Welcome to an ongoing diary series dedicated to making sure the #BlueWave happens in every single state this November! There is a big focus every election on House and Senate races and they are super important, but with Washington gridlocked the states are the ones making the most policy for Americans. Each diary will give you everything you need to know for November in that particular state, so be sure to bookmark it and share it with friends/family!
First step is making sure you’re registered to vote:
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REGISTER AND PLEDGE TO VOTE: https://iwillvote.com
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Are you having problems registering to vote or know other people with problems voting (transportation, bureaucratic, time or monetary reasons)? Go here, they’ll do whatever it takes to make sure you’re able to vote:https://www.spreadthevote.org
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Do you or someone you know have trouble moving around and need a ride to the polls? Can you volunteer to drive voters? Go here: https://carpoolvote.com
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Are you outside of the United States, but want to vote? Go here:https://www.overseasvotefoundation.org/vote/home.htm
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GET EVERYONE YOU KNOW REGISTERED TO VOTE (I mean everyone, your neighbors, your schools, your church, your friends, your family, your local clubs/groups that you’re a member of, your apartment building, EVERYONE!)
After that it’s time to help get involved (if you want to volunteer for a campaign bring a friend or friends too, having a group makes it more fun!)
Looking for Special or Local Elections to get involved in before November? Check out the 2018 Special and Local Elections Calendar so you’ll never miss a race again! This post will be updated whenever new information is found. This is the 2nd diary in a 50 state diary series (hopefully, may not last that long haha, oh and no New Hampshire State House as those seats flip in a slight breeze) with quick action links that is a one stop shop to help you create the #BlueWave in downballot state legislative races across the country!
These representatives create the vast majority of legislation for everyday citizens and it’s about time we elect people who will represent the people and not their corporate and wealthy elite donors. The North Carolina Supreme Court ordered legislators to redraw the state legislative seats in 2018, so for the seats that were altered the only data available is the 2016 election unfortunately. We have a fantastic slate of candidates that could use your support! Minor note: districts that are safe D or unopposed I have left off this list.
Looking for Alabama State Legislative Races? GO HERE!
Looking for Arizona State Legislative races? GO HERE!
Looking for Arkansas State Legislative Races? GO HERE!
Looking for California State Legislative races? GO HERE!
Looking for Colorado State Legislative races? GO HERE!
Looking for Connecticut State Legislative races? GO HERE!
Looking for Florida State Legislative races? GO HERE!
Looking for Georgia State Legislative races? GO HERE!
Looking for Iowa State Legislative races? GO HERE!
* = flip opportunity
North Carolina State House
*District 1: Hillary 46.1% Trump 52.1%
Democrat Ronald Wesson
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*District 2: Hillary 40.6% Trump 57%
Democrat Darryl Moss
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*District 3: Hillary 39% Trump 58.1%
Democrat Barbara Lee
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*District 4: Hillary 34.6% Trump 63.7%
Democrat Da’Quan Love
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*District 6: Hillary 33% Trump 63.8%
Democrat Tess Judge
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District 7: Hillary 40% Trump 57.5%
Democrat Bobbie Richardson
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*District 9: Hillary 43.2% Trump 53.8%
Democrat Kris Rixon
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*District 13: Hillary 28.2% Trump 69.5%
Democrat Charles Deaton
*District 14: Hillary 35.3% Trump 61.2%, Obama 39.9% Romney 59.1%
Democrat Isaiah “Ike” Johnson
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*District 15: Hillary 29% Trump 67.6%, Obama 34.9% Romney 63.9%, last election D 30.4% R 69.6% (2016)
