Federal Election Commission January 22, 2014 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

North Carolina has scheduled special elections to fill the U.S. House seat in the 12th Congressional District vacated by Representative Melvin L. Watts. There are three possible special elections, but only two may be necessary. Primary Election: May 6, 2014. Possible Runoff Election: July 15, 2014. In the event that the top vote-getter does not achieve over 40% of the votes cast in his/ her party's Special Primary Election, the top two vote-getters of that party will participate in a Special Runoff. General Election: November 4, 2014.