News

Outcome in attorney general, chief justice races likely days away

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — The outcomes of elections for North Carolina’s top lawyer ...

News

Judges in Georgia, Michigan dismiss Trump lawsuits as Biden inches closer to 270

By Mark Sherman and Jessica Gresko Associated Press WASHINGTON — Judges in Georgia and Michigan quickly dismissed Trump ...

News

After election results, Cooper says, ‘There is a lot of status quo’

By Bryan Anderson Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said in a news ...

Elections

North Carolina AG, chief justice race outcomes likely days away

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The outcomes of elections for North Carolina’s top lawyer and top judge likely won’t ...

Elections

Rowan County sees highest voter turnout since ’84 general election

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — While in-person turnout on Election Day was lower than in past years, ...

News

Most expensive Senate race in U.S. history too close to call between Tillis, Cunningham

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race between Republican incumbent Thom ...

Elections

Local party leaders react to Rowan’s strong support for GOP candidates

SALISBURY — Rowan County Republican Chair Don Vick said he was “ecstatic” with the election results Tuesday night ...

Elections

A guide to key down-ballot North Carolina races

By Jonathan Drew and Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — Democrats flipped two open U.S. House seats ...

Elections

Republicans keep control of N. Carolina legislative chambers

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — North Carolina Republicans have withstood a massive effort by Democrats ...

Elections

Trump wins Florida, locked in other tight races with Biden

By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin and Alexandra Jaffe Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump carried ...

Elections

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper wins reelection

By Bryan Anderson Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper was reelected Tuesday, defeating Republican ...

News

Incumbents Budd, Hudson hold off Democrat challengers to retain congressional seats

SALISBURY — Republican Ted Budd retained his seat representing North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District with what appeared to ...

Elections

All three Republican incumbents claim victory in local Senate, House races

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — All three Republican incumbents for local N.C. House and Senate seats on ...

Elections

Unofficial Rowan County general election results

The following are results for competitive local races and some of the biggest state and federal races. The ...

News

Livingstone College students walk together to vote on Election Day

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Livingstone College Student Government President Carlee Patterson was among the crowd of ...

Elections

North Carolina will keep 4 polling places open longer

RALEIGH (AP) —  The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted Tuesday to keep four polling places open ...

Elections

Photos: Friends wave American flags over interstate, encourage people to ‘go out and vote’

SALISBURY — Carrie Wilson and Marilyn Young were so energized about Election Day on Tuesday that the friends ...

Ask Us

Ask Us: What happens next to ballots from absentee by mail, early voting?

Editor’s note: Ask Us is a weekly feature published online Mondays and in print on Tuesdays. We’ll seek to ...

Politics

Political Notebook: Local candidates hoping for a strong finish to election contests

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — In the final moments before Election Day, local candidates last week said ...

State News

North Carolina elections office previews Election Day count

RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina’s elections office is predicting that at the end of Election Day it will ...

Elections

Alamance County organizer plans another march on Election Day

GRAHAM (AP) — The organizer of a get-out-the-vote rally in North Carolina that ended with police pepper-spraying and ...

News

Handful of races to set North Carolina legislature rule, agenda

By Gary D. Robertson and Bryan Anderson Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — Control of the North Carolina General ...

Elections

Voters excited about record early voting turnout, have mixed feelings about election possibilities

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — With early voting over and Election Day on Tuesday, locals say ...

Politics

Trump Train Parade takes to downtown Salisbury streets; cars sound horns at voting site

SALISBURY — After growing up in a communist system in his native Romania, John Silver’s family emigrated to ...

News

Republicans on defense in state congressional races

By BRYAN ANDERSON AND GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — A soft-spoken former state Supreme Court ...

News

Black Lives Matter signs will remain up at Carrboro polling site

By Tom Foreman Jr. Associated Press WINSTON-SALEM — North Carolina elections officials ordered a town to remove Black ...

Elections

In Senate race, Ford doubles cash on hand; Townsend spends $10,000 in House campaign

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — In the contest for N.C. Senate District 33, Sen. Carl Ford doubled ...

News

Two who attended rally for Trump in Gastonia test positive for COVID-19

By Bryan Anderson Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — Two people who attended President Donald Trump’s rally last ...

< Newer|Older >

SportsPlus