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County Commissioner Price Switches State Senate Run to NC House Campaign
UPDATE: Renée Price announced on Sunday, November 21, she is changing her campaign plans from running for North Carolina's Senate to the state House of Representatives. Price will now run for District 50 in the House, which is open from Rep. Graig Meyer's campaign for...
Hillsborough Commissioner Matt Hughes Sets Sights on NC House District 50
As political dominos continue to fall around the 2022 elections, a Hillsborough town commissioner is joining the race for North Carolina's House District 50. Matt Hughes, who has served on the town's Board of Commissioners since 2018, announced his intentions to run...
Sally Greene to Seek Re-election on Orange County Board of Commissioners
Current Orange County Commissioner Sally Greene announced Wednesday she will seek re-election this spring. Greene will run in the Orange County Democratic primary for the at-large seat on the Orange County Board of Commissioners. This would be Greene's second term in...
Orange County State Rep. Graig Meyer Announces Run for NC Senate
With District 23 Sen. Valerie Foushee announcing a 2022 run for U.S. Congress on Wednesday, Orange County Rep. Graig Meyer announced his own campaign to succeed her. Meyer announced Thursday morning on 97.9 The Hill he plans to file for election in the North Carolina...
State Sen. Valerie Foushee Launches Campaign for U.S. Congress
The race for the new congressional District 6 in North Carolina gained a familiar face to Orange County residents on Wednesday. Democratic state Sen. Valerie Foushee announced she will run for election to the U.S. House district, which covers Orange County, Durham...
2021 Municipal Election Results for Orange County
2021 Election Results Tuesday marks Election Day in Orange County, Chatham County and across North Carolina. Polls opened at 6:30 a.m. in the state and will close at 7:30 p.m. Voters in line when polls close are still eligible to vote. Voters must go to their precinct...
Griffin, Jenkins and Sharp Win CHCCS Election, Celebrate Victory Together
Last night Riza Jenkins, Mike Sharp and George Griffin got elected to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education. They spent much of the campaign working together and that didn’t change on election night.
Miller-Foushee, Stegman, Berry and Searing Elected to Chapel Hill Town Council
https://chapelboroaudio.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/2021/October/30/Chapel%20Hill%20Elections%20Recap_WRAP.mp3 From a crowded field of candidates, one incumbent and three new challengers won the four open Chapel Hill Town Council seats on Tuesday. Paris...
Pam Hemminger Wins Re-Election as Chapel Hill Mayor
https://chapelboroaudio.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/2021/October/30/Chapel%20Hill%20Elections%20Recap_WRAP.mp3 After a contentious race, Pam Hemminger has secured the mayoral seat for Chapel Hill. This will be Hemminger's fourth term as mayor. Hemminger ran...
Damon Seils Wins Carrboro Mayor; Foushee, Haven-O’Donnell, Nowell Win Town Council
At the end of Election Day Tuesday, Carrboro voters elected Damon Seils as Carrboro mayor and Barbara Foushee, Danny Nowell, and Randee Haven-O’Donnell to the Carrboro Town Council.
Hillsborough Mayor Jenn Weaver Re-Elected, Incumbents Win Commissioner Seats
Hillsborough mayor Jenn Weaver was re-elected as two incumbent candidates claimed their spots on the town's board of commissioners Tuesday night. In the Town of Hillsborough's board of commissioners race, incumbents Robb English and Kathleen Ferguson ran against new...
CHCCS School Board Adds Jenkins, Griffin and Sharp
Three candidates led wire-to-wire in the race for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education on Tuesday night.
