Chapel Hill is a town in Orange and Durham counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Its population was 61,960 in the 2020 census,making Chapel Hill the 17th-most populous municipality in the state. Chapel Hill,Durham,and the state capital,Raleigh,make up the corners of the Research Triangle,with a total population of 2,106,463 in 2020.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university in Chapel Hill,North Carolina. After being chartered in 1789,the university first began enrolling students in 1795,making it one of the oldest public universities in the United States.
Orange County is a county located in the Piedmont region of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census,the population was 148,696. Its county seat is Hillsborough.
Carteret County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census,the population was 67,686. Its county seat is Beaufort. The county was created in 1722 as Carteret Precinct and gained county status in 1739. It was named for Sir George Carteret,one of the 17th century English Lords Proprietor,or for his descendant and heir John Carteret,2nd Earl Granville.
Paul Luebke was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly,representing the 30th House District,which includes constituents in Durham County. A professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro,Luebke served eleven consecutive two-year term in the state House of Representatives.
George Wayne Goodwin is an American politician. He was elected North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance in the 2008 election and re-elected in 2012. He was narrowly defeated in his bid for a third term in 2016. However,he quickly rebounded and was elected on February 11,2017,as chairman of the North Carolina Democratic Party on the first ballot with 92% of the vote among four candidates.
John Motley Morehead was an American lawyer and politician who became the 29th governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina. He became known as "the Father of Modern North Carolina."
Frank Porter Graham was an American educator and political activist. A professor of history,he was elected President of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1930,and he later became the first President of the consolidated University of North Carolina system.
John Motley Morehead III was an American chemist,politician,and diplomat. As a chemist,his work provided much of the foundation for the business of Union Carbide Corporation. The Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation was formed in 1917 from the merger of the former Union Carbide founded in 1898 by Morehead's father;and the National Carbon Company founded in 1886. He was a noted philanthropist who made major gifts to his alma mater,the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He also served as mayor of Rye,New York and United States Ambassador to Sweden.
David Eugene Price is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 4th congressional district from 1997 to 2023,previously holding the position from 1987 to 1995. A member of the Democratic Party,he represented a district covering much of the heart of the Triangle,including all of Orange County and parts of Wake and Durham counties. It included most of Raleigh,parts of Durham,and all of Cary and Chapel Hill. Price was the dean of North Carolina's delegation to the House of Representatives. He had announced that he would retire from Congress in 2022.
The Morehead-Cain Scholarship was the first merit scholarship program established in the United States. It was founded at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1951 and was named for its benefactors,John Motley Morehead III and the Gordon and Mary Cain Foundation. The Morehead-Cain is among the most prestigious undergraduate educational opportunities worldwide,with only 3 percent of candidates gaining admission each year.
Tony Waldrop was an American academic administrator,researcher,and athlete. In 2014,he became the third president of the University of South Alabama.
The UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center is a cancer research and treatment center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. One of 52 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the United States,its clinical base is the N.C. Cancer Hospital,part of the UNC Health Care system. UNC Lineberger is the only public NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center in the state of North Carolina. The current director is H. Shelton Earp III who succeeded current NCI director Norman Sharpless.
Kelly M. Alexander Jr. is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He represents the 107th district. During the 2015 legislative session,Alexander is one of 22 African Americans in the North Carolina House of Representatives.
William O. Richardson is an American politician. He was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2015. A Democrat,he represented the 44th district from 2015 to 2023. He also previously served in the House from 1993 to 1996. He ran for the North Carolina Senate in the 19th district during the 2014 elections. He lost the general election to Wesley Meredith. Richardson ran for North Carolina's 8th congressional district in the 2002 election. He lost the primary to Chris Kouri.
Gale Adcock is a family nurse practitioner and American politician who has served in the North Carolina Senate representing the 16th district since 2023. Adcock previously served in the North Carolina House of Representatives representing the 41st district from 2015 to 2023. She also served as Deputy House Minority leader for one term.
Brian Mills Turner is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Turner represented the 116th district from 2015 to 2023. On November 29,2021,Turner announced that he wouldn't seek re-election in 2022.
Kyle Hall is a businessman and politician,currently serving in the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Kristin Dutrow Baker is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. She has represented the 82nd district since her initial appointment in March 2020.
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.
