by Kirk Kovach | Dec 6, 2018 | The Kovach Corner
The text from the conversation is below, condensed somewhat and reworded where necessary. Given the length of the transcript, please forgive any errors. Kirk Kovach: I’m Kirk Kovach, I’m here with PoliticsNC. We’re in Salisbury, NC with Professor Michael Bitzer, and...
by Darren Janz | Dec 6, 2018 | 2018 elections, Features, NC Political Geography, NC Politics, News, North Carolina, Politics
North Carolina voters participate in elections for nine countywide offices – Boards of Commissioners, Registers of Deeds, Sheriffs, Clerks of Superior Court, Coroners, Treasurers, Boards of Education, Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors, and Sanitary...
by Darren Janz | Dec 5, 2018 | 2018 elections, Features, NC House Races, NC Political Geography, NC Politics, NC Senate Races, North Carolina, Politics
Share This year, North Carolina Democrats made their largest gains in legislative elections since 1974, netting six seats in the state Senate and ten seats in the state House to break the Republican supermajorities in both chambers. In the Senate, the margin...
by Kirk Kovach | Nov 30, 2018 | The Kovach Corner
In the midst of the kerfuffle in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District this week, many of our state’s various politicos were quick to chime in with analysis and opinions on the matter. From the onset, we all knew very little. It is quite odd for the North...
by Kirk Kovach | Nov 14, 2018 | The Kovach Corner
I recently wrote a piece for Politics NC that was mostly just to bring awareness to the fact that the Legislature will reconvene for a special session on Tuesday, November 27th. As many NC politicos have noted, that will be the last time the current iteration of the...
by Kirk Kovach | Nov 12, 2018 | The Kovach Corner
Last week went well for Democrats, both in North Carolina and nationwide. In the Tar Heel State, Democrats achieved their short-term goal of breaking the supermajorities, both in the NC House and NC Senate. Perhaps of less immediate significance, the statewide...
