Nearly 1,000 people from across North Carolina visited Raleigh to “Take Back the State” and make conservative views heard. Americans for Prosperity sponsored the rally.

Democrat Mary Fant Donnan will face incumbent Cherie Berry this November for State Labor Commissioner. Donnan defeated John Brooks in Tuesday night's runoff election.

It's Election Day in North Carolina for runoff races, but this one will come and go without nearly as much fanfare as the May 6 primary. Polls will stay open until 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday's primary runoff elections are expected to draw a near record-low turnout but experts say it won't cost the state any less than the very popular May 6 primary.

The major candidates for North Carolina governor and U.S. Senate squared off for the first time Saturday at a forum held by the N.C. Bar Association. Watch them HERE.

Former Sens. John Edwards and Sam Nunn are on a list of potential running mates for Democrat Barack Obama, a congresswoman said Thursday, after meeting with the Obama campaign.

Barack Obama unveiled a new television advertisement in North Carolina on Thursday, a state he hopes to steal from the Republicans in November general election.

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama sharply criticized Republican John McCain, saying his rival would continue President Bush's failed economic policies. Watch the entire speech!

Hillary Clinton ended her campaign for the presidency on Saturday, telling supporters to unite behind Barack Obama, closing out a race that was as grueling as it was groundbreaking.

Democratic Senate candidate Kay Hagan spoke to veterans Friday morning to mark the D-Day anniversary. Her opponent, Sen. Elizabeth Dole, will address the same group in the afternoon.

John Edwards has ruled out being Barack Obama's running mate on the Democratic presidential ticket, according to interviews carried by two leading Spanish newspapers on Friday.

Hillary Clinton has decided to end her historic presidential campaign while leaving her options open to retain her delegates and promote her issue agenda, a campaign official says.

Change is coming, that much Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama agree on as they plunge into a five-month campaign for the White House and search for running mates.

Billionaire Bob Johnson, the owner of the NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats, urged black lawmakers on Wednesday to persuade Barack Obama to offer the vice presidential slot to Hillary Clinton.

Barack Obama clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday and Hillary Clinton swiftly signaled an interest in joining the ticket as his running mate.

The Associated Press reports that Hillary Clinton will concede Tuesday night that Barack Obama has the delegates to secure the Democratic nomination for president. Clinton's campaign chairman said the reports were "100 percent inaccurate."

Barack Obama crept close to victory in the marathon Democratic presidential race Monday amid signs that Hillary Rodham Clinton was preparing to acknowledge defeat.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bev Perdue is pulling ahead of Republican Pat McCrory and Libertarian Michael Munger, according to a Public Policy Poll released Monday.

Hoping to fare better than past Republican gubernatorial candidates, Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory is working hard to gain support in eastern North Carolina.

Barack Obama is inching ever closer to locking up the Democratic presidential nomination despite another resounding loss to Hillary Rodham Clinton, this time in Kentucky.

In a blog posted on her Web site, Sen. Elizabeth Dole wrote that "modern campaigns have become a contact sport." She says she anticipates being the subject of personal attacks.

Making up for lost time, Barack Obama is dashing full-tilt into the general-election fight against Republican John McCain without waiting for the Democratic marathon to end.

Hours after being routed by Hillary Clinton in West Virginia, Barack Obama picked up two more of the party leaders who are key to settling the Democratic presidential nomination.

State Schools Superintendent June Atkinson said the success of women candidates in last week's primary shows North Carolinians are progressive compared to the rest of the country.

John Edwards said Sunday that he thinks Barack Obama will be the presidential nominee and that Hillary Clinton must be careful not to damage the party's prospects in November.

Barack Obama erased Hillary Clinton's once-imposing lead among superdelegates Saturday when he added more endorsements from the group of Democrats who will decide the nominee.

The former presidential candidate told NBC's "Today" show that Barack Obama can unite the Democratic Party, but fell short of endorsing the Illinois senator.

Superdelegates are influential Democrats who will pick the presidential nominee if a candidate doesn't win by the last primary on June 3. Some are still uncommitted as of May 8.

Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory and State Sen. Robert Pittenger both won their Republican nomination, while the Democratic Party saw two long-time incumbents fall to challengers.

Democrat Beverly Perdue and Republican Pat McCrory held news conferences within an hour and city block of each other. They are ready to race off toward the November vote.