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North Carolina: Secretaries of State


North Carolina Secretaries of State, 1777-1996 (May be incomplete!)
James Glasgow 1777-98 William White 1798-1810 William Hill 1811-59 Rufus H. Page 1859-62 John P. H. Russ 1862-64 Charles R. Thomas 1864-65 Robert W. Best 1866-67 Henry J. Memminger 1868-71 William H. Howerton 1872-75 Joseph A. Engelhard 1876-79 William L. Saunders 1879-91 Octavius Coke 1891-95 Charles M. Cooke 1895-96 Cyrus Thompson 1897-1900 J. Bryan Grimes 1901-23 William Nash Everett 1923-28 Stacey W. Wade 1935 Thad Eure 1936-89 Rufus L. Edmisten 1988-96

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1900: J. Bryan Grimes (Dem), elected.
  • 1904: J. Bryan Grimes (Dem), elected.
  • 1908: J. Bryan Grimes (Dem), elected.
  • 1912: J. Bryan Grimes (Dem), elected.
  • 1923 Jan 16: J. Bryan Grimes, died in office.
  • 1928 Feb 7: William Nash Everett, died in office.
  • 1936 Nov 3: Thad Eure (Dem), elected.
  • 1940: Thad Eure (Dem), elected.
  • 1944: Thad Eure (Dem), elected.
  • 1948: Thad Eure (Dem), elected.
  • 1952: Thad Eure (Dem), elected.
  • 1956: Thad Eure (Dem), elected.
  • 1964: Edwin E. Butler (Rep), defeated.
  • 1968: John P. East, defeated.
  • 1996 Nov 5: Richard Petty (Rep), defeated.

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