<td>100.00%
<tr>
<td><strong>Judge, Court of Appeals
</strong>
<td><strong>73/73

</strong>
<td><strong>100.00%
</strong>
<tr>
<td>Barbara Jackson

<td>32,159

<td>45.05%
<tr>
<td>Alan Thornburg

<td>39,233

<td>54.95%
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<td>Total ...

<td>71,392

<td>100.00%
<tr>
<td><strong>Superior Court Judge District 28</strong>
<td><strong>73/73

</strong>
<td><strong>100.00%
</strong>
<tr>
<td>Ronald K. Payne

<td>42,291

<td>50.25%
<tr>
<td>Dennis J. Winner

<td>41,875

<td>49.75%
<tr>
<td>Total ...

<td>84,166

<td>100.00%
<tr>
<td><strong>District Court Judge - 28th District</strong>
<td><strong>73/73

</strong>
<td><strong>100.00%
</strong>
<tr>
<td>Marvin Pope

<td>53,944

<td>100.00%
<tr>
<td>Total ...

<td>53,944

<td>100.00%
<tr>
<td><strong>Board of Education at Large
</strong>
<td><strong>60/60

</strong>
<td><strong>100.00%
</strong>
<tr>
<td>Grant Millin

<td>18,742

<td>37.39%
<tr>
<td>Paul T Pless, Jr (Dusty)

<td>31,260

<td>62.37%
<tr>
<td>Write-In

<td>120

<td>0.24%
<tr>
<td>Total ...

<td>50,122

<td>100.00%
<tr>
<td><strong>Board of Education North Buncombe</strong>
<td><strong>60/60

</strong>
<td><strong>100.00%
</strong>
<tr>
<td>Bob Embler

<td>45,147

<td>99.71%
<tr>
<td>Write-In

<td>133

<td>0.29%
<tr>
<td>Total ...

<td>45,280

<td>100.00%
<tr>
<td><strong>Board of Education Owen District</strong>
<td><strong>60/60

</strong>
<td><strong>100.00%
</strong>
<tr>
<td>Wendell Begley

<td>44,546

<td>99.73%
<tr>
<td>Write-In

<td>119

<td>0.27%
<tr>
<td>Total ...

<td>44,665

<td>100.00%
<tr>
<td><strong>Board of Education Roberson District</strong>
<td><strong>60/60

</strong>
<td><strong>100.00%
</strong>
<tr>
<td>David F. Arpin

<td>14,749

<td>30.97%
<tr>
<td>Dianne Shepherd

<td>32,825

<td>68.92%
<tr>
<td>Write-In

<td>54

<td>0.11%
<tr>
<td>Total ...

<td>47,628

<td>100.00%
<tr>
<td><strong>Soil and Water Conservation Supervisor Distr
</strong>
<td><strong>73/73

</strong>
<td><strong>100.00%
</strong>
<tr>
<td>Harold (Cicada) Brokaw

<td>13,725

<td>23.60%
<tr>
<td>Alan Ditmore

<td>13,876

<td>23.86%
<tr>
<td>Michelle W Price

<td>30,143

<td>51.84%
<tr>
<td>Write-In

<td>406

<td>0.70%
<tr>
<td>Total ...

<td>58,150

<td>100.00%
<tr>
<td><strong>President/Vice President of the United States</strong>
<td><strong>73/73

</strong>
<td><strong>100.00%
</strong>
<tr>
<td>Dem - John F. Kerry/John Edwards

<td>51,868

<td>49.34%
<tr>
<td>Rep - George W. Bush/Dick Cheney

<td>52,491

<td>49.93%
<tr>
<td>Lib - Michael Badnarik / Richard Campagna

<td>501

<td>0.48%
<tr>
<td>Write-In

<td>270

<td>0.26%
<tr>
<td>Total ...

<td>105,130

<td>100.00%
<tr>
<td><strong>Amendment I

</strong>
<td><strong>73/73

</strong>
<td><strong>100.00%
</strong>
<tr>
<td>For

<td>37,193

<td>45.26%
<tr>
<td>Against

<td>44,989

<td>54.74%
<tr>
<td>Total ...

<td>82,182

<td>100.00%
<tr>
<td><strong>Amendment  II

</strong>
<td><strong>73/73

</strong>
<td><strong>100.00%
</strong>
<tr>
<td>For

<td>64,065

<td>76.22%
<tr>
<td>Against

<td>19,993

<td>23.78%
<tr>
<td>Total ...

<td>84,058

<td>100.00%
<tr>
<td><strong>Amendment III

</strong>
<td><strong>73/73

</strong>
<td><strong>100.00%
</strong>
<tr>
<td>For

<td>52,327

<td>64.76%
<tr>
<td>Against

<td>28,474

<td>35.24%
<tr>
<td>Total ...

<td>80,801

<td>100.00%
<tr><th colspan="3">November 10, 2004 10:55 AM
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