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"In the difficult, exhausting session weeks this fall I’ve come to accept that I do not have six more years in me."
Published: Friday, December 26th, 2025 @ 10:10 am
By: Daily Wire
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Michael Whatley, chairman of the Republican National Committee and a key figure in North Carolina GOP politics, is reportedly preparing to enter the 2026 US Senate race.
Published: Friday, July 25th, 2025 @ 8:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Following this weekend’s public condemnation from President Donald Trump, Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, released a statement Sunday saying he will not run for re-election in 2026.
Published: Monday, June 30th, 2025 @ 5:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood announced Wednesday at the end of a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing that she is not seeking re-election in 2024.
Published: Tuesday, March 5th, 2024 @ 12:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced on Thursday that he will not seek re-election to the Senate in 2024, but kept the door open to a potential run for the White House.
Published: Saturday, November 25th, 2023 @ 8:29 am
By: Daily Wire
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North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, formally announced his run for Congress on Tuesday in North Carolina’s newly shaped 14th Congressional District.
Published: Thursday, November 9th, 2023 @ 9:28 am
By: Carolina Journal
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faced uphill GOP primary fight to keep seat, so chose not to run
Published: Wednesday, September 13th, 2023 @ 2:21 pm
By: John Steed
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N.C. Supreme Court Justice Michael Morgan will not seek a second eight-year term next year.
Published: Thursday, June 22nd, 2023 @ 11:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In a statement Wednesday, N.C. Rep. Jon Hardister, R-Guilford, announced he is running for North Carolina Commissioner of Labor in 2024.
Published: Saturday, January 21st, 2023 @ 10:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Rep. Ben Moss, R-Moore, announced on Tuesday that he intends to run for North Carolina Commissioner of Labor in 2024.
Published: Tuesday, January 10th, 2023 @ 12:21 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Former President Donald Trump called upon all Republicans to vote for Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as the next Speaker of the House.
Published: Saturday, January 7th, 2023 @ 11:13 am
By: Daily Wire
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Dobson will have served 14 consecutive years in three different offices when his term ends in 2024, first as a McDowell County commissioner, then as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, and as the Commissioner of Labor.
Published: Saturday, December 31st, 2022 @ 11:34 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced that she will not seek re-election to Democratic leadership in the new Congress. This can only mean that the 82 year old is one step closer to retirement.
Published: Friday, December 16th, 2022 @ 2:55 am
By: Daily Wire
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), 82, announced Thursday that she will not seek re-election as the top Democrat in the House but will remain in Congress.
Published: Saturday, November 26th, 2022 @ 7:46 am
By: Daily Wire
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The N.C. Supreme Court’s senior associate justice, Robin Hudson, will not seek re-election next year. Hudson announced Thursday that she will not run for another term.
Published: Thursday, December 16th, 2021 @ 1:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Two more Democrats have announced their plans to retire and not seek re-election in the 2022 midterms, potentially shrinking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) already slim majority.
Published: Wednesday, December 1st, 2021 @ 12:28 am
By: Daily Wire
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Rep. G.K. Butterfield, N.C.-1, a Democrat, has officially announced he’ll retire at the end of this term in Congress. Originally from Wilson, Butterfield, 74, has served in Congress since 2004.
Published: Friday, November 19th, 2021 @ 8:41 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A leading national newspaper is linking U.S. Rep. David Price’s retirement announcement to a national pattern. The New York Times cites Price’s decision as one example of Democrats’ “fading” hopes for maintaining control of Congress past 2022.
Published: Tuesday, November 16th, 2021 @ 8:59 am
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: Friday, December 20th, 2019 @ 11:33 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Two major figures in N.C. Republican politics have announced they will not run in the 2020 elections.
Published: Thursday, December 19th, 2019 @ 3:50 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: Saturday, December 7th, 2019 @ 9:43 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The second-ranking Republican in the N.C. Senate will not run for re-election next year.
Published: Monday, December 2nd, 2019 @ 12:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Rep. Chuck McGrady, R-Hendersonville, won’t seek re-election when his term expires next year.
Published: Thursday, May 30th, 2019 @ 1:39 am
By: Carolina Journal
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NCGOP Will Elect A New Chair At Convention In June
Published: Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019 @ 12:06 am
By: Daniel Bunting
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Four-term state lawmaker Sen. Bill Cook (R-District 1) announced Tuesday he will not seek re-election in 2018.
Published: Thursday, August 31st, 2017 @ 12:39 am
By: Bill Cook
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Nearly 20 members of the General Assembly, including several powerful veteran lawmakers, will not be running for re-election in 2016, and that number could swell as the candidate filing period that opens today at noon moves forward
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 6:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) today released the following statement following state Rep. Leo Daughtry's announcement that he will not seek re-election...
Published: Wednesday, October 28th, 2015 @ 6:35 pm
By: Chris Downey
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The North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) today released the following statement upon North Carolina Treasurer Janet Cowell's announcement that she will not seek re-election...
Published: Tuesday, October 13th, 2015 @ 12:13 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Yogi Berra once said, “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”
Published: Tuesday, June 9th, 2015 @ 10:12 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Internal Republican Party politics ignited by House Speaker Thom Tillis' pending departure and a philosophical battle between moderates and conservatives...
Published: Tuesday, May 28th, 2013 @ 6:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I am announcing today that I have decided not to seek re-election.
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2012 @ 8:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Citing personal and family reasons, Second District State Representative Tim Spear told about 250 Democratic Party faithfuls today that he will not run for re-election next year.
Published: Sunday, December 4th, 2011 @ 11:20 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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