District 42 in southern Mecklenburg County is likely Republicans’ best shot at picking up a Senate seat in this increasingly blue urban county. The district leans left, but not nearly as dramatically as most of Mecklenburg’s other Senate districts.

With a week left before the primary, the flow of outside spending into the U.S. Senate and congressional races is picking up.

Anti-Trump Congressman Adam Kinzinger’s leadership PAC is joining the pile-on of attack ads against U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn.

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A Democratic primary in North Raleigh will likely determine who will get the extra state Senate seat that Wake County got thanks to its rapid population growth.

House primaries in Robeson County could determine whether the legislature has American Indian representation next year. Rep. Charles Graham, D-Robeson, is giving up his House District 47 seat to run for Congress, and two Republicans and two Democrats are vying to replace him

Democratic primary voters might be surprised to open their ballot to find 11 different choices for U.S. Senate.

Who do you attack when your preferred candidate has seven different opponents? That’s the challenge for Club For Growth as it backs former N.C. State football player Bo Hines in a crowded primary for the 13th congressional district.

The Republican primary for the N.C. Court of Appeals seat held by former House Democratic Leader Darren Jackson is getting heated.

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I’ve spotlighted a lot of attack ads in this space, but it’s not all doom and gloom on the TV airwaves this year. Several candidates are trying a more positive approach.

While Club For Growth’s support for U.S. Rep. Ted Budd has so far dominated the outside spending flowing into the U.S. Senate race, a PAC backing former Gov. Pat McCrory is now dropping about $330,000 for a TV ad hitting Budd back.

Sen. Jay Chaudhuri, D-Wake and one of the top Democrats in the Senate, is holding a fundraiser Wednesday with Gov. Roy Cooper, and a Facebook ad promoting the event caught my eye.