North Carolina Democratic Party
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The North Carolina Democratic Party (NCDP) is the North Carolina
affiliate of the national Democratic Party
in the United States. It is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina
. They are located in the historic Goodwin house which is located in the downtown area of Raleigh at 220 Hillsborough Street. .
to help with the economy. On the other end was mainly people from the west, who were mostly wealthy planters who did not believe that any help was needed. During this time the Democrats slowly came to support many of the Whig policies on internal improvements. For the first time in history voters were splitting off into one of the two parties. In 1850 the Whigs were split by the issue of slavery. Former Confederates and Whigs eventually formed the Conservative Party and opposed the reconstruction policies enacted by the U.S. Congress following the Civil War. The Conservatives later changed their name to the Democratic Party, and by 1860, the two main parties were the Democrats and the Republicans (GOP)..
North Carolina was a state that from 1900-1960's was mainly Democratic. But affiliations in the later half of the 20th century changed. Surveys taken 1968-1992 asked the public if they considered themselves a Democrat or Republican. Those identifying themselves as Democrats dropped from 60% to less than 40%. At the same time, people identifying with Republicans rose from 20% to 40%.
Even though North Carolina's politics have tended to be very conservative, but that doesn't mean that the state's Democrats haven't had electoral success. For example, Jesse Helms
served as U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1973-2003. In addition, from 1980-2004, the GOP nominee for President never lost North Carolina. However, John Edwards
was elected to the Senate from North Carolina in 1998 and was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2004. The popular conservative Elizabeth Dole
, the wife of Republican Senator and Presidential candidate Bob Dole
- and a one-time presidential candidate herself - was defeated for reelection in 2008 by Kay Hagan (D). This was the same year that Illinois Senator Barack Obama
(D) carried the state in his victory over Republican John McCain
by a margin of less than one half of a percentage point.
and defeating incumbent Republican Congressman Charles Taylor. In addition, most candidates backed by Democrats in the non-partisan races for the North Carolina Supreme Court
and the North Carolina Court of Appeals
were elected. These victories came despite controversies surrounding Jim Black
, a Democrat and former Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives
. The State Board of Elections ruled that Black's campaign illegally accepted corporate contributions and checks with the payee line left blank. He pleaded guilty to a federal corruption charge, after denying charges through the November 2006 election. He won re-election by just seven votes in a heavily Democratic district, but resigned from office in 2007.
, the Democratic nominee carried North Carolina in the presidential election
. Meanwhile, Kay Hagan was elected to the U.S. Senate
over incumbent Elizabeth Dole
, and Beverly Perdue was elected governor
to succeed fellow Democrat Mike Easley
.
to a second term by double digits, and unseating incumbent Democratic Rep. Bob Etheridge
.
, who was elected in 2011. The chair is elected by and leads the state Executive Committee, a body of more than 700 Democratic Party leaders and activists from all 100 counties, which governs the party.
Gwen Wilkins is the first vice chair, Doug Wilson is the second vice chair, Tony Mcewen is the third vice chair and Melvin Williams is the secretary.
State Legislature
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Representative !! District !! Representative !! District
|-
| Alma Adams || 58th || Kelly M. Alexander, Jr. || 107th
|-
| Mary B. Alexander || 106th || Larry M. Bell || 21st
|-
| Alice L. Bordsen || 63rd|| Marcus Brandon || 60th
|-
| William D. Brisson || 22nd || Angela R. Bryant || 7th
|-
| Becky Carney || 102nd || Tricia Ann Cotham || 100th
|-
| James W. Crawford, Jr. || 32nd || Beverly M. Earle || 101st
|-
| Bill Faison || 50th || Jean Farmer-Butterfield || 24th
|-
| Susan C. Fisher || 114th || Elmer Floyd || 43rd
|-
| Rosa U. Gill || 33rd || Rick Glazier || 45th
|-
| Ken Goodman || 66th || Charles Graham || 47th
|-
| Joe Hackney || 54th || R. Phillip Haire || 119th
|-
| Larry D. Hall || 29th || Susi H. Hamilton || 18th
|-
| Pricey Harrison || 57th || Dewey L. Hill || 20th
|-
| Verla Insko || 56th || Darren G. Jackson || 39th
|-
| Maggie Jeffus || 59th || Patsy Keever || 115th
|-
| Marvin W. Lucas || 42nd || Paul Luebke || 30th
|-
| Grier Martin || 34th || Frank McGuirt || 69th
|-
| Marian N. McLawhorn || 9th || Henry M. Michaux, Jr. || 31st
|-
| Annie W. Mobley || 5th || Rodney M. Moore || 99th
|-
| Bill Owens || 1st || Diane Parfitt || 44th
|-
| Earline W. Parmon || 72nd || Garland E. Pierce || 48th
