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Who will fill Chris Malone's vacancy on the Wake County school board?
The Election Page
Democratic board member Jim Martin says he won't institute a party litmus test for his pick to fill Republican Chris Malone's seat.
Why Wake County Judge Abe Jones lost
The Election Page
"I've won elections before, and I've lost, but I've never had these dirty tactics used against me until now," Jones says.
Despite election of all-female delegations in Orange and Chatham, women still a minority in N.C. legislature
The Election Page
Less than a third of House seats are held by women; in the Senate, that figure is only 14 percent.
In Wake County, European election observers critique the process
The Election Page
Election observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe say they saw a process that lived up to America's voting laws, but they had harsher criticisms for the impact of outside spending and our two-party system.
What went wrong for North Carolina's Democrats?
The Election Page
The Republicans' 2010 victory—which happened as a national census ensured newly drawn voting districts, coupled with the windfall of campaign donations that bolster incumbents—struck a mortal blow to this year's crop of Democrats.
Getting out the Latino vote
The Election Page
"One day, demographically and otherwise, [today's Latino youth] will be the face of this state." — El Pueblo's Angeline Echeverria
What's fueling Obama's full-court press: Hope turns to fear
The Election Page
If the Obama campaign can turn out people who don't regularly make it to the polls, it may have discovered a strategy to rival the big money of Romney's Super PACs and television advertising.
GOP learns from its mistakes of 2008: New push in North Carolina
The Election Page
"If Republicans have expended less resources to win North Carolina, it's because they have a lower bar to clear to win it." — GOP strategist Dee Stewart
How your mortgage with First Citizens Bank helped pay for a seat in Congress
The Election Page
"We may have been among the very first to figure out you could do it in a congressional race." — Palmer Sugg, founding member of the American Foundations Committee Super PAC
Real Jobs NC influencing elections—again
The Election Page
New reports show Real Jobs NC has raised at least $850,000 to help state GOP candidates this election cycle.
"As senior resident judge, Stephens explains, he's "held responsible" for the administration of justice by the superior court. And it's …
by Bella Sans on Why Wake County Judge Abe Jones lost (The Election Page)
@Diana: I don't have personal knowledge of Judge Jones, but I did meet him at the polls, and the Indy …
by MST on Why Wake County Judge Abe Jones lost (The Election Page)