I’ll admit this district wasn’t on my list of competitive seats until I started seeing campaign ads in recent weeks.

In a hotly contested northern Wake County House race, Democratic N.C. Rep. Terence Everitt’s campaign has a new ad out this week tying his Republican opponent to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The N.C. Democratic Leadership Committee (the fundraising committee for Democrats on the Council of State) spent $2.18 million in the second quarter, almost all of it funneled to Gov. Roy Cooper’s campaign committee.

Weeks after Democrats cried foul over Photoshopped images in campaign ads, a TV commercial for a Democratic House candidate that features Gov. Roy Cooper also includes a fake mugshot for a Republican House candidate.

North Carolina election workers on a routine conference call Monday got an unexpected pep talk from former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

With an opportunity for Republicans to take control of the N.C. Supreme Court through 2028 (Democrats are playing defense in 2024 and 2026 for seats they currently hold), it’s no surprise that the two seats on the ballot this year have attracted unprecedented ad spending and attention.

Rep. Graig Meyer, D-Orange, is running for state Senate in a district where President Joe Biden won 65% of the vote. So it’s a bit surprising to see his campaign spending money on ads.

The Winston-Salem area has just one truly competitive legislative race, and this is it.

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Two polls out this week continue to show a narrow lead for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ted Budd, giving the congressman his largest lead since June in a prominent polling average.

It’s not getting much attention in a midterm, but the race for Raleigh City Council and mayor is a key contest for business and development this year.

The Republican-aligned independent expenditure group called “Citizens for a Better North Carolina” has been a major player in legislative campaigns this year. Now we have a better sense for how much it’s spending and where it’s coming from.

Just two weeks out from Election Day, the N.C. Democratic Party is at odds with the union that represents its campaign workers in the field.