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North Carolina's 11th Senate District
North Carolina's 11th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ... Lisa Stone Barnes since 2021. Geography Since 2023, the district has included all of Nash, Franklin, and Vance counties. The district overlaps with the 7th, 24th, 25th, and 32nd state house districts. District officeholders since 1975 Election results 2022 2020 2018 2016 2014 2012 2010 2008 2006 2004 2002 2000 References {{North Carolina State Senators North Carolina Senate districts Nash County, North Carolina Franklin County, North Carolina Vance County, North Carolina [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Stone Barnes
Lisa Stone Barnes (born July 16, 1966) is an American businesswoman and politician. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, she was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2018 after serving for six years on the Nash County, North Carolina, Nash County board of commissioners. Rather than seek reelection, Barnes instead decided to instead run for the North Carolina Senate, state senate in 2020, defeating former senator Allen Wellons. Early life and education Barnes was born Donna Lisa Stone to Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Stone in Nash County, North Carolina. She graduated from Southern Nash High School and Peace College before marrying Johnny Carson Barnes at Middlesex Church of God on December 12, 1987. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from North Carolina State University in 1988 and completed the legal assistant program at Meredith College. Political career Barnes ran for the 4th district seat on the Nash Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Davis Speed
James Davis Speed (January 30, 1915 – June 14, 2006) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He also served as a member for the 7th and 11th district of the North Carolina Senate. Speed was the son of Addie Jeffreys and Henry Plummer Speed. He attended at the Gold Sand High School. Speed worked as a cowman on his family’s farm, and regarded himself primarily as a farmer. In 1961, Speed was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives, serving until 1972. In 1977, he was elected to represent the 7th district in the North Carolina Senate. In 1983 he was moved to the 11th district, replacing R. C. Soles Jr. who was moved to the 18th district. In December 1996, he retired from the Senate, to be replaced by Allen Wellons. He was honored with numerous awards in North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Horner
Richard Paul Horner (born July 2, 1957) is an American politician. He was elected to the North Carolina State Senate in 2016. A Republican, he serves the 11th district. Horner graduated from East Carolina University, where he was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon Tau Kappa Epsilon (), commonly known as or Teke, is a social college fraternity founded on January 10, 1899, at Illinois Wesleyan University. The organization has chapters throughout the United States and Canada, making the Fraternity an interna ... Fraternity. References Living people Republican Party North Carolina state senators 1957 births 21st-century American legislators 21st-century North Carolina politicians {{NorthCarolina-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 North Carolina Attorney General Election
The 2016 North Carolina election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the Attorney General of North Carolina, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold Public administration, public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative ... to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives elections, 2016, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various United States elections, 2016#State elections, state and United States elections, 2016#Local elections, local elections. Incumbent Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper chose not to run for re-election to a fifth term in office, but instead successfully North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2016, ran for Governor. Primary elections were held on March 15, 2016 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buck Newton
Eldon Sharpe "Buck" Newton III (born July 5, 1968) was a Republican state senator in the North Carolina General Assembly (the state's legislature) representing N.C. District 11 (Wilson and Nash counties). Newton won his seat in the 2010 election by defeating the Democratic incumbent, Albin B. Swindell. In 2016 Newton was the Republican nominee for North Carolina Attorney General losing to Democrat Josh Stein by 25,000 votes, a 0.5% margin. Early life and education A native of Wilson, North Carolina, Newton graduated from Hunt High School before attending Appalachian State University. At A.S.U. he received his bachelor's degree in political science. After college, Newton served as an aide to Senator Jesse Helms on the Foreign Relations Committee in the U.S. Senate. Newton is also a graduate of the Campbell University Campbell University is a private Baptist university in Buies Creek, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina (S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Carolina's 10th Senate District
North Carolina's 10th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Republican Brent Jackson since 2011. Geography Since 2013, the district has covered all of Sampson Sampson may refer to: Military * , several Royal Navy ships * , several US Navy ships * Sampson-class destroyer, a World War I US Navy class * Sampson Air Force Base, near Seneca Lake, New York, closed in 1956 * SAMPSON, a multi-function radar ... and Duplin counties, as well as part of Johnston County. The district overlaps with the 4th, 10th, 21st, 22nd, 26th, and 28th state house districts. District officeholders since 1985 Election results 2022 2020 2018 2016 2014 2012 2010 2008 2006 2004 2002 2000 References {{North Carolina State Senators North Carolina Senate districts Sampson County, North Carolina Duplin County, North Carolina Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Carolina's 12th Senate District
