There may be a RINO on the loose in North Carolina. Niqab-wearing LaKeshia M. Alston is running as the only Republican for the state Senate’s 22nd district seat — despite being a lifelong Democrat. With little known about her policy leanings,

North Carolina Republicans hope that data indicating voters prefer the GOP over Democrats will give them a boost in the 2026 elections. There are now more registered Republicans than Democrats in North Carolina,

Absentee voting for North Carolina's 2026 primary elections begins January 12 with a deadline to request ballots by February 17.

The midterm elections are here. With less than two months until the North Carolina primary, we get perspective from a reporter and two strategists about the candidates, the issues and more. It’s a 2026 election primer,

Summer keeps getting hotter in North Carolina and summer 2026 will be another scorcher broken by more rain. The National Climate Center forecast for June through August calls for temperatures and precipitation across the Southeast to be above normal.

Ballots for Super Tuesday can begin going into the mail on Monday from respective county boards of elections as requested by registered North Carolina voters. Fifty-one days later, polls will close on March 3 and all absentee ballots by mail will be due by the 7:30 p.

Candidate filing for the 2026 midterms has come and gone, and races for the state legislature will be among the most consequential on the ballot. North Carolina Democrats are hoping they can keep Republicans short of a supermajority in the General Assembly,

North Carolina politics is never boring, but 2026 is shaping up to be unusually consequential. In most election years, you circle November and work backward. Whatever drama is unfolding in Washington ends up tinting everything else down the ballot.

A forum sponsored by Smoky Mountain News was held on Jan. 7 for the three candidates running for Haywood County sheriff in 2026.

A candidate challenge was filed against Vice Mayor Antanette Mosley Jan. 8 with the Buncombe County Board of Elections.