elections

The 2024 Election: ‘The Biden-Harris Administration is Committed to North Carolinians’ as Biden Plans to Visit Wilmington

By Brigette Bagley

May 1, 2024

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.– President Joe Biden will be in Wilmington tomorrow afternoon to discuss infrastructure and environmental issues in the state. He will also take a trip to Charlotte to pay his respects and visit the families of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty on Monday afternoon. The itinerary and location of […]

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Wendy Jacobs Re-Elected to Fourth Term as Durham County Commissioner

By Courtney Fisher

April 15, 2024

On March 5, Durham residents re-elected Wendy Jacobs to her fourth term on the Durham Board of County Commissioners. She plans to continue tackling issues like early childhood education, affordable housing, Durham transit and protecting Durham’s most vulnerable residents.

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Q&A: N.C. Court of Appeals candidate Carolyn Thompson

By Brigette Bagley

March 7, 2024

Thursday, March 7, 2024 By Brigette Bagley Carolyn Thompson is one of the candidates for the N.C. Court of Appeals seat that voters will determine in the general election. Thompson is running for a full-term position in the seat she was appointed to fill by Gov. Roy Cooper in September 2023 (her second appointment by […]

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Durham primary election results show close race for City Council and mayor

By Emma Hall

October 12, 2023

The municipal primary election results are in. Only a month away from Election Day, Durham held primary elections on Oct. 10 to determine the candidates for mayor and City Council in the 2023 general election.  Every precinct in Durham voted in the primary elections. Out of the over 200,000 residents in Durham, 23,684 Durham residents […]

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Shelia Huggins aims to help Durham residents in bid for City Council

By Carl Kenney

October 3, 2023

By Caroline Daly, October 2nd Shelia Huggins is running for election for the Durham City Council in North Carolina. Huggins has lived in Durham for a little over 20 years with her husband and daughter. Over the past nine years, she has worked in three different Durham city departments and is involved with many organizations […]

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Senator Mike Woodard Faces Endorsement Setback Over Voting Record

By Carl Kenney

Published 11:58 am, October 2nd, 2023 (Mike Woodard greets Durham voters at a press conference. (Photo by Jailyn Neville)  North Carolina Senator Mike Woodard (D-Durham) did not receive endorsements from INDY Week or Durham People’s Alliance in his run for mayor due to questions about his recent voting history.  In its recently published list of […]

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Durham students let their voices be heard

By Carl Kenney

November 5, 2009

Last week, the mayoral and city council elections was drawing near, local Durham youth were making sure their voices are heard. On Thursday, Oct. 29, Durham youth ranging from elementary to high school students gathered at the Holton Career and Resource Center to ask questions to their potential community leaders. These young and active members […]

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