DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Debate night in Durham brought together incumbent Mayor Leonardo Williams and challenger Anjanee Bell at North Carolina Central University, just days before Election Day. The lively debate at North Carolina Central University provided younger voters with a chance to hear directly from the candidates.

WBTV reached out to Matthews mayoral candidates John Higdon and Leon Threatt to get responses to important questions ahead of Election Day. You can read through candidate response

North Carolina has become the first swing state to draw new congressional districts amid a nationwide redistricting battle initiated by President Trump.

More than two dozen people of Latin American descent registered with the State Board of Elections to run for local office across North Carolina this year.

From the onset, supporters of California’s mid-cycle redistricting plan have called it a “response” to Republicans.

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s new congressional map faces its second legal challenge. Republicans redrew the state’s only competitive district last week to give themselves an extra seat in the U.S. Congress to help President Donald Trump keep GOP control in the 2026 midterm elections.

Americans don’t have to imagine what attempts to subvert an election could look like, because it’s already happening in one state.

North Carolina becomes the third state where Republicans have heeded Trump's call and approved new district lines ahead of next year's midterms.

Senate Bill 24 passed its second and third readings in the North Carolina House on Wednesday, introducing a new congressional map for the 2026 election. This map is expected to help Republicans flip District 1, potentially adding another seat in the U.S. House.

Early voting has commenced for North Carolina's November 2025 municipal elections across 380 municipalities, ending November 1. With low odd-year turnout, locals are urged to vote for leaders who impact community decisions.

North Carolina is the latest Republican-led state to reshape a congressional district in hopes of boosting the GOP's chances of keeping the House in next year's midterms. The North Carolina House on Wednesday passed a new congressional map that shifts the state's major battleground Democratic-held House district and makes it more favorable to conservatives,