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Why North Carolina Senate primaries are crucial

In North Carolina, voters are picking the candidates in one of the key Senate races of 2026. The state's incumbent Senator, Republican Thom Tillis, is not seeking reelection, opening the door for Democrats to potentially pick up a seat in November. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has more from Raleigh.
Mar 4 (02:51)

TRANSCRIPT FOR: “WHY ARE NORTH CAROLINA SENATE PRIMARIES SO CRUCIAL?”

LINDSEY REISER:
00:02:09

I gotta be quick with you, but what House races are you watching? Yeah, North Carolina's first congressional district race and the 11th. The first is Don Davis. That was a seat that was heavily redistricted last year. He won narrowly. But who his opponent could be this time around could cause him to have a challenge in holding on to that seat. North Carolina 11 is a seat by Chuck Edwards, a Republican. But in his challenge is Jamie Ager, a farmer local who is well-known and raised quite a bit of money. The DCCC got into some controversy for endorsing him on Monday. So we'll see whether or not he'll pick up momentum to actually flip that seat.

LINDSEY REISER:
00:02:49

Taurean Small, thank you so much.

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