Janet Kay Hagan was an American lawyer,banking executive,and politician who served as a United States Senator from North Carolina from 2009 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously served in the North Carolina Senate from 1999 to 2009. By defeating Republican Elizabeth Dole in the 2008 election,she became the first woman to defeat an incumbent woman in a U.S. Senate election. She ran for reelection in 2014 but lost to Republican Thom Tillis,Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives,in a close race.
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.
Robert Miller Pittenger is a businessman and American politician who was the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 9th congressional district from 2013 to 2019. The district included several outer portions of Charlotte as well as many of that city's southern and eastern suburbs. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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.
James Calvin "Cal" Cunningham III is an American lawyer,politician,and retired military officer. A member of the Democratic Party and a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Reserve,he served one term as a North Carolina state senator from 2001 to 2003. Having previously run for United States Senate in a 2010 primary,Cunningham was the Democratic nominee for the 2020 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina,narrowly losing to incumbent Republican Thom Tillis.
The 1954 United States Senate elections was a midterm election in the first term of Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidency. The 32 Senate seats of Class 2 were contested in regular elections,and six special elections were held to fill vacancies. Eisenhower's Republican party lost a net of two seats to the Democratic opposition. This small change was just enough to give Democrats control of the chamber with the support of an Independent who agreed to caucus with them;he later officially joined the party in April 1955.
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.
Timothy Eugene Scott is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator from South Carolina since 2013. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as a member of the Charleston County Council,a state representative,and a U.S. Representative. He also worked in financial services before entering politics.
Thomas Roland Tillis is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from North Carolina,a seat he has held since 2015. A member of the Republican Party,Tillis served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2007 to 2015,and as its speaker from 2011 to 2015.
Peter Samuel Brunstetter is a former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly who represented the state’s 31st Senate district,including constituents in Forsyth County and Yadkin County,North Carolina. He resigned from the legislature,effective Dec. 15,2013,to become executive vice president and chief legal officer for Winston-Salem-based Novant Health. He served with Novant Health until November 2018. He served as the Chief Operating Officer of the University of North Carolina System,headquartered in Chapel Hill,NC,from January 2019 to July 2020.
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.
The 2014 United States Senate election in North Carolina took place on November 4,2014,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of North Carolina,concurrently with 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. The primary took place on May 6,2014.
Moral Mondays are protests that originated in North Carolina,United States and emerged elsewhere in the United States. Led by religious progressives,the leaders of the protesters sought to restore "morality" in the public sphere. Protests began in response to several actions by the government of North Carolina which was elected into office in 2013 and are characterized by civil disobedience—specifically entering the state legislature building to be peacefully arrested. The movement protests many wide-ranging issues under the blanket claim of unfair treatment,discrimination,and adverse effects of government legislation on the citizens of North Carolina. The protests in North Carolina launched a grassroots social justice movement that,in 2014,spread to Georgia and South Carolina,and then to other U.S. states such as Illinois and New Mexico.
The 2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2016,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.
Justin P. Burr is a former representative from the 67th District in the North Carolina House of Representatives. The 67th District includes all of Stanly County and a majority of Montgomery County. Burr,a Republican,resides in Norwood,North Carolina.
Jeffrey Neale Jackson is an American politician,attorney,and military officer serving as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 14th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,he represented the 37th district in the North Carolina Senate from 2014 to 2022.
The 2020 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 3,2020,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of North Carolina,concurrently with the 2020 United States 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. North Carolina was one of just five states holding presidential,gubernatorial,and senatorial elections concurrently in 2020. On March 3,2020,Republican incumbent Thom Tillis and Democratic former state senator Cal Cunningham won their respective primaries.
Michael Vincent Lee is a Republican member of the North Carolina State Senate.
The 2022 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of North Carolina. Primary elections were scheduled for March 8,2022,but were delayed by the North Carolina Supreme Court and rescheduled for May 17.
The 2024 North Carolina gubernatorial election will be held on November 5,2024,to elect the governor of North Carolina,concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various other state and local elections. Democratic state attorney general Josh Stein and Republican lieutenant governor Mark Robinson are seeking their first term in office. The winner will succeed incumbent Democratic governor Roy Cooper,who is term-limited and can not seek re-election to a third consecutive term in office. This is the only Democratic-held governorship up for election in 2024 in a state Donald Trump won in 2020. Primary elections took place on March 5,2024.
