Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census,the population was 238,267. Its county seat is Monroe. Union County is included in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia,NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Weddington is a suburban town in Union County,North Carolina,United States. The population was 9,459 at the 2010 census. It is a suburb in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The current mayor of Weddington is Craig Horn.
Mitchell Smith Setzer is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's eighty-ninth House district,including constituents in Catawba county. Setzer was born in and resides in Catawba,North Carolina. A sales professional,and executive vice president of his family's company,Smith Setzer and Son,a pipe company based out of the town of Catawba,he is currently serving in the North Carolina State House.
Timothy Keith Moore is an American attorney and politician who has been the speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives since 2015. A Republican,Moore represents the 111th State House District,which includes Cleveland County. Moore was first elected to the state House in 2002.
North Carolina Highway 84 (NC 84) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It serves to connect the town of Weddington to the city of Monroe.
North Carolina's 1st congressional district is located in the northeastern part of the state. It consists of many Black Belt counties that border Virginia and it extends southward into several counties of the Inner Banks and the Research Triangle. It covers many rural areas of northeastern North Carolina,among the state's most economically poor,as well as outer exurbs of urbanized Research Triangle. It contains towns and cities such as Greenville,Rocky Mount,Wilson,Goldsboro,Henderson,and Roanoke Rapids.
Michael H. Wray is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Wray has represented the 27th district since 2005. Wray is also a small business owner in Gaston,North Carolina.
W. Carlton Weddington is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 27th District. He resigned his Ohio House seat after his indictment on bribery and ethics charges in March 2012,the first sitting state legislator in Ohio indicted for bribery in 100 years. Weddington was convicted of the charges and sentenced in June 2012 to three years in prison.
Weddington High School (WHS) is a public high school located east of Weddington,North Carolina as part of Union County Public Schools. As of August 2020,the school has been operating under the leadership of principal Jeff Kraftson. Weddington's important feeder schools,Weddington Elementary and Weddington Middle,are located on the same campus as the high school. Other feeder schools include Antioch Elementary,in Matthews/Indian Trail,and Wesley Chapel Elementary,in Monroe. WHS mainly serves Weddington,Wesley Chapel and the Union County portion of Matthews. It also has some students from western Monroe.
Patricia Earlene McElraft is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. She represented the 13th district from 2007 to 2023. She is currently one of the Deputy Majority Whips. McElraft announced in December 2021 that she would not run for reelection in 2022.
The 2012 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 6,2012,as part of the 2012 general election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. North Carolina voters chose 15 electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate,Vice President Joe Biden,against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate,Congressman Paul Ryan.
The 2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2016,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Charles Vinson Graham Jr. is an American politician who served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 47th district. Graham,a member of the state-recognized Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina,was the only Native American who was serving in the General Assembly until the election of his successor Jarrod Lowery.
The 2016 United States presidential election in North Carolina held on Tuesday,November 8,2016,as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. North Carolina voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote,pitting the Republican Party's nominee,businessman Donald Trump,and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee,former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,and her running mate Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. North Carolina had 15 electoral votes in the Electoral College.
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.
Jeffrey Elmore is an American politician and educator who is a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He has represented the 94th district since 2013. He is running in the 2024 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election.
Todd Johnson is an American politician from the state of North Carolina. He is a member of the North Carolina Senate from the Republican party,representing the 35th district. He was first elected in November 2018. Johnson is an insurance agent and former commissioner in Union County,North Carolina.
An election was held on November 2,2010 to elect all 120 members to North Carolina's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices,including U.S. House of Representatives,and state senate. The primary election was held on May 4,2010 with a primary run-off held on June 22,2010.
The 2006 North Carolina Senate election was held on November 7,2006,to elect members to all fifty seats in the North Carolina Senate. The election coincided with the elections for other offices,including the U.S. House of Representatives and state house. The primary election was held on May 2,2006,with primary run-offs occurring on May 30 and September 12,2006. The Democratic Party made a net gain of 2 seats in the state senate.
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 will 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.
