Edgar Vance Starnes is a North Carolina politician and an investor in real estate. He served as a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for a total of approximately 20 years,from 1987 to 1988 and from 1997 through January 2015. He then resigned to become legislative liaison for North Carolina State Treasurer Janet Cowell. At the time of his resignation,Starnes represented the state's eighty-seventh House district.
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.
The 2008 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 4,2008,coinciding with the presidential,U.S. Senate,U.S. House elections,Council of State and statewide judicial elections. Democrat Bev Perdue won the election. With a margin of 3.39%,this election was the closest race of the 2008 gubernatorial election cycle. This was the first time that the same party that was elected governor,won the concurrent presidential race since 1988. This was the first time Democrats did so since 1976.
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.
Thomas Harrison Fetzer Jr. is an American politician and lobbyist who served three two-year terms as Mayor of Raleigh,North Carolina from 1993 to 1999. He was chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party from 2009 to 2011.
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.
The mayor of Raleigh is the mayor of Raleigh,the state capital of North Carolina,in the United States. Raleigh operates with council-manager government,under which the mayor is elected separately from Raleigh City Council,of which they are the eighth member.
The 2012 North Carolina gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2012,concurrently with the 2012 United States presidential election,U.S. House election,statewide judicial election,Council of State election and various local elections.
Raleigh City Council is the governing body for the city of Raleigh,the state capital of North Carolina.
Beverly Eaves Perdue is an American businesswoman,politician,and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 73rd governor of North Carolina from 2009 to 2013. She was the first and currently to date the only female governor of North Carolina.
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.
Four justices of the seven-member North Carolina Supreme Court and four judges of the 15-member North Carolina Court of Appeals were elected by North Carolina voters on November 4,2014,concurrently with other state elections. Terms for seats on each court are eight years.
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.
Jay Chaudhuri is an American attorney,professor,politician and a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate. First appointed to fill a vacancy in April 2016 caused by the resignation of Josh Stein,Chaudhuri was later elected and re-elected,becoming North Carolina's first Indian-American state legislator. In January 2019,he was elected by his colleagues to serve as Senate Minority (Democratic) Whip,the second-highest ranking position in the Democratic caucus.
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 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 2022 mayoral election in the city of Raleigh,North Carolina,was originally scheduled to be held on Tuesday,October 5,2021,but was postponed until November 8,2022,by the passage of a state law in June 2021 that permanently moved Raleigh municipal elections to even years. The law also changed the requirement that winners attain a majority of the vote in a runoff if necessary,instead allowing election by a simple plurality. Incumbent mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin sought election to a second term in office. She was challenged by Terrance Ruth and DaQuanta Copeland.
The North Carolina Council of State elections of 2024 were held on November 5,2024,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 North Carolina General Assembly and top state courts. Primary elections took place on March 5,2024,for offices for which more than one candidate filed per party.
The 2024 Raleigh mayoral election was held on November 5,2024. It will elect the mayor of Raleigh,North Carolina. Municipal elections in Raleigh are officially nonpartisan and use the plurality vote system,with no possibility of a runoff.
