According to data from the N.C. Board of Elections, 577,232 voters cast a ballot early, with 290,226 of those voters requesting a Democrat ballot and 284,568 voters requesting a Republican ballot, giving Democrats a 50.3% to 49.3% edge. But for context, in 2020, 68% of early ballots requested were for the Democratic primary.
Update 7:49 p.m.: Bo Hines takes early lead in NC13 GOP primary with 34% to Daughtry’s 20%. If leading candidate clears 30% they avoid runoff. Update 7:41 p.m.: In early results, Chuck Edwards leads Madison Cawthorn in the 11th District GOP primary, 38% to 27%. Update 7:36 p.m.: U.S. Rep. Ted Budd has 57% of...
Judicial races decided in the fall will have a significant impact on the future of North Carolina, but as is often the case, these races are mostly flying under the radar of voters. That’s doubly true for a handful of key primaries in judicial races to be decided May 17. This year, two seats on the seven-member N.C. Supreme Court and four judges on the 15-member Court of Appeals are up for grabs.
Two hundred and fifty-one years ago this month, two large groups of armed North Carolinians camped about six miles away from each other in what is now Alamance County. A thousand state militiamen, led by North Carolina Gov. William Tryon, had come to suppress a popular revolt known as the Regulator movement. About twice that...