Elections for president U S Senate and governor grabbed the headlines But North Carolinians addressed many other items during the recent election including local referendums on issues such as taxes bonds and alcohol Joseph Coletti John Locke Foundation senior fellow analyzes the results of local referendum votes across the state While Democrat Joe Biden has declared victory in the presidential race President Trump appeared to claim North Carolina's electoral votes Democratic Gov Roy Cooper won re-election but Republicans secured significant victories in other statewide races In an online forum nearly one week after Election Day GOP political consultant Jonathan Felts [... more]