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Follow The Money: Cooper fundraising

If you assumed that Gov. Roy Cooper's campaign organization would be largely dormant this year, you’d be wrong. In the first half of 2022, the Cooper campaign raised $1.42 million, pulling in a total sum of $2.6 million since he was sworn in for his final term in January 2021.

By Ray Gronberg

August 10, 2022

Cooper/Tillis Twitter spat could foreshadow 2026 race

Is this the opening salvo of the 2026 U.S. Senate campaign? That’s when Tillis is next up for re-election. And while Cooper hasn’t announced what he wants to do after leaving office in January 2025, he’ll almost certainly face heavy encouragement within his party to challenge Tillis.

By Ray Gronberg

August 10, 2022

Racist literacy test still stuck in constitution

Another legislative session is over. Sure, the legislature will come back once a month or so to tie up loose ends, but the lion’s share of legislative action is complete. And, any notion of a constitutional amendment on the 2022 ballot is, for all intents and purposes, over.

By Ray Gronberg

August 8, 2022

Follow The Money: Legislative leaders

Legislative leaders are typically some of the biggest campaign fundraisers, using their prominence to raise cash that can be distributed to the most competitive campaigns.

By Ray Gronberg

August 8, 2022

The polling places with zero voters

Here’s an odd quirk of North Carolina’s patchwork of municipal election schedules: Two counties administered elections this week in which no one voted.

By Ray Gronberg

July 28, 2022

New candidate named for Martin House race

The Wake County Democratic Party has picked another replacement candidate for Rep. Grier Martin. On Monday, party leaders selected Tim Longest to appear on November’s ballot to represent the left-leaning Raleigh House district.

By Ray Gronberg

July 26, 2022

Races to watch in low-turnout July election

It’s Election Day again in parts of North Carolina, but there’s a decent chance you might not have noticed even if you live in one of the 15 counties where polling places are open today.

By Ray Gronberg

July 26, 2022

Misbehavior prompts new polling place rules

As partisan suspicions over election administration continue to result in some misbehavior at the polls, the State Board of Elections announced some new proposed rules for polling place activities that it says are needed to ensure this fall’s elections run smoothly.

By Ray Gronberg

July 25, 2022

Follow The Money: Senate District 42

The Senate district being vacated by N.C. Sen Jeff Jackson, D-Mecklenburg, in southeastern Mecklenburg County is one of the most competitive districts in the Charlotte area. And Democrats have acknowledged it’ll be key to their efforts to stop a GOP supermajority in the Senate.

By Ray Gronberg

July 25, 2022

Follow The Money: Senate District 3

In a competitive Senate district that encompasses a broad swath of rural northeastern North Carolina, Republican N.C. Rep. Bobby Hanig and Board of Transportation member Valerie Jordan posted similar fundraising numbers for the second quarter.

By Ray Gronberg

July 25, 2022

Follow The Money: 1st Congressional District

N.C. Sen. Don Davis, D-Greene, entered July with a sizable fundraising advantage over Republican Sandy Smith, whose campaign account was drained by a hotly contested primary fight with Rocky Mount Mayor Sandy Roberson.

By Ray Gronberg

July 21, 2022

Follow The Money: 13th Congressional District

In one of the state’s most competitive congressional races, Republican Bo Hines and Democratic N.C. Sen. Wiley Nickel posted similar fundraising totals for the second quarter. But Nickel had significantly more money in the bank entering July.

By Ray Gronberg

July 19, 2022

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