Benton County is a county located in the west central part of the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 19,394 as of the 2020 Census. Its county seat is Warsaw. The county was organized January 3,1835,and named for U.S. Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri.
Thomas Hart Benton,nicknamed "Old Bullion",was an American politician,attorney,soldier,and longtime United States Senator from Missouri. A member of the Democratic Party,he was an architect and champion of westward expansion by the United States,a cause that became known as manifest destiny. Benton served in the Senate from 1821 to 1851,becoming the first member of that body to serve five terms. He was born in North Carolina.
Henry Stuart Foote was a United States Senator from Mississippi and the chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations from 1847 to 1852. He was the Unionist Governor of Mississippi from 1852 to 1854 and an American Party supporter in California. During the American Civil War,he served in the First and Second Confederate Congresses. A practicing attorney,he published two memoirs related to the Civil War years,a book on Texas before its annexation and a postwar book on the legal profession and courts in the Southern United States.
Walter H. Dalton is an American attorney and politician who served as the 33rd Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party,he served six terms in the state senate before his election to the office of lieutenant governor in 2008. As of 2024 he is the most recent Democrat to have served that office.
The North Carolina Democratic Party (NCDP) is the North Carolina affiliate of the Democratic Party. It is headquartered in the historic Goodwin House,located in Raleigh.
The North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) is the affiliate of the Republican Party in North Carolina. Michael Whatley was the chair from 2019 until his election as national chair in March 2024. It is currently the state's dominant party,controlling half of North Carolina's U.S. House seats,both U.S. Senate seats,and a 3/5 supermajority control of both chambers of the state legislature,as well as a majority on the state supreme court.
Thomas C. Alexander is an American businessman and politician. Since 2021,he has served as the second President of the South Carolina Senate. A member of the Republican Party,he has represented South Carolina's 1st Senate District since 1994 and has represented parts of Oconee County,specifically the city of Walhalla,for over forty years.
Gerald Malloy is a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate,representing the 29th District since 2002. He replaced Edward Eli Saleeby after he died.
Curtis M. Loftis Jr. is an American politician,businessman and philanthropist. He currently serves as the Treasurer of South Carolina. A member of the Republican Party,Loftis has held elective office since 2010.
Thomas Cowart Goolsby is a former Republican North Carolina State Senator representing New Hanover County.
Carl L. Ford is a Republican member of the North Carolina Senate representing the 33rd district. He previously represented the 76th district in the North Carolina House of Representatives.
James Daniel Bishop is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 8th congressional district since 2019,when the district was numbered “9”. As a Republican,his district includes south-central Mecklenburg,Union,Anson,Richmond,Scotland,Robeson,Hoke,and southern Moore Counties. He served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2015 to 2017 and the Mecklenburg County Commission from 2005 to 2009. He served in the North Carolina State Senate from 2017 to 2019.
Joyce Krawiec is an American politician who has served in the North Carolina Senate from the 31st district since 2014.
James Perry is a Republican politician who was a member of the North Carolina State Senate,representing the 7th district. He was appointed to the state Senate on January 31,2019 by Governor Roy Cooper,to replace Louis Pate,who resigned for health reasons. He was chosen as Majority Whip for the 2021-2022 Biennium. Perry was challenged in the 2020 Republican Primary. He won the primary with 66% of the vote and won 86% of the vote in his home county of Lenoir. At the general election he defeated his opponent by 11 points.
The 2024 United States presidential election in North Carolina is scheduled to take place on Tuesday,November 5,2024,as part of the 2024 United States elections in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia will participate. North Carolina voters will choose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. The state of North Carolina has 16 electoral votes in the Electoral College,following reapportionment due to the 2020 United States census in which the state gained a seat.
The 2024 North Carolina gubernatorial election will be held on November 5,2024,to elect the governor of North Carolina,concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various other state and local elections. Democratic state attorney general Josh Stein and Republican lieutenant governor Mark Robinson are seeking their first term in office. The winner will succeed Democratic incumbent Roy Cooper,who is term limited. This is the only Democratic-held governorship up for election in 2024 in a state Donald Trump won in 2020.
An election was held on November 8,2022,to elect all 50 members to North Carolina's Senate. The election coincided with the elections for other offices,including the U.S. Senate,U.S. House of Representatives,and state house. The filing period lasted from February 24,2022,to March 4,2022,with the primary election being held on May 17,2022. The elections were originally to be held under new districts passed by the General Assembly in Senate Bill 739 to account for population changes following the 2020 census;however,following a ruling by the North Carolina Supreme Court,the General Assembly redrew the maps to comply with the court's ruling.
North Carolina's 10th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Republican Benton Sawrey since 2023.
Matt W. Leber is an American politician and Republican member of the South Carolina House of Representatives,representing District 116. He is the Republican nominee for South Carolina State Senate District 41.
Brad Overcash is an American politician who has served as a member of the North Carolina Senate since January 1,2023. A Republican from Belmont,he represents the 43rd district. Overcash is a graduate of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Mississippi.
