Legislative victories across North Carolina and the country have given Democrats new leverage over higher education, but it’s not yet clear what they can do with it. ift.tt/mOt21JL

NEW: For over 20 years, he has been one of the nation's most notoriously xenophobic sheriffs.

DOJ investigated him for racial profiling & found he used racist epithets like "taco eaters" to refer to Mexicans.

Voters just ousted him in his red-leaning North Carolina county. boltsmag.org/sheriff-johnso…

How big was the early vote for Dems? Cooper in NC, Talarico in TX and Ossoff in GA all had more EARLY votes than their opponents had in total, per @NBCNews decision desk. Put another way, they could have each received zero election day votes and still won.

NC lawmakers redrew the state's maps to heavily favor Republicans. How did they fail so badly?

Gift link:
newsobserver.com/news/politics-…

As bad as things were for Republicans on election night, they were arguably worse in North Carolina — ground zero for a repudiation of President Trump’s attempts to strong-arm GOP control of government that left this formerly red Southern state blue. wapo.st/4zr2UlM

NC House Dems leader @electreives now officially in speaker race, as they won control last night:

#ncpol #ncpol

“I will be running for Speaker of the House and will seek the support of my caucus at our organizational meeting and the support of the full House on January 13.”

I’ve seen enough: generational wipeout.

"The emphatic conservative agenda that’s shaped higher education nationally and in many states over the past few years is set to face fresh challenges after Democrats swept to victory in Tuesday’s midterm election."

Good insights from @chronicle: chronicle.com/liveblog/2026-…

U.S. House delegation from North Carolina:
Entering today:
Republicans 10
Democrats 4

As results stand:
Democrats 10
Republicans 4

BREAKING: Democrat Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan’s Senate race, a victory for progressives that will make him the first Muslim senator, NBC News projects. nbcnews.com/politics/2026-…

House Speaker Destin Hall called House Minority Leader Robert Reives tonight to congratulate him on Democrats winning control of the N.C. House and officially concede in the race for a majority, Hall spokeswoman Demi Dowdy tells @StateAffairsNC. #ncga #ncpol

Chuck Hubbard has narrowly taken the lead in NC-5, with all precincts reporting. If it holds, he will narrowly oust Virginia Foxx, a 21 year congresswoman from her Western North Carolina congressional district. #wnc #ncpol

So in one calendar year, North Carolina Republicans lost Berger, Tillis and Moore.

Feels like we're in entirely new #ncpol waters.

This lede by @RaR in The @nytimes captures the history made in Georgia tonight in such a striking way: Keisha Lance Bottoms, a former mayor of Atlanta, was elected on Tuesday governor of Georgia, The Associated Press said, as a state shaped by the legacies of slavery, segregation and the fight for civil rights became the first to choose a Black woman as its chief executive. nytimes.com/2026/11/03/us/…

With all precincts in Rep. Tim Moore loses reelection. He was the longest serving House speaker in NC history. #ncpol

Rep. Richard Hudson of North Carolina, chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, loses his re-election bid, NBC News projects. nbcnews.com/politics/2026-…

BREAKING: Democrats win the Senate to take full control of Congress away from Republicans, with voters rebuking Trump’s policies, NBC News Projects. nbcnews.com/politics/2026-…

Rev. Adam Hamilton defeats Sen. Roger Marshall Kansas, NBC News projects, becoming the first Democrat to win a Senate seat in the ruby red state since 1932. nbcnews.com/politics/2026-…

BREAKING: Democrat Ken McCool ousted Republican state Rep. Tricia Cotham in another expensive fight for her southeast Mecklenburg district.

Cotham narrowly won another term representing state House District 105 in 2024 after leaving the Democratic Party to become a Republican.

Looks like Sen. Michael Lee, a leading contender to replace Phil Berger as Senate leader, has lost his race to Democrat Jessica Bichler. #ncpol #ncga