US EditionNorth Carolina’s Senate leader concedes to local sheriff in 23-vote race
Phil Berger conceded after hand recounts in three precincts confirmed Sam Page's 23-vote lead in a race with over 26,000 ballots cast, ending Berger's 15-year Senate leadership.
- North Carolina Senate Leader Phil Berger officially conceded the Republican primary for the 26th District to Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page after multiple recounts confirmed a narrow 23-vote deficit.
- The defeat of the state’s longest-serving Senate leader—often described as the "architect" of North Carolina’s conservative policy shift since 2011—marks a significant disruption to the established power structure in Raleigh ahead of the 2027 leadership elections.
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Interview with Sam Page after Phil Berger concedes District 26 primary
HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page came to the FOX8 Studios for a sit-down interview with FOX8's Cindy Farmer following state Senator Phil Berger's concession in the District 26 primary race. Berger shared a statement on Tuesday, after partial hand-to-eye counts in Guilford and Rockingham Counties affirmed Rockingham County Sheriff Sam [...]
Still trailing by 23 votes, NC Senate leader asks for hand recount
The leader of North Carolina’s upper legislature is requesting another recount after a machine tally showed him losing a contested Republican primary for his state Senate seat by 23 votes. North Carolina Senate Leader Phil Berger (R) asked the state’s Board of Elections in a letter on Friday to grant a hand recount at a [...]
NC Senate leader Phil Berger loses primary by 23 votes, political science expert weighs in | Fox Wilmington WSFX-TV
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Republican Sen. Phil Berger, the leader of the North Carolina Senate, conceded his primary race to Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page after losing by 23 votes. Page said he received the call from Berger around 4 p.m. “I received a call from Phil Berger, and basically his message was that he was letting me know that he was going to concede in the race,” Page said. Two recounts did not change the final totals. Berger is o…
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