According to polling by non-partisan policy group Carolina Forward, Cooper has a 7-point lead over Republican Michael Whatley.

Early voting for the Mecklenburg County primary election is underway. WFAE has created this FAQ to answer questions voters have ahead of Primary Election Day on Tuesday, Sept. 9, and the general election in November.

North Carolina is auditing its municipal elections by manually tallying votes to ensure the credibility of the results.

Political parties have become little more than money laundering machines. We need to limit the amount a political party can give a candidate.

Per the settlement, affected voters who do not complete their registration by the election will have to cast provisional ballots — which can be disqualified if voters do not eventually provide additional information.

Mid-decade redistricting this year has completely disrupted the race for control of the House, upending the long-held practice that states only redraw congressional district boundaries after the decennial census.

A federal judge has approved a settlement in a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump’s Justice Department against North Carolina election officials.

Voting fraud is a non-issue in North Carolina, he said.

Vi Lyles advances to Charlotte's mayoral general election after winning a Democratic primary overshadowed by a Ukrainian refugee's murder on a light-rail train.

North Carolina allegedly didn't require new voters to provide identification on a state form in violation of the Help America Vote Act.

Zach Finley, president of the Young Democrats of North Carolina, and Emily Stack, chairwoman of the North Carolina Young Republicans, released a joint statement denouncing political violence.