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The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on November 5, 2024, to elect the fourteen U.S. representatives from the State of North Carolina, one from all fourteen of the state's congressional districts.
The 2024 North Carolina House of Representatives election were held on November 5, 2024, to elect all 120 members to North Carolina's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including for the U.S. President, U.S. House of Representatives, Council of State, and state senate. [1]
The North Carolina House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The House is a 120-member body led by a Speaker of the House, who holds powers similar to those of the President pro-tem in the North Carolina Senate. Representatives serve two-year terms.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on November 8, 2022, to elect U.S. representatives from the state of North Carolina, concurrent with nationwide elections to the House of Representatives and U.S. Senate (including in North Carolina), alongside legislative elections to the state house and senate.
Black voters turned out at a record 72 percent for Barack Obama in 2008, making him the only Democratic presidential candidate to win North Carolina since Jimmy Carter won in 1976.
However, since the state was not recognized by the Congress of the Confederation, it disbanded and joined North Carolina. In 1790, North Carolina relinquished the region to the federal government, creating the Southwest Territory. In 1796, the territory would be admitted to the Union as the State of Tennessee, with Sevier as its first governor.
The General Assembly drafts and legislates the state laws of North Carolina, also known as the General Statutes. The General Assembly is a bicameral legislature, consisting of the North Carolina House of Representatives (formerly called the North Carolina House of Commons until 1868) and the North Carolina Senate. Since 1868, the House has had ...
North Carolina House of Representatives 11th district general election, 2020 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic: Allison Dahle (incumbent) 26,798 : 68.44% : Republican: Clark Pope 10,175 25.98% Libertarian: Adrian Lee Travers 2,185 5.58% Total votes 39,158 : 100% : Democratic hold