2020 Elections

 


To meet the people who want to represent you, click on the “live” links below for interviews with candidates.    

All candidate interviews will be posted by October 28th.  

For Primary Election 2020 coverage, go here. 

 

For general information on poll locations, same-day registration, and more voting resources, go here. 

 

For CoastLine interviews, click on “live” links below, subscribe to our CoastLine podcast on iTunes, or Search WHQR-FM: CoastLine to hear our most recent shows.  CoastLine airs on Wednesdays from noon-1pm. Each Sunday, the show is rebroadcast from 2-3p.

 

HQR News 91.3 FM...For complete Election 2020 News and Coverage.  

 

Reporter Coverage:  

New Hanover County Board of Education

  • Stephanie Kraybill - R  
  • Tony McGhee - R
  • Hugh McManus - D  
  • Chris Meek - D  
  • Stephanie Walker - D
  • Pete Wildeboer - R

Brunswick County Board of Education

  • Sherrill Jolly - D  
  • David Robinson - R  

Brunswick County Board of Commisioner 

  • Bill Flythe - D  
  • Pat Sykes - R  

North Carolina House District 16

  • Debbi Fintak - D
  • Carson Smith - R  

 

North Carolina House District 17

  • Frank Iler - R
  • Tom Simmons - D  

 

CoastLine Coverage:  

 

North Carolina Senate District 9

 

New Hanover County Commissioners

 

North Carolina House District 19

  • Charlie Miller - R  
  • Marcia Morgan - D  

 

North Carolina House District 18

  • Deb Butler - D  
  • Warren Kennedy - R  

 

North Carolina Senate District 8

  • Anthony Mascolo - L  
  • Bill Rabon - R  
  • David Sink, Jr. - D  

North Carolina House District 20

  • Ted Davis, Jr. - R  
  • Adam Ericson - D  

 

US House of Representatives District 7 

  • David Rouzer - R  
  • Christopher M. Ward - D  

 

*Editor's Note: We have invited all candidates to attend either CoastLine or reporter interviews. Any additional inquiries can be sent to rkeith@whqr.org.

 

Voter Information Coverage

 

For Election 2019 coverage, go here.

For Election 2018 coverage, go here.

 

CoastLine Candidate Interviews: New Hanover County Commission - Hays, Rivenbark, Barfield

By • Sep 16, 2020

New Hanover County’s Board of Commissioners has five seats.  Each member is elected to a staggered, four-year term.  In 2020, there are three open seats.

CoastLine Candidate Interviews: NC Senate District 9, 2020

By • Sep 8, 2020
WHQR

North Carolina Senate District 9 covers the majority of New Hanover County – with the exception of small northern slice that is part of District 8. 

Mail-In Ballots Will Play A Major Role In This Year's Election

By Rachel Keith • Sep 3, 2020
State Board of Elections


  North Carolina is the first state in the country to mail out absentee ballots to those who have requested them. And they are going out starting Friday, September 4th. WHQR reports on how mail-in votes in New Hanover County will be processed and counted.   

CoastLine: Political Scientist Josh Putnam On Data, Polling, NC's Shade Of Purple

By • Sep 3, 2020
RLH

President Donald Trump paid his first visit to the Cape Fear region Wednesday during the 2020 election season.  His agenda:  to declare Wilmington the first official World War Two Heritage City.   But it’s an opportune time and place for the Republican incumbent; since North Carolina is a battleground state with a slight Republican lean, it’s likely this is only the first of a series of visits from the candidates. 

North Carolina Gets a "D" in Female Political Participation

By • Aug 27, 2020
File Photo


 As the 2020 presidential election looms, North Carolina has received a grade of “D” in women’s political participation.

How NHC Voters Can Request Absentee Ballots & Other Local Election Changes

By Rachel Keith • Jul 6, 2020
New Hanover County Board of Elections


  With the effects of the pandemic on November’s elections still uncertain, the North Carolina legislature recently passed a bill making it easier to vote by absentee ballot. New Hanover County residents can request their ballots now -- and they’ll be ready to mail out in early September.