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Two outside spending groups release ads to tout judges running for the state's highest courts.
Mark Binker
Four of the seven seats on the Wake County Board of Commissioners are up for grabs in next Tuesday's election, and observers say the outcome could dramatically change the priorities for county leaders.
An independent spending group that aired a primary ad accusing a Supreme Court justice of aiding child molesters is once again poised to spend money on the race for North Carolina's highest court.
Conservative non-candidate groups spent more than $1 million in an effort to defeat Supreme Court Justice Robin Hudson. She pulled down the most votes in her three-way primary and will face Superior Court Judge Eric Levinson this fall.
As the May primary approaches, the latest Elon Poll finds Voter ID popular, Obamacare less unpopular, and voters up in the air about the economy.
The Republican State Leadership Committee upped its total spending to Justice for All NC to $900,000 in early May. That money is being used to run an ad accusing a sitting Supreme Court justice of being soft on child molesters.
The Senate and Supreme Court races are building in nastiness as the May 6 primary grows ever closer, and an analysis shows the state budget with a $445 million shortfall.
Mark Binker and Laura Leslie
With the May primary about a month away, WRAL's "On the Record" takes a look at the race for the 2nd Congressional district, the seat currently held by Republican Renee Ellmers.
The Republican National Committee and the state Republican Party said Monday that they are ramping up their organizing efforts to help with the U.S. Senate race in November and add to legislative gains made in recent years.
Matthew Burns
Nearly half of state legislative seats will be won based on one party's primary or are virtually over already because only one candidate filed to run. Although this is not a new phenomenon, election observers say it is due to legislative districts that strongly favor one party or another.
Pop singer Clay Aiken announces his intention run for the Democratic nomination in the 2nd Congressional District.
Pop singer Clay Aiken announced on Wednesday that he will run for the Democratic nomination in the 2nd Congressional District.
U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor will travel to North Carolina on Feb. 17 to headline two fundraising events supporting David Rouzer's campaign for the Republican nomination in the 7th Congressional District.
A Wake County state Senate campaign from 2012 cost $1 million for the victor alone. The flow of money into that race is one example among many of how spending on campaigns is becoming increasingly difficult to track.
Democratic 7th District Congressman Mike McIntyre's recent decision not to run for re-election this year leaves him with a decision of how to dispose of the money remaining in his campaign account.
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will raise money at the Raleigh home of lobbyist Theresa Kostrzewa and her husband.
Congressman Mike McIntyre's recent decision not to seek a 10th term representing the 7th Congressional District appeared to have opened the floodgates in Wilmington.
Gov. Pat McCrory says the special election dates to fill Rep. Mel Watt's seat will be the same as the regularly scheduled primary and general election days.
Former state Commerce Secretary Keith Crisco is throwing his hat in the ring as a potential 2014 opponent to Republican 2nd District Congresswoman Renee Ellmers.
Kelly Gardner and Matthew Burns
The U.S. Senate race will dominate the headlines, but behind the scenes the money chase, lingering lawsuits and internal party struggles may dominate the outcomes.
Mark Binker and Cullen Browder
Republican Congresswoman Renee Ellmers will face a challenge from the right for her 2nd Congressional District seat next May.
Laura Leslie
Rockingham County District Attorney Phil Berger Jr. said Monday that he will formally announce Wednesday his intention to run for North Carolina's 6th Congressional District, which includes parts of Durham, Orange and Person counties.
A former state Commerce secretary and a Durham attorney are eyeing challenges to two-term Republican Rep. Renee Ellmers.
There are some political insiders speculating that state Sen. Phil Berger's television spot on voter ID has less to do with his own political ambitions than another Congressional race involving a politician by the same name.
