Thomas A. Stith III is a North Carolina political figure. Stith was a member of the city council of Durham,North Carolina from 1999 to 2007. More recently,he has served as Program Director for Economic Development at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise,and then as North Carolina district director for the federal Small Business Administration. In December 2020,Stith was selected as the next president of the North Carolina Community College System.
Patrick Lloyd McCrory is an American politician,businessman,and radio host who served as the 74th governor of North Carolina from 2013 to 2017. 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.
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.
Beth A. Wood is an American politician and accountant serving as the Auditor of North Carolina since 2009. 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 Raleigh mayoral election of 2011 was held on October 11,2011,to elect a Mayor of Raleigh,North Carolina for a two-year term. Incumbent Mayor Charles Meeker announced in April 2011 that he would not run for a sixth term. The election was officially a non-partisan contest,but outgoing Mayor Meeker was well known as a Democrat. Meeker endorsed candidate Nancy McFarlane,who is politically unaffiliated,to succeed him. She won the election with 61 percent of the vote,making a runoff unnecessary.
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 female governor of North Carolina.
Beth Dail Finch was an American politician and businessperson. Finch served as the first female Mayor of Fayetteville,North Carolina,from 1975 to 1981. She is the only woman to hold that office as of 2021.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014 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 other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections,including an election to the U.S. Senate.
The biennial election for the Mayor of Raleigh,North Carolina was held on October 8,2013. The election was nonpartisan. Incumbent Mayor Nancy McFarlane ran for a second term. She received a majority of the vote on October 8,thus avoiding a runoff,which would have been held on November 5.
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 lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2016,to elect the Lieutenant Governor 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. 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 biennial election for the Mayor of Raleigh,North Carolina was held on Tuesday,Oct. 6,2015. The election was nonpartisan. Incumbent Mayor Nancy McFarlane won a third term in office.
The biennial nonpartisan election for the Mayor of Raleigh,North Carolina,was held on Tuesday,Oct. 10,2017. As no candidate won a majority of the vote in the first round,a runoff was held on November 7,2017,as requested by the second-place finisher,Charles Francis. Incumbent Mayor Nancy McFarlane defeated Francis in the runoff,winning a fourth term in office.
The 2019 mayoral election in the city of Raleigh,North Carolina,was held on Tuesday,October 8,2019. Former City Council member Mary-Ann Baldwin placed first in the election,followed by attorney Charles Francis. Although Baldwin did not receive a majority of the vote,Francis declined to seek a runoff,leaving Baldwin elected as the city's next mayor.
Mary-Ann Baldwin is an American marketing executive and politician from the state of North Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party,she is the mayor of Raleigh,North Carolina,serving since 2019,and previously served on the Raleigh City Council from 2007 to 2017.
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 law in June 2021. Incumbent mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin sought election to a second term in office. She was challenged by Terrance Ruth and DaQuanta Copeland.
James Edwards Hamlin was an American military officer,businessman,and politician. Born in Virginia,he attended Shaw University in Raleigh,North Carolina. He worked some menial jobs before becoming a postal clerk,and eventually opened a saloon. In 1898 Hamlin was mustered into the North Carolina 32nd Volunteers and appointed the rank of captain. He served in the Philippines before returning to North Carolina in 1901. Three years later he cofounded a drug store in Raleigh,which later became known as Hamlin Drug. A member of the Republican Party and proponent of organized labor,he served on the Raleigh Board of Alderman for several years.
