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共和党人菲尔·伯杰（Phil Berger），北卡罗来纳州最有权势的政客之一，在州参议院初选中败选萨姆·佩奇
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北卡罗来纳州参议院临时议长菲尔·伯杰于2025年12月19日在北卡罗来纳州罗利市洛克菲勒山活动中心发表讲话。
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北卡罗来纳州参议院领袖菲尔·伯杰周二承认，他在州参议院第26选区的共和党初选中败选于罗金厄姆县警长萨姆·佩奇。这一政治地震撼动了这个关键摇摆州中可能最有权势的政客。
上周进行的全面机器重新计票显示，在3月3日的共和党初选中，佩奇以微弱的23票优势领先伯杰。在部分人工重新计票未能带来任何新选票后，伯杰认输。
唐纳德·特朗普总统的支持以及数百万美元的外部支出都未能挽救伯杰，他的败选源于一个非常地方性的投诉。
伯杰推动的一项赌场扩建提案失败后引发的强烈反对，在他与弗吉尼亚州接壤的选区演变成了深切的怨恨。自1998年以来一直戴着牛仔帽的该县警长佩奇指责伯杰脱离了他长期以来所代表的选民。
2023年，佩奇领导了反对伯杰希望引入该选区的赌场的努力。这位资深参议院领袖将该项目吹捧为一项经济投资，将为农村地区带来就业机会。但持怀疑态度的居民指责伯杰在幕后做交易，并试图“偷偷”将赌场带入他们的社区。许多人以他们保守的基督教和社区价值观为由，反对这一项目。
伯杰最终放弃了这一努力，但对许多人来说，怨恨依然存在。
该选区在11月被视为安全的共和党席位。
选举夜结束时，佩奇仅领先2票。在各县完成计票后，警长的领先优势扩大到23票。
根据北卡罗来纳州选举委员会的说法，伯杰周二还撤回了几项选举抗议。随着这些抗议被撤回，选举委员会将能够推进对此次选举的认证。
“虽然这是一场势均力敌的竞选，但选民已经表明了他们的态度，我祝贺佩奇警长的胜利，”伯杰在承认选举失败的新闻稿中表示。“在过去15年里，州议会中的共和党人从根本上重新定义了我们州的前景和声誉。能在这一转变中发挥作用，我深感荣幸。”
佩奇在一份声明中表示，他感谢伯杰打来的认输电话以及他多年来为该州的服务。
“我感谢他祝愿我未来一切顺利，”佩奇说。“这是一场艰苦卓绝的竞选，我很荣幸吉尔福德县和罗金厄姆县的选民信任我。现在是我们社区团结起来，专注于在11月获胜的时候了。”
73岁的律师伯杰已在州参议院任职超过四分之一世纪。在他担任参议院领袖的15年任期内，他帮助确保并从未失去北卡罗来纳州共和党多数席位。
去年秋天，伯杰帮助快速推进了一份中期国会选区划分图，旨在如特朗普所要求的那样，为共和党增加一个美国众议院席位。
几周后，在12月，伯杰获得了总统的支持。在特朗普对伯杰的“完全彻底支持”中，他指出佩奇“非常出色”，但他希望这位警长到华盛顿来与他的政府合作，而不是挑战州参议院领袖。他称两人都是“杰出的人”。
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Republican Phil Berger, one of North Carolina’s most powerful politicians, concedes state Senate primary to Sam Page | CNN Politics
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Republican Phil Berger, one of North Carolina’s most powerful politicians, concedes state Senate primary
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North Carolina Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger, speaks at the Rocky Mount Events Center in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, on December 19, 2025.
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North Carolina State Senate leader Phil Berger on Tuesday conceded his primary race to Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page, a political earthquake that took down arguably the most powerful politician in a pivotal swing state.
A full machine recount last week held Page’s narrow 23-vote lead in the March 3 Republican primary election for state Senate District 26. Berger conceded after a partial hand recount failed to net any new votes.
An endorsement from President Donald Trump and millions of dollars in outside spending weren’t enough to save Berger, whose loss hinged on a very local complaint.
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Backlash surrounding a failed casino expansion proposal pushed by Berger grew into bitter resentment in his district, which borders Virginia. Page, the county’s cowboy hat-wearing sheriff since 1998, accused Berger of being out of touch with the constituents he’d long represented.
In 2023, Page helped lead the effort to oppose a casino that Berger wanted to bring to the district. The longtime Senate leader touted the project as an economic investment that would bring jobs to the rural area. But skeptical residents accused Berger of making deals behind closed doors and trying to “sneak” the casino into their community. Many cited their conservative Christian and community values for not wanting it.
Berger eventually abandoned the effort, but for many, the resentment remained.
The district is considered a safe Republican seat in November.
At the end of election night, Page was up by just two votes. After the counties completed their canvasses, the sheriff’s lead expanded to 23 votes.
Berger also withdrew several election protests on Tuesday, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections. With those protests withdrawn, the board of elections will be able to move forward with certification of the race.
“While this was a close race, the voters have spoken, and I congratulate Sheriff Page on his victory,” Berger said in a news release conceding the election. “Over the past 15 years, Republicans in the General Assembly have fundamentally redefined our state’s outlook and reputation. It has been an honor to play a role in that transformation.”
In a statement, Page said he appreciated Berger’s concession call and years of service to the state.
“I thank him for wishing me the best moving forward,” Page said. “This was a hard-fought campaign, and I’m honored that the voters of Guilford and Rockingham counties placed their trust in me. Now it’s time for our community to come together and focus on winning in November.”
Berger, a 73-year-old attorney, has served in the state Senate for over a quarter century. During his 15-year tenure atop the Senate, he helped secure and never lost the North Carolina GOP majority.
Last fall, Berger helped fast track a mid-cycle congressional map that aims to give Republicans an additional US House seat, as Trump had requested.
A few weeks later, in December, Berger secured an endorsement from the president. In the “Complete and Total Endorsement” of Berger, Trump noted that Page was “GREAT” but he wanted the Sheriff to come work with his administration in Washington instead of challenging the state Senate leader. He called both men “outstanding people.”
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