The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Tuesday, February 6, 1996              TAG: 9602060344
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA 
                                             LENGTH: Medium:   93 lines

CANDIDATES FOR MAY 7 PRIMARY

U.S. House of Representatives

1st District: Incumbent Eva Clayton (D), Ted Tyler (R).

3rd District: Incumbent Walter B. Jones Jr. (R), Sheppard Neal Moore (D), George Parrott (D), Gary E. Trawick (D).

North Carolina Senate 1st District: Incumbent Marc Basnight (D), Charles D. Elms (R).

North Carolina House of Representatives

1st District: Incumbent W.C. ``Bill'' Owens Jr. (D).

86th District: Incumbent Bill Culpepper (D), Rocky D. Midgette (D), Bill Forbes (D).

CAMDEN COUNTY

Register of Deeds: Vivian Overton Johnson (R), Kristie Sawyer Corprew (R); Peggy Ervinia Kight (D), Douglas V. Cartwright (D), Forrest R. Pugh (D), Deborah Newton Carter (D), Carl S. Brinkley (D).

Board of Commissioners: South Mills Township, incumbent J.C. Rountree (D), Michael E. Andrews (R); Courthouse Township, incumbent Larry G. Lamb (D), Nathan S. ``Buddy'' Tucker (D); at-large, incumbent Samuel K. Shaw Sr. (D), and Bill Taylor Jr. (D)

Board of Education (two seats): incumbent David E. Meiggs, G. Wayne White, Jon Worthington, Victor S. Neal, Gloria J. Bland, Wilton B. Forbes Jr.

CHOWAN COUNTY (as of Friday)

Register of Deeds: Incumbent Susan S. Rountree (D).

Board of Commissioners: District 1, Seat 1, Harry L. Winslow (D); District 2, Seat 1, incumbent George E. Jones (D); District 3, Seat 1, incumbent James E. Taylor (D); at-large, incumbent Allen F. Downum (D).

CURRITUCK COUNTY

Register of Deeds: incumbent Charlene Dowdy (D).

Board of Commissioners: Crawford Township, incumbent Gene A. Gregory (D), Sam Walker (D), William Dobney (R); Fruitville Township, incumbent Ernest Bowden (D), Gary Montalbine (R).

Board of Education: Moyock Township, incumbent Janet Taylor, Patricia Ferebee Blowe; Fruitville Township, incumbent John E. Barnes.

DARE COUNTY

Board of Commissioners: District 1 (Roanoke Island, Mainland) Joseph Hassell (D); Clarence Skinner (D), incumbent; Hiram C. Gallop (R); Richard Johnson (R). District 2 (Nags Head, Kill Devil Hills, Colington ) R.V.``Bobby'' Owens, (D), incumbent; William L. Hauschild, (R); Stephen S. Sawin (R); William J. Stover (R); Tommy G. Perkins, Libertarian. District 3 (Kitty Hawk, Southern Shores, Duck) Martin Booth (D); Samuel O. Smith (D), incumbent; Cheryl P. Byrd (R); (Paul Mericle (R) withdrew as a 3rd District candidate Monday). District 4 (Hatteras Island) Joseph ``Mac'' Midgett (D), incumbent; Jack Quidley (D); Douglas J. Price (R).

Board of Education: District 2 (Nags Head, Kill Devil Hills, Colington) David J. Daniels, Pamela ``Susie'' Walters. District 4 (Hatteras Island) Allen L. Burrus. At Large, Clarence E. Lewis, Kenneth D. Johnson, Sam A. Twiford, incumbent.

GATES COUNTY

Register of Deeds: incumbent Sharon G. Harrell (D).

Board of Commissioners: Sunbury district, incumbent Hollis F. Creecy (D), John D. Hill Jr. (R); Hobbsville district, L. Frank Rountree (D), Ernest Jordan (D).

Board of Education (two seats): Eure district, incumbent Linda D. Eure; Sunbury district, incumbent Dale W. Saunders.

PASQUOTANK COUNTY

Register of Deeds: incumbent Dollie Jones Summerour (D).

Board of Commissioners: at-large, incumbent Zee B. Lamb (D), Junius Wesley ``Jay'' Gaddy (D), David P. Bosomworth (D), Jerome H. ``Jerry'' Goldschmidt (R); northern inside, Levin B. Culpepper (D); southern outside, incumbent Hugh W. Clinkscales (D).

Board of Education: at-large, Frank A. Jennings III, R. Rodney Robinson, Carl G. Conner; inside city limits, incumbent Margaret G. ``Peggy'' McPherson; outside city limits: F. ``Mark'' Small, Mary E. Sharpe.

PERQUIMANS COUNTY

Register of Deeds: Incumbent Deborah S. Reed (D), Gregory C. Barclift (D).

Board of Commissioners (three seats): Leo A. Higgins (D), M. Shirley Yates (D), Archie Miller (D), L. Wayne Howell (D).

Board of Education: (three seats): Thomas L. Riddick Sr., Helen Shaw, Wallace E. Nelson, Kathy Keefe, Cathy Terranova.

TYRRELL COUNTY

County Commission (3 seats open): Ray McClees (D), incumbent; William ``Billy'' Oakes (D); Gordon A. Deaver (D), incumbent; Margaret Ann ``Peggy'' Griffin (D); Zack Brickhouse (D); Durwood M. Cooper Jr., (R). Board of Education (2 seats open): Carl L. Willis (D), incumbent; Lynn O. Williams (D), incumbent; Jan L. Bishop (R); Janie E. Spencer (D). Register of Deeds, Melanie L. Armstrong (D). ILLUSTRATION: Graphic

The following are candidates for Albemarle area offices. In the

May 7 primary, School Board members will be elected and partisan

candidates will be chosen for the November general election.

KEYWORDS: CANDIDATES by CNB