Paul B. "Skip" Stam Jr. was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 37th House district,including constituents in Wake County. An attorney from Apex,North Carolina,Stam was elected to his seventh (non-consecutive) term in the state House of Representatives in 2012. He was first elected in 1988,but was defeated for re-election in 1990. He ran unsuccessfully for the state Senate and for the North Carolina Court of Appeals before being elected to the House again in 2002.
James Andrew "Jim" Harrell III served three terms as a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's ninetieth House district,including constituents in Alleghany and Surry counties. Harrell is originally from Elkin,North Carolina and later moved to Roaring Gap. As of 2011,Harrell is a lobbyist,running his own firm,James A. Harrell III and Associates,LLC,in Raleigh.
Timothy Keith Moore is an American attorney and politician who has been the speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives since 2015. A Republican,Moore represents the 111th State House District,which includes Cleveland County. Moore was first elected to the state House in 2002.
Roy Asberry Cooper III is an American attorney and politician,serving as the 75th governor of North Carolina since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the 49th attorney general of North Carolina from 2001 to 2017. He also served in the North Carolina General Assembly in both the House of Representatives (1987–1991) and Senate (1991–2001).
Ralph Bradley Miller is an American attorney and former U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 13th congressional district,serving from 2003 to 2013. District 13 included all of Caswell and Person counties,and parts of Alamance,Granville,Guilford,Rockingham and Wake counties. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Patrick Lloyd McCrory is an American businessman,politician 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. McCrory also served on the U.S. Homeland Security Advisory Council from 2002 to 2006 under President George W. Bush.
The 2008 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 4,2008,coinciding with the presidential,U.S. Senate,U.S. House elections,Council of State and statewide judicial elections. Democrat Bev Perdue won the election. With a margin of 3.39%,this election was the closest race of the 2008 gubernatorial election cycle.
Daniel Terry Blue Jr. is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the North Carolina Senate,representing the state's 14th Senate district,and is the Senate minority leader.
North Carolina elections to choose members of the Council of State were held November 4,2008. This coincided with the presidential,U.S. Senate,U.S. House,gubernatorial,and statewide judicial elections.
The 2010 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 2,2010. The filing deadline for the primaries was February 26;the primaries were held on May 4,with a Democratic primary runoff held on June 22. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Richard Burr won re-election to a second term. Burr is the first incumbent to win re-election for this seat since Sam Ervin's last re-election in 1968. Burr's 54.8% also represented the highest vote share a North Carolina Republican received since the state began directly electing its senators.
John Christopher Heagarty is an American politician. He was appointed by Governor Bev Perdue to serve in the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2009 to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Rep. Ty Harrell,a fellow Democrat. Heagarty represented the 41st House district in western Wake County.
James Arthur Pope is an American businessman,attorney and former government official. Pope is the owner,chairman and CEO of Variety Wholesalers,a group of 370 retail stores in 16 states. He is also the president and chairman of the John William Pope Foundation. He previously served in the North Carolina House of Representatives and recently served as the Budget Director for North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory.
The North Carolina Council of State elections of 2012 were held November 6,2012 to select the nine officers of the North Carolina Council of State. This election coincided with the U.S. presidential election,U.S. House elections,the gubernatorial election and the statewide judicial 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.
Thomas Otis Murry is an American politician,attorney,and pharmacist who served as a member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 41st House district in western Wake County between 2011 and 2015. He defeated incumbent Chris Heagarty in the 2010 general election and was defeated by Gale Adcock in the 2014 general election.
Ralph E. Hise,Jr. is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party,he represents District 47 in the North Carolina Senate. Hise joined the Senate in 2011 after winning election on November 2,2010. He is from Spruce Pine,North Carolina.
The 2016 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held November 8,2016 to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of North Carolina,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. 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. Primary elections were held March 15.
James Daniel Bishop is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 9th congressional district since 2019. 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.
George Wiley Nickel III is an American attorney and Democratic politician serving as a member of the North Carolina Senate from the 16th district.
Brenden Harding Jones is an American politician and entrepreneur from the state of North Carolina. He is a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the Republican Party,representing the 46th district. He was first elected in November 2016.
