US Senate race
Budd defeats Beasley, but expected GOP ‘red wave’ is more of an uneven ripple
Repubs sweeps state appellate courts, but fall just short of veto-proof General Assembly; Dems gain in state US House delegation, while national picture remains undecided -- Full team coverage At the top of the ticket this year, three-term congressman Ted Budd defeated former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley in a close race to determine who replaces retiring Sen. Richard Burr.
Western Carolina University political scientist professor Chris Cooper previews some of the top political challenges of 2022
Cooper is the Robert Lee Madison Distinguished Professor and Director of the Public policy Institute at Western Carolina University.