Bloviations

President:

Obama/Biden (DEM) 44.34% 13,034
McCain/Palin (REP) 55.02% 16,174

Senate:

Kay Hagan (DEM) 46.50% 13,414
Elizabeth Dole (REP) 49.28% 14,215

U.S. House NC-03:

Craig Weber (DEM) 40.22% 11,421
Walter B. Jones (REP) 59.78% 16,972

NC Governor:

Bev Perdue (DEM) 55.07% 15,872
Pat McCrory (REP) 41.33% 11,913

Onslow Commissioners: (following 5 are in the lead)

Padgett
Ikner
Wright
Jarman
Midgett

Sales Tax Referendum:

FOR 43.26% 11,239
AGAINST 56.74% 14,744

November 4th, 2008 | Category: 2008 Elections, 2008 Presidential Election, Barbara Ikner, Bill Keller, Don Sweeting, Ernie Wright, John Burns, Lionell Midgett, Onslow County, Onslow County Board of Commissioners, Paul Buchanan, Tony Padgett, W. C. Jarman, William Rouse, Jr. | Leave a comment

We all know Tuesday is Election Day here in the U.S. I’m sure it’s an election that the world will be watching, as well as very nervous Americans.
I’ll be posting frequent updates here (probably every half-hour to hour) and will be Twittering updates as well.
The races I’ll be paying particular attention to are:

President of the [...]

November 2nd, 2008 | Tags: 2008 Elections, 2008 Presidential Elections, Barack Obama (IL), Bev Perdue, California's Proposition 8, Craig Weber (Dem Candidate), Daniel Johns, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain (Az), Kathy Dahlkemper, Kay Hagan, Larry Kissell, NC Governor, NC-03, NC-05, NC-08, NC-10, Onslow County Board of Commissioners, Onslow County Sales Tax Referendum, PA-03, Pat McCrory, Patrick McHenry, Phil English, Robin Hayes, Roy Carter, U.S. Senate, US House of Representatives, Virginia Foxx, Walter B Jones Jr | Category: 2008 Elections, 2008 Presidential Election, Barbara Ikner, Bill Keller, Craig Weber (Dem Candidate), Democrats, Don Sweeting, Elizabeth Dole, Ernie Wright, George Cleveland (Rep Incumbent), Harry Brown (Rep Incumbent), John Burns, Kay Hagan, Lionell Midgett, NC House 14, NC House 15, NC House 4, NC Senate 6, NC-03, North Carolina, North Carolina House of Representatives, North Carolina Senate, Onslow County, Onslow County Board of Commissioners, Paul Buchanan, Politics, Republicans, Robert Grady (Rep Incumbent), Russell Tucker (Dem Incumbent), Tony Padgett, United States House of Representatives, United States Senate, W. C. Jarman, Walter B. Jones, Jr. (Rep Incumbent), William Rouse, Jr. | Comments (3)

North Carolina’s early voting period begins Thursday (October 16th).
The Onslow County Board of Elections will have four sites maintained for the early voting period:

Jacksonville Commons Rec. Center
Swansboro Middle School Annex
Tar Landing Baptist Church
Verona Fire Station

These locations will be open from 8:00am to 5:00pm on weekdays and on Saturday (November 1st) from 8:00am to 1:00pm. [...]

October 14th, 2008 | Category: 2008 Elections, 2008 Presidential Election, Activism, Barbara Ikner, Bill Keller, Craig Weber (Dem Candidate), Democrats, Don Sweeting, Elizabeth Dole, Ernie Wright, Events, George Cleveland (Rep Incumbent), Harry Brown (Rep Incumbent), Jacksonville, NC, John Burns, Kay Hagan, Lionell Midgett, NC House 14, NC House 15, NC House 4, NC Senate 6, NC-03, News, North Carolina, North Carolina General Assembly, North Carolina House of Representatives, North Carolina Senate, Onslow County, Onslow County Board of Commissioners, Onslow County Board of Elections, Onslow County Politics, Onslow County, NC, Paul Buchanan, Politics, Republicans, Robert Grady (Rep Incumbent), Russell Tucker (Dem Incumbent), Tony Padgett, United States House of Representatives, United States Senate, W. C. Jarman, Walter B. Jones, Jr. (Rep Incumbent), William Rouse, Jr. | Leave a comment

The Swansboro Chamber of Commerce is hosting the candidates for election to the Onslow County Board of Commissioners tomorrow evening from 7 PM to 9 PM in the Assembly Hall of the Town Hall located at 502 Church Street.
According to the Jacksonville Daily News report, the audience will be able to submit questions and there [...]

October 1st, 2008 | Tags: 2008 Elections, Barbara Ikner, Bill Keller, BrockNet, Don Sweeting, Elliot Potter, Ernie Wright, Forum Onslow, Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, Jacksonville Daily News, John Burns, Lionel Midgett, Onslow County Board of Commissioners, Paul Buchanan, Swansboro Chamber of Commerce, Tony Padgett, W. C. Jarman, William T. Rouse Jr. | Category: 2008 Elections, Barbara Ikner, Bill Keller, BrockNet, Democrats, Don Sweeting, Ernie Wright, Freedom ENC Communications, INC, Jacksonville Daily News, John Burns, Lionell Midgett, Onslow County, Onslow County Board of Commissioners, Paul Buchanan, Politics, Republicans, Swansboro NC, Tony Padgett, W. C. Jarman, William Rouse, Jr. | Comments (5)

Meet the Candidate!
Don Sweeting
for County Commissioner
 
Join us on Saturday, September 13th, 2008
from 3:00-6:00 PM
410 Bear Creek Rd. (Sweeting’s Store)
Free Food
Live Music
Meet the candidate
For more information, call 326-5677
Donations appreciated
 
 
 
 
 
 

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September 10th, 2008 | Category: 2008 Elections, Democrats, Don Sweeting, Onslow County Board of Commissioners | Leave a comment

I’d like to send the candidates running for the Onslow County Board of Commissioners a questionnaire (hopefully to be answered by election day).
Here are some of the questions I have:

The Onslow County Board of Commissioners and the City Council of Jacksonville have not been able to work well together in recent years. Would you [...]

September 9th, 2008 | Category: 2008 Elections, Activism, Barbara Ikner, Bicycling, Bill Keller, Don Sweeting, Ernie Wright, John Burns, Lionell Midgett, Onslow County Board of Commissioners, Paul Buchanan, Tony Padgett, W. C. Jarman, William Rouse, Jr. | Comments (3)