2026 Election

Berger says there are several "overvotes" and hundreds of "undervotes" in Senate District 26 election, asks elections board members to visually check those ballots.

Berger, North Carolina's longtime state Senate leader, trails by 23 votes after the county canvass. His campaign says some voters in Guilford County who should have had that senate district on their ballots swear they did not.

As a recount (and possible election legal challenges) loom in the close primary between Senate leader Phil Berger and Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page, Page is raising concerns over whether the process can be handled fairly.

More than a year into his term, North Carolina State Auditor Dave Boliek says he’s working to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse in state government. New laws have expanded the auditor’s investigative powers and even given the office a role in shaping election oversight. Boliek joins to discuss his approach to accountability, his growing authority and what it could mean for transparency and governance in North Carolina.

Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page led the Senate's Republican leader by two votes heading into Friday's tally of provisional ballots. It is now 23 votes.

Bob Rucho has resigned from the North Carolina State Board of Elections after less than a year on the job.

The race between Democratic Rep. Valerie Foushee and her anti-establishment challenger, Nida Allam, was seen as an early test of the appetite for generational change among Democrats.

Page held a significant lead in the two politicians' home of Rockingham County, and Berger could not catch up in rural Guilford County. The race is almost certainly headed to a recount.

Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden held on to a narrow lead in his race for a third term in Tuesday’s Mecklenburg County Democratic primary.

Most Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners incumbents faced challenges in Tuesday's primary election, which, in the largely Democratic county, will almost certainly determine the eventual winners in November.