Jesse Alexander Helms Jr. was an American politician. A leader in the conservative movement,he served as a senator from North Carolina from 1973 to 2003. As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 1995 to 2001,he had a major voice in foreign policy. Helms helped organize and fund the conservative resurgence in the 1970s,focusing on Ronald Reagan's quest for the White House as well as helping many local and regional candidates.
James Grubbs Martin is an American chemist and politician who served as the 70th governor of North Carolina from 1985 to 1993. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as the U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 9th congressional district from 1973 to 1985.
James Eubert Holshouser Jr. was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 68th Governor of North Carolina from 1973 to 1977. He was the first Republican candidate to be elected as governor of the state since 1896. Born in Boone,North Carolina,Holshouser initially sought to become a sports journalist before deciding to pursue a law degree. While in law school he developed an interest in politics and in 1962 he was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives where he focused on restructuring government and higher education institutions,and drug abuse legislation. Made chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party in March 1966,he established the organization's first permanent staff and gained prominence by opposing a cigarette tax.
Patrick J. Ballantine is an American attorney and politician who was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly,rising to become the Senate Minority Leader and the Republican Party's nominee for governor in 2004.
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 1984 United States Senate elections were held on November 6,with the 33 seats of Class 2 contested in regular elections. They coincided with the landslide re-election of President Ronald Reagan in the presidential election. In spite of the lopsided presidential race,Reagan's Republican Party suffered a net loss of two Senate seats to the Democrats,although it retained control of the Senate with a reduced 53–47 majority. Democrats defeated incumbents in Illinois and Iowa,and won an open seat in Tennessee,while Republicans defeated an incumbent in Kentucky.
North Carolina's 9th congressional district 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.
Hargrove "Skipper" Bowles Jr. was an American Democratic politician and businessman,based in Greensboro,North Carolina.
Thomas Harrison Fetzer Jr. is an American politician and lobbyist who served three two-year terms as Mayor of Raleigh,North Carolina from 1993 to 1999. He was chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party from 2009 to 2011.
The North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) is the affiliate of the Republican Party in North Carolina. Michael Whatley was the chair from 2019 until his election as national chair in March 2024. It is currently the state's favored party,controlling half of North Carolina's U.S. House seats,both U.S. Senate seats,and a 3/5 supermajority control of both chambers of the state legislature,as well as a majority on the state supreme court.
The 2012 North Carolina gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2012,concurrently with the 2012 United States presidential election,U.S. House election,statewide judicial election,Council of State election and various local elections.
The 1976 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 2,1976,and was part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on Tuesday,November 6,2012,to elect the 13 U.S. representatives from the state of North Carolina. The elections coincided with the U.S. presidential election,N.C. gubernatorial election,statewide judicial elections,Council of State elections and various local elections. Primary elections were held on May 8,2012;for races in which no candidate received 40 percent of the vote in the primary,runoff elections were held on July 17.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014 to elect the 13 U.S. representatives from the state of North Carolina,one from each of the state's 13 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections,including an election to the U.S. Senate.
The 2016 presidential campaign of Mike Huckabee,the 44th Governor of Arkansas,began on May 5,2015,at an event in his hometown of Hope,Arkansas. Huckabee's candidacy for the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential election was his second,after having previously run in 2008. Following a disappointing showing in the Iowa caucuses,Huckabee ended his run on February 1,2016.
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.
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.
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.
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 took place on March 5,2024,for offices for which more than one candidate filed per party.
