http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/house_democrats_top_five Comments for "House Democrats' Top Five" en http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/house_democrats_top_five <!-- Begin check for Blog Icon --> <!-- End check for Blog Icon --> <!-- Begin check for Teaser Toggle --> <div class="field-item"><p><img src="/sites/projects.newsobserver.com/files/profile_images/hugh.holliman.jpg" border="1" alt="Hugh Holliman" title="Hugh Holliman" hspace="10" vspace="10" width="100" height="150" align="right" />House Democrats have five seats in their sights.</p><p>House Majority Leader <a href="/dome/profiles/hugh_holliman">Hugh Holliman</a> told Dome that he hopes to expand the 68-seat majority to as many as 75 seats in the fall elections. Here are his top five districts: </p><p><strong>25th: </strong>In a double primary, Democrats Randy Stewart and Carnell Taylor face off against either Republican W.B. Bullock or Robert A. Coats for the seat of Republican Rep. <a href="/profiles/bill_daughtridge">Bill Daughtridge.</a></p><p><strong>36th:</strong> Recently retired IBM executive Al Swanstrom of Cary, a Democrat, will challenge second-term Republican Rep. <a href="http://ncleg.net/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=House&amp;nUserID=489">Nelson Dollar.</a></p><p><strong>53rd: </strong>Dunn attorney and political newcomer Joseph Lindsey (Joe) Tart, a Democrat, <a href="http://www.dunndailyrecord.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&amp;SubSectionID=1&amp;ArticleID=94565&amp;TM=46602.81">faces off</a> against Rep. <a href="http://ncleg.net/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=House&amp;nUserID=389">David Lewis.</a></p><p><strong>87th:</strong> Banker and former <a href="http://www.ncccs.cc.nc.us/State_Board/">State Board of Community Colleges</a> chairman John Forlines, a Democrat, will <a href="/under_the_dome/forlines_age_gives_me_an_edge">challenge</a> incumbent Republican Rep. <a href="http://ncleg.net/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=House&amp;nUserID=91">Edgar Starnes.</a></p><p><strong> 116th:</strong> Jane Whilden, an Asheville Democrat who ran Gov. <a href="/dome/profiles/mike_easley">Mike Easley&#39;s</a> western office, squares off against Asheville Republican Tim Moffitt for the seat of Rep. <a href="http://ncleg.net/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=House&amp;nUserID=571">Charles Thomas.</a> </p></div> <div class="node-blog-teaser-footer"> <div class="node-blog-teaser-comments"><a href="http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/house_democrats_top_five#comment"><img src="http://www.newsobserver.com/images/front_new/icon_discussion.gif" width="11" height="7" border="0" /> Comments (0)</a> <!-- If permissions, display edit link at end of teaser --> <!-- End edit link code --> </div> </div> <!-- End check for Teaser Toggle --> <!-- BEGIN AUDIO ATTACHMENT CODE --> http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/house_democrats_top_five#comment Al Swanstrom Bill Daughtridge Carnell Taylor Charles Thomas David Lewis Edgar Starnes Jane Whilden Joe Tart John Forlines Legislatur e&#039;08 Mike Easley Randy Stewart Robert Coats Tim Moffitt Under the Dome W.B. Bullock Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:42:08 -0500 ryanteaguebeckwith 5251 at http://projects.newsobserver.com