Although the contest started with a big surprise — a top mayoral candidate suspended her campaign just weeks before Election Day — there were very…
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By Jake Sheridan, Julianna Rennie, Caroline Petrow-Cohen, and Olivia Olsher Durham’s new mayor-elect Elaine O’Neal cruised to an easy victory in Tuesday’s municipal election. The…
The flyer that arrived in Durham voters’ mailboxes had an urgent message: “Don’t defund the police!” it said in capital red letters. “Law enforcement is…
Without an incumbent or primary results to signal a frontrunner, the Ward III Durham City Council race is the one to watch in the upcoming…
Don’t let the headlines fool you. Although Durham’s election might look like a snooze – yes, the race for mayor is essentially uncontested – there…
Clusters of campaign signs across Durham vie for people’s attention. Some display slogans or a picture of the candidate, but all were designed to capitalize…
When Durham held its municipal primary election last Tuesday, most registered voters didn’t show up. Just one in 10 registered voters cast ballots in the…
Mayoral Candidate Javiera Caballero is suspending her campaign, clearing Elaine O’Neal’s path to become Durham’s first Black woman mayor. Caballero, a City Council member, announced…
By Julianna Rennie and Jake Sheridan There’s one week left for Durham voters to cast their ballots before the primary election on Oct. 5. The…
As mayoral candidate Charlitta Burruss showed us around her neighborhood, Edgemont Elms, she stopped at the road in front of her house and pointed to…