Berger Concedes to Page in NC District 26 Race

Senate Majority Leader Phil Berger has conceded the Republican primary race for District 26 to Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page.

This came a day after a full-hand recount in three precincts confirmed the original results with no changes.

The contest was incredibly tight from the start. Berger trailed Paige by only two votes on election night, and that margin grew to 23 votes once provisional ballots were tallied.

Berger himself requested the recount, which covered one precinct in Rockingham County and two in Guilford County.

Voters there stuck with their initial choices. In his statement, Berger congratulated Paige on the win and looked back on his 15 years in the General Assembly where he helped reshape North, Caroline as Direction.

He also vowed to backfellow Republicans in the upcoming short session and protect their supermajority.

Now with the race settled, attention shifts to Paige as the nominee and the broader push to keep North Carolina strong for families and businesses.

That's the story for today. Durham News Today, driven by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.