State Sen. Terence Everitt resigns to focus on voting rights advocacy

11 articles · Updated · WRAL News · Apr 28

Everitt, a Wake County Democrat who won his Senate seat by 128 votes in 2024, will step down May 1 and withdraw from the 2026 election.
He will work full-time at the NC Voter Protection Alliance, citing the need to defend democracy, while Democratic officials will appoint his replacement for the remainder of the term.
Everitt’s departure comes amid legislative debates over election laws and is unlikely to affect the Republican Senate supermajority; he previously clashed with GOP leaders over election integrity policies.

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