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==Law and government== === Government === Hoke County's government is seated in Raeford<ref name= vocci/> and led by a five-person [[county commission]].<ref name= rash>{{cite web| url = https://www.ednc.org/the-hoke-county-way-no-excuses/| title = The Hoke County Way: No excuses| last = Rash| first = Mebane| date = May 25, 2015| website = EdNC| publisher = EducationNC| access-date = April 16, 2023}}</ref> Hoke County is a member of the [[Councils of governments in North Carolina|Lumber River Council of Governments]], a regional planning board representing five counties.<ref>{{cite news| title = Richardson explains role of LRCOG to Rotary Club| newspaper = [[The Laurinburg Exchange]]| date = January 28, 2020| url = https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/33084/richardson-explains-role-of-lrcog-to-rotary-club| access-date = July 21, 2022}}</ref> The county also has its own soil and water conservation district, led by two elected supervisors.<ref name= shepard1/> The northern third of the county is a part of the [[Fort Bragg|Fort Bragg Military Reservation]].<ref name= vocci/> It is located in the [[North Carolina Senate]]'s [[North Carolina's 24th Senate district|24th district]], and the [[North Carolina House of Representatives]]' [[North Carolina's 48th House district|48th district]].<ref name= shepard1>{{cite news| last = Shepard| first = Catherine| title = Incumbents return to commission, sheriff's office, newcomers join school board| newspaper = The News-Journal| date = November 9, 2022| url = https://www.hokenews.com/index.php/2022/11/09/incumbents-return-to-commission-sheriffs-office-newcomers-join-school-board/| access-date = April 13, 2023}}</ref> Hoke is one of the four counties within the jurisdiction of the [[Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina]], and tribal members within the county elect some members of the tribal council.{{sfn|Lowery|2018|p=222}} ===Judicial system=== Hoke County lies within the bounds of North Carolina's 29th Prosecutorial District, the 19D [[North Carolina Superior Court|Superior Court]] District, and the 19D District Court District.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nccourts.gov/locations/hoke-county| title = Hoke County| publisher = North Carolina Judicial Branch| access-date = April 13, 2023}}</ref> County voters elect a county sheriff and a [[Court clerk|clerk of superior court]].<ref name= shepard1/> ===Politics=== {| role="presentation" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" | <strong>Historical presidential election returns</strong> |- | {{PresHead|place=Hoke County, North Carolina|source=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=March 15, 2018}}</ref>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --> {{PresRow|2024|Democratic|10,547|11,896|324|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2020|Democratic|9,453|11,804|382|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2016|Democratic|7,760|9,726|744|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2012|Democratic|6,819|10,076|194|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2008|Democratic|6,293|9,227|107|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2004|Democratic|5,257|5,794|37|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2000|Democratic|3,439|5,017|126|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1996|Democratic|1,914|3,510|505|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1992|Democratic|1,711|3,730|896|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1988|Democratic|2,020|3,281|32|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1984|Democratic|2,449|3,214|14|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1980|Democratic|1,168|3,376|84|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1976|Democratic|920|3,186|17|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|1,927|1,466|33|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1968|Democratic|812|2,185|1,545|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1964|Democratic|779|2,254|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1960|Democratic|596|2,106|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1956|Democratic|513|1,944|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1952|Democratic|616|1,761|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1948|Democratic|142|1,339|178|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1944|Democratic|160|1,782|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1940|Democratic|117|1,904|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1936|Democratic|141|1,953|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1932|Democratic|65|1,780|5|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1928|Democratic|311|1,154|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1924|Democratic|141|1,146|4|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1920|Democratic|166|1,266|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1916|Democratic|110|780|0|North Carolina}} {{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|63|626|40|North Carolina}} |} Hoke County is politically dominated by the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]].<ref>{{cite news| last = Campbell| first = Colin| title = GOP leaders: Voters who support House candidate not racist, just uninformed| newspaper = The Herald-Sun| pages = 3A, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122953300/the-herald-sun/ 4A]| date = July 7, 2018| url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122953292/the-herald-sun/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| last = Woolverton| first = Paul| title = Lynnette 'Diamond' Hardaway, of Diamond and Silk, dead at 51| newspaper = The Fayetteville Observer| date = January 10, 2023| url = https://www.fayobserver.com/story/news/2023/01/10/lynnette-diamond-hardaway-of-diamond-and-silk-dead-at-51/69794563007/| access-date = April 16, 2023}}</ref> In the 2024 elections, Hoke County voters narrowly favored Democratic candidates.<ref>{{cite news| last = Shepard| first = Catharin| title = McCollum, Leach for commission as McAllister-McRae, Brown lead for school board, Pierce and Britt back in β Hoke County voters set early turnout record| newspaper = The News-Journal| date = November 6, 2024| url = https://www.hokenews.com/index.php/2024/11/06/mccollum-leach-for-commission-as-mcallister-mcrae-brown-lead-for-school-board-voters-set-early-turnout-record/| access-date = November 26, 2024}}</ref>
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