(The Center Square) – Growing up on a small rural farm, Elaine Marshall didn’t expect to play such a role in North Carolina history. After 28 years as secretary of state, she’s running this year to serve her eighth term. A win would put her in service with a sixth different governor. “It’s historic, and it’s also astonishing to me because I didn’t grow up dreaming that I would be even a lawyer, let alone running a major office in government,” Marshall told The Center Square in an exclusive interview this week. “I didn’t dream big enough for myself.” Marshall was the first woman in the state el…