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NC Republicans Capture Key Judicial Races, Earn a Supermajority in NC Senate but Ultimately Fall Short on a House Supermajority - When North Carolinians awoke the...

NC Republicans capture key judicial races, earn a supermajority in North Carolina senate but ultimately fall short on a house supermajority. we will look at the results of the North Carolina judicial contests, General Assembly races and the Senate seat that was up for grabs.

After the dust settled in Randolph County, incumbents win big

In Tuesday's 2022 midterm elections, Republican candidates came out ahead in the state's six statewide judicial races. On the ballot were two seats on the N.C. Supreme Court and four seats on the state Court of Appeals. The Supreme Court wins shift the bench from leaning Democrat to leaning Republican. The new court will be

North Carolina has six statewide judicial races on the ballot this year, including two seats on the state Supreme Court.

This year's midterm elections in North Carolina feature a high-profile race for U.S. senate. But that's not the only statewide contest on the ballot. Voters also will determine the outcome of six judicial races with major implications for everything from future elections to reproductive rights in the state.

Columnist Tom Campbell writes that Nov. 8 is midyear elections and America is heading down the home stretch.

Heading down the home stretch

Elections have consequences, as we know all too well. This year’s Nov. 8 midyear elections could prove to be among the most consequential on both the federal and state levels.

AVERY COUNTY – Polls across 19 precincts in Avery County closed at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17, with mail absentee ballots received until Friday, May 20, and canvassing to