Four republicans elected to the N.C. Court of Appeals, defeating Democratic opponents

Four Republicans were elected to the North Carolina Court of Appeals Tuesday, defeating all Democratic candidates, according to unofficial results as ...

Republicans fall one seat short of regaining supermajority in NC General Assembly

According to unofficial results, Republicans flipped two seats in the N.C. House and two in the N.C. Senate, meaning they would fall one seat short of ...

Rep. Graig Meyer is to become next N.C. senator for District 23, per unofficial results

Per unofficial results, North Carolina Rep. Graig Meyer (D-Caswell, Orange) has won the 2022 midterm election for the District 23 North Carolina Senate ...

Democrat Valerie Foushee wins 4th Congressional District in U.S. House

N.C. Sen. Valerie Foushee (D-Chatham, Orange) has won the election and will represent the 4th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.  ...

Access to abortion, among other issues, drives UNC students to the polls

Students at UNC went to the polls on Tuesday for a variety of reasons, but many cited abortion access as a key issue. Other motivators for voting included ...

Orange County community members share their opinions on Election Day

North Carolina residents went to their local polling stations on Tuesday to vote on issues that mattered to them. Women's rights, climate change and education ...

'The sky’s the limit': registration opens for winter recreation programs

From rock climbing to lantern making, upcoming programs from the Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation Department are open for registration. The winter recreation ...

Gov. Cooper issues executive order to accelerate green transportation

Reducing transportation emissions in North Carolina through updated policies from Gov. Roy Cooper and different climate institutes

'It's our chance': Even without a ballot, local high schoolers engage in elections

Many North Carolina high school students are encouraging their peers to show up to the polls. There are also options for those under 18 to be involved ...

'We need strong leaders': Barack Obama endorses Cheri Beasley in US Senate race

In an advertisement for her campaign, former President Barack Obama endorsed Cheri Beasley for North Carolina's open U.S. Senate seat. He focused on her ...

Renee Price and Charles Lopez face off for NC House of Representatives District 50

Price, chairperson of the Orange County Board of County Commissioners, and Lopez, HR manager for a Triangle-based landscaping company, are running for ...

NC elections take place in newly-drawn districts amid long history of gerrymandering

In this round of midterm elections, North Carolina will use newly-drawn district maps that were drawn in February. The new maps come as a result of the ...

'It's important that it's done right': Officials, residents discuss voting security in OC

Some rhetoric surrounding the election security has sparked an increased number of concerned citizens, especially regarding the fairness and accuracy ...

Column: How we approached our election coverage

Nov. 8 has been circled in red on my calendar for a long time.  From the moment I became City & State Editor, I’ve been planning how The Daily ...

'Keeping rural in mind': Organizations work to engage and inform rural voters

Over 75 of North Carolina’s counties are rural, with 2.2 million rural voters making up the second-highest segment of the state’s electorate after ...

Here's what you need to know about voter ID in North Carolina

Voters must be registered in order to cast their ballot on Election Day. The deadline to register to vote was Oct. 14, but voters could register in person ...

Orange County and Chapel Hill Transit provide resources for getting to the polls

Local voters without access to cars or other forms of personal transportation have a number of resources available for traveling to the polls on Election ...

Here's where you can vote on election day Nov. 8

Early voters in Orange County share their views, motivations for voting

More than 41,000 people voted early in person in Orange County between Oct. 20 and Nov. 5, and thousands more are expected to cast their ballots on Election ...