|-
| Ray Rapp || 118th || Deborah K. Ross || 38th
|-
| Timothy L. Spear || 2nd || Joe P. Toison || 23rd
|-
| William L. Wainwright || 12th|| Edith D. Warren || 8th
|-
| Jennifer Weiss || 35th || W.A. (Winkie) Wilkins || 55th
|-
| Larry Womble || 71st || Michael H. Wray || 27th
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Senator !! District !! Senator !! District
|-
| Bob Atwater || 18th || Doug Berger || 7th
|-
| Dan Blue || 14th || Daniel G. Clodfelter || 37th
|-
| Charlie Smith Dannelly || 38th || Linda Garrou || 32nd
|-
| Malcolm Graham || 40th || Clark Jenkins || 3rd
|-
| Ed Jones || 4th || Eleanor Kinnaird || 23rd
|-
| Eric Mansfield || 21st || Floyd B. McKissick, Jr. || 20th
|-
| Martin L. Nesbitt, Jr. || 49th || William R. Purcell || 25th
|-
| Gladys A. Robinson || 28th || Josh Stein || 16th
|-
| Don Vaughan || 27th || Michael P. Walters || 13th
|-
| Stan White || 1st
|}
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
affiliate of the national Democratic Party
Democratic 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...
in the United States. It is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
. They are located in the historic Goodwin house which is located in the downtown area of Raleigh at 220 Hillsborough Street. .
History
The second party system emerged from a divide in the Democratic-Republican party in 1828. They split off into two groups, the Democrats, which were led by Andrew Jackson, and Whigs. In North Carolina, people from the west and northeast supported the Whigs mainly because they wanted education and internal improvementsInternal improvements
Internal improvements is the term used historically in the United States for public works from the end of the American Revolution through much of the 19th century, mainly for the creation of a transportation infrastructure: roads, turnpikes, canals, harbors and navigation improvements...
to help with the economy. On the other end was mainly people from the west, who were mostly wealthy planters who did not believe that any help was needed. During this time the Democrats slowly came to support many of the Whig policies on internal improvements. For the first time in history voters were splitting off into one of the two parties. In 1850 the Whigs were split by the issue of slavery. Former Confederates and Whigs eventually formed the Conservative Party and opposed the reconstruction policies enacted by the U.S. Congress following the Civil War. The Conservatives later changed their name to the Democratic Party, and by 1860, the two main parties were the Democrats and the Republicans (GOP)..
North Carolina was a state that from 1900-1960's was mainly Democratic. But affiliations in the later half of the 20th century changed. Surveys taken 1968-1992 asked the public if they considered themselves a Democrat or Republican. Those identifying themselves as Democrats dropped from 60% to less than 40%. At the same time, people identifying with Republicans rose from 20% to 40%.
Even though North Carolina's politics have tended to be very conservative, but that doesn't mean that the state's Democrats haven't had electoral success. For example, Jesse Helms
Jesse Helms
Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr. was a five-term Republican United States Senator from North Carolina who served as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 1995 to 2001...
served as U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1973-2003. In addition, from 1980-2004, the GOP nominee for President never lost North Carolina. However, John Edwards
John Edwards
Johnny Reid "John" Edwards is an American politician, who served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina. He was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2004, and was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 and 2008.He defeated incumbent Republican Lauch Faircloth in...
was elected to the Senate from North Carolina in 1998 and was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2004. The popular conservative Elizabeth Dole
Elizabeth Dole
Mary Elizabeth Alexander Hanford "Liddy" Dole is an American politician who served in both the Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush presidential administrations, as well as a United States Senator....
, the wife of Republican Senator and Presidential candidate Bob Dole
Bob Dole
Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole is an American attorney and politician. Dole represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996, was Gerald Ford's Vice Presidential running mate in the 1976 presidential election, and was Senate Majority Leader from 1985 to 1987 and in 1995 and 1996...
- and a one-time presidential candidate herself - was defeated for reelection in 2008 by Kay Hagan (D). This was the same year that Illinois Senator Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
(D) carried the state in his victory over Republican John McCain
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....
by a margin of less than one half of a percentage point.
