Longtime North Carolina state lawmaker Sen. Kevin Corbin, R-Macon, announced Wednesday evening he will not run to replace U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards on the ballot on November. Instead, he says he will continue his reelection campaign for state Senate. Edwards withdrew from his reelection bid early Wednesday morning under pressure from Republican colleagues after a […]
As the dust settles on U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards’ 3:35 a.m. withdrawal from his reelection campaign, western N.C. Republicans and observers are gaming out the best option to replace him on the November ballot. The replacement will be chosen by the NCGOP’s 11th Congressional District Executive Committee. It’s expected to meet next week to make […]
One of Congressman Chuck Edwards’ fellow North Carolina Republicans thinks the outcome of a U.S. House ethics investigation will make it hard for him to win reelection in November. The U.S. House Ethics Committee announced Monday that it’s recommending that Edwards, a Republican representing North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District, be censured for inappropriate conduct toward […]
North Carolina Democrats are closing the gap in two key congressional races in the state, political forecasters say, despite a new district map passed last year aimed at boxing them out of close House seats. Sabato’s Crystal Ball, one of the top-cited election forecasts in the U.S., updated its assessment of North Carolina’s 1st and […]