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The week in North Carolina politics from WRAL's NC Capitol team.
Gov. Roy Cooper and members of the Council of State take their oaths of office on the grounds of the Executive Mansion, followed by Cooper's inaugural address.
From public schools to workplaces, North Carolina has new leadership in roles that affect our daily lives. Meet the new superintendent of public schools and secretary of labor.
Jenna Wadsworth, the Democratic candidate for North Carolina agriculture commissioner, discusses President Donald Trump's coronavirus infection in a brief video posted on TikTok.
Jenna Wadsworth, a Democrat running for commissioner of agriculture, asks followers: Is this your favorite October surprise?
Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter
Black people, Hollywood, women and LGBT people are all targets for first-time candidate Mark Robinson.
Candidates for commissioner of labor, agriculture and education to attend; public can watch, submit questions.
Although a statewide recount hasn't been completed, Republican Chuck Stuber conceded the state auditor's race Friday to Democratic incumbent Beth Wood.
Laura Leslie
North Carolina tipped into the red column Tuesday night in its presidential and Senate races. But below that on the ballot, results got a bit more messy.
A wave led by presidential candidate Donald Trump appeared to be carrying Republican candidates to victory in most Council of State races Tuesday night.
Kathy Hanrahan
The race between Republican Gov. Pat McCrory and Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper has tightened in recent weeks, and the two men are in a virtual tie days out from the election, according to the results of an exclusive WRAL News poll released Tuesday.
Matthew Burns
A candidate in the attorney general's race says his opponent has backed 13 laws struck down by the courts. Is that number right?
Mark Binker
Dan Blue III says his family's law firm will no longer work for the Office of State Treasurer if he is elected to the post.
Republican Dale Folwell and Democrat Dan Blue III talk about what they see as the biggest challenges facing the next state treasurer.
It has been 10 years since North Carolina carried out an execution. Candidates for attorney general say they will do what they can to restart executions, but progress is limited by a number of court challenges.
Four Democrats are vying to face Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest in November.
With Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper running for governor, Republicans hope to win the statewide seat that has been in Democratic hands for decades.
Incumbents in gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races will face primary as well as general election challenges, and familiar names will dot primary ballots for Congress, Court of Appeals and other races.
Mark Binker and Cullen Browder
David Longo, whose family and employees donated heavily to Lt. Gov. Dan Forest's 2012 campaign, is the treasurer for Truth & Prosperity Inc., which will back Forest.
North Carolina Treasurer Janet Cowell has been writing and calling donors and colleagues to say that she will not seek re-election in 2016.
A day before a series of appearances across the state, state Sen. Josh Stein announced Sunday via an email to supporters that he's running for attorney general in 2016.