Democrat Dan Whitten
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*District 16: Hillary 36.6% Trump 61.2%
Democrat John Johnson
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*District 17: Hillary 32.5% Trump 65.2%
Democrat Tom Simmons
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*District 19: Hillary 40.4% Trump 56.2%, Obama 40.9% Romney 57.9%, last election D 39.7% R 60.3% (2012)
Democrat Marcia Morgan
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*District 20: Hillary 40.6% Trump 55.6%, Obama 39.5% Romney 59.3%, last election D 37.8% R 62.2% (2014), D 35.9% R 64.1% (2012)
Democrat Leslie Cohen
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*District 22: Hillary 42.7% Trump 56%
Democrat Martin Denning
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*District 25: Hillary 53.2% Trump 45.3%
Democrat James Gailliard
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*District 26: Hillary 36.2% Trump 60.6%
Democrat Linda Bennett
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*District 28: Hillary 31.3% Trump 66.3%
Democrat Jimmie Massengill
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*District 35: Hillary 47.2% Trump 49.3%
Democrat Terence Everitt
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*District 36: Hillary 45.6% Trump 50.6%
Democrat Julie Von Haefen
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*District 37: Hillary 45.4% Trump 50.2%
Democrat Sydney Batch
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District 40: Hillary 45.4% Trump 50.2%
Democrat Joe John
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*District 45: Hillary 39.6% Trump 57.9%
Democrat Albeiro Florez
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*District 46: Hillary 36.8% Trump 61.7%
Democrat Barbara Lockamy
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*District 51: Hillary 41.4% Trump 55.5%
Democrat Lisa Mathis
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*District 52: Hillary 34.9% Trump 62.2%, Obama 36.2% Romney 63.1%
Democrat Lowell Simon
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*District 53: Hillary 36.1% Trump 61.5%
Democrat Richard Chapman
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*District 55: Hillary 33.7% Trump 64.1%, Obama 39.6% Romney 59.6%, last election D 39.6% R 60.4% (2016), D 41.1% R 58.9% (2014), D 43.4% R 56.6% (2012)
Democrat Franklin Deese
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*District 59: Hillary 39.8% Trump 57.8%
Democrat Steven Buccini
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*District 62: Hillary 40% Trump 56.8%
Democrat Martha Shafer
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*District 63: Hillary 43.9% Trump 53.5%, Obama 43.8% Romney 55.3%, last election D 43% R 57% (2014), D 43.3% R 56.7% (2012)
Democrat Erica McAdoo
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*District 64: Hillary 40.6% Trump 56.9%, Obama 41.5% Romney 57.7%, last election D 41% R 59% (2012)
TBD
*District 65: Hillary 34.2% Trump 63.8%
Democrat Michael Lee
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*District 67: Hillary 23.7% Trump 73.9%
Democrat Karen Webster
*District 68: Hillary 36.7% Trump 59.7%, Obama 36% Romney 63.1%, last election D 34.8% R 65.2% (2012)
Democrat Dr. Rick Foulke
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*District 69: Hillary 34.3% Trump 62.5%
Democrat Jennifer Benson
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*District 70: Hillary 22.5% Trump 75.2%, Obama 25.9% Romney 73%, last election D 23.9% R 76.1% (2016)
Democrat Margaret Wolfe-Roberts
*District 73: Hillary 31.5% Trump 65.5%
Democrat William Stinson
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*District 74: Hillary 40% Trump 56.8%
Democrat Terri Legrand
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*District 75: Hillary 41.6% Trump 55.3%
Democrat Dan Besse
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*District 76: Hillary 35.3% Trump 62.4%
Democrat Joe Fowler III
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*District 77: Hillary 24.6% Trump 72.7%
Democrat Bonnie Clark
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*District 78: Hillary 19.7% Trump 78.3%, Obama 24.1% Romney 74.9%, last election D 21.9% R 78.1% (2016), D 25% R 75% (2012)
Democrat James Merideth Jr
