James Baxter Hunt Jr. is an American politician and retired attorney who was the 69th and 71st Governor of North Carolina. He is the longest-serving governor in the state's history.
Michael Francis Easley is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 72nd governor of North Carolina from 2001 to 2009. He is the first governor of North Carolina to have been convicted of a felony. A member of the Democratic Party,Easley was North Carolina's second Catholic governor.
W. Britt Cobb,Jr. is a former North Carolina government official. His last position was as chief of staff for North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue until she left office in January 2013. Previously,he had served as her Secretary of Administration. Cobb was also Commissioner of Agriculture for the state of North Carolina between June 2003 and February 2005. He was appointed to the post in June 2003 following the resignation of Agriculture Commissioner Meg Scott Phipps and lost a hotly disputed race for the seat in 2004 to Republican Steve Troxler.
Stephen Michael Metcalf is an American lobbyist and former politician. He was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's forty-ninth Senate district,including constituents in Buncombe county.
Sarah Parker is an American judge who served as the chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court from February 2006 until August 2014.
The 2004 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 2,2004. The general election was between the Democratic incumbent Mike Easley and the Republican nominee Patrick J. Ballantine. Easley won by 56% to 43%,winning his second term as governor. This is the last time a Democrat was elected governor of North Carolina by double digits.
Elections to choose members of the North Carolina Council of State were held on Tuesday,November 2,2004.
Michael E. Ward is an American politician who served as North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1996 to 2004.
The North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction is an elected constitutional officer in the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As the head of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction,the superintendent oversees the public school systems of the state. They also serve as the secretary of the North Carolina State Board of Education and are a member of the North Carolina Council of State. The incumbent is Catherine Truitt,who became superintendent on January 2,2021.
The North Carolina State Board of Education,established by Article 9 of the Constitution of North Carolina,supervises and administers the public school systems of North Carolina. The board sets policy and general procedures for public school systems across the state,including teacher pay and qualifications,course content,testing requirements,and manages state education funds.
Patricia Ann "Pat" Timmons-Goodson is an American judge and politician who served on the North Carolina Supreme Court from 2006 to 2012. She previously served on the United States Commission on Civil Rights and is a former nominee to be a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Timmons-Goodson ran for Congress in 2020.
June St. Clair Atkinson was elected North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction on November 3,2004,in a race that was decided by the North Carolina General Assembly on August 23,2005. She was re-elected in 2008 and 2012.
Robert Byrd Jordan III was an American politician who served as the 29th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina for one term (1985–1989) under Governor James G. Martin and who unsuccessfully ran for Governor of North Carolina in 1988.
Dennis Alvin Wicker is an American lawyer and politician from Sanford who served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1981–1993) and as the 31st Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina (1993–2001). As lieutenant governor,he became the first statewide elected official to chair the State Board of Community Colleges,which sets policy for the state's 58-campus system. Wicker was also a member of the North Carolina State Board of Education and the State Board of Economic Development.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of South Carolina on November 4,2014. All of South Carolina's executive officers were up for election as well as both United States Senate seats,and all of South Carolina's seven seats in the United States House of Representatives.
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.
Ruth Dial Woods is an American educator and activist. A member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina,she was the first woman to serve as the associate superintendent of the Robeson County Public Schools and to receive an at-large appointment to the University of North Carolina Board of Governors. After teaching in the public school system of Robeson County for 27 years,she joined the faculty at Fayetteville State University. In addition to her work as an educator,Woods was involved in the Civil Rights Movement,the Women's liberation movement,and the American Indian Movement. She has served as a community development consultant for the United States Department of Labor and as a consultant for the Lumbee Tribal Council for administration of tribal programs. The recipient of numerous awards and honors for her work in human rights and education,in 2011,she was inducted into the North Carolina Women's Hall of Fame.
Mary Pipines Easley is an American attorney,academic,and former university administrator who,as the wife of Governor Mike Easley,served as First Lady of North Carolina from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Democratic Party,she was the first woman to maintain her own career while serving as first lady,and also the first Catholic and first Greek American to serve in this position. As first lady,Easley championed educational,artistic,and public health initiatives in North Carolina. She focused on promoting childhood immunization,access to public libraries,and teacher recruitment across the state. An avid arts patron,she partnered with the North Carolina Museum of Art to help procure funding and bring in international exhibits,including exhibits on Monet and Auguste Rodin. Prior to serving as first lady,Easley was one of the first women to serve as an assistant district attorney in eastern North Carolina.
Catherine Truitt is an American educator and politician who has served as the 24th North Carolina superintendent of public instruction since January 2,2021. A member of the Republican Party,Truitt previously served as senior advisor on education to North Carolina governor Pat McCrory from 2015 to 2017. She has been the chancellor of the online Western Governors University North Carolina since its establishment in 2017.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Wyoming on Tuesday,November 7,1978. All of the state's executive officers—the Governor,Secretary of State,Auditor,Treasurer,and Superintendent of Public Instruction—were up for election. Democratic Governor Edgar Herschler won a narrow re-election to a second term,and Democrat Lynn Simons was elected Superintendent of Public Instruction,narrowly defeating incumbent Republican Robert G. Schroder. Republicans won the remainder of the statewide offices.
