State Sen. Valerie Foushee, D-Orange, is the winner of the competitive Democratic primary race in North Carolina’s 4th Congressional District. With 157 of 162 precincts reporting, Foushee won with 39,923 or 47% of the vote compared to Nida Allam with 31,320 or 37% and Clay Aiken came in 3rdwith 6,288 votes or 7%.
North Carolina’s 4th U.S. Congressional District is a near-certain win for Democrats, but which Triangle-area Democrat will be replacing the retiring U.S. Rep. David Price, who began representing the area in Congress in 1987, is yet to be decided. The candidate really locking down the progressive wing of the party, though, appears to be Durham...
Editor’s note: this story has been updated from the original posting to include more specific partisan leaning data according to analysis by the N.C. General Assembly. While state lawmakers urge the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in the 2022 N.C. Congressional maps, filing in the map’s district races is over, for now. At noon on...
For President Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night, members of Congress filed into the U.S. House chamber, many wearing blue and yellow ribbons in support of Ukraine. Tuesday’s speech comes amid the highest inflation in 40 years, Russia’s violent invasion of Ukraine, and just 31% of Americans satisfied with the direction of...
Rep. G.K. Butterfield, N.C.-1, a Democrat, has officially announced he’ll retire at the end of this term in Congress. Originally from Wilson, Butterfield, 74, has served in Congress since 2004. He has been in Congress for 18 years, representing a district that runs along North Carolina’s northern border with Virginia. Butterfield won his first election...
In a new poll out Thursday, Oct. 21, there are rumblings that North Carolina voters are growing frustrated with President Joe Biden’s overall performance and his handling of jobs and the economy. With North Carolina a key state in the 2022 midterm elections, this statewide survey of 600 likely voters found 38% of respondents approve...
Wake County State Senator Wiley Nickel, D-Wake, will run to replace David Price in North Carolina’s 4th Congressional District. The deep blue district currently covers Orange, Durham, and parts of Wake County. “We have been preparing for this for over a year and we off and running,” Nickel told CJ in an interview. “I have...
U.S. Congressman David Price, D-4th District, will not seek reelection. Sources are telling Carolina Journal that Price, 81, is currently making calls telling Democratic leaders that this will be his last congressional term and he’s expected to make an official announcement soon. Price has represented parts of Durham, Orange, and Wake County for three decades. He...
The push and pull regarding vaccination mandates continues, both on Capitol Hill and on Jones Street, from Republicans and from Democrats. In Washinton, D.C., two of North Carolina’s representatives in Congress have signed a letter requesting that COVID-19 vaccines be mandated for members and staff working on Capitol Hill. Reps. David Price, D-4th District, and...
North Carolina’s junior U.S. senator and seven of the Republicans who served in the last Congress earn “Taxpayer Super Hero” ratings. That’s according to the latest calculations from the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste. The group’s 2020 Congressional Ratings, released this month, name Sen. Thom Tillis as one of 10 Senate “Taxpayer Super Heroes.”...
Editor’s note: This story has been updated from its original posting to reflect that the information provided is based on data research and the writer’s analysis. North Carolina has grown large enough over the last decade to earn a 14th congressional seat, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today in a news release. That seat will...
