Socialist Party of North Carolina
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| Party Chairman | B.J. Eversole |
| Senate Leader | None |
| House Leader | None |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Raleigh |
| Political ideology | Democratic socialism |
| International affiliation | none |
| Color(s) | Red |
| Website | ncsocialist.org |
The Socialist Party of North Carolina is the state affiliate of the Socialist Party USA in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
It was formed in 1996 by at-large members of SPUSA and is recognized as both an activist organization (The Socialist Party of North Carolina was a key supporter of the FLOC boycott of Mt. Olive Pickles and is involved the death penalty moratorium movement) and a vehicle for democratic socialist electoral politics.
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 past two elections have been the first since 1936 in which people in North Carolina could vote for Socialist Party candidates. The current 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; he came in sixth place with 5% of the vote (top five candidates are elected).
The Socialist Party of North Carolina has two locals: one in the Raleigh-Durham area (the Salvador Allende Local) and the other in the Jacksonville area (the Art Young Local). Another local is in the process of forming in Rowan County.
