Elections
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GOP county elections board members say NC Republicans pressured them to block campus voting site
State GOP leaders threatened to remove Republicans on the Jackson County Board of Elections unless they voted against keeping a popular early voting site on Western Carolina University’s campus, board members say.
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Trump may dismiss rising costs, but they’re playing huge roles in the 2026 election
The president says he never thinks about how the Iran war is affecting household budgets, but the issue is top of the mind for North Carolinians ahead of the 2026 midterms.
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Opinion: The Voting Rights Act is dead. Here’s what needs to happen now
The US Supreme Court dismantled a core pillar of the Voting Rights Act protecting Black voters across the country. We will all feel it.
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A state-by-state breakdown of America’s gerrymandering arms race
A back-and-forth volley of congressional gerrymandering in states like North Carolina has changed the electoral battlefield ahead of the November midterm elections.
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‘Going to Carolina’: Cardinal & Pine talks with Roy Cooper, Anita Earls
Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and NC Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls will be joining Cardinal & Pine today for a virtual convo about the 2026 election.
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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.
