As we enter the final weeks of the 2024 campaign, here’s the stay of play: North Carolina is a state in play.
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North Carolina Tops 1 Million Votes Cast
More than 1 million voters had cast ballots in the 2024 general election.
Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson Sues CNN for Defamation
RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina's Republican lieutenant governor and gubernatorial nominee, Mark Robinson, filed a defamation lawsuit against CNN on Tuesday, seeking $50 million in damages. The lawsuit concerns a CNN report that linked Robinson to racist and sexually explicit comments on a pornographic website between 2008 and 2012.
Gov. Cooper warns Robinson could hurt Trump’s North Carolina chances
Gov. Roy Cooper said Wednesday that he believed Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s presence on the ballot could hurt former President Donald Trump’s chances of winning the battleground state this November.
NCGOP statement on Lt. Governor Mark Robinson
Mark Robinson has categorically denied the allegations made by CNN but that won’t stop the Left from trying to demonize him via personal attacks. The Left needs this election to be a personality contest, not a policy contest because if voters are focused on policy, Republicans win on Election Day.
Mark Robinson vows to stay in race for governor following CNN investigation
Multiple news outlets are reporting today that Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the North Carolina Republican Party nominee for governor in the November election, is under pressure from his party and individuals within the Trump campaign to withdraw from the race.
Deborah Ross Statement on Mark Robinson
Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross released the following statement after recent revelations about GOP gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson:
John Hood: Debates will inform state voters
RALEIGH — Brace yourself. The arrival of Labor Day traditionally begins the homestretch of electoral campaigns. You may well join millions of fellow voters in utter exhaustion with the politics of 2024. But I promise you the candidates and their surrogates are raring to run this final leg of the race.
John Hood: Ticket-Splitters Could Prove Decisive
RALEIGH — Donald Trump will likely win North Carolina’s 16 electoral votes this year. Our state is a political battleground, no question about it, but in presidential races the Democratic Party always runs a bit uphill here.
Op Ed: North Carolina Must Choose Wisely on March 5th
As our state’s March 5th presidential primary approaches, North Carolinians will be faced with an important choice. After the last few years of record inflation thanks to wasteful government spending, a broken immigration system, and the American energy spigot being turned off, it’s obvious that the Biden administration is not up to the task of effectively leading our country.
John Hood: Democrats Hope to Defend Governor’s Office
Since the turn of the 20th century, North Carolina voters have picked Republicans for governor just four times: Jim Holshouser in 1972, Jim Martin in 1984 and 1988, and Pat McCrory in 2012. In each case, there was no Democratic incumbent. In each case, the GOP presidential candidate also won North Carolina.
John Hood: Lt. Governor Race Draws Fourteen Candidates
RALEIGH — Most of the executive-branch offices comprising North Carolina’s Council of State are either open seats in 2024 or will feature highly competitive races in both the primary and general elections. But none has attracted as many candidates as lieutenant governor.
John Hood: Five candidates run to replace Folwell
After eight years as state treasurer of North Carolina — and prior public-service roles as school-board member, assistant commerce secretary, and four-term state legislator — Dale Folwell is running for governor in 2024.
Retired Colonel Laurie Buckhout on leadership, politics, and governance
Colonel (Ret.) Laurie Buckhout (R) is campaigning throughout Congressional District 1 to unseat incumbent Rep. Don Davis (D) in the 2024 election. The self-described constitutional conservative believes her military background provides her with leadership skills that would benefit her constituents. She also believes the current Republican Party is fractured.
Deborah Ross statement on filing for reelection
Congresswoman Deborah Ross will file for reelection to represent North Carolina’s Second Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. She is running for her third term representing this seat, which includes most of Wake County.
Rep. Mark Walker Officially Files to Run in NC’s Sixth Congressional District
Former pastor and Congressman Mark Walker officially filed to run in NC’s Sixth Congressional District amid an outpouring of support from over 40 members of Congress, sheriffs, and local leaders.
Sen. Phil Berger Files for Reelection
Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) filed for reelection to represent Rockingham and Guilford counties in the North Carolina Senate.
Jeffrey Elmore officially files for North Carolina Lieutenant Governor
State Representative Jeffrey Elmore (R-North Wilkesboro) today officially filed his papers to run for North Carolina Lieutenant Governor. Elmore, a staunch conservative Republican, will be seeking his party’s nomination on March 5, 2024.
Bishop Files to Run for Attorney General
U.S. Representative Dan Bishop filed to run for North Carolina Attorney General Friday, alongside family, friends and supporters.
Lt. Governor Candidate Ben Clark Files for Election
Sen. Ben Clark filed the paperwork to run for Lt. Governor and made his candidacy official on Tuesday.