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Riggs leads in NC Supreme Court race but recount looms

By Lynn Bonner NC Newsline With all counties reporting, incumbent Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs, a Democrat, is ...

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Salisbury school board seat headed for Wednesday recount

SALISBURY — The race for the Salisbury seat on the Rowan-Salisbury Schools Board of Education is heading to a ...

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NC Council of State settled in Tuesday’s election

Election night brought with it sweeping changes to North Carolina state government, chief among them the Council of ...

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Trump wins the White House in a political comeback rooted in appeals to frustrated voters

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary ...

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Ford retains Senate seat in Tuesday’s election

After all the chips fell on Tuesday evening, N.C. Senate District 33 elected to send a familiar face ...

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McDowell wins U.S. House District 6 election

Addison McDowell will be the next member of the U.S. House of Representatives after a resounding victory over ...

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Republicans sweep judicial elections

Rowan County voters had five judicial seats on their ballots, all five of which currently stand as Republican ...

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Barbee captures school board seat by narrowest margin: Vice chair Sanborn elected in non-contest

SALISBURY — There will be one new face on the Rowan-Salisbury School Board of Education following the results of ...

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State races in Rowan see incumbents returned

Senator Carl Ford is being sent back to his N.C. Senate seat for District 33 after defeating challenger ...

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Incumbent commissioners win reelection

Rowan County voters reelected two incumbents to the Rowan County Board of Commissioners, with both Mike Caskey and ...

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School board races settled

There will be one new face on the Rowan-Salisbury School Board of Education following the results of Tuesday’s ...

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Partisan school board elections, citizens-only text amendment referenda pass

Two referenda received voter support during the election and were passed, one making the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education’s ...

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North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein is elected as the state’s governor

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein was elected governor on ...

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Rowan County outpacing record 2020 turnout during early voting period

SALISBURY — Rowan County set a record for early voting and absentee turnout in 2020, and the voters are ...

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Candidates for county commission talk business at forum

SALISBURY — Two of the four candidates running for seats on the Rowan County Board of Commissioners participated ...

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Election Insights: What to Expect when you come to early voting

By Sharon Main For the Salisbury Post Early voting offers voters in Rowan County the opportunity to cast ...

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Election Insights: Registering to vote in Rowan County for the 2024 General Election

By Sharon Main For the Salisbury Post Do you plan to vote in the 2024 General Election? The ...

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NCBOE: As new ballots are printed, absentee voting on hold

County boards of elections in North Carolina are now working to design and print new ballots for the ...

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Anthony Smith resigning from Salisbury city council to return to Alabama

SALISBURY — Salisbury City Council Member Anthony Smith has announced that he will be resigning from the city council ...

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Panel at Catawba College works to raise confidence in North Carolina’s election security

SALISBURY — A panel hosted at Catawba College on Wednesday gave North Carolina elections officials and experts an opportunity ...

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Mark Robinson makes campaign stop in China Grove

CHINA GROVE — Dozens of voters from throughout the area huddled inside and around a side dining room ...

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State Board of Elections offers tips to voters ahead of elections

Submitted RALEIGH — Presidential election years, like 2024, are busy times for voter registrations in North Carolina. Many ...

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Election Insight: Voter registration drives

By Sharon Main For the Salisbury Post Have you ever been approached at a festival or county fair ...

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Local Dem candidates share vision for future: Education, healthcare among main talking points

SALISBURY — Shoaf’s Wagon Wheel might be known for its dance nights, but on Saturday, it was packed with ...

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Bobby Kemp announces intentions to run as write-in county commissioner candidate

(This story has been updated to reflect new information from the Rowan County Board of Elections.) SALISBURY — ...

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Jackson officially closes campaign, withdraws from county commissioner race

SALISBURY — The election for two seats on the Rowan County Board of Commissioners is down to four candidates ...

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Democratic judicial candidates make progress in closing fundraising gap with GOP opponents: Despite progress in second quarter, Dems still trail in total amounts raised

By Ahmed Jallow NC Newsline Democrats running for North Carolina’s Supreme Court and Court of Appeals outraised and ...

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Cross-partisan commission on the future of NC elections presents findings

SALISBURY — The Commission on the Future of NC Elections convened its second all-commission meeting at Catawba College on Monday to ...

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