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BREAKING: After months of discussion, developers have withdrawn applications for the proposed data center near Apex.
BREAKING: Nida Allam has conceded the North Carolina 4th District congressional race to incumbent Rep. Valerie Foushee. #ncpol
Wiley Nickel won the DA race, candidates for Raleigh City Council, Wake Board of Commissioners, and N.C. House District 37 advanced to the general election.
Wiley Nickel won the DA race, candidates for Raleigh City Council, Wake Board of Commissioners, and N.C. House District 37 advanced to the general election.
"Durham has changed. Is changing. There’s tension between honoring legacy and welcoming new neighbors. Arts and culture are our bridge. We’re not going to shrink ourselves to make room. But we are going to invite you in. It’s not just about what’s on the screen—it’s who you’re sitting beside."
Winn Decker won the three-way Democratic Primary with 50% of the vote. Next, he’ll take on incumbent Republican Erin Paré in a bid to flip the state House district.
Nickel is set to succeed longtime incumbent Lorrin Freeman, who did not seek reelection, marking a new era for the Wake County District Attorney’s Office.
Two candidates for new at-large seats on the Wake County Board of Commissioners will advance to the general election after Tuesday’s Democratic primary: Christine Kushner and Mona Singh.
Satana Deberry won her third term, beating out defense attorney Jonathan Wilson in a head-to-head Democratic primary for the second time. She was first elected in 2018 amid a national movement for prosecutorial reform.
Candidates backed by the Durham Association of Educators (DAE) swept the school board on Tuesday, marking a shift in power—and experience—on the board at a contentious time between the workers’ union and the district.
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Valerie Foushee came out on top in the 4th Congressional District primary, with a less-than-1% lead over Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam. The race could be headed for a recount; candidates can demand one when the margin is smaller than 1% of total votes.
"If those results hold, it will mark a major shift in power in the school district because the four PA candidates—Natalie Bent Kitaif in District 1, Nadeen Bir in District 2, Gabby Rivero in District 3, and Xavier Cason in District 4—were also backed by the DPS workers union."
From Chase Pellegrini de Paur: "At the Fruit, the People’s Alliance (PA) PAC is declaring victory in most of the night’s races, including Durham school board. With just over half of precincts reporting, all the school board candidates the PA PAC endorsed are ahead with comfortable margins."
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From Jasmine Gallup: "The North Carolina Democratic Party is celebrating primary wins at Seaboard Station, a once-dilapidated industrial yard that was claimed by developers as Wake County’s population boomed."
From @ccourtneybohl.bsky.social: "I’m at The Players Retreat in Raleigh, where supporters of Wake County commission at-large candidate Christine Kushner have hung up a big campaign banner among the Panthers and Budweiser memorabilia on the wood-paneled walls."
"According to the owner of The Fruit (who apparently interned for the INDY 30 years ago!), there are no election-themed drinks tonight. There is, however, a puppet show rehearsal going on in the basement."
"DJ Gemynii is spinning tunes, including a Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk” remix, followed by “Gallan Goodiyaan” from the Bollywood film Dil Dhadakne Do. They tell me they weren’t quite sure how to prepare for an event like this, but that they’re “going off of vibes.”"
From @writingthings.bsky.social: "It’s a whole vibe at The Fruit tonight, which is hosting what is either a People’s Alliance watch party or a Nida Allam watch party, depending on who you ask."
Foushee is currently ahead in both counties (precincts in Wake and Chatham counties aren’t yet reporting results), but keep in mind there are still plenty of votes to be counted.
You can find the past few months of coverage on the NC-04 primary on the live blog.
With early and absentee votes from Durham and Orange Counties in, there’s a narrow margin between Rep. Valerie Foushee and challenger Nida Allam, a Durham County commissioner in the 4th Congressional District Democratic primary.
Due to hours being extended at a polling place in Halifax County, election results statewide are expected to be delayed, The Assembly’s Bryan Anderson reported on X.
Catch up on all the latest updates below.
Now, we await the results. Throughout the evening, we’ll bring you dispatches from candidates’ watch parties, and of course, results as they come in.
Primary Day in the Triangle has come to a close.
Voters cast ballots on everything from local school boards to Congress. While some of the races are set to narrow partisan fields for general elections in the fall, others drew only candidates from one party and therefore will decide the winners.
