North Charleston is a city in Berkeley,Charleston,and Dorchester counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census,North Charleston had a population of 114,852,making it the third-most populous city in the state,and the 248th-most populous city in the United States. North Charleston is a principal city within the Charleston-North Charleston,SC Metropolitan Statistical Area,which had an estimated population of 849,417 in 2023.
Joseph Patrick Riley Jr. is an American politician who was the Mayor of Charleston,South Carolina. He was one of the longest serving mayors in the United States that is still living,having served 10 terms starting on December 15,1975,and ending on January 11,2016.
The South Carolina Republican Party (SCGOP) is the state affiliate of the national Republican Party in South Carolina. It is one of two major political parties in the state,along with the South Carolina Democratic Party,and is the dominant party. Incumbent governor Henry McMaster,as well as senators Tim Scott and Lindsey Graham,are members of the Republican party. Graham has served since January 3,2003,having been elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2008,2014,and 2020;Tim Scott was appointed in 2013 by then-governor Nikki Haley,who is also a Republican.
More than 1,500 African American officeholders served during the Reconstruction era (1865–1877) and in the years after Reconstruction before white supremacy,disenfranchisement,and the Democratic Party fully reasserted control in Southern states. Historian Canter Brown Jr. noted that in some states,such as Florida,the highest number of African Americans were elected or appointed to offices after the end of Reconstruction in 1877. The following is a partial list of notable African American officeholders from the end of the Civil War until before 1900. Dates listed are the year that a term states or the range of years served if multiple terms.
South Carolina's 1st congressional district is a coastal congressional district in South Carolina,represented by Republican Nancy Mace since January 3,2021. She succeeded Democrat Joe Cunningham,having defeated him in the 2020 election. Cunningham was the first Democrat to represent the district since the 1980s.
Arthur Ravenel Jr. was an American businessman and a Republican politician from Charleston,South Carolina. From 1987 to 1995,he served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The 2001 United States elections were held on November 6 of that year. The 2001 recession was a dominant issue throughout the year as well as the September 11 attacks and subsequent war on terror.
Timothy Eugene Scott is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator from South Carolina since 2013. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as a Charleston city councilor,a state representative,and a U.S. Representative. He also worked in financial services before entering politics.
The 2014 South Carolina gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014,to elect the Governor of South Carolina,concurrently with the regularly-scheduled election and special election to both of South Carolina's U.S. Senate seats,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Wendell G. Gilliard is an American politician,steelworker,and union official. A Democrat,Gilliard serves as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives,representing the 111th District.
Robert Goodwyn Rhett (1862–1939) was the fiftieth mayor of Charleston,South Carolina,completing two terms from 1903 to 1911. From 1916 to 1918,he served as president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States.
Gilbert Pillsbury (1813-1893) was the Reconstruction mayor of Charleston,South Carolina,and he served one term from 1868 to 1871. He ran against William Patton and Chancellor Lesesne. Due to election challenges,he was installed as mayor only in May 1869. He was again nominated for a second term in 1871,but lost to Johann Andreas Wagener.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on November 8,2016,to elect the 13 U.S. representatives from the state of North Carolina,one from each of the state's 13 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 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 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 6,2018,to elect the seven U.S. representatives from the state of South Carolina,one from each of the state's seven congressional districts. The elections coincided with a gubernatorial election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
Joseph Kendrick Cunningham is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district from 2019 to 2021. The district includes much of South Carolina's share of the Atlantic Coast,from Charleston to Hilton Head Island.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 3,2020,to elect the seven U.S. representatives from the state of South Carolina,one from each of the state's seven congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 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 2022 South Carolina gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of South Carolina. Incumbent Republican Governor Henry McMaster ran for re-election for a second full term in office and secured the Republican nomination in the June 14 primary. Joe Cunningham,former United States Representative from South Carolina's 1st congressional district,was the Democratic nominee. McMaster won the general election with 58% of the vote —a larger margin than in 2018.
William Scott Cogswell Jr. is an American politician and businessman who is mayor of the city of Charleston. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 110th District from 2016 to 2022. Cogswell was elected mayor in 2023 after defeating incumbent John Tecklenburg and is the first Republican mayor of Charleston since 1877.
Mayoral elections in Charleston are held every four years to elect the mayor of Charleston,South Carolina.