2006
North Carolina Democrats scored impressive victories in the 2006 general elections, increasing their majorities in both houses of the North Carolina General AssemblyNorth Carolina General Assembly
The North Carolina General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The General Assembly drafts and legislates the state laws of North Carolina, also known as the General Statutes...
and defeating incumbent Republican Congressman Charles Taylor. In addition, most candidates backed by Democrats in the non-partisan races for the North Carolina Supreme Court
North Carolina Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of North Carolina is the state's highest appellate court. Until the creation of the North Carolina Court of Appeals in the 1960s, it was the state's only appellate court. The Supreme Court consists of six associate justices and one chief justice, although the number of justices...
and the North Carolina Court of Appeals
North Carolina Court of Appeals
The North Carolina Court of Appeals is the only intermediate appellate court in the state of North Carolina. It is composed of fifteen members who sit in rotating groups of three...
were elected. These victories came despite controversies surrounding Jim Black
James B. Black
Dr. James "Jim" Boyce Black is a member of the North Carolina Democratic Party, and a former Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly who represented the state's 100th House district, including constituents in Mecklenburg County...
, a Democrat and former Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives
Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives
The Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives is the presiding officer of one of the houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The Speaker is elected by the members of the house when they convene for their regular session in January of each odd-numbered year...
. The State Board of Elections ruled that Black's campaign illegally accepted corporate contributions and checks with the payee line left blank. He pleaded guilty to a federal corruption charge, after denying charges through the November 2006 election. He won re-election by just seven votes in a heavily Democratic district, but resigned from office in 2007.
2008
In 2008, the North Carolina Democratic Party once again earned major victories in state and federal elections. For the first time since 1976United States presidential election, 1976
The United States presidential election of 1976 followed the resignation of President Richard Nixon in the wake of the Watergate scandal. It pitted incumbent President Gerald Ford, the Republican candidate, against the relatively unknown former governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter, the Democratic...
, the Democratic nominee carried North Carolina in the presidential election
United States presidential election in North Carolina, 2008
The 2008 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 4, 2008 throughout all 50 states and D.C., which was part of the 2008 United States presidential election...
. Meanwhile, Kay Hagan was elected to the U.S. Senate
United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2008
The 2008 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 4, 2008. The Senate election coincided with the presidential, U.S. House elections, gubernatorial, Council of State, and statewide judicial elections. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole ran for re-election...
over incumbent Elizabeth Dole
Elizabeth Dole
Mary Elizabeth Alexander Hanford "Liddy" Dole is an American politician who served in both the Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush presidential administrations, as well as a United States Senator....
, and Beverly Perdue was elected governor
North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2008
The North Carolina gubernatorial election of 2008 was held on November 4, 2008, coinciding with the presidential, U.S. Senate, U.S. House elections, Council of State, and statewide judicial elections...
to succeed fellow Democrat Mike Easley
Mike Easley
Michael Francis "Mike" Easley is an American politician who served as the 72nd Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina, from 2001 to 2009. He is member of the North Carolina Democratic Party and became the first North Carolina governor to admit to a felony in a deal that halted a lengthy...
.
2010
In 2010, however, Republicans swept North Carolina, taking control of both houses of the General Assembly for the first time since 1896, reelecting Richard BurrRichard Burr
Richard Mauze Burr is the senior United States Senator from North Carolina and a member of the Republican Party. Previously, Burr represented North Carolina's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives....
to a second term by double digits, and unseating incumbent Democratic Rep. Bob Etheridge
Bob Etheridge
Bobby Ray "Bob" Etheridge is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1997 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was defeated in the 2010 election by Renee Ellmers.-Early life, education and career:...
.
NCDP organizations
- North Carolina Democratic Women
- Young Democrats of North CarolinaYoung Democrats of North CarolinaThe Young Democrats of North Carolina are the official youth arm of the North Carolina Democratic Party . As an auxiliary organization of the NCDP, the officers of the YDNC serve as part of the State Executive Committee of the NCDP...
- College Democrats of North Carolina
- NC Senior Democrats
- NC Teen Democrats
- African American Caucus of the NC Democratic Party
- Hispanic American Democrats of North Carolina
Chair
The state party chair is David ParkerDavid Parker (attorney)
David P. Parker is an attorney based in Statesville, North Carolina and the chairman of the North Carolina Democratic Party since January 2011....
, who was elected in 2011. The chair is elected by and leads the state Executive Committee, a body of more than 700 Democratic Party leaders and activists from all 100 counties, which governs the party.
