General Election 2026

Democratic Senate nominee Roy Cooper made a stop in Winston-Salem Thursday as part of his “Make Stuff Cost Less” campaign. Throughout the event, he emphasized supporting middle-class Americans struggling with the cost of living.

WS/FCS Board of Education Candidate Mike Klinetobe says he's not ending his campaign, despite endorsing his opponents this week.

President Donald Trump has turned emergency relief into a campaign talking point in the final sprint to the midterm elections, approving disaster declarations in consequential states and coupling endorsements with funding announcements. As the country braces for a major hurricane barreling toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, the moves have revived questions about whether the administration is politicizing disaster recovery.

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education candidates participated in a student-led forum Thursday night. WFDD’s Education Reporter Amy Diaz was there and spoke with Editorial Director Bethany Chafin about the event.

Senate Republicans’ top campaign spending organization is pulling back in North Carolina and pouring money into Kansas, a striking shift that shows how the party’s plan to keep its majority has turned into an increasingly defensive fight ahead of November's midterms.

North Carolina A&T State University attendees spoke out at a student civic rally Wednesday. Many addressed barriers they feel they face in terms of voting.

The forum will be held at the Reynolds High School auditorium on Oct. 1, at 6 p.m.

North Carolina voters will decide whether state lawmakers set limits on how much local governments can increase property taxes. Counties use that revenue to pay for services like education.

Republicans once saw Georgia and North Carolina as promising pieces of their strategy to keep control of the Senate. But hopes of winning the two states have been fading, and the GOP is increasingly focused on playing defense elsewhere with five weeks until the midterm elections.

Rising costs are top of mind for older voters heading into the November midterms. A new AARP poll breaks down their other priorities.