Elaine Folk Marshall is an American attorney and politician who has served as the North Carolina Secretary of State since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party,she is the first woman to be elected to statewide office in North Carolina. Marshall was also the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for the United States Senate seat then held by Republican Richard Burr in the 2010 election. In 2020,Marshall was re-elected to a seventh term as North Carolina Secretary of State. In 2024,she was reelected to an eighth term winning with 51 percent of the vote.
Billy James Creech is a former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's twenty-sixth House district,including constituents in Johnston and Wayne counties. A businessman from Clayton,North Carolina,Creech served eight terms in the state House.
Richard Timothy Morgan was a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives representing the state's thirty-first and later fifty-second districts,including constituents in Moore County,for eight terms.
John Marshall Blust is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly,representing the state's 62nd House district,including constituents in Guilford county.
Charles W. "Charlie" Albertson is an American politician and musician. A Democratic politician from North Carolina,he was a member of the North Carolina Senate,representing the 5th and 10th districts from 1993 until his retirement in 2010. His district included constituents in Duplin,Harnett and Sampson counties. Albertson also served as the Democratic Caucus Secretary from 2005 until 2010. He previously served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1989 through 1992. He has earned the nickname "The Singing Senator." PBS North Carolina aired a documentary about his life in July 2024 made by Denver Hollingsworth titled "The Singing Senator".
Andrew C. Brock served as a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly,representing the state's thirty-fourth Senate district from 2003 to 2017. During his tenure,he represented Yadkin,Davie,Iredell,and Rowan counties. He also served as the Republican deputy whip in the Senate.
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.
Douglas E. Berger is an American attorney,former prosecutor and politician who served as a member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 7th Senate district for four terms,starting in 2005. A member of the Democratic Party,his district included Franklin County,Granville County,Vance County and Warren County.
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.
George Edward Bell Holding is an American politician,lawyer,and former federal prosecutor who is a former United States Representative for North Carolina's 2nd congressional district from 2017 to 2021. He previously represented the 13th District from 2013 to 2017. Holding is a member of the Republican Party. The district Holding represented stretched from just southwest of Raleigh to just east of Rocky Mount. He served as the United States Attorney for North Carolina's Eastern District from 2006 to 2011.
David Cheston Rouzer is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 7th congressional district. Previously he was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly,representing Johnston County and Wayne County in the 12th district of the North Carolina Senate.
Jimmy Franklin Garner is the democratic mayor pro-tem of Pine Level,Johnston County,North Carolina. He is the third generation of Town commissioners in the Garner family. He ran against N. Leo Daughtry in 2009 for North Carolina House of Representatives District 49,but lost by 3,745 votes. He was Daughtry's first ever opponent.
George S. Robinson is a North Carolina Republican politician who served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1980–86 and 1988-96 and was selected by Caldwell County party leaders in 2015 to return to the legislature to fill an unexpired term. Through the end of 2016,Robinson will fill the 87th District seat vacated by Edgar Starnes,who resigned to accept a position with the North Carolina State Treasurer's office. Robinson ran for a new full term but was defeated by Destin Hall in the March 15,2016 Republican primary.
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.
James Michael Woodard is an American politician who has served in the North Carolina Senate from the 22nd district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,he represents most of Durham County.
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.
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 10th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Republican Benton Sawrey since 2023.
The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on November 5,2024,to elect the fourteen U.S. representatives from the State of North Carolina,one from all fourteen of the state's congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2024 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 primary elections took place on March 5,2024.
