The Charlotte Observer is a daily newspaper serving the area of Charlotte, NC. It has a circulation of around 138,000.
1988
–Endorsed Michael Dukakis (D) for President (lost general election)
1992
–Endorsed Bill Clinton (D) for President (won)
1996
–Endorsed Bill Clinton (D) for President (won)
2004
–Endorsed John Kerry (D) for President (lost general election)
2008
–Endorsed Barack Obama (D) for President (won)
–Endorsed Pat McCrory (R) for Governor of North Carolina (lost general election)
2010
–Endorsed Elaine Marshall (D) for Senator of North Carolina (lost general election)
2012
–Endorsed Barack Obama (D) for President (won)
–Endorsed Richard Hudson (R) for Representative of North Carolina, 8th District (won)
–Endorsed Jennifer Roberts (D) for Representative of North Carolina, 9th District (lost general election)
–Endorsed Melvin Watt (D) for Representative of North Carolina, 12th District (won)
2016
–Endorsed Hillary Clinton (D) for President (lost general election)
–Endorsed Deborah Ross (D) for Senator of North Carolina (lost general election)
–Endorsed Christian Cano (D) for Representative of North Carolina, 9th District (lost general election)
2019
–Endorsed Dan McCready (D) for Representative of North Carolina, 9th District (lost special general election)
2020
–Endorsed Roy Cooper (D) for Governor of North Carolina (won)
–Endorsed Scott Stone (R) for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina (lost primary)
–Endorsed Terry Van Duyn (D) for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina (lost primary)
–Endorsed Yvonne Lewis Holley (D) for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina (lost general election)
–Endorsed Dale Folwell (R) for Treasurer of North Carolina (won)
–Endorsed Cynthia Wallace (D) for Representative of North Carolina, 9th District (lost general election)
2022
–Endorsed Cheri Beasley (D) for Senator of North Carolina (lost general election)
2024
–Endorsed Dale Folwell (R) for Governor of North Carolina (lost primary)
–Endorsed Josh Stein (D) for Governor of North Carolina (won)
–Endorsed Jeffrey Elmore (R) for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina (lost primary)
–Endorsed Jesse Thomas (R) for Secretary of State of North Carolina (lost primary)
–Endorsed Jeff Jackson (D) for Attorney General of North Carolina (won)
–Endorsed Gabe Esparza (D) for Treasurer of North Carolina (lost primary)
–Endorsed Braxton Winston, II (D) for Commissioner of Labor of North Carolina (lost general election)
–Endorsed Chris Maples (R) for Representative of North Carolina, 8th District (lost primary)
–Endorsed Brendan Maginnis (D) for Representative of North Carolina, 14th District (lost primary)
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