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| November 24

2016 Elections

Sen. Richard Burr awaits Democrat contenders

By Charles Talcott | October 8

With the Democratic U.S. Senate primary less than six months away, no clear contender has emerged to challenge incumbent Republican Sen. Richard Burr. ...

Presidential hopeful Ben Carson comes to the Carolinas

By Anica Midthun | October 4

Ben Carson can add his name to the growing list of Republican presidential primary candidates to visit North Carolina when he toured Victory Junction ...

A primary dilemma: 2016 elections in North Carolina

By Danielle Chemtob | September 24

Basketball might not be the only madness in North Carolina this March, as the N.C. General Assembly will vote this week on a bill to move both of the ...

Islamophobia rears head in presidential campaigns

By Lobke Van Meijel | September 22

Following a tense week for Muslim-Americans, Ben Carson, neurosurgeon-turned-Republican primary presidential candidate, announced he would not agree with ...

UNC student political groups organize in preparation for 2016 election

By CJ Farris | September 17

As the country prepares for the presidential primaries in 2016, political groups on campus are organizing in an effort to increase the amount of voters ...

Jeb Bush pays a visit to NC, reveals tax plan

By Benji Schwartz | September 10

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush revealed his tax plan on Wednesday in a somewhat unlikely location — an industrial cooling plant in Garner, ...

‘Joke candidates’ ﬂood ﬁling for 2016 elections

By Joe Martin | September 8

More than 1,000 individuals, including potential independent candidates Deez Nuts and Sydneys Voluptuous Buttocks, have filed statements of candidacy ...

The NAACP lead a march and rally in Raleigh on Thursday as part of "America's Journey for Justice," a 806-mile march from Selma, Alabama, to Washington D.C. Hundreds gathered in the Bicentennial Plaza to protest for voters' rights.

Voter ID law still faces pushback after legislative changes

By Grant Masini | September 8

Fifty years after the Voting Rights Act of 1965 passed, some fear North Carolina’s voting practices have begun to regress.

NC governor elections already too close to call

By Audrey Wells | September 4

Roy Cooper, now N.C. Attorney General, takes an early lead over Gov. Pat McCrory in polling for the next gubernatorial election.

Clinton and 'The Donald' seen as untrustworthy; Biden trumps

By Marisa Bakker | September 2

A new poll shows that despite their early leads, presidential hopefuls Hillary Rodham Clinton and Donald Trump are suffering from low trust and likability ...

Trump, Deez Nuts looking good in North Carolina

By Joe Martin | August 24

Donald Trump and Deez Nuts are surging in recent North Carolina polls, but analysts say current predictions are likely to change.

First GOP debate on Thursday anything but low key for candidates

By Benji Schwartz | August 7

Political analysts expecting the first Republican debate Thursday night to to be relatively relaxed were in for a rude awakening.

4 council positions up for election in Chapel Hill

By Elizabeth Harvell | March 26

Of the eight member seats on the Chapel Hill Town Council, four positions will be up for election in November, and members are now starting to decide ...

NC primaries could be earlier in 2016

By Lindsey Brunson | January 7

North Carolina voters might need to prepare for 2016 presidential campaign ads and rallies much earlier than the state has experienced in the past.