Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 73 Harvey Gantt 56 Mayor Pat McCrory 55 Democrat Kay Hagan 54 Pat McCrory 54 Elizabeth Dole 53 Sen. Jesse Helms 52 Robert Pittenger 52 Sen. Elizabeth Dole 52 Bill Cobey 52 Jesse Helms 51 Bev Perdue 51 Sue Myrick 51 Sen. Kasim Reed 51 Vinroot 50 Patrick Ballantine 50 Fritz Hollings 50 Senator Jesse Helms 50 Senator Strom Thurmond 50 Rep. Mel Watt 49 Senator Elizabeth Dole 49 Ronnie Musgrove 49 Buddy Dyer 49 Van Hilleary 48 Rep. Virgil Goode 48 Shirley Chisholm 48 Russ Feingold D Wis 48 Ceips 48 Karen Handel 48 Kweisi Mfume 47 Democrat Travis Childers 47 Sen. Fritz Hollings 47 Kay Hagan 47 Democrat Betty Castor 47 Birch Bayh 47 Kevin Geddings 47 Sen. Birch Bayh 47 Democrat Deval Patrick 47 Sens. Elizabeth Dole 46 Sen. Max Cleland 46 Democrat Creigh Deeds 46 Gresham Barrett 46 Sen. Dan Clodfelter 46 Judge Wendell Griffen 46 lieutenant governor 46 Kasim Reed 46 Richard Burr 46 Katon Dawson 46 Rod Grams 45 Larry Kissell 45 Beverly Perdue 45 Ernest Fritz Hollings 45 Gov. Ronnie Musgrove 45 Gov. Parris Glendening 45 Rep. Sue Myrick 45 RN.C. 45 McCrory 45 Rep. Ben Cardin 45 segregationist 45 Lester Maddox 45 Willie Herenton 45 By Donna Swicegood 45 Democratic 45 Betty Castor 44 Vincent Sheheen 44 Foxx 44 Gov. Lawton Chiles 44 Artur Davis 44 Majette 44 Mel Watt 43 Dixiecrat 43 Sens. Saxby Chambliss 43 Democrat 43 Thelma Drake 43 BY ELIZABETH DONALD 43 Rep. Larry Kissell 43 Bob Corker 43 gubernatorial nominee 43 Sen. Julia Boseman 43 Frank Ballance 43 pastor Jeremiah Wright 43 Ku Klux Klansman 43 Jimmy Carter 43 presidential candidate 43 Rep. Cynthia McKinney 43 Republican 43 North Carolinian 42 Sens. Jim DeMint 42 Paul Tsongas 42 Black Caucus 42 North Carolina 42 speaker pro tempore 42 Gov. George Deukmejian 42 Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney 42 Liz Sidoti covers 42 Dixiecrats 42 Gov. Ned McWherter 42 Ned McWherter 42 Federico Pena 42 replace Spiro Agnew 42 speaker Newt Gingrich 42 Bill Clinton