by Darren Janz | Dec 11, 2018 | 2018 elections, Congressional Races, Features, National Politics, NC Political Geography, NC Politics, North Carolina, Politics, US House, US Senate
This year, Americans elected 35 of the 100 members of the United States Senate and all 435 members of the United States House of Representatives, substantially altering the composition of Congress in what was largely the first national referendum on Donald Trump’s...
by Darren Janz | Dec 10, 2018 | 2018 elections, Features, NC Political Geography, NC Politics, North Carolina, Politics
This year, a record of six state constitutional amendments were approved by legislators to appear on North Carolina ballots, with voters approving four amendments and rejecting two in a partial victory for both parties. The three amendments with the most support were...
by Darren Janz | Dec 7, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog, Features, NC Political Geography, NC Politics, North Carolina, Politics
North Carolina has two statewide appellate courts, the seven-member Supreme Court and the fifteen-member Court of Appeals. Justices on the Supreme Court and judges on the Court of Appeals are elected statewide to staggered eight-year terms, with at least one seat on...
by Darren Janz | Dec 6, 2018 | 2018 elections, Features, NC Political Geography, NC Politics, News, North Carolina, Politics
North Carolina voters participate in elections for nine countywide offices – Boards of Commissioners, Registers of Deeds, Sheriffs, Clerks of Superior Court, Coroners, Treasurers, Boards of Education, Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors, and Sanitary...
by Darren Janz | Dec 5, 2018 | 2018 elections, Features, NC House Races, NC Political Geography, NC Politics, NC Senate Races, North Carolina, Politics
Share This year, North Carolina Democrats made their largest gains in legislative elections since 1974, netting six seats in the state Senate and ten seats in the state House to break the Republican supermajorities in both chambers. In the Senate, the margin...
by Darren Janz | Aug 20, 2018 | NC Political Geography
Duplin County is a large, rural county located centrally within North Carolina’s Coastal Plain region. Duplin is economically and culturally defined by its expansive agriculture industry, including some of the state’s largest poultry producers in addition to the...
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