Ty Harrell

GOP Rep. Murry Expects Another Close Race in District 41

RALEIGH — Republican Rep. Tom Murry's seat is considered to be in a swing district, and he is facing a seasoned politician in Democrat Gale Adcock, who is in her second term as mayor pro tem on Cary Town Council, serving on the board since 2007. Adcock is a 59-year-old nurse practitioner, and the chief health officer overseeing 13,000 employees at SAS Institute. Unaffilated voters outnumber Democrats and Republicans in the district.

Leslee Kulba

News

Erroneous Campaign Mailer, Push Polls Emerge in House 41 Race

RALEIGH — Political analysts see the 41st House District, comprising northwest Wake County, as a textbook swing district. Voter registration is divided evenly between the major parties, with unaffiliated voters taking up one-third. Democrats narrowly won the district the last two elections, but the GOP hopes this year will be different.

David N. Bass

News

After Scandal, N.C. House 41 Race an Open Field

RALEIGH — A year ago, Ty Harrell had everything going for him. He had just won a second term representing North Carolina’s 41st House District in western Wake County. As a charismatic African-American and vice chair for two House committees, he was one of the state Democratic Party’s fastest rising stars.

David N. Bass

News

North Carolina Candidates Gear Up in Swing Districts

RALEIGH — For the first time in over a century, minority Republicans have a shot at wresting control of the legislature from Democrats, and it’s banking on a string of competitive races to do it.

David N. Bass

Opinion

The Political Season To Come

Expect the electoral turnout this fall to be scant across most of North Carolina – but don’t read it as a lack of public interest in politics.

John Hood

Opinion

Legislative Session

With the big electoral match-ups now set for November and the 2008 General Assembly session now underway, it’s a good idea to focus some attention on legislative politics.

John Hood

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Opinion

A Broad But Not a Deep Victory

Democrats won an impressively broad victory in state races this year. No doubt about it. But it was not a deep victory. It was not transformational.

John Hood

Opinion

The Democratic Year, At First Glance

It was expected to be a Democratic year. On Election Day, voters cooperated with the pundits for once and gave Democrats the victories they needed.

John Hood

Opinion

A Democratic Year in Leg Races

The fact that Republicans are mostly playing defense in N.C. House races, and may not gain what they hoped for in the N.C. Senate, is striking — given some Democratic vulnerabilities.

John Hood

Opinion

Preview of Key House Primaries

There are many more primaries on the House side in 2006 that have implications for partisan control in November — or contain other issues of significance in state politics.

John Hood

GOP Rep. Murry Expects Another Close Race in District 41

Erroneous Campaign Mailer, Push Polls Emerge in House 41 Race

After Scandal, N.C. House 41 Race an Open Field

North Carolina Candidates Gear Up in Swing Districts

The Political Season To Come

Legislative Session

Help Support Non-profit Journalism & Donate Today

A Broad But Not a Deep Victory

The Democratic Year, At First Glance

A Democratic Year in Leg Races

Preview of Key House Primaries

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