Barack Obama
A man and a moment

Obama means a dream deferred is not always a dream denied.

New generation of leadership
‘We will get there': Obama's victory speech
Obama's rise to an American icon
Think you know Obama?
In victory, Obama breaks new ground
By Steven Thomma | McClatchy Newspapers | November 8, 2008

Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States on Tuesday, swept to victory by an anxious country eager to change course at home and abroad.

North Carolina: No decision for President
Jameson: This is what history feels like
South takes historic turn
By Tim Funk | E-mail | November 8, 2008

Voters across the South were still waiting in long lines Tuesday afternoon when Brenda, a 66-year-old African American woman, showed up at a Charlotte restaurant with a bold Election Day prediction spelled out across her T-shirt.

N.C. voters watch returns
Voting in Carolinas
Early voting a big winner

U.S. Congress
N.C. voters deny Dole, elect Hagan to U.S. Senate
By Barbara Barrett | E-mail | November 5, 2008

It was an upset virtually unthinkable just a year ago, when Democrats scrambled to find a challenger to take on the well-financed and well-known Dole.

Washburn: Disgruntled voters send Dole home – D.C., that is

Maps

Mecklenburg Election Results
Statewide Races

Perdue tops McCrory in race to lead N.C.
By Mark Johnson | E-mail | November 5, 2008
Perdue 2008 Reax

Lt. Gov. Bev Perdue rode a national tide of Democratic support Tuesday to become the first female governor of North Carolina.

Losing is new for McCrory
McCrory a winner – with kid voters

Mecklenburg County
Democrats increase their majority on county board
By April Bethea | E-mail | November 5, 2008
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Democrats widened their majority on the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, sweeping all three at-large seats, with about 96 percent of results in.


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