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Sonja Harriet Taylor Griffin, age 86, died on December 31, 2025, after a brief period of declining health.
Published: Monday, January 5th, 2026 @ 7:03 am
By: Announcements
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The Carolina Journal has learned that Jeff Hauser, a current NCGA House staffer and experienced Republican operative, will announce an exploratory committee for the 13th U.S. Congressional District on Tuesday. U.S. Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-Wake, is the district’s incumbent.
Published: Sunday, October 8th, 2023 @ 4:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Jackson Levi Griffin, age 16, a resident of 641 Wharton Station Rd., Washington, died Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at his home.
Published: Monday, September 27th, 2021 @ 11:44 am
By: Announcements
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More than a thousand jobs and a massive reform are at stake now that the budget stalemate has thrown Medicaid transformation into chaos.
Published: Sunday, February 16th, 2020 @ 4:02 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Speculation has begun over who might run in a special election to succeed Republican U.S. Rep. Walter Jones, whose death Sunday left the 3rd U.S. Congressional District seat vacant.
Published: Wednesday, February 13th, 2019 @ 12:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On June 7, 2016, the State of North Carolina held its primary election for the North Carolina Supreme and Superior Court, as well as the United States House of Representatives
Published: Sunday, June 12th, 2016 @ 11:16 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Well, it's over. For all the talk about the Trump Revolution and a desire to send The Establishment a message - we got very little action to support ANY of that.
Published: Friday, June 10th, 2016 @ 3:53 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Please join the Eastern NC Tea Party this Thursday, June 9 at 5:30 pm at La Ribera Mexican Restaurant (corner of Red Banks and Arlington), Our guest speaker will be Jay Delancy, founder and head of the NC Voter Integrity Project.
Published: Sunday, June 5th, 2016 @ 7:59 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It’s no secret that Walter Jones irritates the political establishment. The GOPe tried to get him in the 2014 primary. Now, it appears they’re trying again with a new face
Published: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 @ 4:18 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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The incumbent, Rep. Walter Jones Jr., defeated challenger Taylor Griffin in a race that saw Griffin's D.C. and New York allies independently spend more than a million dollars to defeat Jones.
Published: Thursday, May 15th, 2014 @ 1:14 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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In a state primary race with national implications, House Speaker Thom Tillis, R-Mecklenburg, defeated seven other candidates and won the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat held by freshman Democrat Kay Hagan. And in a contest that drew more than $1 million in independent expenditures...
Published: Sunday, May 11th, 2014 @ 11:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Early voting is over. Tuesday is Election Day. Those who have not yet voted either have not had the chance to do so or are still undecided. Thus, we review our Tea Leaves of what's involved in this election.
Published: Tuesday, May 6th, 2014 @ 7:47 am
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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U.S. Rep. Walter Jones says re-electing him to his seat in the 3rd Congressional District is vital to North Carolina's military economy because he would be the second-most-senior Republican on the House Armed Services Committee. Jones points with pride to being named by The Hill newspaper as one...
Published: Monday, May 5th, 2014 @ 10:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The 2014 election cycle has seen an unprecedented effort by out of state groups through independent expenditures to control the results of Republican primaries for Congress and the Senate in North Carolina.
Published: Monday, May 5th, 2014 @ 4:04 am
By: Steven P. Rader
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NC-03′s Walter Jones has been around a long time — marching to the beat of a different drummer. He was a right-leaning Democrat in the state legislature.
Published: Friday, May 2nd, 2014 @ 11:40 am
By: Brant Clifton
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GOP Senate candidate Dr. Greg Brannon handily won the straw poll among delegates and alternates attending the First Congressional District Republican convention held Saturday.
Published: Sunday, April 20th, 2014 @ 10:23 pm
By: Wyatt Sanderman Day
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A bit of advice before going on Laura Ingraham’s radio program: Put on your Big Boy / Big Girl Pants. (Laura is tough. She throws no softballs, and makes you defend every pause, comma and apostrophe.)
Published: Saturday, April 19th, 2014 @ 8:58 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Listening to the dueling ads on the airwaves, voters may wonder why some ads cite a rating claiming Walter Jones is a liberal Republican and others cite ratings that he is one of the most conservative. The difference comes from who is doing the rating.
Published: Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 @ 1:44 am
By: Steven P. Rader
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Year after year, challengers from both parties have come after incumbent Walter Jones with both barrels blazing. And year after year, Jones keeps going back for a new term in Congress.
Published: Friday, March 7th, 2014 @ 12:38 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Jason Thigpen is ripping a page from former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist’s political playbook in his race against Walter Jones in North Carolina’s Third Congressional District.
Published: Sunday, November 3rd, 2013 @ 12:07 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Well, it appears Walter Jones is picking up another primary opponent.
Published: Tuesday, October 8th, 2013 @ 9:56 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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