Rep. Grier Martin’s resignation to take a job at the Pentagon means Wake County will get a new representative later this summer, and names of potential candidates are beginning to emerge.

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The N.C. Green Party will be back on the ballot this fall, including its U.S. Senate candidate, Matthew Hoh.

A new East Carolina University poll out this week has bad news for U.S. Senate candidate Cheri Beasley. It has Republican U.S. Rep. Ted Budd leading with 47%, while just 39% said they’d back Beasley and 12% were undecided.

The N.C. Green Party said Friday that it has now submitted petitions with 17,000 signatures to get back on the ballot this fall, including 2,500 submitted in Wake County alone.

It’s never too early to think about the 2024 governor’s race – or at least the pollsters and advocacy groups feel that way.

Tuesday’s primary wasn’t just a defeat for former Gov. Pat McCrory (who, adding insult to injury, announced Thursday that he has COVID). It’s also a big loss for the business leaders who made six-figure PAC contributions to get McCrory to the Senate.

In Forsyth County, Kanika Brown defeated Rep. Evelyn Terry’s husband, former Winston-Salem City Councilman Fred Terry, to win the seat that Rep. Terry is vacating after five terms in the House.

Here’s an interesting side note from the election: A deep red county voted to raise its sales tax rate, while a heavily Democratic urban county rejected a similar proposal.

A number of newcomers effectively won a seat in the legislature on Tuesday, because the other party didn't field any candidates in their district. Here's who will almost certainly get sworn in come January.

I have to admit I wasn't watching this primary at all: Veteran Rep. Pat Hurley, R-Randolph, had a primary challenge from Brian Biggs, a Randolph County school board member.

Thanks to redistricting, four incumbent legislators – all Republicans – were guaranteed to lose their seats on Tuesday in face-offs with their own colleagues.

The primary also highlighted the power of endorsements – particularly when they come from a party’s most influential leaders.