Alma Shealey Adams is an American politician who represents North Carolina's 12th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. A Democrat,Adams represented the state's 58th House district in Guilford County in the North Carolina General Assembly from her appointment in April 1994 until her election to Congress,succeeded by Ralph C. Johnson. A college administrator and art professor from Greensboro,Adams is known for her many distinctive hats. She won the 2014 special election in North Carolina's 12th congressional district to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mel Watt,becoming the 100th woman serving in the 113th Congress. She won election to a full two-year term at the same time.
James Monroe Gulley was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 103rd House district,including constituents in Mecklenburg County. From Matthews,North Carolina,Gulley served seven terms in the state House.
Martha Bedell Alexander is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly. She represented the state's one hundred sixth House district that included constituents in Mecklenburg county. A homemaker from Charlotte,North Carolina,Alexander served ten terms in the NC House from 1993 to 2013. After redistricting,she lost re-election to her seat in 2012.
Fern H. Shubert is a former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's thirty-fifth Senate district,including constituents in Mecklenburg and Union counties. An accountant from Marshville,North Carolina,Shubert served in the State House from 1994 to 1998 and again from 2000 to 2002. She served in the State Senate from 2002 to 2004,where she was the Republican whip.
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.
Chris Cole is a Libertarian Party activist in North Carolina. He has run unsuccessfully for a number of local,state,and federal offices. In 2008,it was thought that his candidacy might act as a spoiler in what was expected to be a close U.S. Senate race.
The 9th congressional district of North Carolina is a congressional district in south-central North Carolina. The district's current boundaries were redrawn in February 2016 after a U.S. District Court overturned the existing boundaries because of politically directed gerrymandering that suppressed minority representation. The new congressional district consists of Union,Chatham,Anson,Richmond,Scotland,and Robeson counties;a southeast portion of Mecklenburg County;and parts of Cumberland,Moore and Bladen counties.
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.
Ruth Culbertson Samuelson was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly,representing the 104th district in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2007 to 2015. From 2000 to 2004,Samuelson served as a member of the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners,representing the Fifth District. In 2004,she ran for an At-Large seat on the Board of Commissioners,but lost in a tight general election race.
Patricia Ann Cotham is an American politician,lobbyist and former schoolteacher. She is a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 112th district,based in Mecklenburg County.
Harry Joseph Warren is a Human Resource Specialist and Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He has represented the 76th district since 2011.
One justice of the seven-member North Carolina Supreme Court and five judges of the 15-member North Carolina Court of Appeals were elected by North Carolina voters on November 8,2016,concurrently with other state elections. Terms for seats on each court are eight years.
William M. Brawley is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He represented the 103rd district.
James Daniel Bishop is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 8th congressional district since 2019,when the district was numbered as the 9th. 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.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on November 6,2018,electing the thirteen U.S. representatives from the State of North Carolina,one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,as well as elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
Mary Gardner Belk is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's eighty-eighth House district,which includes portions of Southeast Mecklenburg County. 2017 was her first year in North Carolina House. In the 2017–2018 session,Belk served on the Transportation,Banking,and Justice and Public Safety Appropriations Committees.
Rachel H. Hunt is a member of the North Carolina State Senate. A Democrat,Hunt was elected in November 2022 to represent Senate District 42 in Mecklenburg County,North Carolina. Prior to that,Hunt served two successful terms in the North Carolina House beating incumbent Republican Rep. Bill Brawley twice.
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.
Brian Austin Farkas is an American politician and State Representative who served the District 9 in the North Carolina House of Representatives.
North Carolina's 102nd House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Becky Carney since 2003.
