Spotlight GOP NC Supreme Court Justice Phil Berger Jr. won’t run to keep his seat in 2028 Kyle Ingram The News & Observer (Raleigh) Sep 5, 2026 16 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Phil Berger Jr., a Republican, announced Thursday that he would not seek reelection in 2028.kAmx? 2 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^I]4@>^A9:=36C86C;C^DE2EFD^a_hdcghfdgfcah`bdba^A9@E@^`Q C6=lQu@==@HQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmDE2E6>6?E C6=62D65 @? 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McDowell County Board of Elections to test voting machines. Here's when and where Before every election, county boards complete testing to ensure proper coding of ballots and tabulation of votes for every contest.
