Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census,the population was 21,193. Its county seat is Marshall. Madison County is part of the Asheville,NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Duplin County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census,the population was 48,715. Its county seat is Kenansville.
Buncombe County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is classified within Western North Carolina. The 2020 census reported the population was 269,452,making it the 7th-most populous county in North Carolina. Its county seat is Asheville. Buncombe County is part of the Asheville,NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Avery County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census,the population was 17,806. The county seat is Newland. The county seat was initially established in Elk Park when the county was first formed,but was moved to Newland upon completion of the courthouse in 1912. Founded in 1911,it is the youngest of North Carolina's 100 counties.
Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County,North Carolina,United States. Located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers,it is the most populous city in Western North Carolina,and the state's 11th-most-populous city. According to the 2020 census,the city's population was 94,589,up from 83,393 in the 2010 census. It is the principal city in the four-county Asheville metropolitan area,which had an estimated population of 417,202 in 2023.
Brevard is a city and the county seat of Transylvania County,North Carolina,United States,with a population of 7,609 as of the 2010 census.
Patsy Rouzer Keever is a North Carolina educator and Democratic politician.
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.
North Carolina's 11th congressional district encompasses most of Western North Carolina. Since January 3,2023,the district has been represented by Chuck Edwards.
North Carolina's 3rd congressional district is located on the Atlantic coast of North Carolina. It covers the Outer Banks and the counties adjacent to the Pamlico Sound.
Terry M. Bellamy is the former mayor of Asheville,North Carolina. She was first elected to the Asheville City Council in 1999 and won re‑election in 2003. She was elected mayor in November 2005,defeating incumbent Mayor Charles Worley in the October primary. Bellamy became the youngest mayor in North Carolina at the age of 33 and the first African-American Mayor of Asheville. Bellamy,a Democrat,received 10,534 votes (56.8%) to opponent Joe Dunn's 8,004 votes (43.2%). She won re-election in 2009. Bellamy chose not to run for another term in 2013,but instead announced plans to run for the U.S. House of Representatives for a second time.
Susan C. Fisher is an American politician who served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for the 114th district from 2004 until her resignation in 2022. After the 2014 elections,Fisher was elected deputy leader by her House Democratic colleagues,she served in the role from 2015 until 2017.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on November 6,2018,electing the thirteen U.S. representatives from the State of North Carolina,one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,as well as elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
John D. Szoka is an American politician who served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 45th district from 2013 to 2023. A Republican,was first elected in November 2012 and assumed office in January 2013.
George Wilmarth "Wiley" Nickel III is an American attorney and Democratic politician who served as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 13th congressional district from 2023 to 2025.
Brian Mills Turner is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Turner represented the 116th district from 2015 to 2023 and again since 2025.
Brian Austin Farkas is an American politician and State Representative who served District 9 in the North Carolina House of Representatives.
An election was held on November 8,2022,to elect all 120 members to North Carolina's House of Representatives. The election coincided with the elections for other offices,including the U.S Senate,U.S. House of Representatives,and state senate. The primary election was originally going to be held on March 8,2022,with a run-off in June 2022;however,the North Carolina Supreme Court delayed the primary until May 17,2022,pending challenges over the State's districts and paused candidate filing. Prior to this pause,several candidates had already filed to run. The elections would be held under new districts passed by the General Assembly in House Bill 976 to account for population changes following the 2020 census. The maps were later overturned by the North Carolina Supreme Court,who ordered the legislature to draw new maps. The North Carolina General Assembly later redrew the maps which were upheld by the Wake County Superior Court and the North Carolina Supreme Court. Candidate filing resumed on February 24,2022,and concluded on March 4,2022.
The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on November 5,2024,to elect the fourteen U.S. representatives from the State of North Carolina,one from all fourteen of the state's congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2024 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. The primary elections took place on March 5,2024.
Claude DeBruhl was an American politician. He served five terms as a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for both Buncombe County and Transylvania County. He was also an insurance broker,publisher,and real estate developer.
