VAIL STEWART RUMLEY | DAILY NEWS
ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: U.S. Senator Kay Hagan greets supporter Florence Lodge at the Beaufort County Democratic headquarters in Washington on Thursday. The Washington stop was part of an eastern North Carolina tour the incumbent senator made before early voting ends Saturday. Hagan spoke about the need to increase minimum wage, expand Medicare in the state and equal pay before a crowded room of supporters. N.C. Speaker of the House Thom Tillis is challenging Hagan for the U.S. Senate seat.