Gubernatorial campaign Coverage

Editorial: Lt. Gov. Dan Forest's careless rhetoric stretches truth, is a health hazard

Monday, Sept. 21, 2020 -- Lt. Gov. Dan Forest knows Joe Biden isn't on death's door. He knows downtown Raleigh wasn't destroyed. And he knows there's no credible science to support his dangerous claptrap against using masks.

After 4 years, how well did Gov. Roy Cooper live up to candidate Roy Cooper's promises?

Thirty-one campaign promises from 2016 were tracked and graded.

Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter

Voting defamation suit seeks to widen net, accuses GOP attorneys of conspiracy

The attorneys who brought a defamation lawsuit over voter protests filed in the wake of last November's election want to add former Gov. Pat McCrory's legal defense fund and the attorneys who helped file those protests to their suit.

Travis Fain

McCrory reflects on future, tenure as governor

Former Gov. Pat McCrory says he's not ruling out a future in public office following his re-election defeat in 2016.

Cullen Browder

Hurricane, vote challenges prompt push for changes to NC election rules

Events from last fall might wind up being felt for years to come during North Carolina elections.

Matthew Burns

TheWrap@NCCapitol (May 30, 2017)

Appropriations subcommittees reviewed parts of the House budget proposal last week. The House Finance Committee went over tax proposals in the plan Tuesday. But House budget writers are still playing coy, not releasing information about raises for teachers and state workers or how much they want to sock away in reserves until Wednesday.

Group calls for criminal investigation of NC GOP for unfounded voter fraud claims

Democracy North Carolina on Tuesday called for criminal investigations of the state Republican Party and former Gov. Pat McCrory's campaign for falsely accusing hundreds of people statewide of voter fraud in the days after the November election.

Matthew Burns

Cooper sworn in as 75th NC governor

Roy Cooper was sworn in shortly after midnight Sunday as North Carolina's 75th governor, taking the reins of a deeply divided state and facing an openly hostile legislature as he tries to accomplish an agenda calling for improved schools and a stronger economy for middle-class families.

Laura Leslie

Cooper chooses to be sworn in shortly after midnight

Gov. Roy Cooper took his oath of office shortly after midnight, about a week before the official inauguration on Jan. 7.

We told you the political future was hazy

From presidential primaries to a bond referenda, North Carolina politics were interesting this year, if not always predictable.

Mark Binker

NC recount: It could have been worse

Election challenges and protests have kept North Carolina from declaring a winner in the race for governor between Roy Cooper and Pat McCrory for more than a month, but it could be worse.

Mark Binker

Cooper's victory unlikely to undo HB2

Attorney General Roy Cooper has been an outspoken critic of a controversial state law on LGBT rights, but his win Monday in the fiercely fought governor's race doesn't guarantee an end to the legislation.

Kathryn Brown

McCrory concedes gubernatorial race to Cooper

After weeks of bitterly contesting the results of the gubernatorial election, Republican Gov. Pat McCrory on Monday conceded the race to Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper.

Matthew Burns

State elections board dismisses protest in Bladen County

The State Board of Elections voted Saturday to dismiss the election protest of Leslie McCrae Dowless Jr. of Bladen County,which called into question the validity of hundreds of absentee ballots. Board Member Joshua Malcolm made the motion, saying there was not substantial evidence of violation of elections laws.

McCrory calls special legislative session to address hurricane recovery

Gov. Pat McCrory has called the General Assembly back to work on Dec. 13 to address issues related to recovering from Hurricane Matthew.

Mark Binker

Durham elections board begins recount, which could stretch into Monday

The Durham County Board of Elections on Saturday began a recount of more than 94,000 votes one day earlier than planned as it tries to comply with a State Board of Elections order to complete the recount by Monday evening.

Sarah Krueger and Laura Leslie

Recount order irks Durham elections chief

Durham County elections officials were working Thursday on the logistical details of a state-ordered recount of more than 90,000 ballots from the Nov. 8 election.

Laura Leslie

State elections board calls for recount in Durham

The State Board of Elections on Wednesday called for a recount of more than 90,000 votes that Durham County reported late on Election Night because of technical difficulties.

Matthew Burns and Mark Binker

Civitas lawyers in ballot case have ties to McCrory

The two lawyers bringing a case to throw out more than 3,000 ballots both have ties to the McCrory administration. The governor has turned down the state board's request to hire certain lawyers from the Brooks Pierce law firm.

Mark Binker

NC GOP calls recount push a public service

North Carolina Republican Party officials appear to have accepted that Gov. Pat McCrory has lost his re-election bid to Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper, but they said Tuesday they will continue pushing for a recount and hearings on challenges to individual voters out of "a sense of public duty."

Laura Leslie

McCrory blocks state board's effort to hire outside lawyers in election dispute

Gov. Pat McCrory's office has turned down the State Board of Elections' request to hire lawyers from the Brooks Pierce law firm to defend the state against a federal lawsuit by the Civitas Institute.

Mark Binker

Cooper camp: Lead in governor's race is insurmountable

Although Gov. Pat McCrory has raised a number of challenges to the election process in more than 50 counties, Roy Cooper campaign attorney Marc Elias says there is no path for the governor to close the gap and win re-election.

Mark Binker

McCrory officially requests statewide recount in gubernatorial race

As counties across the state continue to tally provisional ballots, Gov. Pat McCrory on Tuesday formally requested a statewide recount in his contested gubernatorial race with Attorney General Roy Cooper.

Another lawsuit stalls outcome of NC vote count

The conservative Civitas Institute has filed a federal lawsuit to stop the votes of people who registered to vote and voted on the same day from counting until their addresses are verified.

Civitas suit: Verify addresses on all one-stop votes

A lawsuit filed by the conservative Civitas Institute throws another wrinkle into what is already a complex election landscape. Francis De Luca and his group have complained about same-day registration for years, saying it opens the state up to voter fraud.

Mark Binker and Cullen Browder