NC Rep Carla Cunningham switches party affiliation after primary loss

By: Clayton Henkel

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: April 24, 2026

Words: 252

Last Updated: 3 months ago

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State Rep. Carla Cunningham has switched her party affiliation to unaffiliated. The move comes after the Mecklenburg County Democrat lost her primary in March.

Cunningham, a seven-term incumbent, lost to Rev. Dr. Rodney Sadler, who earned the endorsement of Gov. Josh Stein.

WBT was the first to report the news on Friday.

Cunningham angered a lot of Democrats when she voted to override Stein’s veto of a bill outlining how sheriffs must cooperate …

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