Iowa and New Hampshire receive immense attention from presidential primary campaigns. Should that attention shift to a bigger, more politically competitive state like North Carolina?

Window for candidates closes in NC. With everyone filed, primary and general election contests for federal, state, local offices take shape.

Candidate filing for the March 2026 primary ended Dec. 19. See who filed to run in Asheville and Buncombe County.

Filing for North Carolina’s 2026 primary election officially closed at 12 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 19, setting the field for several high-profile federal, state, and local races across western North Carolina. The race for U.S. Senate is shaping up with crowded fields on both major party ballots.

North Carolina was among the GOP-led states this year that redrew congressional lines mid-decade in an attempt to benefit Republicans.

North Carolina's State Board of Elections will use a drawing and coin flip to decide ballot order for 2026 elections.

The filing period for candidates in North Carolina’s 2026 elections has ended, setting up primary races across New Hanover County and beyond.

While he is directly appealing to Americans that the economy is improving, President Trump visited a congressional district Republicans are eyeing in their attempts to keep control the U.S. House.

In searchable, sortable tables, we’ve compiled the complete list of candidates who filed to run for office in NC.

While Trump's approval ratings have sunk nationally, Whatley is betting the president remains resilient in a battleground state he's won three times.

The maneuver culminated a nearly decade-long effort by Republican legislators, who have pushed through law after law shrinking the powers of North Carolina’s chief executive — always a Democrat during that time frame — as well as the portfolios of other executive branch officials who are Democrats.