William Grawn Milliken was an American businessman and politician who served as the 44th governor of Michigan from 1969 to 1983. A member of the Republican Party,he assumed the governorship following the resignation of George Romney and went on to win three terms in 1970,1974,and 1978,becoming the longest-serving governor in Michigan history. During this period he dealt with dramatic changes to the state economy,due to industrial restructuring and challenges to the auto industry,resulting in loss of jobs and population from Detroit,the state's largest city. He also oversaw the PBB crisis and adopted a policy of environmental protection and conservation.
James Eubert Holshouser Jr. was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 68th Governor of North Carolina from 1973 to 1977. He was the first Republican candidate to be elected as governor of the state since 1896. Born in Boone,North Carolina,Holshouser initially sought to become a sports journalist before deciding to pursue a law degree. While in law school he developed an interest in politics and in 1962 he was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives where he focused on restructuring government and higher education institutions,and drug abuse legislation. Made chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party in March 1966,he established the organization's first permanent staff and gained prominence by opposing a cigarette tax.
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.
William Wilfred Cobey Jr. is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party,he served one term in the United States House of Representatives for North Carolina's 4th congressional district from 1985 to 1987.
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.
James Thomas Broyhill was an American businessman and politician from North Carolina. A member of the Republican Party,he served in both chambers of the United States Congress as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1963 to 1986 and briefly served in the United States Senate in 1986. He represented much of the Foothills region of the state in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1963 to 1986,and served in the U.S. Senate for nearly four months in 1986. He had a career in the furniture industry before entering politics.
James Burrows Edwards was an American politician and administrator from South Carolina. He was the first Republican to be elected governor of South Carolina since the post-Civil War Reconstruction era in the 1870s. He later served as the U.S. secretary of energy under Ronald Reagan.
The 1938 United States Senate elections occurred in the middle of Franklin D. Roosevelt's second term. The 32 seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections,and special elections were held to fill vacancies. The Republicans gained eight seats from the Democrats,though this occurred after multiple Democratic gains since the 1932 election,leading to the Democrats retaining a commanding lead over the Republicans with more than two-thirds of the legislative chamber.
Patrick Lloyd McCrory is an American politician,businessman,and radio host who served as the 74th governor of North Carolina from 2013 to 2017. McCrory is the only Republican elected as governor of North Carolina in the 21st century. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as the 53rd mayor of Charlotte from 1995 to 2009.
Rufus Lige Edmisten is an American attorney who served as North Carolina Secretary of State,Attorney General,and was the Democratic nominee for Governor in 1984. He is currently a lawyer in private practice.
James Carson "Jim" Gardner is an American businessman and politician from North Carolina who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for just one term from 1967 to 1969 and served as the 30th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina 1989 to 1993.
David Grier Martin III is an American politician and attorney. He served several terms as a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly,representing the state's 34th district. His district included the northern part of Raleigh in Wake County.
James Collins "Jimmy" Green was an American politician who served as Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1975–1976) and as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina (1977–1985).
James Eugene "Jim" Snyder Jr. was an American author,attorney and politician. He was a member of the Republican Party.
The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal,formerly known as the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy and simply the Pope Center,is an American conservative 501(c)(3) nonprofit higher education policy institute located in Raleigh,North Carolina.
The 1984 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 6,1984. Democratic incumbent Jim Hunt was unable to run for another consecutive term under the North Carolina Constitution. Hunt ran instead for the U.S. Senate against Jesse Helms and lost,although he later announced his campaign for a third gubernatorial term in the 1992 election. Popular 9th District Congressman James G. Martin ran as the Republican nominee against Democratic Attorney General Rufus L. Edmisten,who defeated Hunt's Lt. Governor,James Green,among other candidates,in a hotly contested primary.
James Arthur Pope is an American businessman,attorney and former government official. Pope is the owner,chairman and CEO of Variety Wholesalers,a group of 370 retail stores in 16 states. He is also the president and chairman of the John William Pope Foundation. He previously served in the North Carolina House of Representatives and recently served as the Budget Director for North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory.
James Holmes Carson Jr. was an American lawyer and politician. He was appointed North Carolina Attorney General on August 26,1974,by Governor James E. Holshouser,Jr. after Robert Burren Morgan resigned to devote his attention to a run for the U.S. Senate. Carson then ran in a special election for Attorney General,which he lost to Democrat Rufus L. Edmisten. He is the most recent Republican to serve as North Carolina's Attorney General.
The 2022 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Tennessee,alongside other state and local elections. Incumbent Republican governor Bill Lee was re-elected to a second term with 64.9% of the vote,defeating his Democratic challenger Jason Martin. Lee improved on his performance from 2018.
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.
