Faithless electors: Votes gone rogue
A member of the Electoral College who does not vote for the candidate he or she is pledged to is known as a “faithless elector.” In the last 215 years, there have been 158 instances of electors voting...
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What else is on the ballot?
Sources: North Carolina State Board of Elections North Carolina Office of the State Auditor North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services North Carolina Department of Insurance...
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Romney wins NC, Obama wins presidency
By 11 p.m. on election night, top news outlets began calling North Carolina for Romney. With nearly all of the votes counted, results in North Carolina showed Mitt Romney leading President Barack Obama...
View ArticleA side-by-side look at the NC Dems’ and Repubs’ election night parties
After the polls closed on election night in N.C., politicians and supporters gathered in Raleigh to watch the results come in. Both parties had a lot to celebrate that night, as Republicans took the...
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Q&A: What does a Republican North Carolina mean?
Ferrel Guillory talks with a student in his office at UNC-Chapel Hill. Guillory teaches in the journalism school and the public policy department. Photo by Melissa Abbey/Reese News Lab Come January,...
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