Politics

Congressional Candidate Ilario Pantano joined us LIVE on WWAY NewsChannel 3 at 5:30 pm Wednesday to talk about the campaign so far, the scorching TV ads that are airing back and forth between him and Rep. Mike McIntyre, as well as other topics. Full story...

The poll also showed that 57% of likely voters believe New Hanover County is on the "wrong track" with 26% of respondents feeling the county is heading in the right direction. Full story...

We've seen problems in elections before, but now it's reaching a boiling point with some voters. Some New Hanover County voters have complained about voting machines not registering their votes correctly. One voter, who did not want to go on camera, told us he raised his hand for help, but it never came. Full story...

In a recent poll sponsored by the Civitas Institute in Raleigh and The Big Talker FM, candidates Brian Berger and Rick Catlin are leading the race for New Hanover County Commissioner. Full story...

The largest group of early voters in North Carolina is made up of white Republican men, according to an analysis by the nonpartisan Democracy North Carolina, a campaign watchdog group. Full story...

This interactive Tracker, updated daily, allows citizens to view one-stop voting statistics for their area by searching categories such as county, precincts and legislative districts. Full story...

GayPatriot is the internet home for American gay conservatives and hailed as "the most reliably conservative gay blog on the Internet." Full story...

Accuracy is one of the most important things voters care about during elections, but there are questions in New Hanover County after voting machines were casting the wrong votes. Full story...

The Richard Burr Committee announced today that the campaign has raised more than $1.6 million for the third fundraising quarter of 2010, bringing total cash-on-hand to $2.9 million. Full story...

Mike McIntyre says he's focused on the task at hand: keeping his seat in Congress. But many voters want to know about his support for controversial House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. McIntyre, a moderate Blue Dog Democrat, says he won't support her to be Speaker again if reelected. Full story...

November 2 will be here before you know it, but you don't have to wait that long to cast your ballot. One Stop Voting began today. Full story...

Republican Thom Goolsby is one of the better known attorneys in town. The 14-year resident of Wilmington says he could not stand on the sideline anymore, as the politicians in Raleigh continue to put North Carolina in a bad spot. Full story...

The NRA has officially endorsed Thom Goolsby in his bid for the 9th District seat in the North Carolina Senate. Full story...

Congressman Mike McIntyre's message this election season is that he works for the people in his district, not Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and not necessarily the Democratic Party as a whole. But the Congressman didn't turn down help today from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which is buying TV time in the market to counter challenger Ilario Pantano's push. Full story...

We continue our series of candidate profiles. This week we're focusing on the 9th District state Senate race. Tonight we meet the man behind UNCW for more than a decade. Now Democrat Jim Leutze has his eyes on Raleigh. Full story...