Jeff Miller Wins Six-Way Primary With 40.15 %; Dan Eichenbaum Calls for Recount

The image above tells the story (or true 'portrait' if you will) of the Republican Primary in the 11th Congressional District of North Carolina. 


Eichenbaum has called for a recount. I'll keep you updated on how that goes. 


I offer my congratulations to Jeff Miller and his team on their well-earned victory. I look forward to see how they plan to tackle Heath Shuler in the General Election. 


One more question, how long will it take for the other candidates to endorce Jeff Miller, or will they go back on their pledge to support the winner of the primary? (Don't make me go to the video tape...)

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11th District Republican Party 2010 Convention Congressional Candidates Campaign Speeches

Republican delegates gathered in the Charles M. Beall Auditorium on the campus of Haywood Community College on Saturday for the 2010 Party Convention this past Saturday to conduct party business. Thankfully, there were no party leadership elections, it wasn't a presidential election year, and there weren't a lot of resolutions that tend to bloom on presidential election years that make a convention drag on until there is no longer a quorum to conduct business because delegates get tired and go home. 


Here are the speeches made by the candidates for Congress at the end of the event, in the order in which they were made:

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NC-11 Congressional Fundraising Race April 20, 2010 Update

It looks like Jeff Miller is the first Republican in the 11th district congressional race to pass $100,000 according to the data available from the FEC, as reported by Open Secrets. The first quarter filing period ended on March 30th, and the data below is what is available mid-morning on April 20, 2010:




Heath Shuler (D) [incumbent]


Raised: $690,709
Spent: $337,474
Cash on Hand: $1,296,940
Last Report: March 31, 2010


PAC contributions $364,671 (53%)
Individual contributions $297,471 (43%)
Candidate self-financing $0 (0%)
Other $28,567 (4%)


Jeff Miller (R)


Raised: $111,260
Spent: $24,992
Cash on Hand: $86,267
Last Report: March 31, 2010


PAC contributions $0 (0%)
Individual contributions $99,260 (89%)
Candidate self-financing $12,000 (11%)
Other $0 (0%)


Gregory A. Newman (R)


Raised: $11,275
Spent: $1,261
Cash on Hand: $10,013
Last Report: December 31, 2009


PAC contributions $0 (0%)
Individual contributions $11,275 (100%)
Candidate self-financing $0 (0%)
Other $0 (0%)


Dan Eichenbaum (R)


Raised: $8,212
Spent: $6,975
Cash on Hand: $1,237
Last Report: December 31, 2009


PAC contributions $0 (0%)
Individual contributions $5,962 (73%)
Candidate self-financing $2,250 (27%)
Other $0 (0%)


James J. Howard (R)
No reports on record for this candidate.




Ed Krause (R)
No reports on record for this candidate.




Kenneth D. West (R)
No reports on record for this candidate.




Aixa Wilson (D)
No reports on record for this candidate.




I've been checking the Internet a couple of times a day for updates, and will let you know when the financial reports for the other candidate become available. Jeff Miller's financial reports have been available for over a week now, and I don't know if the others will have their data ready before the primary or not. 


Previously:

NC-11 Congressional Fundraising Race Update

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Jackson County GOP Convention Congressional Candidates Speak

At the Jackson County Republican Convention on Friday, a record turnout of Republicans gathered to have their annual party convention on party matters, to elect delegates to the district and state conventions. There were also  candidates seeking to be elected to various offices who were given the opportunity to speak before the assembled Republicans. 


Here are the candidates for Congress:





I caught up with James Howard before things got underway and he gave me an update on his campaign and went over his qualifications for this office.









Dan Eichenbaum was not able to make it to the convention, and his campaign manager Matthew Hoagland spoke for him.


James Howard

Ed Krause

Jeff Miller

Greg Newman

Kenny West

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