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Roy Asberry Cooper III (/ ˈ k ʊ p ər / KUUP-ər [1] [a]; born June 13, 1957) is an American attorney and politician serving since 2017 as the 75th governor of North Carolina.A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 50th attorney general of North Carolina from 2001 to 2017, and in the North Carolina General Assembly, in both the House, from 1987 to 1991, and the Senate, from 1991 ...
Cooper became the first North Carolina governor to win re-election since Mike Easley in 2004. He also outperformed other Democrats on the ballot and was the only Democrat to win a gubernatorial race in a state carried by Donald Trump in 2020. With a margin of 4.51%, this election was the second closest of the 2020 gubernatorial election cycle ...
The governor of North Carolina is the head of government of the U.S. state of North Carolina and commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. There have been 69 governors of North Carolina, with six serving non-consecutive terms, totaling 75 terms. The current governor is Democrat Roy Cooper, who took office on January 1, 2017.
In 2016, Cooper was elected governor, and he was reelected in 2020. ... N.C. Governor Roy Cooper prepares to crank the warning siren to kickoff the Carolina Hurricanes Fan Fest in downtown Raleigh ...
In 2020, Robinson was elected lieutenant governor, Stein was re-elected attorney general, Cooper was re-elected governor and Trump won the state as he lost his bid for a second term. All but Trump ...
Governor Roy Cooper delivering his oath of office, 2017 As with other state officials, only registered voters in North Carolina are eligible to be elected governor. Unlike most other candidates for statewide executive office, who must be at least 21 years of age, any potential governor must be at least 30 years of age. [ 36 ]
Cooper has never lost an election, winning the governor’s mansion twice: in 2016 and 2020. Before that, he served four terms as attorney general, and before that served in both the Senate and House.
Democratic state attorney general Roy Cooper won his first term in office, defeating Republican incumbent Pat McCrory. Primary elections were held March 15. [1] Both McCrory and Cooper won their primaries by overwhelming margins. [2] Lon Cecil, a consultant and electrical engineer, was the Libertarian nominee.