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A proposed new congressional map for North Carolina removes Polk, McDowell and Rutherford counties from the 11th District, which is represented by Republican Madison Cawthorn. The freshman member of Congress is also facing GOP primary challengers.
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Marjorie K. Eastman, a combat veteran who lives in Cary, said she decided to enter the 2022 U.S. Senate race in North Carolina as a Republican after the Biden administration's hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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President Biden isn't on the ballot next fall. But Republican lawmakers, campaign operatives and candidates believe his handling of the economy will drive voters' decisions.
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Republicans need to gain just five seats in next year's midterm elections to take control of the U.S. House. It's New York Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney's job to make sure that doesn't happen.
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Former North Carolina state Sen. Erica Smith is running for the open U.S. Senate seat in 2022. She said she is the most progressive Democrat in the race but has raised far less money than former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley and state Sen. Jeff Jackson of Mecklenburg County.
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A new attack ad targeting Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock blames a "radical left woke crowd" for moving the game out of Atlanta. It will air during the Home Run Derby and All-Star Game.
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A Democrat running to unseat South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is pushing for legalization of marijuana in the state. Former U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham says that would offer health care options and spin off millions in tax revenue.
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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Cheri Beasley of North Carolina raised nearly $1.3 million in little more than two months since she entered the race in April, her campaign announced on Wednesday.
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It's likely that elections for seven district Charlotte City Council seats will be pushed back from the fall until the spring of 2022 because of U.S. Census Bureau delays. But a bill in the North Carolina General Assembly would allow citywide races — the mayor and four at-large council members — to proceed on schedule.
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The Charlotte City Council and mayor are likely to get four or five months added to their two-year terms because of U.S. Census Bureau delays in reporting data. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board? Some will likely get an extra year to their four-year terms. Why the disparity?