RALEIGH—Chairman Linda Daves, North Carolina Republican Party, sent a letter to North Carolina State Board of Elections Chairman Larry Leake and Executive Director Gary O. Bartlett in accordance with N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-213.4.  The list is comprised of candidates whose candidacy is generally advocated and recognized in the news media throughout the United States or in North Carolina.  The list includes: 

• Mike Huckabee
• Alan Keyes
• John McCain
• Ron Paul
• Mitt Romney

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