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Elections in North Carolina |
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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, 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]