North Carolina is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north,the Atlantic Ocean to the east,South Carolina to the south,Georgia to the southwest,and Tennessee to the west. The state is the 28th-largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. Along with South Carolina,it makes up the Carolinas region of the East Coast. At the 2020 census,the state had a population of 10,439,388. Raleigh is the state's capital and Charlotte is its most populous city. The Charlotte metropolitan area,with an estimated population of 2,805,115 in 2023,is the most populous metropolitan area in North Carolina,the 22nd-most populous in the United States,and the largest banking center in the nation after New York City. The Research Triangle,with an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023,is the second-most populous combined metropolitan area in the state,31st-most populous in the United States,and is home to the largest research park in the United States,Research Triangle Park.
Robert Miller Pittenger is a businessman and American politician who was the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 9th congressional district from 2013 to 2019. The district included several outer portions of Charlotte as well as many of that city's southern and eastern suburbs. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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 Wilmington insurrection of 1898,also known as the Wilmington massacre of 1898 or the Wilmington coup of 1898,was a municipal-level coup d'état and a massacre that was carried out by white supremacists in Wilmington,North Carolina,United States,on Thursday,November 10,1898. The white press in Wilmington originally described the event as a race riot perpetrated by a mob of black people. In later study from the 20th century onward,the event has been characterized as a violent overthrow of a duly elected government by white supremacists.
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.
E. E. Waddell High School was a high school located in Charlotte,North Carolina. It was closed at the end of the 2010–2011 school year. The facility that housed the former high school is now used by E. E. Waddell Language Academy,a public K–8 language immersion magnet school
Lesbian,gay,bisexual,transgender,and queer (LGBTQ) people in the U.S. state of North Carolina may face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents,or LGBT residents of other states with more liberal laws.
The 2014 United States Senate election in North Carolina took place on November 4,2014,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of North Carolina,concurrently with 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. The primary took place on May 6,2014.
Jeffrey Neale Jackson is an American politician,attorney,military officer,and North Carolina attorney general-elect serving as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 14th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,he represented the 37th district in the North Carolina Senate from 2014 to 2022.
James Daniel Bishop is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 8th congressional district since 2019,when the district was numbered “9”. As a Republican,his district includes south-central Mecklenburg,Union,Anson,Richmond,Scotland,Robeson,Hoke,and southern Moore Counties. He served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2015 to 2017 and the Mecklenburg County Commission from 2005 to 2009. He served in the North Carolina State Senate from 2017 to 2019.
The Public Facilities Privacy &Security Act,commonly known as House Bill 2 or HB2,was a North Carolina statute passed in March 2016 and signed into law by Governor Pat McCrory. The bill amended state law to preempt any anti-discrimination ordinances passed by local communities and,controversially,compelled schools and state and local government facilities containing single-gender bathrooms to only allow people of the corresponding sex as listed on their birth certificate to use them;it also gave the state exclusive rights to determine the minimum wage.
The 2020 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 3,2020,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of North Carolina,concurrently with the 2020 United States 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. North Carolina was one of just five states holding presidential,gubernatorial,and senatorial elections concurrently in 2020. On March 3,2020,Republican incumbent Thom Tillis and Democratic former state senator Cal Cunningham won their respective primaries.
The 2016 North Carolina State Senate elections selected members to serve in the North Carolina Senate for a two-year term commencing in January 2017. Going into the election,the Senate had 34 Republican and 16 Democratic members,which constituted a two-thirds super-majority for the Republican Party. Following the election,the Senate had 35 Republican and 15 Democratic members.
Joyce Krawiec is an American politician who has served in the North Carolina Senate from the 31st district since 2014.
The 2022 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of North Carolina. Primary elections were scheduled for March 8,2022,but were delayed by the North Carolina Supreme Court and rescheduled for May 17.
The 2018 North Carolina Senate elections elected 50 members to serve in the North Carolina Senate for a two-year term starting in January 2019. The Democratic Party gained 6 seats in this election,ending the Republican supermajority that they had held since 2011 in the state senate.
An election was held on November 3,2020,to elect all 50 members to North Carolina's Senate. The election coincided with the elections for other offices,including the Presidency,U.S. Senate,Governor,U.S. House of Representatives,and state house. The primary election was held on March 3,2020,with a run-off on June 23,2020.
David W. Craven Jr. is a North Carolina politician.
An election was held on November 8,2022,to elect all 50 members to North Carolina's Senate. The election coincided with the elections for other offices,including the U.S. Senate,U.S. House of Representatives,and state house. The filing period lasted from February 24,2022,to March 4,2022,with the primary election being held on May 17,2022. The elections were originally to be held under new districts passed by the General Assembly in Senate Bill 739 to account for population changes following the 2020 census;however,following a ruling by the North Carolina Supreme Court,the General Assembly redrew the maps to comply with the court's ruling.
North Carolina's 40th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Joyce Waddell since 2015.
