Recent Analysis
Candidate filing update: One week in
A summary of the first week of candidate filing (lists and tracker below): Eight federal primaries have emerged so far, with three seats having both Democratic and Republican primaries (US Senate, CD-10, and CD-11), one on just the GOP side (CD-1) and four on just...
Analysis Archive
A look at 2026’s open seats
Retirements have created a handful of open state legislative seats, which means new candidates to study and get to know. Here's our primer on who's running in the open seats for State House and Senate: Only one seat is open in the NC Senate and that is SD-1, left...
GOP overtakes Democrats in voter registrations
You can view the latest in voter registration any time by visiting our voter registration dashboards. 2026 began with a historic shift in the electorate, as Republicans have overtaken Democrats to become North Carolina’s second-largest bloc of registered...
Candidate filing wrapped: recap + 5 surprises
And that’s a wrap. While it may feel like the 2024 election just happened, the 2026 midterms are officially underway and candidates are set. Filed: At the end of filing, 6 Democrats and 6 Republicans filed for US Senate. 38 Democrats and 27 Republicans filed for...
Candidate filing update: Week two
A summary of the second week of candidate filing (lists and tracker below): It was a mostly sleepy week on the filing front, with a few notable exceptions. We detail bombshell filings and endorsements below as we recap the state of candidate filings through week...