Though the outcome of the midterms wasn’t the red wave that was predicted, a political analyst in North Carolina sees the statewide results as a victory for Republicans in the Tar Heel State. There were seven statewide races: the U.S. Senate and six judicial races, with two of those races being in the North Carolina…

The race between Ted Budd and Cheri Beasley for North Carolina’s open Senate seat has stayed tight as it enters the last week. It’s a competition that hasn’t gotten the attention that Senate races in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Georgia, or Arizona have, but maybe it should have. The seat of the retiring Richard Burr is one…

Trump-backed Republican Congressman Ted Budd maintains a narrow lead over former North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley in what promises to be a close race. Budd. with a slight lead in the polls, seems to be benefiting from a rising tide for all Republicans in North Carolina and elsewhere. “The red wave is real…

Democrats think they’ve now got a shot at an open seat in Republican-leaning North Carolina to help them seize the closely divided U.S. Senate. Earlier on Democrats seemed to think the race to replace retiring Republican Sen. Richard Burr was a low priority. They didn’t spend much money in the state. But former state Supreme…