Berger's NC Senate Race in Limbo After Close Primary

0:00It's March 20, here's your Durham news in two minutes. The fight for North Carolina's Senate leader Phil Berger's seat drags on after a close Republican primary against Rockingham County Sheriff's Sam Page. As a Thursday evening, Berger trails by 23 votes following a full machine recount of the district's ballots. Berger has four election protests pending, claiming irregularities like wrong ballots given to voters and issues with unaffiliated voters in Guilford and Rockingham counties. These involve a most 13 voters far short of closing the gap. He could request a sample hand recount of 3% of precincts within 24 hours of the machine results, though he hasn't confirmed plans. Yet, a big mismatch there might trigger a full hand count, but that's rare. Local boards have set hearings with Rockingham on March 27 at 2 p.m. and Guilford on April 6 at 2 p.m. If protests fail, Berger can appeal to Wake County Superior Court and potentially higher,

1:00including the State Supreme Court where his son serves. For now, both camps watch closely as these steps could shift the outcome or even spark a new election, keeping the race in limbo.