Elections to choose members of the North Carolina Council of State were held on Tuesday,November 2,2004.
Leslie Merritt Jr. is an American accountant and politician. A Republican,he served as the State Auditor of North Carolina from January 15,2005 to January 10,2009. Merrit was born in Sampson County. After graduating from college and marrying he moved to Zebulon and ran an accounting firm. He served on the Wake County Board of Commissioners from 1994 to 1998. He ran for the office of State Auditor of North Carolina in 2000 and lost,but was elected four years later. He lost a reelection bid four years later.
The North Carolina Council of State is the collective body of ten elective executive offices in the state government of North Carolina,all of which are established by the state constitution. The Council of State includes the Governor,Lieutenant Governor,Secretary of State,State Auditor,Treasurer,Superintendent of Public Instruction,Attorney General,Commissioner of Agriculture,Commissioner of Labor,and Commissioner of Insurance. Together with the North Carolina Cabinet and several independent agencies,the Council of State offices constitute the executive branch of North Carolina's state government.
The State Auditor of North Carolina is a statewide elected office in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The state auditor is a constitutional officer responsible for overseeing and reviewing the financial accounts of all state government agencies. The auditor also conducts performance audits of state agencies,ensures state agencies' accounting conforms with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles,evaluates the integrity of computer-generated information,and investigates the misuse of state funds or property. The incumbent is Jessica Holmes,who became state auditor on Dec. 16,2023.
Paul Yelverton Coble served one term as Mayor of Raleigh,North Carolina from December 1999 to December 2001. Coble served on the Wake County Board of Commissioners from 2006 to 2014,and served as chairman of the board from 2010 to 2012. In 2015,he became the Legislative Services Officer for the North Carolina General Assembly.
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.
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.
Janet Cowell is the former North Carolina State Treasurer,serving from 2009 to 2017,and is the first woman to hold that position in North Carolina. She was previously a two-term member of the Raleigh City Council and a two-term Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate,representing Wake County.
Beth A. Wood is an American politician and accountant who formerly served as the Auditor of North Carolina from 2009 until 2023. A Democrat,she is the first woman to hold the office. Born in New Bern,she initially worked as a dental hygienist before getting a degree in accounting in 1984. In the mid-1990s Wood took a job in the Office of the North Carolina State Treasurer,where she was responsible for approving audits of local governments. She later took a job in the office of the Auditor of North Carolina,and was promoted to head of the training division.
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.
The 2012 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6,2012,concurrently with the other elections to the Council of State and the gubernatorial election. Primary elections were held May 8. The offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor are elected independently. The incumbent,Lt. Gov. Walter H. Dalton,announced on Jan. 26,2012 that he would run for Governor.
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.
Dan Forest is an American politician who served as the 34th lieutenant governor of North Carolina from 2013 to 2021. He is the son of former congresswoman Sue Myrick. An architect by trade,he was the Republican nominee for Governor of North Carolina in the 2020 election,losing to incumbent governor Roy Cooper.
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.
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.
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.
Two justices of the seven-member North Carolina Supreme Court and four judges of the fifteen-member North Carolina Court of Appeals were elected by North Carolina voters on November 8,2022,concurrently with other state elections. Terms for seats on each court are eight years. These elections were conducted on a partisan basis.
The North Carolina Council of State elections of 2024 are scheduled to be held on November 5,2024,to select the ten officers of the North Carolina Council of State. These elections coincide 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.
