Elections
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Strap in. It might be a while before the Page-Berger race is decided.
Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page declared victory with a two vote lead over Phil Berger, the most powerful Republican in the state, but there are still votes to be counted and lawsuits are likely.
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NC political titan Phil Berger trails by 2 votes, several Dem incumbents fall
Phil Berger, the most powerful Republican in North Carolina, trails his Republican opponent by two votes and three conservative Democrats got shown the door on Tuesday.
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NC primary elections could see high-profile Republicans, Democrats lose their seats
Powerful incumbents of both parties, including NC Sen. Phil Berger and Democratic US. Rep. Valerie Foushee face surprisingly tight primary challenges on Tuesday.
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Mobilizing with love: NC faith leaders launch Selma march for overlooked voters
As early voting begins soon for the midterm elections, organizers say mobilizing voters who feel overlooked could reshape North Carolina’s political future.
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Congressman Don Davis files for reelection in a district Republicans stacked against him
A federal court recently approved a new 2026 election map intended to make it impossible for Davis, the incumbent Democrat, to win. But that Republican calculus may not be as certain as it once seemed.
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Election Night was a bad night for NC Republican incumbents
NC Democrats flipped Republican mayoral offices and several seats on city councils on Tuesday, but what does that mean for the next election? Here are some takeaways about what the results could mean moving forward.
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NC Republicans release electoral map that would push Democrat Don Davis out of Congress
North Carolina joins several other Republican-led states that have sought to remove Democratic representatives from Congress by drawing districts they can’t win.
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Judge approves plan to settle Trump voter registration lawsuit with North Carolina
A federal judge on Monday approved a plan to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump’s Justice Department that demanded North Carolina election officials accumulate identification numbers lacking on the records of more than 100,000 registered voters.
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After GOP takeover of elections board, NC seeks info on 103,000 voters
NC State Board of Elections Executive Director Sam Hayes is setting off on a mission to correct 103,000 North Carolinians’ voting records from which some information is missing.
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Opinion: My grandmothers couldn’t vote freely, but today I’m the mayor
My grandmothers were born during a time when their race made casting a ballot dangerous. Now, their grandson has been elected mayor.
