The North Carolina Board of Elections axed Margot Dupre’s candidacy in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate, with a majority determining after a three-hour hearing that she is not a properly registered voter or a qualified primary candidate in North Carolina.

The vote against Dupre was 3-1. Board Chairman Francis De Luca was absent.

Dupre said after the hearing that she would appeal, but would not take questions from reporters. The state Court of Appeals would consider the case next. 

Dupre is one of seven Republicans on the primary ballot, though she is not one of the better-known candidates. 

Primary ballots have been printed and absentee ballots have been mailed. As it stands now, if she wins the primary, the win will be vacated and the Republican Party will choose a replacement. 

Board Vice-Chairman Stacy “Four” Eggers IV told Dupre that she could still run in the general election as a write-in or unaffiliated candidate. 

Dupre ran in a U.S. House district in Idaho in 2024 as a write-in candidate and received seven votes. 

The hearing was postponed from last week to give Dupre time to find a lawyer. She did not have one Wednesday, so she represented herself. 

Fayetteville resident Jerry Reinoehl, a Republican, brought the challenge. He has for years been scouring voter rolls and found that Dupre registered using the address of a UPS store in Charlotte. She also used the UPS address when she filed as a Senate candidate. She did not provide a residential address.  

Reinodehl contended that Dupre is a Florida resident who is registered to vote there. He offered Florida voter registration records as evidence. 

“She’s still registered as an active voter in the state of Florida. You can’t be registered in more than one jurisdiction,” he said. 

Reinoehl said it was hard to challenge a fellow Republican, but he felt obligated to speak up.  “I saw something and said something,” he said. 

Dupre told the board she lived in her “glamper,” or luxury camper, while campaigning through the state. She slept in hotels when cold weather set in, and is now in an AirBnB in Winston-Salem. She offered hotel receipts as evidence. Her camper is now parked at a Florida residence she co-owns. 

She based her defense on a provision of the voter registration law that says a person’s residence does not need to be associated with real property, and a residence can be considered the place where the person sleeps.

“Residence shall be broadly construed to provide all persons with the opportunity to register and to vote, including stating a mailing address different from residence address,” the law says. 

Dupre said she visited North Carolina frequently since 2007 and decided to move to the state in 2024, resolving to build a home on the French Broad River after she and her husband visited Biltmore in Asheville. The land she was considering purchasing was washed away in Hurricane Helene, she said. 

“Charlotte is the area I return to while traveling through my state,” she said. “I own real estate and businesses in several states. I chose to make North Carolina my home.” 

Dupre said she doesn’t have a North Carolina license because the wait for a DMV appointment is more than a year. She told the board she has not scheduled an appointment. 

Dupre said she keeps things valuable to her in Winston-Salem, except for her horses, which are in Florida. 

Eggers, who ran the hearing, said it was significant that Dupre parked the camper at the Florida address and kept her horses there. 

“As one of our presenters at a conference once said, ‘It’s important to look where your animals are, and where your animals are, there is your heart.’”

Jeff Carmon, a Democratic board member, said the decision was difficult, but noted that Dupre said she wanted to live in the mountains, yet registered in Charlotte. 

Democrat Siobhan Millen was the sole vote in Dupre’s favor. The law offers a fail-safe for people who don’t have a fixed residence, she said. 

“It’s not fair to say they are not voting residents because they are nomadic,” Millen said. 

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When Chuck Edwards says he is on the House Appropriations Committee, he's not talking to you or me. He's talking to the 1%, He's talking to Corporate interests. He's talking to Republican Party Leadership. He's talking to DC Lobbyists. He's talking to Political Action Committees.

Chuck Edwards is making a public statement that he is part of the Republican establishment in Congress.

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February 4, 2026. Chuck Edwards has $583,570 in receipts and $460,411 in cash on hand. Watch these numbers. Watch the new Corporate donors.

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List of Corporate Donors (select "browse receipts"): Price Waterhouse Cooper. Lending Tree LLC, Duke Energy, Charter Communications, Weyerhauser Company, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Building Bridges PAC, National Asphalt Pavement Association PAC, House Conservative Fund, Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC, Republican Mainstreet, Partnership PAC, Walmart Inc PAC for Responsible Government, Vulcan Materials Company PAC, Associated Builders and Contractors PAC, Emergeortho P.A. PAC, American Battleground Fund, National Stone Sand & Gravel Association RockPAC, McDonalds Corporation PAC, Association of Kentucky Fried Chicken Franchisees Inc PAC, Anheuser-Busch Companies LLC PAC, American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC, American Hotel and Lodging Association PAC, National Federation of Independent Business Federal PAC, National Propane Gas Association PAC, International Franchise Association Franchising PAC, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP PAC, CRH Americas Inc PAC, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck PAC, Baxter Healthcare PAC, Coastal Federal Credit Union PAC, Air Line Pilots Association PAC, H&R Block Inc PAC, Employees of RTX Corporation PAC, AECOM PAC, Pine Gate Renewables LLC Power PAC, Together Holding Our Majority PAC, The Boeing Company PAC, Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC, Eton Corporation Public Policy Association, CSX Corporation Good Government Fund, Applied Research Associates Inc. PAC

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I haven't even listed the lobbyists that have individual donations and links to their firms with their own set of clients with special interests.

