Just after 11 p.m., the Associated Press and all of the television networks declared Barack Obama the president of the United States. Obama is the first African-American president…well…that’s up for debate. Check back here for an update.
Shorlty after, Beverly Perdue was named the governor-elect of North Carolina, making her the first female executive in the state’s history.
Most Libertarians across the state recieved about 2 percent of the vote in their races. I.R. reader and contributor Richard C. Evey garnered 2.89 percent in Burke County for the N.C. Senate District 44 seat. Gubernatorial candidate Mike Munger had 2.84 percent.
However, presidential candidate Bob Barr didn’t do as well. The Barr/Root ticket only picked up 25,051 votes. Now we’ll have to see what the state board of elections decides to do.
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According to the NC SBOE, if either president or governor candidate gets at least 2% of the votes, the Libertarian Party stays on the ballot for the next four years. With that said, Dr. Munger got more than 2%, so the LP will be back in 2010 and 2012. Dr. Munger wants to start county LP groups, so the words of Liberty and Freedom will ring across this state. Maybe we can save this REPUBLIC??