North Carolina Council of State elections, 2012
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The North Carolina Council of State elections, 2012 will be held November 6, 2012 to select the nine officers of the North Carolina Council of State
. This will coincide with the U.S. presidential election, U.S. House elections
, N.C. gubernatorial elections
, and the statewide judicial
elections. Primary election
s will be held on May 8, 2012; if necessary, runoff elections
will be held on June 26.
Lieutenant Governor
State Treasurer
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Commissioner of Agriculture
Commissioner of Labor
North Carolina Council of State
The Council of State is a group of popularly elected executive offices in North Carolina, USA. It is separate from the North Carolina Cabinet, which is appointed by the Governor of North Carolina, and makes up the rest of the executive leadership of the government...
. This will coincide with the U.S. presidential election, U.S. House elections
United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 2012
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the 13 U.S. Representatives from the state of North Carolina. The elections will coincide with the U.S. presidential election, N.C. gubernatorial election, statewide...
, N.C. gubernatorial elections
North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2012
The 2012 North Carolina gubernatorial election will take place on November 6, 2012, concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election, U.S. House elections, statewide judicial elections, Council of State elections and various local elections....
, and the statewide judicial
North Carolina judicial elections, 2012
One justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court and three judges of the North Carolina Court of Appeals are scheduled to be elected by North Carolina voters on November 6, 2012, concurrently with the elections for Governor and other offices. North Carolina judicial elections are non-partisan...
elections. Primary election
Primary election
A primary election is an election in which party members or voters select candidates for a subsequent election. Primary elections are one means by which a political party nominates candidates for the next general election....
s will be held on May 8, 2012; if necessary, runoff elections
Two-round system
The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner where the voter casts a single vote for their chosen candidate...
will be held on June 26.
Council of state
The nine members of the North Carolina Council of State are statewide-elected officers serving four-year terms. Official filing to run for the offices listed will be February 13-29, 2012.Lieutenant GovernorLieutenant Governor of North CarolinaThe Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina is the second highest elected official in the U.S. state of North Carolina and is the only elected official to have powers in both the legislative and executive branches of state government...
Democratic
- Elaine MarshallElaine MarshallElaine F. Marshall is the current North Carolina Secretary of State; she is the first woman to be elected to that office and the first woman elected to statewide executive office in North Carolina. Marshall was the Democratic Party's nominee for the United States Senate seat currently held by...
is the DemocraticDemocratic Party (United States)The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
incumbent and has announced that she will be seeking re-election.
Republican
- Michael BeitlerMichael BeitlerMichael Beitler is an author, business professor, and Republican candidate for North Carolina Secretary of State in the 2012 election. He is married to spouse, Danielle, and has three children...
, who was a LibertarianLibertarian Party (United States)The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...
nominee for US SenatorUnited States SenateThe United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
for North Carolina in 2010United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2010The 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...
, changed his registration to RepublicanRepublican Party (United States)The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to run for Secretary of State. - Greg Dority, three-time congressional candidate
Campaign sites
Democratic
- Roy CooperRoy CooperRoy Asberry Cooper, III is the current North Carolina Attorney General. He is a member of the North Carolina Democratic Party.-Personal life and education:...
is the Democratic incumbent and his political consultant has stated that he will seek re-election.
State TreasurerNorth Carolina State TreasurerThe North Carolina State Treasurer is a statewide elected office in the U.S. state of North Carolina responsible for overseeing the financial operations of state government. The current state treasurer is Janet Cowell....
- Janet CowellJanet CowellJanet Cowell was elected North Carolina State Treasurer in 2008. She is North Carolina's first woman State Treasurer. She was previously a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate ....
is the Democratic incumbent.
Superintendent of Public InstructionNorth Carolina Superintendent of Public InstructionThe North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction is the elected head of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and oversees the public school systems of the state. The Superintendent is currently an elected member of the North Carolina Council of State, chosen in a partisan...
- June AtkinsonJune AtkinsonJune 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. Dr...
is the Democratic incumbent.
Democratic
- Rick GlazierRick GlazierRichard Glazier is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing the 45th district since 2003. He is currently serving as a House Minority Whip...
, state representative, may run, depending on June Atkinson's decision to run again. - Tricia CothamTricia CothamPatricia Ann Cotham is a North Carolina educator and Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 100th House district . In March 2007, she was selected by local Democratic Party leaders to replace state Representative James B. Black, who had resigned...
, state representative, may run, depending on June Atkinson's decision to run again.
Commissioner of AgricultureNorth Carolina Commissioner of AgricultureThe Commissioner of Agriculture is the head of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, as well as chairman of the state Board of Agriculture. As an executive officer elected statewide, the commissioner is also a member of the North Carolina Council of State.Leonidas L....
- Steve TroxlerSteve TroxlerSteve Troxler is a tobacco farmer and the Republican Commissioner of Agriculture for the U.S. state of North Carolina, sworn in February 8, 2005 after an extended election dispute following the November 2004 statewide election....
is the Republican incumbent.
Commissioner of LaborNorth Carolina Commissioner of LaborThe Commissioner of Labor of North Carolina is the head of the state's Department of Labor.The Constitution of North Carolina provides for the election by the people every four years of a Commissioner of Labor whose term of office runs concurrently with that of the governor...
- Cherie Berry is the Republican incumbent.
Democratic
- Marlowe Foster, public affairsPublic relationsPublic relations is the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc....
director for PfizerPfizerPfizer, Inc. is an American multinational pharmaceutical corporation. The company is based in New York City, New York with its research headquarters in Groton, Connecticut, United States...
and a registered lobbyistLobbying in the United StatesLobbying in the United States targets the United States Senate, the United States House of Representatives, and state legislatures. Lobbyists may also represent their clients' or organizations' interests in dealings with federal, state, or local executive branch agencies or the courts. Lobby...
.
Democratic
- Wayne GoodwinWayne GoodwinGeorge Wayne Goodwin was elected North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance in the 2008 election. Goodwin previously served as a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's sixty-eighth House district, including constituents in Richmond and Stanly counties...
is the Democratic incumbent and has announced that he will seek re-election.
See also
- North Carolina Council of State elections: 1996North Carolina Council of State elections, 1996The North Carolina Council of State election of 1996 was held on 5 November 1996, to elect the Council of State. On the same day, North Carolina held elections for Governor and for Lieutenant Governor, who also formally sit in the Council of State....
, 2000North Carolina Council of State elections, 2000The North Carolina Council of State election of 2000 was held on 7 November 2000, to elect the Council of State. On the same day, North Carolina held elections for Governor and for Lieutenant Governor, who also formally sit in the Council of State....
, 2004, 2008.