A day after North Carolina's midterms, we review what just happened, explore why, and turn our attention to what might come next.

Kirk Rivers, who led marches after Andrew Brown Jr.'s death, was elected mayor.

Pat McCrory, former Charlotte mayor and North Carolina governor, lost to Rep. Ted Budd in the Republican U.S. Senate primary Tuesday.

The chief job for lawmakers is to approve changes to the second year of the already-enacted two-year budget. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper made recommendations last week.

Primaries — Democratic, Republican or both — were held in 13 of the 14 North Carolina U.S. House districts.

Voting concludes Tuesday in the North Carolina primary elections. Notable primaries include U.S. Senate, governor and congressional district races.

North Carolina's 2022 Primary Election has arrived. All day long, WUNC will bring you live updates from around the state.

Former President Donald Trump’s winning streak in U.S. Senate primaries is on the line Tuesday as voters in five states cast their ballots in midterm elections. Trump backed celebrity heart surgeon Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania and U.S. Rep. Ted Budd in North Carolina in those states’ Republican primaries for U.S. Senate.

A WUNC survey of public statements, platform pronouncements, and social media posts found that more than a dozen current and viable Republican candidates for Congress from North Carolina have stated in some fashion that they believe Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump was “fraudulent” or “stolen” or “not completely fair."

For most voters, school board races will be at the bottom of their ballots at Tuesday’s primary election. In many places, those races are getting more attention than usual. That has put a premium on just how those candidates appear on the ballot.