Turnout was a factor in Tuesday's election, but not in the way many people expected. A record number of people voted. But it only added up to 44 percent of registered voters, pretty typical for a mid-term election. That was a problem not just for Democrats, but also for pollsters.
Republican state House Speaker Thom Tillis has defeated Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan after a lengthy, expensive race in North Carolina.
It's Election Day, which means that – finally – the political campaign season for 2014 is winding down.
Voters are deadlocked between Republican Thom Tillis and Democrat Kay Hagan one week away from the election, according to the latest High Point University poll.
It was a heated discussion again Thursday night as the candidates for North Carolina's U.S. Senate seat met in their third and likely final debate.
In politics, it's not what you know but who you know. And who you know can hurt you.
Outside groups spent close to $2 million on new television advertisements in the U.S. Senate race. One is from anti-abortion forces and the other from the nation's largest teachers union.
It's been a big year for environmental news in North Carolina. First there was a major coal ash spill into the Dan River in February that raised concerns about water quality.
A new poll finds U.S. Senator Kay Hagan with a four point lead over her Republican challenger Thom Tillis.