/2014-nc-election-coverage Stories and features about North Carolina candidates, voters, and the politics of the 2014 mid-term elections. Polls are open across N.C. until 7:30 p.m. on election day, November 4. en-US Copyright Tue, 16 Feb 2016 02:49:48 GMT /law/2016-02-15/citizens-give-lawmakers-an-earful-about-congressional-voting-maps North Carolina lawmakers heard from dozens of citizens on Monday, as they await a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court on whether they will be required to… Tue, 16 Feb 2016 02:49:48 GMT /law/2016-02-15/citizens-give-lawmakers-an-earful-about-congressional-voting-maps Jorge Valencia /politics/2014-11-17/this-is-the-one-race-in-the-nc-general-assembly-that-will-go-to-a-re-count Former Raleigh Mayor Tom Bradshaw requested a recount on Monday afternoon in his race for the North Carolina Senate against Republican John Alexander,… Tue, 18 Nov 2014 01:33:42 GMT /politics/2014-11-17/this-is-the-one-race-in-the-nc-general-assembly-that-will-go-to-a-re-count Jorge Valencia /politics/2014-11-06/governor-pat-mccrory-warns-gop-against-complacency Governor Pat McCrory says he's pleased with last night's Republican victories in both statewide and Congressional elections, although he told ¹ÏÉñapp earlier… Thu, 06 Nov 2014 12:32:11 GMT /politics/2014-11-06/governor-pat-mccrory-warns-gop-against-complacency Jessica Jones /politics/2014-11-05/election-analysis-on-the-state-of-things Republican State House Speaker Thom Tillis defeated incumbent Senator Kay Hagan in one of the most-watched and most expensive races in the country.… Wed, 05 Nov 2014 17:15:17 GMT /politics/2014-11-05/election-analysis-on-the-state-of-things Laura Lee, Frank Stasio, Will Michaels /show/the-state-of-things/2014-11-05/election-analysis-on-the-state-of-things Republican State House Speaker Thom Tillis defeated incumbent Senator Kay Hagan in one of the most-watched and most expensive races in the country.… Wed, 05 Nov 2014 17:15:17 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2014-11-05/election-analysis-on-the-state-of-things Laura Lee, Frank Stasio, Will Michaels /politics/2014-11-05/dems-push-republicans-off-wake-county-board-of-commissioners After sweeping all four open seats, Democrats now have full control of the Wake County Board of Commissioners.“It looks like we did it. The people of Wake… Wed, 05 Nov 2014 11:59:11 GMT /politics/2014-11-05/dems-push-republicans-off-wake-county-board-of-commissioners Reema Khrais /politics/2014-11-05/nc-republicans-will-not-need-to-negotiate-with-democrats-to-pass-laws North Carolina Republicans maintained their super majority in the state House and Senate after Tuesday night’s election, meaning they will continue to… Wed, 05 Nov 2014 07:16:00 GMT /politics/2014-11-05/nc-republicans-will-not-need-to-negotiate-with-democrats-to-pass-laws /law/2014-11-05/new-right-judge-or-jury State voters passed a constitutional amendment that would give people accused of a felony a choice to have a judge hear their trial rather than a jury of… Wed, 05 Nov 2014 06:39:31 GMT /law/2014-11-05/new-right-judge-or-jury ¹ÏÉñapp ¹ÏÉñapp /politics/2014-11-04/north-carolina-votes-2014-heres-how-the-night-unfolded This is our election night blog. Complete election results can be found here. 12:15 a.m.:Thom Tillis: "We didn't bend, we won. ... You all refused to lose… Tue, 04 Nov 2014 23:09:34 GMT /politics/2014-11-04/north-carolina-votes-2014-heres-how-the-night-unfolded Carol Jackson, ¹ÏÉñapp ¹ÏÉñapp /2014-11-04/gop-takes-control-of-senate-with-wins-in-n-c-iowa-ark-colo Republicans needed to pick up just six seats in Tuesday's midterm elections to wrest control of the Senate. In the House, the key question was how big the GOP majority would be next year. Tue, 04 Nov 2014 22:48:00 GMT /2014-11-04/gop-takes-control-of-senate-with-wins-in-n-c-iowa-ark-colo Carrie Johnson