For all the focus on Texas, elections in North Carolina could have a bigger impact on which party ultimately wins the Senate majority in the fall.

By Steven Sloan, Associated Press

North Carolina’s U.S. Senate primary will set up a high-stakes race in the fall that could decide control of the chamber.

By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

North Carolina voters will narrow down the field of candidates Tuesday in a competitive U.S. Senate race that could decide control of the closely divided chamber in November.

By Robert Yoon, Associated Press

The stabbing death of a Ukrainian refugee on a North Carolina commuter train has become an early flashpoint in what will be a lengthy and expensive U.S. Senate campaign.

By Gary Robertson, Associated Press