North Carolina's 12th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Republican Jim Burgin James Andrew "Jim" Burgin (born May 20, 1956) is a Republican member of the North Carolina State Senate, representing the 12th district. He was elected in the 2018 elections. Burgin previously on the Harnett County Board of Commissioners. Politi ... since 2019. Geography Since 2023, the district has included all of Lee and Harnett counties, as well as part of Sampson County. The district overlaps with the 6th, 22nd, 51st, and 53rd state house districts. District officeholders Multi-member district Single-member district Election results 2022 2020 2018 2016 2014 2012 2010 2008 2006 2004 2002 2000 References {{North Carolina State Senators North Carolina Senate districts Lee County, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen Wellons
Allen Hewitt Wellons (born March 12, 1949) is an American attorney and Democratic politician. The onetime campaign manager for 11th district state senator Jim Speed, he succeeded the longtime lawmaker after he retired in 1996. Wellons ran for reelection in the newly drawn 12th district in 2002 but lost to Republican Johnston County commissioner Fred Smith. In 2020, he decided to run again for the Senate, challenging state representative Lisa Stone Barnes to succeed the retiring Rick Horner Richard Paul Horner (born July 2, 1957) is an American politician. He was elected to the North Carolina State Senate in 2016. A Republican, he serves the 11th district. Horner graduated from East Carolina University, where he was a member of Ta .... References External linksCampaign website Living people 1949 births Democratic Party North Carolina state senators People from Smithfield, North Carolina 20th-century American politicians 21st-century American politicians {{N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilson County, North Carolina
Wilson County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 78,784. The county seat is Wilson. The county comprises the Wilson Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included within the Rocky Mount–Wilson–Roanoke Rapids Combined Statistical Area. History On February 13, 1855, the North Carolina General Assembly established Wilson County "out of portions of Edgecombe, Johnston, Nash, and Wayne Counties." The county was named for Colonel Louis D. Wilson, U.S. Volunteers, who died of fever while on leave from the state senate during the Mexican–American War. Wilson Speedway held 12 NASCAR Cup Series races at the county fairgrounds in Wilson between 1951 and 1960. The half mile dirt track operated between 1934 and 1989. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which are land and (1.5%) are covered by water. State and local protected site * Tobacco Farm Life Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnston County, North Carolina
Johnston County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 215,999. Its county seat is Smithfield. Johnston County is included in the Raleigh, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Combined Statistical Area, which has a population of 1,998,808 as of U.S. Census 2012 Population Estimates. History The county was formed in 1746 from Craven County. It was named for Gabriel Johnston, Governor of North Carolina from 1734 to 1752. In 1752 parts of Johnston County, Bladen County, and Granville County were combined to form Orange County. In 1758 the eastern part of Johnston County became Dobbs County. In 1770 parts of Johnston County, Cumberland County, and Orange County were combined to form Wake County. Finally, in 1855 parts of Johnston County, Edgecombe County, Nash County, and Wayne County were combined to form Wilson County. Most early growers in Johnston County wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wake County, North Carolina
Wake County is located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In the 2020 census, its population was 1,129,410, making it North Carolina's most-populous county. From July 2005 to July 2006, Wake County was the 9th-fastest growing county in the United States, with the town of Cary and the city of Raleigh being the 8th- and 15th-fastest growing cities, respectively. Its county seat is Raleigh, which is also the state capital. Eleven other municipalities are in Wake County, the largest of which is Cary, the third-largest city of the Research Triangle region and the seventh-largest municipality in North Carolina. It is governed by the Wake County Board of Commissioners, coterminous with the Wake County Public School System school district, with law enforcement provided by the Wake County Sheriff's Department. It is also part of the wider Triangle J Council of Governments, which governs regional planning. History Early history Prior to English colonization, present-day Wake Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Carolina's 7th Senate District
North Carolina's 7th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Republican Michael Lee since 2023. Geography Since 2023, the district has covered most of New Hanover County New Hanover County is one of 100 counties located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 225,702. Though the second-smallest NC county in land area, it is one of the most populous, as its county seat, Wilm .... The district overlaps with the 18th, 19th, and 20th house districts. District officeholders since 1993 Election results 2022 2020 2018 2016 2014 2012 2010 2008 2006 2004 2002 2000 References {{North Carolina State Senators North Carolina Senate districts New Hanover County, North Carolina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
