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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTillis is under 50%....will there be another runoff election?
Could Cunningham pull off a win?
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Tillis is under 50%....will there be another runoff election? (Original Post)
KewlKat
Nov 2020
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No, only Georgia and Louisiana require GE winners to take more than 50% of the vote
Salviati
Nov 2020
#2
in primaries and non-partisan municipal races. I didn't see anything about the general election
Roland99
Nov 2020
#8
Does North Carolina have that same requirement to be above 50% as Georgia does?
leftieNanner
Nov 2020
#4
Laelth
(32,017 posts)1. Let it be so. Please. n/t
-Laelth
Salviati
(6,059 posts)2. No, only Georgia and Louisiana require GE winners to take more than 50% of the vote
LisaL
(47,365 posts)3. Does NC even do run offs?
NT
Roland99
(53,345 posts)8. in primaries and non-partisan municipal races. I didn't see anything about the general election
leftieNanner
(16,131 posts)4. Does North Carolina have that same requirement to be above 50% as Georgia does?
I don't know. He may just need to get more votes. Let's hope it's a run-off!
regnaD kciN
(27,541 posts)5. Does NC do runoffs...?
I just thought the candidate with the most votes wins there, even if it's not a majority.
Alhena
(3,075 posts)6. Tillis at 97% on Predicit
ms liberty
(11,069 posts)7. We do not have it in NC. n/t
KewlKat
(5,807 posts)9. Thanks everyone. I didn't realize that didn't applie to Tillis
Blue Owl
(58,586 posts)10. Please please please...
