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Election 2010: N.C. Senate and House races
11:35 p.m. Final update. It appears that Republicans will have a 31-19 advantage in the state Senate and a net gain of at least 14 seats in the House, putting…
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New Carolina Journal Online exclusive
The latest Carolina Journal Online exclusive features Anthony Greco’s CarolinaJournal.tv report on the race between Republican Bill Rabon and Democrat David Redwine for the open N.C. Senate District 8 seat.
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Latest dispatches from the campaign trail
Republican Thom Goolsby maintains a 17-percent lead over Jim Leutze in state Senate District 9, according to a Civitas poll. Civitas: GOP?er Bill Rabon leads Democrat David Redwine 53-34 percent…
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Latest dispatches from the campaign trail
GOP candidate Wesley Meredith might file a lawsuit against Democratic state Rep. Margaret Dickson in Senate District 19. Democrat David Redwine says that, if elected, he?ll work for free in…
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Latest dispatches from the campaign trail
Democratic incumbent Bill Faison leads his Republican opponent Rick Smith in the state District 50 House race 48-39 percent, according to a Civitas poll. In a speech at UNC-Chapel Hill…
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Are North Carolina Democrats kicking illegals to the curb?
Democrats across the country are running from their records and the positions of their party. David Redwine, a former Democratic state House member running for the N.C. Senate seat vacated…
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Civitas: Rabon leads Redwine by 15 percent
Democrats will have a tough time hanging on to state Sen. R.C. Soles’ seat if the results of a new Civitas Poll continue into the fall. A survey found that…
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Latest dispatches from the campaign trail
Number of contested primaries jumped 60 percent from 2008. Asheville Citizen Times profiles Senate-50 primary candidates. Senate candidates largely relying on own income. McDowell News profiles area candidates. Sen. Joe…
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The impact of redistricting
An “Under the Dome” item about Kay Hagan’s path to a top state Senate budget-writing job mentions the impact of redistricting. Another interesting fact that Ryan Teague Beckwith doesn’t mention…
No Floyd Fiscal Crisis: True State Needs Can Be Met By Rainy-Day Fund
As leaders of the N.C. General Assembly discuss the possibility of a special session in December, preliminary indications are that appropriate state spending for hurricane relief will be far lower…