As of now, only two third-party candidates have announced their campaigns for NC governor and they are both libertarians, setting up a third party primary for Super Tuesday in March, 2024.
Published: Tuesday, August 1st, 2023 @ 2:07 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) trails her GOP challenger by more than 20% in a poll released on Friday, signaling concern for the congresswoman in the upcoming primary.
Published: Friday, July 29th, 2022 @ 9:04 am
By: Daily Wire
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The Green Party’s recent problems gaining access to North Carolina’s election ballot raise concerns from another political group that has had to work to win a ballot spot.
Published: Saturday, July 16th, 2022 @ 8:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The party lost ballot status in 2021, will have until July 1 to pick candidates
Published: Tuesday, June 14th, 2022 @ 7:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Hey Everyone, I have some very exciting news to share.
Published: Sunday, May 15th, 2022 @ 3:40 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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It finally happened.
Published: Friday, July 23rd, 2021 @ 2:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The State Board of Elections on Tuesday voted unanimously to wait until June 12 to move members of the Constitution and Green parties to unaffiliated status in order to give the parties time to try to gather enough signatures to regain recognition in North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, February 24th, 2021 @ 10:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Two third-party options could be off the North Carolina ballot unless each gathers enough signatures to petition the State Board of Elections to be added again for future elections.
Published: Wednesday, February 24th, 2021 @ 8:21 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The State Board of Elections will hold a remote meeting beginning at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, February 23, 2021.
Published: Tuesday, February 16th, 2021 @ 9:08 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The State Board of Elections will hold a remote meeting beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 23, 2021.
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2021 @ 12:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Constitution Party and the Green Party are no longer recognized political parties in North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2021 @ 10:43 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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While some votes here in North Carolina remain to be counted, we can nevertheless make some interesting observations from this week's elections. I will address two of them in this post.
Published: Friday, November 13th, 2020 @ 12:43 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The Senate election in South Carolina has turned into a battleground as incumbent Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) fights for re-election against Democrat challenger Jaime Harrison.
Published: Thursday, November 5th, 2020 @ 8:52 am
By: Daily Wire
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Two Republican candidates are joining President Trump on North Carolina’s presidential ballot — against the wishes of the N.C. Republican party.
Published: Thursday, December 26th, 2019 @ 5:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The State Board of Elections on Friday signed off on the 2020 presidential primary candidates nominated by North Carolina’s five recognized political parties – Constitution, Democratic, Green, Libertarian and Republican.
Published: Saturday, December 21st, 2019 @ 4:00 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses what we think are some interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Here’s a week in review
Published: Saturday, December 7th, 2019 @ 9:43 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Tuesday (September 10) is Election Day for voters in North Carolina’s 3rd and 9th Congressional Districts, as well as the primary for city of Charlotte municipal elections.
Published: Tuesday, September 10th, 2019 @ 8:56 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In a runoff election featuring two physicians, Greenville surgeon and state Rep. Greg Murphy easily defeated Kinston pediatrician Joan Perry for the Republican nomination in the 3rd U.S. Congressional District.
Published: Thursday, July 11th, 2019 @ 1:15 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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One-Stop, in-person early voting for the Republican second primary in the 3rd Congressional District begins Wednesday, June 19, and ends Friday, July 5.
Published: Wednesday, June 19th, 2019 @ 7:29 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The State Board of Elections on Thursday (May 23) certified the results of the 3rd Congressional District primary election, which was held April 30.
Published: Thursday, May 23rd, 2019 @ 8:58 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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State Rep. Greg Murphy will face Joan Perry July 9 in a runoff for the Republican nomination in the 3rd U.S. Congressional District.
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2019 @ 9:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Congressional elections in odd-numbered years? Odd is certainly one way to describe what many North Carolinians are experiencing right now.
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2019 @ 6:05 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Conservative Club Meets: 3rd district election Constitution Party Candidate Gregg Holt to Speak
Published: Thursday, May 9th, 2019 @ 11:33 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Crowded is an understatement. Twenty-six candidates from four political parties lined up to seek the vacant 3rd U.S. Congressional District seat in a July 9 special election
Published: Tuesday, March 12th, 2019 @ 10:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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More than 2 million voters cast one-stop early voting and absentee ballots during an 18-day period ending Saturday, astonishing political observers
Published: Wednesday, November 21st, 2018 @ 9:47 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Recently, the Beaufort County GOP elected to support the candidacy of Frankie Waters even though he has publicly professed an alliance with Liberals in support of Liberal issues for Beaufort County; raging, rampant tax escalations all in support of a "progressive Beaufort County".
Published: Tuesday, October 16th, 2018 @ 1:06 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The continuing court fights over constitutional amendments, congressional districts, and other election issues have placed North Carolina in national headlines
Published: Tuesday, September 4th, 2018 @ 6:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Three Constitution Party candidates will return to N.C. election ballots, now that a federal judge has granted them a preliminary injunction against the state’s “sore loser” law
Published: Monday, August 27th, 2018 @ 5:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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An appeal of a judge’s ruling requiring the fall election ballot to list Supreme Court candidate Chris Anglin as a Republican could threaten a key election deadline
Published: Thursday, August 23rd, 2018 @ 5:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republicans used their supermajority status to override a pair of Gov. Roy Cooper's vetoes of legislation intended to, in the GOP's view, inject fairness and security into elections
Published: Thursday, June 21st, 2018 @ 12:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Voters will see another minority party on North Carolina's ballot
Published: Tuesday, June 19th, 2018 @ 11:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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We will have Warren Smith to speak on the budget that was passed this week. Conservative commissioner candidates, Stan Deatherage and Tandy Dunn will speak.
Published: Thursday, June 14th, 2018 @ 2:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Constitution Party isn’t expected to become the state’s fifth political party until Wednesday, June 6. But it already faces a threat to potential candidates
Published: Wednesday, June 13th, 2018 @ 11:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Bipartisan State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement voted unanimously on Wednesday to recognize the Constitution Party of North Carolina as the state's newest political party
Published: Thursday, June 7th, 2018 @ 6:26 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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