Top Story Spotlight NC 'sore loser' law stops primary losers from unaffiliated run in general election RICHARD CRAVER Staff Reporter Mar 6, 2026 Mar 6, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Phil Berger, candidate for NC State Senate, sets up a chair as he campaigns at Douglass Elementary in Eden on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. WOODY MARSHALL, News & Record kAm%96 6G6?EF2= =@D6C @7 E96 }]r] $6?2E6 s:DEC:4E ae #6AF3=:42? AC:>2CJ 36EH66? #@4<:?892> r@F?EJ $96C:77 $2> !286 2?5 $6?2E6 >2;@C:EJ =6256C !9:= q6C86C H:== 92G6 ?@ 49@:46 3FE E@ 2446AE E96:C 56762E]k^AmkAm%92EVD 3642FD6 E96 }]r] v6?6C2= pDD6>3=J 2AAC@G65 :? `hef H92E :D <?@H? 2D 2 QD@C6 =@D6CQ =2H E92E 5@6D ?@E 2==@H 2 AC:>2CJ =@D6C E@ H286 2 86?6C2= 6=64E:@? 42>A2:8? 2D 2? F?277:=:2E65 42?5:52E6]k^AmkAmv6?6C2= $E2EFE6 `eb\`aaW3X :?4=F56D =2?8F286 E92E D2JD Q2? :?5:G:5F2= H9@D6 ?2>6 2AA62C65 @? E96 32==@E :? 2 AC:>2CJ 6=64E:@? AC6=:>:?2CJ E@ E96 86?6C2= 6=64E:@? 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