Socialist Party of North Carolina

The Socialist Party of North Carolina was a democratic socialist/social democratic political party in the U.S. state of North Carolina.

It was formed in 1996 by at-large members of Socialist Party USA and was recognized as both an activist organization and a vehicle for democratic socialist electoral politics. The SPNC was a key supporter of the FLOC boycott of Mt. Olive Pickles and is involved the death penalty moratorium movement.

The party obtained write-in status for Socialist Presidential candidates David McReynolds in 2000 (who received over 1000 votes in NC) and Walt Brown in 2004 (who received about 300); these two elections were the first since 1936 in which people in North Carolina could vote for Socialist Party candidates. The then secretary of the party, Brendan Davidson, unsuccessfully sought a seat on the city council of Salisbury, North Carolina, in 2005, making him the first member of the modern party to seek office in North Carolina. Davidson narrowly lost, receiving 5% of the vote and coming in sixth place in a race where the top five candidates were elected.

In 2007, the Socialist Party of North Carolina ended its affiliation with the Socialist Party USA. The current existence of the Socialist Party of North Carolina is doubtful. Its former chairman Brendan Davidson became a Democrat. Its website doesn't exist anymore, also.

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