Gwen Wilkins is the first vice chair, Doug Wilson is the second vice chair, Tony Mcewen is the third vice chair and Melvin Williams is the secretary.
U.S. Senate
- Kay Hagan
U.S. House of Representatives
- NC-1stNorth Carolina's 1st congressional districtNorth Carolina's 1st congressional district is located mostly in the northeastern part of the state. This area is located on North Carolina's Coastal plain and contains towns such as Roanoke Rapids, Rocky Mount, Goldsboro, and New Bern....
: G.K. Butterfield - NC-4thNorth Carolina's 4th congressional districtThe Fourth Congressional district of North Carolina is located in the central region of the state and contains most of the area commonly known as The Triangle. It includes all of Durham and Orange counties, part of Wake County and a small section of Chatham County...
: David E. Price - NC-7thNorth Carolina's 7th congressional districtNorth Carolina's 7th congressional district is located in the southeastern corner of North Carolina. It covers Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Cumberland, Duplin, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson, and Sampson counties....
: Mike McIntyreMike McIntyreDouglas Carmichael "Mike" McIntyre II is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. He is a member of the Democratic Party.... - NC-8thNorth Carolina's 8th congressional districtNorth Carolina's eighth congressional district consists of a large portion of southern North Carolina from Charlotte to Fayetteville, including Concord, Albemarle, Monroe, Wadesboro, Troy, Rockingham, Laurinburg, and Raeford...
: Larry KissellLarry KissellLawrence Webb "Larry" Kissell is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district stretches from Charlotte to Fayetteville.-Early life, education, and early career:... - NC-11thNorth Carolina's 11th congressional districtThe 11th Congressional District encompasses most of Western North Carolina, anchored by Asheville. Starting in the 110th Congress, it is represented by Heath Shuler, a Democrat. Shuler defeated 8-term Republican representative Charles H. Taylor in the 2006 midterm elections.The 11th District is...
: Heath ShulerHeath ShulerJoseph Heath Shuler is a businessman, a former NFL quarterback, and the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party.... - NC-12thNorth Carolina's 12th congressional districtNorth Carolina's 12th congressional district is located in central North Carolina and comprises portions of Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Lexington, Salisbury, Concord, and High Point...
: Mel WattMel WattMelvin Luther Watt is the United States House of Representatives for , serving since 1993. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life, education and career:... - NC-13thNorth Carolina's 13th congressional districtThe Thirteenth congressional district of North Carolina was re-established in 2002 after the state gained population in the 2000 United States Census. Previously, the state had 13 districts from the first election following the 1810 United States Census until the reapportionment following the 1840...
: Brad MillerBrad Miller (congressman)Ralph Bradley "Brad" Miller is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. District 13 includes all of Caswell and Person counties, and parts of Alamance, Granville, Guilford, Rockingham and Wake counties...
Statewide offices
- GovernorGovernor of North CarolinaThe Governor of North Carolina is the chief executive of the State of North Carolina, one of the U.S. states. The current governor is Bev Perdue, North Carolina's first female governor.-Powers:...
: Beverly Perdue - 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...
: Walter H. DaltonWalter H. DaltonWalter H. Dalton is a Democratic politician from North Carolina and the state's current Lieutenant Governor. Prior to his election to that office, he was a member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's forty-sixth Senate district, including constituents in Cleveland and... - Secretary of StateNorth Carolina Secretary of StateThe North Carolina Secretary of State is an elected official in the U.S. state of North Carolina, heading the Department of the Secretary of State, which oversees many of the economic and business-related operations of the state government...
: 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... - 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 .... - Attorney GeneralNorth Carolina attorney generalThe Attorney General of North Carolina is the head of the state's Department of Justice and provides legal representation and advice to all state agencies. He or she does not have the authority to prosecute specific crimes unless requested to do so by a local district attorney...
: Roy CooperRoy A. 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:... - 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... - Commissioner of InsuranceNorth Carolina Commissioner of InsuranceThe North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance regulates the insurance industry in North Carolina, licenses insurance professionals in the state, educates consumers about different types of insurance, and handles consumer complaints...
: 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... - State AuditorNorth Carolina State AuditorThe North Carolina State Auditor is a statewide elected office in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The State Auditor is responsible for overseeing and reviewing the financial accounts of all state government agencies...
