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NC Senate leader Phil Berger, after years at top of GOP power, starts last session

The Brunswick News 22 Apr 2026
After 25 years in the North Carolina Senate, Phil Berger started his final legislative session on Tuesday. Berger is Senate president pro tempore, a role that means he is leader of the Senate, elected by the majority party of Republicans ... .
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No more, please: Phil Berger's ads were clumsy and ineffective

News & Record 19 Apr 2026
The conclusion of the Page/Berger District 26 N.C. Senate Republican primary was reminiscent of two aging heavyweight boxers exchanging ineff ective jabs in the ring and personal insults between rounds ... .
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Phil Berger, UNC dean? What we’ve learned about that rumor | Opinion

The Herald-Sun 10 Apr 2026
In Chapel Hill, there’s nervous chatter that the state senate’s conservative leader might make a push for a prominent post ... .
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Who paid to help oust NC’s Phil Berger? Voters may never know. Here’s why.

The Charlotte Observer 04 Apr 2026
A campaign finance watchdog said donor disclosure laws were weakened under Berger ... .
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Jones: Phil Berger spent his career attacking the weak and destroying democracy

Watauga Democrat 01 Apr 2026
I feel like I should request a royalty from Sam Page. Page, likely to become a State Senator, referred to his vanquished opponent Phil Berger as “North Carolina’s King.” I believe that I was the first person to append this ... .
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Sen. Phil Berger's focus on power helped end his rein in NC | Opinion

The Fayetteville Observer 01 Apr 2026
Phil Berger conceded his primary election to challenger Sam Page after a recount confirmed Page's narrow ... Phil Berger trailed in his primary reelection ... The Phil Berger era comes to a close in January.
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Too soon to know Phil Berger's total legacy

Independent Tribune 28 Mar 2026
... Phil Berger trailed in his primary reelection.
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Phil Berger's era ends after North Carolina primary loss | Opinion

The Star - Shelby 28 Mar 2026
Phil Berger trailed in his primary reelection. Polls had teased such an upset was possible, but few believed Berger would lose ... It couldn’t have been easy for Berger ... Berger disagreed with that forecast ... The Phil Berger era comes to a close in January.
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The Phil Berger era will soon be over. But his former staff aren’t going anywhere

The Herald-Sun 27 Mar 2026
Berger’s former staffers and family work in higher education, courts, professional sports and state finance ... .
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NC Sen. leader Phil Berger concedes to primary rival Sam Page

BlueRidgeNow 27 Mar 2026
More than three weeks after North Carolina’s primary election, Senate President Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) has conceded the race to his primary rival, Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page, who led Berger by 23 votes after two recounts.
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Trump endorsement wasn’t enough to tip the scales for Senate leader Phil Berger

The Herald-Sun 26 Mar 2026
Trump’s endorsement is highly coveted in Republican primaries, and usually goes to the winner. But not always ... .
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Trump endorsement wasn’t enough to tip the scales for NC Senate leader Phil Berger

The Brunswick News 26 Mar 2026
RALEIGH, N.C. — State Senate leader Phil Berger represents a heavily Republican district on the North Carolina border with Virginia, where about 26,000 people voted in the March primary that led to his loss by just 23 votes. Despite the ... .
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North Carolina Senate leader, conservative architect Phil Berger concedes primary loss

News & Record 25 Mar 2026
North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger has conceded the March 3 Republican primary for his legislative seat to Sam Page. It’s a move that will shake up power in government in the ninth-largest state. Berger, the top architect of North ... .
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Phil Berger, top architect of North Carolina’s recent conservative shift, concedes in primary for his ...

News & Record 25 Mar 2026
Phil Berger, top architect of North Carolina’s recent conservative shift, concedes in primary for his state Senate seat ... .
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NC Senate leader Phil Berger concedes, will end reign as state’s top Republican

The Brunswick News 25 Mar 2026
RALEIGH, N.C. — After a bruising primary election followed by a string of recounts and protests, North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger conceded the race to Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page on Tuesday, ushering in the end of Berger’s more ... .

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