WINDSOR — The Bertie County Board of Elections has ruled a sheriff’s candidate ineligible to run in the May 8 primary, determining he is not a county resident because of a residence he still maintains in another county.

Voters started casting ballots for the May 8 primary on Thursday, as they begin to select the Democratic and Republican standard-bearers in the general election this fall.

The top races on regional ballots are contested only on the Republican side, where 3rd Congressional District Rep. Walter Jones,…

CAMDEN — Paula Harrison likes her job as Clerk of Superior Court for Camden County. To keep it, she’ll first have to fend off a challenge in the May 8 Democratic primary and then defeat a Republican opponent in the fall.  

Harrison is seeking a third term as Camden’s top…

Voters across the state begin early voting today for the May 8 Democratic and Republican primaries.

In Pasquotank, the Democratic primary ballot includes four candidates vying for their party’s nomination for sheriff: Eddie Graham, Brent McKecuen, Tobie McPherson and Todd Wagner. The…

U.S. Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., is seeking his 13th and final term serving northeastern North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District, and one of the questions before Republican voters in next month’s GOP primary is whether the longtime congressman’s willingness to defy his party’s…

Craven County Commissioner Scott Dacey continues to outraise incumbent Congressman Walter Jones in the three-way Republican primary in the 3rd Congressional District, but Jones has outspent the challenger, the latest federal campaign finance filings show.

According to the Federal Elections…

Two days before the start of early voting for the May 8 primary, Pasquotank County Sheriff Randy Cartwright has endorsed fellow Democrat Brent McKecuen in his primary race to succeed Cartwright as sheriff.

“It is my opinion and looking at what is best for the citizens of Pasquotank County…

CURRITUCK — The May 8 Repub­li­can pri­mary for the District 5 seat on the Cur­rituck County Board of Com­mis­sion­ers fea­tures an in­cum­bent seek­ing a third term, a for­mer county com­mis­sioner, and a po­lit­i­cal new­comer mak­ing his first bid for of­fice.

Candidates for Clerk of Superior Court in Camden — who will work closely with the public if elected to the position — had an opportunity to interact with the public during the Brunch with the Candidates forum at the Camden County Senior Center Saturday.

As division chiefs with the Pasquotank Sheriff’s Office, Bill Ward and Tommy Wooten both have their own ideas about how the office should operate if they’re given the opportunity to serve as sheriff.