/live-updates/live-coverage-2022-midterm-elections-north-carolina-politics-senate Good evening! Follow live updates as ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ reporters, producers and editors cover Election Day 2022 across the Triangle. Digital editors Elizabeth Baier and Laura Pellicer are curating the blog tonight. en-US Copyright Wed, 09 Nov 2022 06:47:12 GMT /live-updates/live-coverage-2022-midterm-elections-north-carolina-politics-senate#gop-gains-majority-of-states-highest-court Republicans now have a majority on the North Carolina Supreme Court.Two seats were up for grabs this year, and Republicans won both.Richard Dietz, a North… Wed, 09 Nov 2022 06:47:12 GMT 00000184-5b21-dbf4-a5ce-5bfb16530000 /live-updates/live-coverage-2022-midterm-elections-north-carolina-politics-senate#democrat-wiley-nickel-wins-election-to-u-s-house-in-north-carolinas-13th-congressional-district Voters in North Carolina's 13th Congressional District have elected Democrat Wiley Nickel to a seat in Congress. Nickel beat political newcomer and Donald… Wed, 09 Nov 2022 05:30:30 GMT 00000184-5ab6-dde0-abe7-7ebede0d0000 /live-updates/live-coverage-2022-midterm-elections-north-carolina-politics-senate#republican-ted-budd-wins-north-carolinas-u-s-senate-race Republican U.S. Rep. Ted Budd won North Carolina’s open Senate seat on Tuesday, defeating Cheri Beasley while extending a losing streak for state… Wed, 09 Nov 2022 05:02:56 GMT 00000184-5ac0-dbf5-abe4-7fd6d9f10000 /live-updates/live-coverage-2022-midterm-elections-north-carolina-politics-senate#gop-to-claim-supermajority-of-nc-senate Republicans will have supermajority control over the state Senate, ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ projects.In 2018, the GOP had lost supermajorities in both the state House and… Wed, 09 Nov 2022 04:24:43 GMT 00000184-5a95-da22-a994-fef7c4b30000 /live-updates/live-coverage-2022-midterm-elections-north-carolina-politics-senate#republican-edwards-wins-11th-congressional-district Republican Chuck Edwards has won election to U.S. House in North Carolina's 11th Congressional District, according to projections from the Associated… Wed, 09 Nov 2022 03:56:46 GMT 00000184-5a7b-d140-a1a6-5afb65e70000 /live-updates/live-coverage-2022-midterm-elections-north-carolina-politics-senate#democrat-jeff-jackson-and-republican-virginia-foxx-win-congressional-races The Associated Press has called the election for two more of North Carolina's U.S. Congressional districts. That brings the tally of districts called to… Wed, 09 Nov 2022 02:52:06 GMT 00000184-5a3e-db64-a9a5-5bbeeee80000 /live-updates/live-coverage-2022-midterm-elections-north-carolina-politics-senate#the-associated-press-calls-winners-in-all-of-north-carolinas-u-s-house-districts Here are the winners of all of North Carolina's U.S. House districts, according to calls by the Associated Press: — Republican Patrick McHenry has won… Wed, 09 Nov 2022 01:35:41 GMT 00000184-59ef-d140-a1a6-5bef9a0a0000 /live-updates/live-coverage-2022-midterm-elections-north-carolina-politics-senate#npr-and-wuncs-live-election-night-broadcast-starts-at-8-p-m NPR and ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ begin live radio coverage starting at 8 p.m. ET after most polls in the state have closed and the counts start to trickle in.¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ reporters… Wed, 09 Nov 2022 01:07:56 GMT 00000184-59e1-dbf4-a5ce-59fb713e0000 /live-updates/live-coverage-2022-midterm-elections-north-carolina-politics-senate#nc-state-board-of-elections-extends-voting-hours-at-additional-site The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted unanimously this evening to extend voting at a Craven County precinct by 25 minutes.Voting at the River… Wed, 09 Nov 2022 00:02:21 GMT 00000184-59ab-d140-a1a6-5babacfd0000 /live-updates/live-coverage-2022-midterm-elections-north-carolina-politics-senate#board-of-elections-deciding-whether-to-extend-voting-hours-at-one-more-site-in-new-bern The State Elections Board has extended voting hours at three precincts in three counties today because of administrative delays and is meeting this hour… Tue, 08 Nov 2022 23:53:29 GMT 00000184-59a6-d140-a1a6-5ba7739f0000 /live-updates/live-coverage-2022-midterm-elections-north-carolina-politics-senate#nc-board-of-elections-extends-voting-hours-in-3-counties The State Board of Elections has agreed to extend the hours at three polling locations Tuesday due to some delays.One precinct each in Wilson, Robeson and… Tue, 08 Nov 2022 21:58:24 GMT 00000184-593b-dbf4-a5ce-59fbb8300000 /live-updates/live-coverage-2022-midterm-elections-north-carolina-politics-senate#north-carolina-swing-district-may-affect-control-of-u-s-house At a polling location in Holly Springs, a Raleigh suburb that epitomizes the 13th Congressional District's narrow partisan divide, voters on Tuesday said… Tue, 08 Nov 2022 21:07:26 GMT 00000184-5910-d140-a1a6-5bb1057c0000 /live-updates/live-coverage-2022-midterm-elections-north-carolina-politics-senate#in-durham-precinct-chairman-thelma-white-isnt-slowing-down Thelma White has been a precinct chairman in Durham for the past 16 years.White is not the type to sit behind a desk. She works the parking lot at the… Tue, 08 Nov 2022 20:55:53 GMT 00000184-5904-dbf4-a5ce-59ffb3ee0000 /live-updates/live-coverage-2022-midterm-elections-north-carolina-politics-senate#ecu-poll-budd-leads-beasley-by-6-points