(The Center Square) – Eight years ago, Mike Causey made history as North Carolina’s first Republican insurance commissioner. He won reelection in 2020, and this fall tries to fend off the challenge of Democrat and three-term state Sen. Natasha Marcus. Election Day is 27 days away, early in-person voting starts next week on Thursday, and absentee by mail voting has already begun. Causey, in a lone debate, said the state has a healthy, stable insurance market and says he stands on his record. Data confirms homeowners’ rates are close to the national average. Earlier this year, the North Carolina…