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North Carolina
State
Flag Seal
Nickname(s):  The Tarheel State, The Old North State
Motto(s):  Esse quam videri "To be, rather than to seem"
Anthem: "The Old North State"
Location of North Carolina within the United States
Country	United States
Before statehood	Province of North Carolina
Admitted to the Union	November 21, 1789 (12th)
Capital	Raleigh
Largest city	Charlotte
Largest county or equivalent	Wake
Largest metro and urban areas	Charlotte
Government
• Governor	Josh Stein (D)
• Lieutenant Governor	Rachel Hunt (D)
Legislature	General Assembly
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Representatives
Judiciary	North Carolina Supreme Court
U.S. senators	Thom Tillis (R) Ted Budd (R)
U.S. House delegation	69 Republicans 69 Democrats (list)
Area
• Total	53,819 sq mi (139,391.0 km2)
• Land	48,617.91 sq mi (125,919.8 km2)
• Water	5,201.25 sq mi (13,471.2 km2)  9.66%
• Rank	28th
Dimensions
• Length	501 mi (806 km)
• Width	191 mi (307 km)
Elevation	700 ft (210 m)
Highest elevation (Mount Mitchell)	6,684 ft (2,037 m)
Lowest elevation (Atlantic Ocean)	0 ft (0 m)
Population  (2024)
• Total	11,046,024
• Rank	9th
• Density	214.72/sq mi (/km2)
• Rank	14th
• Income rank	35th
Demonym(s)	North Carolinian (official); Tarheel (colloquial)
Language
• Official language	English
• Spoken language	As of 2010 English 90.70% Spanish 6.93% Other 2.73%
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
USPS abbreviation	NC
ISO 3166 code	US-NC
Traditional abbreviation	N.C.
Latitude	33° 50′ N to 36° 35′ N
Longitude	75° 28′ W to 84° 19′ W
Website	nc.gov

Donald Trump
Official portrait, 2025
45th & 47th President of the United States
Incumbent
Assumed office January 20, 2025
Vice President	JD Vance
Preceded by	Joe Biden
In office January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021
Vice President	Mike Pence
Preceded by	Barack Obama
Succeeded by	Joe Biden
Personal details
Born	Donald John Trump (1946-06-14) June 14, 1946 Queens, New York City, U.S.
Political party	Republican (1987–1999, 2009–2011, 2012–present)
Other political affiliations	Reform (1999–2001) Democratic (2001–2009) Independent (2011–2012)
Spouses	Ivana Zelníčková ​ ​ (m. 1977; div. 1990)​ Marla Maples ​ ​ (m. 1993; div. 1999)​ Melania Knauss ​ (m. 2005)​
Children	Donald Jr. Ivanka Eric Tiffany Barron
Parents	Fred Trump Mary Anne MacLeod
Relatives	Trump family
Residence(s)	White House Mar-a-Lago
Education	University of Pennsylvania (BS)
Occupation	Politician businessman media personality
Signature
Website	White House website First presidency: Presidential library White House archives

1996 North Carolina Secretary of State election

November 5, 1996

Nominee Elaine Marshall Richard Petty Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,333,994 1,126,701 Percentage 53.48% 45.17%

County results Marshall:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Petty:      40-50%     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Secretary of State before election Rufus Edmisten Democratic Elected Secretary of State Elaine Marshall Democratic