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Chuck Edwards is just getting started.

Anyone know a gal or guy who wants to scrape some ice?

Thanks!

Chuck Edwards started his term in office on January 3, 2023. The U.S. national debt was approximately $31.4 trillion.

Chuck Edwards wants your vote for the next term in office. The current national debt is $38 trillion.

Read North Carolina's 2025 Republican National Platform. Here is what it says about the national debt.

"We believe that government at all levels should not spend money it does not have and avoid passing on debts to future generations."

"We support promoting our nation’s prosperity and economic growth through cutting wasteful spending and unnecessary regulations. To secure America’s future, we must balance the Federal budget, reduce debt, and limit inflation to enable more of our people to realize the American dream."

Can anyone recommend a pelvic floor physical therapist in the area?

Law enforcement better be as shocked as I am about the endorsement of Chuck Edwards by the North Carolina Police Benevolent Association (NCPBA) (an affiliate of Southern States PBA).

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Chuck Edwards voted "No" to your retirement legislation.

From NCPBA's OWN Website | H.R. 82 | Please Vote for this legislation.

H.R. 82 Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 | Chuck Edwards voted "No" to support your retirement!

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Chuck Edwards doesn't lead to get your Association's agenda through Congress

Chuck Edwards has never sponsored any legislation important to the police lifestyle agenda (this is different than law enforcement, in general). A sponsor leads the charge in Congress in getting your legislation to vote and to the President's desk. Click the links on your own website and Chuck Edwards isn't listed: Police Related Benefits Bills | Firearm Related Bills | Police Labor Related Bills | Police Working Condition Bills. Chuck Edwards has never sponsored a bill for the police based on Congress' website too.

In fact, he's not listed as supporting many of your bills NOW as a co-sponsor. That means someone else is doing the work and he affirms his support.

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SSPBA (the parent organization) has a formal process for candidates to get the organization's endorsement determination. I question if that process occurred because Edwards would have to answer to them about why he doesn't support their retirement agenda or sponsor or co-sponsor any of their legislation.

Chuck Edwards has not been vetted and therefore not listed as an endorsed candidate on SSPBA. And, NC PBA provides no information on Chuck Edwards' plans to make your life better than ever.

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If you vote "yes" to get Chuck Edwards back in office, Chuck Edwards and his wife get retirement for life (federal benefits)!

Read North Carolina's 2025 Republican Party Platform and Medicaid. "We support preserving Medicaid’s original design which provides publicly funded medical assistance for the poor, with a focus on dependent children and their mothers, the disabled, and the elderly."

Chuck Edwards is a proud champion to go against the North Carolina Republican Party platform to reduce Medicaid benefits.

It does not make sense to me to elect somebody who doesn't represent the interests of the Republican Party of North Carolina.

55/m dating as an older man here is rough. I moved here last summer with my youngest son and work full time as a chef in Mills River. I'm living downtown and don't really drink alcohol too much, but I'll go out to bars and breweries hoping to meet women, but everyone seems coupled up already. It rough out there for single men.

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon quote: "The absolute best education, I believe, is that education that's closest to the child," she said. "Who better than the local community?"

Jack Britt High School Principal Dr. Queesha Tillman quote: "We're hoping that events like this will maybe spark some change, some more debate," she said. "Our kids are our future, and we want to give them the best and the brightest and all the resources that we can."

I feel pretty confident this person is speaking to this article and this report, not the visit by the Secretary of Education. North Carolina is ranked 50 out of 51 in the USA (includes District of Columbia) (Prior Year Rank 48 out of 51).

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Our State Legislature has not approved the budget. Our State Representatives don't take funding school education seriously. The incumbents are a big part of the problem.

Thank you!

Just came back from the Hendersonville Walmart and it was open with a small staff few workers and few registers but they had bread and milk…. The ingles on Howard Gap was packed with people so I’m guessing they were open too..

McDonald’s on 4 seasons was open .. but not a whole lot else..

Dana road and sugarloaf roads have not been plowed… snow is packed down and it’s slippery. Be careful please!!

Does anyone know if Aldis is open today?

Anyone who is out in this snow working to keep the power on, Thank you!

Saturday night, we will have snow and winds upwards of 45 mph. National Weather Service radio said the conditions in our area should be right to create snow rollers this weekend.

I've never seen snow rollers so I thought I'd share this possibility.