It's the first batch of polls released so far this year. | Opinion

For the first time, North Carolina has more registered Republicans than Democrats. The meat continues to be in the middle with unaffiliated voters — the largest group of voters. We’re also witnessing more candidates change their party affiliation.

North Carolina is seen as one of Democrats' best Senate pickup opportunities in the 2026 midterm elections.

North Carolina has an open race for the general election after Senator Thom Tillis, a Republican, decided he would not seek re-election in the wake of his vote to block President

A pair of polls on the North Carolina Senate race released within hours of each other paint very different pictures for the fortunes of Republican hopeful Michael Whatley and his Democratic opponent,

North Carolina's March 3 primary elections are approaching but state officials say incoming ice storms are forcing them to postpone training sessions for election workers.

Stein argues that if the law is allowed to stand, then “the General Assembly can effectively control the executive branch, no matter who the people elect to be Governor or to the Council of State.”

North Carolina election officials are considering changes to the voting schedule that could affect how voters cast ballots in upcoming primaries.

One supposes that it’s not an especially unusual phenomenon for politicians who ascend to power to do everything they can to cling to it. Between the ability to shape public policy and the trappings that come with inhabiting high office,

The proposed 2026 voting plans would affect only the March primaries. But they could indicate strategies to come for the November general election.