How to find the Charlotte Observer’s endorsements for 2022 primary races
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Endorsements 2022
The Editorial Board’s recommendations for the primary elections on Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
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How to find the Charlotte Observer’s endorsements for 2022 primary races
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Early voting has already begun in North Carolina’s 2022 primary elections, which will be held on May 17. Here’s how to find the local, state and federal candidates the Editorial Board is recommending in both Democratic and Republican primaries throughout Mecklenburg County.
You can learn more about this year’s endorsement process here. For more information about the candidates themselves and how to vote, check out the Observer’s complete voter guide.
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MOREHow we do our endorsements
Members of the combined Charlotte Observer and Raleigh News & Observer editorial boards are conducting interviews and research of candidates in municipal and state elections. The combined board is led by N.C. Opinion Editor Peter St. Onge, who is joined in Raleigh by deputy Opinion editor Ned Barnett and in Charlotte by deputy Opinion editor Paige Masten. Board members also include Observer editor Rana Cash and News & Observer editor Nicole Stockdale.
The editorial board also talks with others who know the candidates and have worked with them. When we’ve completed our interviews and research, we discuss each race and decide on our endorsements.
This story was originally published May 3, 2022 at 1:02 PM.