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Republican Richard Burr is running for a second term in the Senate from a state that narrowly went for Obama in the 2008 presidential election. His Democratic challenger is former North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall.The House race in the 8th District is rated a tossup as freshman Democrat Larry Kissell tries to fend off a challenge from Republican Harold Johnson, a former local TV sportscaster. Obama won North Carolina in 2008 by a margin of 0.4 percent.

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In North Carolina Senate, GOP Conservative Richard Burr Wins Re-Election

First-term conservative Republican Sen. Richard Burr has won re-election in North Carolina over Democratic Secretary of State Elaine Marshall. Despite what her campaign said was a strong network of ...

Senate, Governor Polls: Updating California, Colorado, Kentucky, Nevada and Pennsylvania

Our latest roundup of polls on key governor and Senate races includes Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, West Virginia ...

What Is Richard Burr's Religion?

Richard Burr, the senior senator from North Carolina, is seeking re-election against current North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall. As part of a Politics Daily series providing background ...

What Is Elaine Marshall's Religion?

Elaine Marshall, current North Carolina secretary of state, is the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate from North Carolina. She is running against Republican incumbent Richard M. Burr. As part of a ...

Richard Burr Holds On to Lead Over Elaine Marshall in North Carolina

North Carolina may be another one of those states -- like Pennsylvania -- where Democratic voters are starting to become more engaged as Election Day approaches and enabling Democratic candidates, ...

Renee Ellmers: Why You Should Vote for Me

Why is this election important? It's simple. Because our country is headed in the wrong direction. Obama-nomics, bailouts, trillion-dollar deficits, government-run health care haven't worked, and, as ...

North Carolina Senate Debate: Burr, Marshall Spar Over Bailouts, Health Care

If their first meeting was cordial, the second debate of North Carolina's Senate candidates was contentious. On Wednesday night, Democrat Elaine Marshall, Republican incumbent Sen. Richard Burr and ...

North Carolina Senate Debate: Burr, Marshall Both Run Against Washington

In her first TV ad, N.C. Democratic candidate Elaine Marshall continues her anti-incumbent theme, saying, "It's time to throw 'em out." This is a problem for the secretary of state, who seeks a ...

10 Questions for Renee Ellmers

Editor's note: AOL News is asking U.S. House and Senate candidates to answer questions about themselves and their views on two big issues. Renee Ellmers is the Republican candidate for North ...

10 Questions for Elaine Marshall

Editor's note: AOL News is asking U.S. House and Senate candidates to answer 10 questions about themselves and their views on two big issues. Democrat Elaine Marshall, elected as North Carolina ...

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