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 John Wynne | Nov 2, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races, North Carolina |
North Carolina House District 36: Rep. Nelson Dollar (R) vs. Jennifer Ferrell (D) One of the hottest legislative races this cycle is in the suburbs of Wake County. Republican Nelson Dollar has been in office since 2005, is chief budget writer in the House and one of...
by James Kotecki | Oct 19, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, Education, HB2, Moral Monday, NC House Races, NC Politics, North Carolina, PODCAST, Politics, The North Carolinian
When you think about the kind of candidates that get state Democrats excited this year, you might not think of a woman who once received unemployment benefits, was once arrested, and was once a Republican. But that’s Jen Ferrell, the now-Democratic challenger of a...
by James Kotecki | Oct 5, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, Features, HB2, Issues, LGBT Rights, NC House Races, NC Politics, NCGA, North Carolina, PODCAST, Politics, The North Carolinian
Jane Campbell is a retired Navy captain and an unaffiliated candidate for NC House. She’s also openly gay. After learning her state representative was an architect of HB2 and running unopposed for reelection, she decided to do something about it. UPDATE 10/5/16...
by John Wynne | Sep 12, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House, NC House Races, NC Politics |
The 35th State House District is located in the northeastern suburbs of Wake County. It includes the towns of Wake Forest, Zebulon, Rolesville, and Knightdale. The current representative is Chris Malone, who coasted to reelection in 2014, winning by over 12 points and...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 31, 2016 | Editor's Blog, NC House Races, NC Politics |
I don’t usually write about legislative races but one has caught my attention. I’m a sucker for long shots where good candidates compete against long odds. To me, these are the races that make politics exciting. The race is in N. C. House District 67 in Stanly and...
