Congressman Don Davis announced that he is running for re-election is North Carolina's 1st Congressional District.Davis is the current representative for the di

North Carolina Democrat Don Davis announced Monday that he would run for a third term from his redrawn 1st District.

Absentee voting begins Jan. 12 for the primary election. Candidate filing opens Monday for North Carolina's 2026 races. What to know. Voters will soon get their first look at who plans to run in North Carolina's next election cycle.

Even though it’s still 2025, the window for candidate filing to run in NC midterm elections in 2026 will open in December.

North Carolina voters will soon learn who’s running in the 2026 elections. Candidate filing officially opens Monday, and runs through Friday, December 19. Depending on the office, candidates will file paperwork and pay fees either at their county board of elections or at the N.C. State Fairgrounds in Raleigh.

Monday, Dec. 1's filings to run again include incumbent U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards serving the 11th district. State Senator Julie Mayfield filed to run again for her seat representing N.C. District 49, along with State Rep. Brian Turner representing District 116, and State Rep. Eric Ager representing District 114.

Federal judges have allowed North Carolina to use a redrawn congressional map designed to give Republicans an additional U.S. House seat.

A federal court in North Carolina is allowing the state to use a new Republican-drawn congressional map that would help the GOP pick up another seat in the House during next year's midterm elections.

North Carolina is among several states where Trump has broken with tradition by directing mid-decade map changes.

North Carolina Board of Elections certifies 2025 municipal elections, excluding two disputed Harrellsville races.

The district court ruling means that the party is one step closer to securing another seat in the U.S. House and retaining its majority, at the urging of President Trump.

A Republican-driven redrawing of North Carolina’s congressional maps can be used in the 2026 midterm elections, a federal court ruled Wednesday.