U.S. Rep Mark Meadows, an 11th District Republican, has held his seat since 2011, and he chaired the conservative House Freedom Caucus. Meadows, whose district is solidly Republican, waited to drop his retirement announcement until Dec. 19, two days after the deadline for candidates to withdraw from races in which they had already filed. That...
Gov. Roy Cooper has added a communications director whose name may be familiar to regular readers of Carolina Journal. Cooper selected Sadie Weiner, who worked for former U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., and most recently was communications director for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. She will oversee the governor’s press and communications office. While on...
U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, a distant relative of 19th century Vice President Aaron Burr, trounced Democrat Elaine Marshall in 2010 with the largest percentage of the vote in North Carolina’s U.S. Senate races since the Watergate era. This year Burr faces what he has called “the race of my life” against former state representative Deborah...
Spokesmen for North Carolina Republican U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis and Richard Burr condemned Senate Democrats’ attacks on the John Locke Foundation, Carolina Journal, and 47 other organizations that Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., accused of concocting a “Web of Denial” through research and reporting that creates a skeptical view of climate change alarmism. In an orchestrated...
“The presidential race,” N.C. State University political science professor Steven Greene said when asked what will affect the Nov. 8 general election in North Carolina the most. “It’s driving the bus. The other things will be at the margins.” Many Republicans are “expressing concern that if [Donald] Trump is the nominee, that could really harm...
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton won easily against Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in Tuesday’s Democratic presidential primary, while casino mogul Donald Trump staved off a late surge by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz to claim victory in the GOP presidential contest. With 97 percent of precincts reporting, Clinton bested Sanders 55 percent to 41 percent,...
Four Democrats are vying for their party’s nomination to the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican Richard Burr: Durham businessman Kevin Griffin; retired Army Capt. Ernest Reeves of Greenville; Spring Lake Mayor Chris Rey; and former state Rep. Deborah Ross of Raleigh. “I believe the people of North Carolina deserve better representation in Washington,”...
During a televised debate Thursday night, the four Democrats seeking the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Richard Burr discussed immigration, health care, the economy, keeping firearms out of the hands of people with mental health issues, and their thoughts about the incumbent. The half-hour debate, moderated by David Crabtree of WRAL News, was largely...
RALEIGH — Gov. Pat McCrory, U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, and 2nd District U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers are among high-profile Republican incumbents who have drawn Republican primary opponents, but 54 other candidates were, in effect, elected to the General Assembly on Monday because nobody chose to run against them from either party when filing ended.
RALEIGH — Joe Stewart, executive director of the N.C. FreeEnterprise Foundation, said Wednesday that since the state is so competitive, North Carolina is likely to see groups come in to lend support or provide opposition to individual candidates in future elections. The U.S. Senate race between incumbent Democrat Kay Hagan and Republican House Speaker Thom Tillis remained close all year.
RALEIGH — In one of the most closely watched U.S. Senate contests nationally, Republican House Speaker Thom Tillis of Mecklenburg County knocked off incumbent Democrat Kay Hagan in a race capping a night that saw the GOP seize the majority in the upper chamber, unifying control of Congress. Unofficial results show Tillis winning 48.84 percent, Hagan 47.23 percent, and Libertarian Sean Haugh 3.74 percent.