*District 79: Hillary 36.2% Trump 62%
Democrat Jerry Langley
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*District 80: Hillary 23% Trump 74.6%, Obama 26.5% Romney 72.4%, last election D 31.4% R 68.6% (2012)
Democrat Wendy Sellars
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*District 81: Hillary 25.8% Trump 71.6%, Obama 31.9% Romney 67%, last election D 31.9% R 68.1% (2012)
Democrat Edwin Phillips Jr
*District 82: Hillary 40.6% Trump 56.3%, Obama 41.9% Romney 57.1%, last election D 42.1% R 57.9% (2012), D 40.5% R 59.5% (2012)
Democrat Aimy Steele
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*District 83: Hillary 39.2% Trump 58%
Democrat Patricia “Gail” Young
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*District 84: Hillary 29.7% Trump 68.1%, Obama 34.5% Romney 64.6%, last election D 30.7% R 69.3% (2016), D 32.6% R 67.4% (2014), D 34.7% R 65.3% (2012)
Democrat Allen Edwards
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*District 85: Hillary 22.2% Trump 75.8%, Obama 29.1% Romney 69.7%, last election D 25.1% R 74.9% (2014), D 31.5% R 68.5% (2012)
Democrat Howard Larsen
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*District 86: Hillary 30.3% Trump 67.1%, Obama 38.2% Romney 60.6%, last election D 37.6% R 62.4% (2016), D 36.2% R 63.8% (2014), D 39.2% R 60.8% (2012)
Democrat Tim Barnsback
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*District 87: Hillary 23.5% Trump 74.2%, Obama 31.5% Romney 67.1%
Democrat Amanda Bregel
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*District 89: Hillary 26.2% Trump 71.3%, Obama 32.8% Romney 66.1%
Democrat Greg Cranford
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*District 90: Hillary 23.4% Trump 74.4%
Democrat John Worth Wiles
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*District 91: Hillary 21.7% Trump 75.7%
Democrat Michael Booth
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*District 93: Hillary 41.6% Trump 54.5%, Obama 42.8% Romney 55.2%, last election D 47% R 53% (2016), D 46.9% R 53.1% (2014), D 48.5% R 51.5% (2012)
Democrat Ray Russell
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*District 94: Hillary 21.9% Trump 75.8%
Democrat Diane Little
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*District 95: Hillary 30.8% Trump 66.2%, Obama 34.1% Romney 65%
Democrat Carla Fassbender
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*District 96: Hillary 33.2% Trump 63.8%
Democrat Kim Bost
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*District 97: Hillary 25% Trump 72.6%, Obama 30.1% Romney 68.9%, last election D 29.4% R 70.6% (2014)
Democrat Natalie Robertson
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*District 98: Hillary 44% Trump 52.1%
Democrat Christy Clark
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*District 103: Hillary 43.8% Trump 52.7%
Democrat Rachel Hunt
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*District 104: Hillary 51.3% Trump 44.6%
Democrat Brandon Lofton
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*District 105: Hillary 48.6% Trump 47.8%
Democrat Wesley Harris
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*District 108: Hillary 34.6% Trump 62.6%
Democrat Robert Kellogg
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*District 109: Hillary 37.8% Trump 59.5%
Democrat Susan Maxon
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*District 110: Hillary 29.4% Trump 68.6%
Democrat Christy Mccleary
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*District 111: Hillary 29.9% Trump 68.2%
Democrat David Brinkley
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*District 112: Hillary 24.5% Trump 73.4%, Obama 32.8% Romney 66.1%, last election D 41.4% R 58.6% (2014), D 38.1% R 61.9% (2012)
Democrat Greg Gallagher
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*District 113: Hillary 34.8% Trump 62.6%, Obama 37.6% Romney 61.3%, last election D 38.4% R 61.6% (2014), D 36.7% R 63.3% (2014), D 37% R 63% (2012)
Democrat Sam Edney
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District 116: Hillary 44% Trump 52.7%
Democrat Brian Turner
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*District 117: Hillary 35.6% Trump 61.4%, Obama 36.8% Romney 62.1%
Democrat Gayle Kemp
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*District 118: Hillary 32.5% Trump 64.6%
Democrat Rhonda Schandevel
