Tyrrell County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census,the population was 3,245,making it the least populous county in North Carolina. Its county seat is Columbia. The county was created in 1729 as Tyrrell Precinct and gained county status in 1739. Tyrrell County is included in the Kill Devil Hills,NC,Micropolitan Statistical Area,which is also included in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk,VA-NC Combined Statistical Area.
Currituck County is the northeastern most county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census,the population was 28,100. Its county seat is Currituck. The county was formed in 1668 as a precinct of Albemarle County and later gained county status in 1739. The name is "traditionally said to be an indigenous word for wild geese;Coratank." Currituck County is included in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News,VA-NC Metropolitan Area. It is in the northeastern section of the state and is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean,Currituck Sound,Camden County,Dare County and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Currituck Court House,mentioned as early as 1755,was the name of the county seat. Today the words "Court House" have been dropped and only Currituck is used as the town name.
Verla Clemens Insko is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Insko has represented the 56th district since 1997. She is a retired health program administrator from Chapel Hill,North Carolina. Insko also previously served as a member of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education from 1977 to 1985 and on the Orange County Board of Commissioners from 1990 to 1994. She has been noted for her progressive policy positions,such as her support for publicly funded universal health care,and stated in a candidate questionnaire,"I believe in an activist government that provides for the common good and protects the vulnerable". On September 15,2021 Insko announced that she wouldn't seek re-election to the NC House in 2022.
Walter Greene Church Sr. was a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who represented the state's 86th district,including constituents in Burke County. A banker from Valdese,North Carolina,Church served seven terms in the state House. In November 2008,Church was narrowly defeated by Republican Hugh Blackwell,denying him an eighth term. His son,Walter G. Church,Jr.,won the May 4,2010 Democratic primary to run to regain his father's former seat,but lost in the Fall to State Rep. Hugh A. Blackwell-R. He died in 2012.
North Carolina's 3rd congressional district is located on the Atlantic coast of North Carolina. It covers the Outer Banks and the counties adjacent to the Pamlico Sound.
Michael H. Wray is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Wray has represented the 27th district since 2005. Wray is also a small business owner in Gaston,North Carolina.
Melanie Wade Goodwin was an American politician who served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 66th district as a member of the Democratic Party. She was the first member of the North Carolina General Assembly to give birth while in office.
Patricia Earlene "Pat" McElraft is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. She represented the 13th district from 2007 to 2023. She is currently one of the Deputy Majority Whips. McElraft announced in December 2021 that she would not run for reelection in 2022.
James Daniel Bishop is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 9th congressional district since 2019. 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.
Chuck McGrady is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He represented the 117th district from 2011 until 2020.
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.
Robert Otho Hanig is an American politician who is a member of the North Carolina Senate,representing District 3. He was appointed by North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper to serve the remainder of Senator Bob Steinburg’s term representing District 1 following Sen. Steinburg’s resignation to seek the Republican nomination in Senate District 2. Hanig was first elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives after defeating incumbent Beverly Boswell in the primary election for House District 6 Hanig is an Army veteran and owns The Pool Guy Aquatic Services.
Jeffrey Elmore is an American politician and educator who is a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He has represented the 94th district since 2013.
A special election was held on September 10,2019,to fill the vacancy in North Carolina's 9th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for the remainder of the 116th United States Congress. The seat had been vacant since the opening of the 116th Congress,following the refusal of the North Carolina State Board of Elections to certify the results of the November 2018 election in the district due to allegations of electoral fraud. Because of the allegations,the race received substantial national attention.
A special election was held on September 10,2019 to fill the vacancy in North Carolina's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for the remainder of the 116th United States Congress. Walter B. Jones Jr.,the incumbent representative,died on February 10,2019.
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 120 members to North Carolina's House of Representatives. The election coincided with the elections for other offices,including the U.S Senate,U.S. House of Representatives,and state senate. The primary election was originally going to be held on March 8,2022,with a run-off in June 2022,however the North Carolina Supreme Court delayed the primary until May 17,2022,pending challenges over the State's districts and paused candidate filing. Prior to this pause,several candidates had already filed to run The elections will be held under new districts passed by the General Assembly in House Bill 976 to account for population changes following the 2020 census. The maps were later overturned by the North Carolina Supreme Court,who ordered the legislature to draw new maps. The North Carolina General Assembly later redrew the maps which were upheld by the Wake County Superior Court and the North Carolina Supreme Court. Candidate filing resumed on February 24,2022 and concluded on March 4,2022.
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.
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.
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 are scheduled for March 5,2024,for offices for which more than one candidate filed per party.
