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Former healthcare executive Jesse Thomas has announced that he is dropping out of the GOP primary race for governor in order to run for North Carolina’s secretary of state.
Published: Sunday, March 10th, 2024 @ 3:01 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A group of prominent North Carolina business leaders, and some big Republican donors, sent a letter Tuesday morning to all House Republicans urging them to abandon plans to muddy the budget process with legalized casinos
Published: Tuesday, December 26th, 2023 @ 10:19 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A former chair of the Wake County GOP, Darren Eustance, announced his candidacy for North Carolina Secretary of State on the Republican ticket.
Published: Sunday, June 25th, 2023 @ 12:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Newly elected Pender County Board of Commissioners member Jimmy Tate is stepping aside. In an interview with WECT in Wilmington, Tate claims he has experienced both racist and homophobic comments from fellow commission members.
Published: Monday, February 20th, 2023 @ 12:42 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Throughout election night, Carolina Journal will be providing up-to-the-minute results from key state and federal races across North Carolina. Check back for regular updates as the evening unfolds.
Published: Friday, December 9th, 2022 @ 10:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A complaint filed with the N.C. State Board of Elections alleges that Republican state Senate candidate E.C. Sykes does not live in the district where he is running for office, as required by state law.
Published: Monday, November 14th, 2022 @ 9:35 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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What are the chances of the GOP winning a supermajority in North Carolina’s General Assembly in this November’s General Election?
Published: Friday, October 28th, 2022 @ 2:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Republicans are driving their message as they head into the homestretch of the 2022 midterm elections.
Published: Monday, October 17th, 2022 @ 9:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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State Senate Republicans have landed their top two recruits for two newly-drawn Wake County Senate seats that are critical to GOP efforts to win a supermajority in the Senate in 2022.
Published: Sunday, December 5th, 2021 @ 8:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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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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Republicans can take a breath, even if their signature red is mixed with myriad shades of blue.
Published: Wednesday, November 11th, 2020 @ 4:05 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, E.C. Sykes, Republican candidate for North Carolina Secretary of State, released the following statement regarding the general election results.
Published: Friday, November 6th, 2020 @ 12:34 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The races for seats on the N.C. Council of State were as close as polls predicted. They defined what pollsters call toss-ups, all teetering close to the margin of error.
Published: Friday, November 6th, 2020 @ 12:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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President Donald Trump and Senator Thom Tillis led Republicans to strong victories across the state in Council of State, judicial and legislative races.
Published: Wednesday, November 4th, 2020 @ 5:30 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Today, E.C. Sykes’ campaign for Secretary of State released another general election ad, titled, “End the Status Quo.”
Published: Tuesday, October 20th, 2020 @ 12:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page, who also serves as President Trump’s Campaign Chairman for North Carolina, announced his endorsement of E.C. Sykes for Secretary of State.
Published: Sunday, October 18th, 2020 @ 2:28 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Johnston Sheriff Steve Bizzell announced his endorsement of E.C. Sykes for North Carolina Secretary of State.
Published: Tuesday, October 13th, 2020 @ 4:41 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, the North Carolina Fraternal Order of Police announced its endorsement of E.C. Sykes for Secretary of State.
Published: Friday, October 9th, 2020 @ 8:30 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, E.C. Sykes, Republican nominee for North Carolina Secretary of State, released the following statement on Elaine Marshall’s refusal to support North Carolina’s law enforcement and keep businesses and local communities safe.
Published: Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020 @ 12:55 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, North Carolina Right to Life PAC announced their endorsement of E.C. Sykes for North Carolina Secretary of State.
Published: Wednesday, September 16th, 2020 @ 7:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On this day 19 years ago, almost 3,000 heroes and innocent Americans lost their lives when those wishing to do our country harm tried to strike a blow at our freedom.
Published: Friday, September 11th, 2020 @ 12:01 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Sheriff Mike Andrews (retired) and Police Chief Jose Lopez (retired) announced their endorsements of E.C. Sykes for Secretary of State.
Published: Monday, August 31st, 2020 @ 3:18 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, E.C. Sykes released a statement questioning Secretary of State Elaine Marshall’s participation in an anti-capitalist rally and how that alignment with a leftist movement is supporting North Carolina’s economic growth.
Published: Friday, August 21st, 2020 @ 1:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, North Carolina Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger announced his endorsement of E.C. Sykes for North Carolina Secretary of State.
Published: Monday, August 17th, 2020 @ 6:54 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, retired Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison announced his endorsement of E.C. Sykes for North Carolina Secretary of State.
Published: Friday, August 14th, 2020 @ 11:35 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, North Carolina House Majority Leader John Bell announced his endorsement of E.C. Sykes for North Carolina Secretary of State.
Published: Friday, July 24th, 2020 @ 12:28 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, E.C. Sykes, the Republican nominee for North Carolina Secretary of State, announced his financial supporters broke the fundraising record set in 1996 for this seat and there are four months remaining in the campaign.
Published: Monday, July 13th, 2020 @ 1:31 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Former Vice President Joe Biden rode a big win in South Carolina to a primary surge, highlighted by an outstanding showing during Super Tuesday, a day in which he won Democratic primaries in neighboring North Carolina and Virginia.
Published: Thursday, March 5th, 2020 @ 10:29 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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As candidate filing closed, many exciting races and storylines began to take shape in federal and statewide races.
Published: Wednesday, December 25th, 2019 @ 7:29 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and former N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory lead the pack in the latest Civitas Institute poll focusing on the Republican primary.
Published: Wednesday, December 11th, 2019 @ 3:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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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: Sunday, October 20th, 2019 @ 1:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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