Supreme Court: 4th Circuit voter ID decision will stand for November election

The U.S. Supreme Court denied Gov. Pat McCrory's request for a stay on Wednesday, with four justices voting in opposition to the stay and four in favor. ...

Bipartisan group redraws congressional districts in North Carolina

A bipartisan group of retired North Carolina judges is advocating for redistricting reform by proposing a new congressional district map on Monday.

A brief overview of North Carolina's tumultuous voting rights history

GPSF task force to increase student voter participation

With the 2016 presidential election a few months away, the Graduate and Professional Student Federation at UNC is looking for new ways to help students ...

NC Senate race heats up with challenger Deborah Ross

A little-known former North Carolina legislator has surged ahead in the polls over incumbent Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., for his seat in the U.S. Senate.  ...

'Racial gerrymanders' to stand on election day

Come election day, some North Carolina voters will submit their ballots within unconstitutional districts — following a ruling early this month by a ...

Third parties in North Carolina fight for ballot access

In what appears to be an increasingly contentious presidential race in North Carolina, the Real Clear Politics polling average shows that only 83.7 percent ...

FBI says no charges for Clinton, isn't mentioned at rally

Throughout the 2016 presidential campaign season, Republicans have levied numerous and varied attacks against current presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary ...

Donald Trump makes campaign stop in Greensboro

Donald Trump has faced a good deal of controversy from both his partisan opposition and his self-proclaimed ideological peers over the course of his presidential ...

GOP establishment split over Trump support

In a usual election year, the two major U.S. parties would typically coalesce around a presumptive nominee who has locked up a plurality of votes months ...

State board of elections investigates fraud in Durham

When new voter-ID laws caused problems at the polls during North Carolina’s March 15 primaries, proponents of the laws argued that they had been enacted ...

N.C. primary season continues as state prepares for abysmal turnout

North Carolina candidates for the United States House of Representatives are expecting low voter turnout during the June 7 primary.

Q&A with political expert on a brokered convention

As the Republican National Convention date approaches in July, the Republican nominee still remains unclear, with the possibility of a contested convention ...

Voters experience problems at the primary polls

Amid reports of voter confusion caused by North Carolina’s voter ID law, the state still led all Southern states in voter turnout at 44 percent of registered ...

Mark Marcoplos claims only non-incumbent seat on Board of Commissioners

Mark Marcoplos claimed the at-large seat on the Orange County Board of Commissioners with 46.7 percent of the vote on March 15.

Challenger looks to remove Cherie Berry from elevators

Anyone who’s ridden an elevator in North Carolina sometime in the last 15 years has likely noticed a familiar face: Cherie Berry.

Few surprises for analysts after state primary races

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had a lot working in her favor to secure a victory in the North Carolina Democratic primary elections against ...

North Carolina Democratic primary results 2016

North Carolina's Democratic primaries Tuesday witnessed few surprises — early polls perfectly predicted the night's victors.

North Carolina Republican primary results 2016

In North Carolina's Republican primaries Tuesday, the presidential and statewide elections had several contested races and some sweeping victories.