Deborah Ross is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 2nd congressional district since 2021. Her district is based in Raleigh. A member of the Democratic Party,Ross served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2003 to 2013,representing the state's 38th and then 34th House district,including much of northern Raleigh and surrounding suburbs in Wake County.
James Calvin Cunningham III is an American lawyer,politician,and retired military officer. A member of the Democratic Party and a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Reserve,he served one term as a North Carolina state senator from 2001 to 2003. Having previously run for United States Senate in a 2010 primary,Cunningham was the Democratic nominee for the 2020 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina,narrowly losing to incumbent Republican Thom Tillis.
The lieutenant governor of North Carolina is the second-highest elected official in the U.S. state of North Carolina and is the only elected official to have powers in both the legislative and executive branches of state government. A member of the North Carolina Council of State,the lieutenant governor serves a four-year term with a two consecutive term limit. The current lieutenant governor is Mark Robinson,a Republican,who has held the office since 2021. The Constitution of North Carolina designates the lieutenant governor the ex officio president of the State Senate and a member of the State Board of Education. They are also required to serve as acting governor of the state in the event of the governor's absence,and assume the governorship in the event it becomes vacant.
Roy Asberry Cooper III is an American attorney and politician serving since 2017 as the 75th governor of North Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the 50th attorney general of North Carolina from 2001 to 2017,and in the North Carolina General Assembly,in both the House,from 1987 to 1991,and the Senate,from 1991 to 2001.
The North Carolina Cabinet is the group of unelected heads of the executive departments of the Government of North Carolina. It is separate and distinct from the North Carolina Council of State,the members of which are elected statewide,and which makes up the rest of the executive leadership of the government. All cabinet secretaries are appointed by the governor.
Daniel Terry Blue Jr. is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the North Carolina Senate,representing the state's 14th Senate district,and is the Senate minority leader.
North Carolina elections to choose members of the Council of State were held November 4,2008. This coincided with the presidential,U.S. Senate,U.S. House,gubernatorial,and statewide judicial elections.
Patricia Ann Cotham is an American politician,lobbyist and former schoolteacher. She is a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 112th district,based in Mecklenburg County.
Larry Dwight Hall is a North Carolina government official. A longtime member of the North Carolina House of Representatives,he served as Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs under Governor Roy Cooper from 2017 through January 2021.
Joseph Robert John Sr. is a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives,having served since 2017. He is a former judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals. He served on that court from 1992 until 2000. Previously,he had been a state superior court and state district court judge,based in Greensboro. He had also been a prosecutor and practiced at the firm of Pell,Pell,Weston &John.
The North Carolina Council of State elections of 2012 were held November 6,2012 to select the nine officers of the North Carolina Council of State. This election coincided with the U.S. presidential election,U.S. House elections,the gubernatorial election and the statewide judicial elections. Primary elections were held on May 8,2012;for races in which no candidate received 40 percent of the vote in the primary,runoff elections were held on July 17.
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. Democratic state attorney general Roy Cooper won his first term in office,defeating Republican incumbent Pat McCrory.
The 2016 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held November 8,2016,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of North Carolina,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,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. Primary elections were held March 15.
The North Carolina Council of State elections of 2016 were held on November 8,2016,to select the ten officers of the North Carolina Council of State. This elections coincided with the presidential election,elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the Senate and state elections to the General Assembly and judiciary. Primary elections were held March 15.
John Richard Bell IV is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party,he has represented the 10th district in the North Carolina House of Representatives since 2013.
George Wilmarth "Wiley" Nickel III is an American attorney and Democratic politician serving as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 13th congressional district since 2023.
The 2018 election in North Carolina's 9th congressional district was held on November 6,2018,to elect a member for North Carolina's 9th congressional district to the United States House of Representatives.
The North Carolina Council of State elections of 2020 were held on November 3,2020,to select the ten officers of the North Carolina Council of State. These elections coincided with the presidential election,elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the Senate and elections to the North Carolina General Assembly and top state courts. Primary elections were held on March 3,2020,for offices for which more than one candidate filed per party.
The 2024 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 5,2024,to elect the governor of North Carolina. Democratic state attorney general Josh Stein won his first term in office,defeating Republican lieutenant governor Mark Robinson. He will succeed Democratic incumbent Roy Cooper,who was term-limited.
Donnie Loftis is an American politician who has served in the North Carolina House of Representatives since November 2021. A member of the Republican Party,he represents the 109th district,which contains part of Gaston County.