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*District 119: Hillary 40.8% Trump 55.5%, Obama 47.9% Romney 50.4%, last election D 49.6% R 50.4% (2016), D 52.6% R 47.4% (2014), D 51.7% R 48.3% (2012)
Democrat Joe Queen
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*District 120: Hillary 23.7% Trump 73.8%, Obama 30.1% Romney 68.6%, last election D 28% R 72% (2016)
Democrat Aaron Martin
North Carolina State Senate
*District 1: Hillary 42.5% Trump 54.8%
Democrat D. Cole Phelps
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*District 2: Hillary 33.1% Trump 64.5%
Democrat Ginger Garner
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*District 6: Hillary 31.8% Trump 65%
Democrat Joseph Webb
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*District 7: Hillary 44.7% Trump 53.5%
Democrat Barbara Dantonio
*District 8: Hillary 36.9% Trump 60.8%
Democrat David Sink Jr
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*District 9: Hillary 45.2% Trump 51.2%
Democrat Harper Peterson
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*District 10: Hillary 38.1% Trump 60.3%
Democrat Vernon Moore
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*District 11: Hillary 41.1% Trump 56.5%
Democrat Albert Pacer
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*District 12: Hillary 37.5% Trump 59.8%
TBD
*District 13: Hillary 43.7% Trump 54.6%
Democrat John Campbell
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*District 17: Hillary 46.2% Trump 49.6%
Democrat Sam Searcy
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*District 18: Hillary 45.8% Trump 50.8%
Democrat Mack Paul
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*District 19: Hillary 49% Trump 48.4%
Democrat Kirk DeViere
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*District 24: Hillary 42.6% Trump 54.9%
Democrat JD Wooten
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*District 25: Hillary 41.4% Trump 56.3%
Democrat Helen Probst Mills
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*District 26: Hillary 32.7% Trump 65.2%
Democrat William “Bill” McCaskill
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*District 27: Hillary 46.2% Trump 50.9%
Democrat Michael Garrett
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*District 29: Hillary 26% Trump 71.6%
Democrat Cheraton Love
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*District 30: Hillary 30.5% Trump 67.3%
Democrat Jen Magrum
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*District 31: Hillary 34.9% Trump 61.8%
Democrat John Motsinger Jr
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*District 33: Hillary 28.4% Trump 69.3%
TBD
*District 34: Hillary 28.1% Trump 69.3%
Democrat Beniah McMiller
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*District 35: Hillary 33.6% Trump 63.2%
Democrat Caroline Walker
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*District 36: Hillary 37.5% Trump 59.5%
Democrat Mark Shelley
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*District 39: Hillary 46.7% Trump 49.6%
Democrat Chad Stachowicz
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*District 41: Hillary 50.7% Trump 45.5%
Democrat Natasha Marcus
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*District 42: Hillary 27.9% Trump 69.4%
Democrat Ric Vandett
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*District 43: Hillary 33% Trump 64.4%
Democrat Altriese Price
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*District 44: Hillary 29.4% Trump 68.4%
Democrat David Lee Lattimore
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*District 45: Hillary 30.6% Trump 66.4%
TBD
*District 46: Hillary 25.9% Trump 71.7%
Democrat Art Sherwood
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*District 47: Hillary 27.6% Trump 70.2%
Democrat David Wheeler
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*District 48: Hillary 38.4% Trump 58.6%
Democrat Norm Bossert
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*District 50: Hillary 31.4% Trump 65.5%
Democrat Bobby Kuppers
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Links to #FlipItBlue
- Sister District
- Flippable
- Swing Left
- Postcards To Voters
- Majority 54 Podcast (allows you to talk with Trump supporters about politics)
- BlueMidterm2018
Thanks for reading! It’s up to us to be the change we seek. Let’s #FlipTheCountry in November!