BPR 2022 Elections Coverage

The 118th Congress is scheduled to be sworn in this week pending the current delay over the majority speaker of the House. There are some new faces from Western North Carolina. Here is how to contact your elected officials.

This week, the final step of the election process took place. In courthouses across Western North Carolina, local officials were sworn in including county commissioners, school board members, sheriffs and more.

Republican Debra Hank Dinschel has won a seat on the Graham County Board of Education, following a recount on Friday.

The State Board of Elections has unanimously certified the results of the 2022 general election in North Carolina. According to state board data released shortly after the votes were certified, more than 3.78 million people voted in the midterm elections.

Nationally, this year’s election did not result in the “red wave” predicted by pollsters. But in Western North Carolina, Republicans won big. Fewer than 10 Democrats won seats in the whole NC-11 district which encompasses about 15 counties in Western North Carolina.

Incumbent Republican Mike Clampitt held onto his NC House of Representative seat 119. Clampitt beat Democrat Al Platt with 54 percent of the vote and a majority in all three counties in the district.

Democrats are hoping to fend off a Republican supermajority in the North Carolina General Assembly. Just a few seats will be the deciding factor – that means voters in rural counties could have a big impact. Have Democrats been campaigning enough in rural counties with Republican majorities to win voters?

Learn about Asheville City Council candidates' positions on housing, policing, climate, development, building an equitable Asheville and more. BPR's candidate questionnaire was created after asking voters for their questions and to share what issues matter most to them and their communities. The candidates' responses have not been fact checked or edited.

BPR’s Helen Chickering reports during 2022 midterms school board races often overlooked down ballot race has a bigger impact on communities than many people realize.

Learn about Asheville Mayoral candidate Kim Roney's positions on housing, policing, climate, development, building an equitable Asheville and more. BPR's candidate questionnaire was created after asking voters for their questions and to share what issues matter most to them and their communities. The candidates' responses have not been fact checked or edited.

Learn about Asheville Mayoral candidate Esther Manheimer's positions on housing, policing, climate, development, building an equitable Asheville and more. BPR's candidate questionnaire was created after asking voters for their questions and to share what issues matter most to them and their communities. The candidates' responses have not been fact checked or edited.

Western North Carolina voters will choose their next member of Congress from a field of three: Republican state Sen. Chuck Edwards, Libertarian small business owner David Coatney and Democratic Buncombe County Commissioner Jasmine Beach-Ferrara. As voters head to the polls in early voting, BPR takes a closer look at where the three candidates stand with the January 6th insurrection.

Do you know who is on your ballot? Use this guide to learn about sheriff candidates and referendums on the ballot in WNC. Early voting starts October 20th.

Do you know who is on your ballot? Use this guide to learn about which state candidates are on your ballot and find information about their platforms based on candidate surveys and local reporting. Early voting starts October 20th.

Do you know who is on your ballot? Use this guide to learn about which federal and judicial candidates are on your ballot and find information about their platforms based on candidate surveys and local reporting. Early voting starts October 20th.

Republicans in North Carolina’s General Assembly currently hold strong majorities in both the House and the Senate, but not strong enough to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto power. That could change in the upcoming elections, and some Western North Carolina races could play a role.