Caldwell County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. As of the 2020 census,the population was 80,652. Its county seat is Lenoir. Caldwell County is part of the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton,NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Joe Sam Queen is a North American Democratic Party politician and architect from North Carolina. He has served in both the North Carolina Senate and the North Carolina House of Representatives.
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.
North Carolina's 11th congressional district encompasses most of Western North Carolina. Since January 3,2023,the district has been represented by Chuck Edwards.
North Carolina's 5th congressional district covers the central western portion of North Carolina from the Appalachian Mountains to the western suburbs of the Piedmont Triad. The district borders Tennessee and Virginia,with the bulk of its territory in the mountains;it stretches just far enough to the east to grab its share of Forsyth County,home to most of its population.
North Carolina's 12th congressional district is a congressional district located in the northern and eastern portions of Charlotte as well as surrounding areas in Mecklenburg County and Cabarrus County represented by Democrat Alma Adams. Prior to the 2016 elections,it was a gerrymandered district located in central North Carolina that comprised portions of Charlotte,Winston-Salem,Greensboro,Lexington,Salisbury,Concord,and High Point.
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.
The Charlotte City Council is the legislative body of the City of Charlotte and forms part of a council–manager system of government. The Council is made up of eleven members and the Mayor,all elected to two-year terms in odd-numbered years. Four Council Members are elected at-large with the other seven representing districts. Though elected separately,the Mayor presides over City Council meetings. A Mayor Pro Tem is elected by the members of the City Council to preside when the Mayor is absent,and to assume the office of Mayor in an acting capacity should the Mayor no longer be able to do so.
John Chadwick "Chad" Barefoot is a former Republican member of the North Carolina Senate,representing North Carolina's 18th Senate district from 2013 to 2018. Senate District 18 covers Franklin County and parts of eastern and southern Wake County.
George Grant Cleveland,is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He has represented the 14th District since 2005. He is a 25-year veteran of the United States Marine Corps.
The 2016 North Carolina election was held on November 8,2016,to elect the Attorney General 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.
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.
Andy Wells is an American real estate developer and politician who served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 96th district from 2013 to 2015,and in the North Carolina Senate from the 42nd district from 2015 to 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.
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.
Raymond Edward Smith Jr. is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives,who represented the 21st district from 2019 to 2023.
Rachel H. Hunt is an American politician. She is a member of the North Carolina State Senate and the lieutenant governor-elect of North Carolina. A Democrat,Hunt was elected in November 2022 to represent the 42nd district based in Mecklenburg County. Before that,Hunt served two terms in the North Carolina House,twice beating Republican Bill Brawley. When she is sworn in on January 1,2025,Hunt will become the first Democrat elected to the lieutenant governor’s office since Walter Dalton in 2012,The first child of a previous lieutenant governor to hold the same position since Jim Hunt in 1973 and the second female lieutenant governor of North Carolina,after Bev Perdue.
Lydia E. Lavelle is an American academic and politician. She was the mayor of Carrboro,North Carolina,from 2013 to 2021,and is a professor of law at North Carolina Central University. She was first elected mayor in 2013,after serving on the Board of Aldermen of Carrboro for six years from 2007 to 2013. When she was elected,she became the first openly-lesbian mayor in North Carolina. She served on the board of the North Carolina Metropolitan Mayors Coalition and on the North Carolina Commission on Inclusion,to which she was appointed in 2018. As a law professor,she has researched the effects of anti-discrimination laws on LGBT people.
This is the electoral history of Thom Tillis,the senior United States senator from North Carolina since 2015. Previously,he represented the 98th district in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2007 to 2015 and served as Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. In 2020,he won re-election to a second term in the Senate,defeating Democratic challenger Cal Cunningham,and his term will last through January 3,2027.
Brian Austin Farkas is an American politician and State Representative who served District 9 in the North Carolina House of Representatives.
