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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) of the seats on the Council of State for the first time.[2] Only one incumbent, Republican state auditor Les Merritt, was defeated.[3] Democrats held the open races for governor, lieutenant governor, treasurer, and insurance commissioner.
- ^ "Primary Election Voter Guide". Archived from the original on April 18, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2008.
- ^ WRAL: Women now the majority on NC Council of State[permanent dead link]
- ^ Niolet, Benjamin (November 7, 2008). "Women dominate new Council of State: Of 10 executive posts, just two held by GOP". The News & Observer.