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Voting officials will be conducting recounts in two very tight races in the Charlotte area. More>>
A former South Carolina House member is returning to the Legislature. The Herald of Rock Hill reports Republican Ralph Norman of Rock Hill won a special election Tuesday for the seat he gave up in 2006 to run for Congress. More>>
Charlotte mayor-elect Anthony Foxx says Charlotte needs to think about working to keep the jobs that we have, retension is more important than ever. More>>
The new majority on the Burke County School Board will have a lot of issues to deal with from day one, says incumbent Sam Wilkinson. Wilkinson was among four people, including another incumbent, Buddy Armour, to win their respective school board races by landslides on Tuesday. More>>
Experts say it goes against conventional political thinking in North Carolina, but voters approved a sales tax hike in Rowan County Tuesday, despite the down economy. The 1/4 cent sales tax hike will go into effect on April 1, if ratified as expected by the Rowan County Commission. More>>
A U.S. streetcar revival fared well on election night Tuesday, with pro-trolley mayoral candidates in Cincinnati and Charlotte, N.C. winning and a critic of a proposal in Boise going down to defeat. More>>
Voters narrowly elected a Democrat to be Charlotte's next mayor during Tuesday's election. Voters also removed a group of school board leaders in Burke County after a contentious few months that saw the ouster of their superintendant. More>>
Burke County voters finally have a chance to voice their feelings in the local school board controversy. Four seats on the board are up for grabs and depending on how the votes are cast, there could be a decided shift in the direction the board is going. More>>
One day before election day, an email from President Barack Obama's group Organizing for America is trying to drum up support for Charlotte mayoral candidate Anthony Foxx and other Democrats. More>>
It's a mayoral race that's being watched around the country, the race between Anthony Foxx and John Lassiter. Who will become Charlotte's next mayor? In our Cover Story, PrimeTime's Jeff Atkinson looks at what it takes to win. More>>
Two different takes on a political ad mailed out in the eleventh hour in the Charlotte mayor's race. Have the fangs come out, or this just fair political play? PrimeTime's Jeff Atkinson has a look in our Cover Story. More>>
They've argued over tax increases and streetcars. But the two candidates for mayor of Charlotte agree that turning around the faltering local economy in North Carolina's largest city is the priority. More>>
For the first time ever, the candidates for mayor of Charlotte have combined to raise over a million dollars in campaign contributions. More>>
Who's on the ballot in a tiny North Carolina mill village? This year, no one. The Charlotte Observer reports that no one has filed to run for mayor or any of the three town council seats in Spencer Mountain in Gaston County. More>>
Richard McElrath has always come in second place in his attempts at running for public office in Charlotte's District Two region. More>>
It's the first thing voters in Rowan County will see on the ballot this year, but county commissioners are worried that not enough voters are educated about the issue.
Commissioners want to see voters approve a 1/4 sales tax hike to raise $18 million to pay for new digital radio systems and a jail annex. More>>
Anthony Foxx and John Lassiter both want to be Charlotte's next mayor, but is anyone paying attention to this race? More>>
Republican John Lassiter will face Democrat Anthony Foxx in the general election for Mayor. More>>
Many residents came out to take part in the election Tuesday to cast votes for two seats on the Morganton city council. For most, the upcoming school board election in November is generating more of a buzz around town. More>>
The changing face of politics in Charlotte Mecklenburg. Friday was the last day to file for local elections - and the ballot is filled with names you've probably never heard of before. In our Cover Story, PrimeTime's Jeff Atkinson takes a look at how local democracy is about to do a total one-eighty. More>>
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Voters went to the polls Tuesday!
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