March 26, 2026
N.C.'s most powerful Republican loses a primary by 23 votes. What's next?

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State Senate Leader Phil Berger loses to Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page in a GOP primary for the Triad-area. Berger has been a constant in the State Senate and had great control over state legislative measures for years. How will the loss impact N.C. politics? Will Doran and Paul Specht share what this means going forward for the party and for North Carolinians.