The latest East Carolina University Poll of the U.S. Senate election in North Carolina shows Republican Ted Budd leading Democrat Cheri Beasley, 52% to… Tue, 08 Nov 2022 20:38:31 GMT 00000184-58ef-db64-a9a5-5befd7a30000 /live-updates/live-coverage-2022-midterm-elections-north-carolina-politics-senate#some-north-carolina-voters-motivated-with-reproductive-rights-at-stake The issue of reproductive rights is motivating some Democratic voters on Election Day this year.Shane Baker voted at Holly Springs Elementary this… Tue, 08 Nov 2022 19:26:32 GMT 00000184-58b1-d140-a1a6-5ab1b3060000 /live-updates/live-coverage-2022-midterm-elections-north-carolina-politics-senate#civic-duty-and-political-issues-bring-voters-to-polls Chapel Hill resident Ashley Filiano says it’s important to vote because it’s her civic duty and she wants to be an example for her kids.“I have my two… Tue, 08 Nov 2022 19:22:30 GMT 00000184-58b0-db64-a9a5-5bb084660000 /live-updates/live-coverage-2022-midterm-elections-north-carolina-politics-senate#education-also-at-top-of-mind-for-north-carolina-voters While the economy, inflation, public safety, gun violence and access to abortion are at the top of some voters' minds on Tuesday, schools and education… Tue, 08 Nov 2022 18:23:49 GMT 00000184-586d-dbf4-a5ce-58ff11cc0000 /live-updates/live-coverage-2022-midterm-elections-north-carolina-politics-senate#doj-will-monitor-polls-in-24-states-including-5-north-carolina-counties Five counties in North Carolina are among 64 jurisdictions around the country being monitored by the U.S. Justice Department for possible illegal behavior… Tue, 08 Nov 2022 18:07:32 GMT 00000184-586a-db64-a9a5-5bea0a770000 /live-updates/live-coverage-2022-midterm-elections-north-carolina-politics-senate#here-are-new-hanover-countys-early-voting-numbers Roughly a third of registered New Hanover County voters turned out early to cast their ballots.This is about the same rate of turnout compared to the 2018… Tue, 08 Nov 2022 18:04:14 GMT 00000184-5862-dbf4-a5ce-58fb1c4c0000 /live-updates/live-coverage-2022-midterm-elections-north-carolina-politics-senate#watchdog-group-no-major-issues-at-polls-yet A nonprofit organization says they are not hearing about too many issues at the polls so far across the state.Jane Pinsky is with Common Cause North… Tue, 08 Nov 2022 17:13:57 GMT 00000184-5824-dbf4-a5ce-58ff47580000 /live-updates/live-coverage-2022-midterm-elections-north-carolina-politics-senate#economic-worries-drive-voters-to-polls-in-wayne-county ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾'s Jay Price was at a polling place in Wayne County on Tuesday morning. Several of the voters he spoke with cited "the economy" as an important issue… Tue, 08 Nov 2022 16:48:02 GMT 00000184-57e7-dde0-abe7-7feff3300000 /live-updates/live-coverage-2022-midterm-elections-north-carolina-politics-senate#what-time-will-we-start-seeing-race-results NPR says it will be relying on the Associated Press to help it call races today. But the AP won't start calling a state's results until all the polls in… Tue, 08 Nov 2022 15:42:09 GMT 00000184-57e1-dbf5-abe4-77f709e80000 /live-updates/live-coverage-2022-midterm-elections-north-carolina-politics-senate#polls-busy-at-durhams-parkwood-fire-department One of the polling places that was busy Tuesday morning was at the Parkwood Volunteer Fire Department in southeast Durham. Photographer Cornell Watson was… Tue, 08 Nov 2022 15:21:52 GMT 00000184-57cb-dde0-abe7-7fcfe6490000 /live-updates/live-coverage-2022-midterm-elections-north-carolina-politics-senate#early-voting-numbers-are-up-in-western-north-carolina Voter turnout in Western North Carolina has been higher than normal especially in the 11th Congressional District, according to Chris Cooper, the head of… Tue, 08 Nov 2022 15:00:32 GMT 00000184-57bf-da22-a994-fffff5d30000 /live-updates/live-coverage-2022-midterm-elections-north-carolina-politics-senate#nc-election-officials-call-for-civility-at-the-polls In the wake of The Big Lie and unfounded claims of widespread election fraud, there are very real concerns about intimidation and interference at election… Tue, 08 Nov 2022 12:37:42 GMT 00000184-5738-d140-a1a6-57b9a11d0000 /live-updates/live-coverage-2022-midterm-elections-north-carolina-politics-senate#beasley-budd-seek-to-succeed-burr-republican-power-at-stake-in-legislature-races North Carolina Democrats are campaigning for history while Republicans are seeking to extend a winning streak in the U.S. Senate. Democrat Cheri Beasley… Tue, 08 Nov 2022 12:30:39 GMT 00000184-5736-d140-a1a6-57b786870000 /live-updates/live-coverage-2022-midterm-elections-north-carolina-politics-senate#at-least-2-1-million-north-carolinians-voted-early Early voting ended in North Carolina over the weekend, and election officials are reporting a strong turnout.More than 2.1 million North Carolinians have… Mon, 07 Nov 2022 16:51:43 GMT 00000184-52fc-dec2-a9d4-fbfc22310000 /live-updates/live-coverage-2022-midterm-elections-north-carolina-politics-senate#non-profit-groups-faith-leaders-concerned-about-voter-intimidation The polls at the community center at John Chavis Memorial Park in Raleigh were a bustling scene on Saturday morning as voters took advantage of the last… Mon, 07 Nov 2022 16:42:18 GMT 00000184-52f6-d646-adf4-daf6094f0000