: Beth WoodBeth WoodBeth Wood is the North Carolina State Auditor since January 10, 2009. She defeated incumbent Republican State Auditor Les Merritt in the 2008 election. She is North Carolina's first female state auditor....
State LegislatureNorth Carolina General AssemblyThe North Carolina General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The General Assembly drafts and legislates the state laws of North Carolina, also known as the General Statutes...
- Senate Minority Leader: Martin NesbittMartin NesbittMartin Luther Nesbitt, Jr. is the Minority Leader of the North Carolina Senate. He represents the 49th district . A Democrat and an attorney from Asheville, North Carolina, Nesbitt was elected to eleven terms in the state House before moving to the state senate in 2004.-Political career:Nesbitt was...
- House Minority Leader: Joe HackneyJoe HackneyJoe Hackney is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's fifty-fourth House district, including constituents in Chatham, Orange, and Moore counties. A farmer and attorney from Chapel Hill, Hackney is currently serving in his sixteenth term in the state...
State House
There are fifty two North Carolina Democratic house members. They are listed below.{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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! Representative !! District !! Representative !! District
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| Alma Adams || 58th || Kelly M. Alexander, Jr. || 107th
|-
| Mary B. Alexander || 106th || Larry M. Bell || 21st
|-
| Alice L. Bordsen || 63rd|| Marcus Brandon || 60th
|-
| William D. Brisson || 22nd || Angela R. Bryant || 7th
|-
| Becky Carney || 102nd || Tricia Ann Cotham || 100th
|-
| James W. Crawford, Jr. || 32nd || Beverly M. Earle || 101st
|-
| Bill Faison || 50th || Jean Farmer-Butterfield || 24th
|-
| Susan C. Fisher || 114th || Elmer Floyd || 43rd
|-
| Rosa U. Gill || 33rd || Rick Glazier || 45th
|-
| Ken Goodman || 66th || Charles Graham || 47th
|-
| Joe Hackney || 54th || R. Phillip Haire || 119th
|-
| Larry D. Hall || 29th || Susi H. Hamilton || 18th
|-
| Pricey Harrison || 57th || Dewey L. Hill || 20th
|-
| Verla Insko || 56th || Darren G. Jackson || 39th
|-
| Maggie Jeffus || 59th || Patsy Keever || 115th
|-
| Marvin W. Lucas || 42nd || Paul Luebke || 30th
|-
| Grier Martin || 34th || Frank McGuirt || 69th
|-
| Marian N. McLawhorn || 9th || Henry M. Michaux, Jr. || 31st
|-
| Annie W. Mobley || 5th || Rodney M. Moore || 99th
|-
| Bill Owens || 1st || Diane Parfitt || 44th
|-
| Earline W. Parmon || 72nd || Garland E. Pierce || 48th
|-
| Ray Rapp || 118th || Deborah K. Ross || 38th
|-
| Timothy L. Spear || 2nd || Joe P. Toison || 23rd
|-
| William L. Wainwright || 12th|| Edith D. Warren || 8th
|-
| Jennifer Weiss || 35th || W.A. (Winkie) Wilkins || 55th
|-
| Larry Womble || 71st || Michael H. Wray || 27th
|}
State Senate
There are nineteen North Carolina Democratic Senators. They are listed below.{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Senator !! District !! Senator !! District
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| Bob Atwater || 18th || Doug Berger || 7th
|-
| Dan Blue || 14th || Daniel G. Clodfelter || 37th
|-
| Charlie Smith Dannelly || 38th || Linda Garrou || 32nd
|-
| Malcolm Graham || 40th || Clark Jenkins || 3rd
|-
| Ed Jones || 4th || Eleanor Kinnaird || 23rd
|-
| Eric Mansfield || 21st || Floyd B. McKissick, Jr. || 20th
|-
| Martin L. Nesbitt, Jr. || 49th || William R. Purcell || 25th
|-
| Gladys A. Robinson || 28th || Josh Stein || 16th
|-
| Don Vaughan || 27th || Michael P. Walters || 13th
|-
| Stan White || 1st
|}
External links
- North Carolina Democratic Party
- Wake County Democratic Party (Raleigh)
- Mecklenburg County Democratic Party (Charlotte)
- List of NC County Democratic Parties
- Official Website of Governor Easley
- Find Your NC House and Senate Representatives
- African American Caucus of the NC Democratic Party
- Hispanic Democrats of North Carolina
- Young Democrats of North Carolina
- Young Democrats of North Carolina Women's Caucus
- NC Senior Dems
- NC Teen Dems