Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley and former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper are expected to run for the open U.S. Senate seat in North Carolina. The two announcements set the stage for a competitive, expensive race in the battleground state.

Since Sen. Thom Tillis said he wouldn’t seek a third term, eyes have been on the former North Carolina governor to run in the Democratic primary.

North Carolina elections officials made major changes to overseas and military voting rules Monday in response to court rulings in the 2024 race for a state supreme court seat. Some say those changes should have been made by lawmakers,

The saga of North Carolina’s never-ending election is finally over. Despite their attempts, Republicans were thankfully unable to overturn the November 2024 election results.

North Carolina election officials have said early voting will start as planned on Oct. 17. But they don't know how many voting sites might be unusable in the swing state because of Hurricane Helene.