2008 North Carolina Council of State election

2008 North Carolina Council of State election

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All 10 members of the North Carolina Council of State
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 7 3
Seats won 8 2
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 2

North Carolina elections to choose members of the Council of State (who head various executive branch departments) were held November 4, 2008. This coincided with the presidential, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, gubernatorial, and statewide judicial elections.

Primary elections were held on May 6, 2008 for races in which more than one candidate filed for a party's nomination.[1]

One of the results of the general election was that women held a majority (six of 10, including the Governor) of the seats on the Council of State for the first time.[2] Only one incumbent, State Auditor Les Merritt, was defeated.[3]

  1. ^ "Primary Election Voter Guide". Archived from the original on April 18, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2008.
  2. ^ WRAL: Women now the majority on NC Council of State[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Niolet, Benjamin (November 7, 2008). "Women dominate new Council of State: Of 10 executive posts, just two held by GOP". The News & Observer.

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