While Republicans celebrated wins in the U.S. Senate and state legislature, the Charlotte area remained deep blue. Democrats maintain an 9-0 hold on the...

Early voting is now underway and ends July 23 in Charlotte. On the ballot are a number of key local offices, including city council and mayor. It’s unusual...

It was an evening of brisk departures, expected victories and surprises in the North Carolina primary election. State of play: More than 109,000 people voted,...

James “Smuggie” Mitchell says he has unfinished business as a public servant, but the road leading back to Charlotte City Council is paved with...

Fraud isn’t rampant in our elections, but it also isn’t mere myth. It’s there, threatening some small-scale contests in places flung far from busy...

The latest kink in Charlotte’s plan to fund an ambitious transit network is that the proposal might not even make it onto the ballot this year because of...

If you live in south Charlotte, it’s already time to head back to the polls. Early voting begins Wednesday, April 24 in the special election to choose...

Get ready, Charlotte: We’re headed for a special election. In an exceedingly rare turn of events, the candidate who took the most votes in the 9th...

For the first time in decades, the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners will be controlled by a single party. Democrats swept all 9 seats on the county...

Charlotte’s political scene will have plenty of new faces this fall. Numerous incumbents — from a sitting Congressman to several long-serving state...

Last year, millennial candidates rocked Charlotte politics. Five brand new politicians under the age of 40 won seats on the City Council, unseating incumbents...

The big question in the North Carolina political world this year is whether there will be a blue wave big enough to give Democrats even a small semblance of...