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Jonathon Gruenke/WUNCNorth Carolina saw a record high total voters for a midterm primary election, but it wasn't the highest turnout by percentage terms. -
Mehmet Demirci for WUNCDurham County Commissioner Nida Allam said Wednesday evening that she won't ask for a recount in her close race against incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Valerie Foushee. Allam's decision to concede effectively ensures a third term for Foushee, who is seeking re-election in a left-leaning Triangle district.
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While the fate of Senate leader Phil Berger’s race will hinge on a possible recount and legal challenges, eight other incumbent state legislators lost their primary Tuesday — a sign that voters weren’t happy with their performance in Raleigh. -
Page held a significant lead in the two politicians' home of Rockingham County, and Berger could not catch up in rural Guilford County. The race is almost certainly headed to a recount. -
Retired U.S. Army Colonel Laurie Buckhout won the Republican primary in the 1st Congressional District, and she'll face a rematch of her 2024 race against incumbent Democratic Congressman Don Davis. -
Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and ex-Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley have won their respective party nominations for a North Carolina U.S. Senate seat. -
Two incumbent Democratic representatives in the N.C. House who drew the ire of their base by siding with Republicans in key votes lost their reelection bids on Tuesday. -
The comments come after FEMA recently disbursed over $5 billion in disaster aid, nearly depleting its reserves. -
In a safe Democratic seat in North Carolina, a match-up between a two-term Congresswoman and a progressive local official show how Democrats are charting the future of their party in the age of Trump. -
Recent polling shows that former Trump Administration official Laurie Buckhout and longtime Carteret County Sheriff Asa Buck are leading in the redrawn district. But many voters have yet to make up their minds. -
The Democratic primary in the Triangle’s 4th Congressional District could become a referendum on the party’s approach in Congress to battling the Trump administration, as Congresswoman Valerie Foushee faces Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam. -
Boliek has tasked the 22-member commission with helping to overhaul North Carolina's campaign finance reporting to make it more accessible to the general public.
