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An overview of North Carolina's delegation for the 118th Congress, which includes six new members out of a 16-member group -
Among the results certified Tuesday were the election of Republican U.S. Rep. Ted Budd to the U.S. Senate and all 14 of the state’s U.S. House races. The board's executive director says county and state audits substantiated the accuracy of the count.
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Democrats celebrated winning North Carolina's lone toss-up race for the U.S. House this month as Wiley Nickel won the 13th District seat.
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WUNC's Rusty Jacobs observes the county canvass, the painstaking process that results in the final tally of votes
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Pasquotank County: DA who called Andrew Brown Jr.'s killing 'justified' is elected to Superior CourtAndrew Womble — the former District Attorney in Pasquotank County who did not press charges against the sheriff's deputies who killed Andrew Brown in Elizabeth City in 2021 — has won the election for Superior Court Judge in North Carolina’s 1st District. Pasquotank Sheriff Tommy Wooten was also re-elected.
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Mary-Ann Baldwin has won re-election as Raleigh’s mayor. Clarence Birkhead won re-election for Durham Sheriff.
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The newly redrawn 13th District was considered one of the most competitive in the state.
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North Carolina Republicans came within one seat of gaining a supermajority in the North Carolina General Assembly. On Tuesday night, the state GOP did gain a supermajority in the North Carolina Senate.
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Two seats were up for grabs this year, and Republicans won both.
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Republican U.S. Rep. Ted Budd has won North Carolina's open Senate seat. The three-term House member defeated Democrat Cheri Beasley on Tuesday and will succeed the retiring GOP Sen. Richard Burr.
