Robert Burren Morgan was an American politician. He was a Democratic United States Senator from the state of North Carolina for a single term from 1975 to 1981.
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.
Alexander Outlaw Anderson was an American slave owner and attorney who represented Tennessee in the United States Senate,and later served in the California State Senate,and on the California Supreme Court.
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.
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.
The North Carolina Democratic Party (NCDP) is the North Carolina affiliate of the Democratic Party. It is headquartered in the historic Goodwin House,located in Raleigh.
The North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) is the affiliate of the Republican Party in North Carolina. Michael Whatley was the chair from 2019 until his election as national chair in March 2024. It is currently the state's dominant party,controlling half of North Carolina's U.S. House seats,both U.S. Senate seats,and a 3/5 supermajority control of both chambers of the state legislature,as well as a majority on the state supreme court.
Cheri Lynn Beasley is an American attorney and jurist who served as the chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court from 2019 to 2020 as well as an associate justice from 2012 to 2019. She was defeated by Paul Martin Newby in 2020. Beasley previously served on the North Carolina Court of Appeals and as a district court judge in Cumberland County,North Carolina.
Joshua Harold Stein is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 51st attorney general of North Carolina since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party,Stein previously served in the North Carolina Senate from 2009 to 2016.
Eldon Sharpe "Buck" Newton III is an American lawyer and politician who serves as a Republican state senator in the North Carolina General Assembly representing N.C. Senate District 4. Newton originally won a seat in the North Carolina Senate in the 2010 election by defeating the Democratic incumbent,Albin B. Swindell.
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.
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 2016 North Carolina election was held on November 8,2016,to elect the Attorney General of North Carolina,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.
Erica Danette Smith is an American engineer and politician who represented District 3 in the North Carolina Senate from 2015 to 2021. She was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in 2020. She finished second in the Democratic primaries on March 3,2020. She was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in 2022,but she switched to the race for North Carolina's 1st congressional district after Rep. G. K. Butterfield announced that he would not run for another term.
The 2020 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 3,2020,to elect the Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina,concurrently with the 2020 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. Primary elections were held on March 3,2020.
Sydney Jeanene Batch is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly,who has represented the state's 17th Senate district since 2021 and formerly represented the State's 37th House district from 2019 until 2021.
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 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on November 3,2020,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 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 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on November 8,2022,to elect U.S. representatives from the state of North Carolina,concurrent with nationwide elections to the House of Representatives and U.S. Senate,alongside legislative elections to the state house and senate. Primaries were held on May 17,2022.
