2026 Election

In interviews, more than a dozen voters and local Democratic Party officials expressed a mixture of alarm and optimism ahead of the March 3 primary.

A new ad accuses a Republican state senate candidate of criticizing President Trump’s immigration policy. The ad supports Senate leader Phil Berger over his GOP primary challenger, Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page. Paul Specht of WRAL joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry for more.

It’s election season again in North Carolina. The March 3 primary will determine which candidates appear on the general election ballot in November.

The influential Black Political Caucus of Charlotte-Mecklenburg has announced its endorsements for the March Democratic primaries.

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. How will all that, plus gerrymandered maps, impact the midterms in our state? We examine this changing landscape.

WFAE, in partnership with the League of Women Voters of Charlotte-Mecklenburg, hosted a forum with candidates for Mecklenburg County sheriff at the WFAE Center for Civic and Community Engagement in uptown Charlotte.

For years, Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather has lobbied for more staffing in his office, which has not had a significant increase in nearly 15 years. With Iryna’s Law now on the books, he should be able to hire 10 more prosecutors. Will that be enough? We will ask about that and about his impression of how the law might affect public safety, as well as other issues facing the DA’s office.

Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper says he would support a ban on individual stock trading by members of Congress and the president if voters elect him to the U.S. Senate next year.

Mecklenburg County state Rep. Carla Cunningham is softening some of her most controversial comments on immigration, months after a floor speech and vote that sparked backlash among Democrats and helped draw multiple primary challengers.

A new Winthrop University poll finds broad opposition in South Carolina to the practice of drawing legislative districts that give one political party an advantage.