Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein has defeated Republican Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson in a landslide to become North Carolina's next governor, Fox News reported. projected.
The gubernatorial race was announced less than 10 minutes after the polls closed at 7:30 p.m., with less than 2% of votes counted, and Mr. Stein leading Mr. Robinson by nearly 75% to 21%.
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Mr. Stein and Mr. Robinson were vying to replace Gov. Roy Cooper (D), who is unable to be re-elected due to term limits.
Robinson's campaign was riddled with scandal after CNN published a report saying: bomb report Disciplinary action was taken against him in September, and several of his senior staff members resigned. multiple Republican governors pulled their support Robinson denied the charges, even after the report was published.
Polls throughout the campaign have shown Mr. Stein actively leading by at least 10 points for months. RealClear polling predicted Stein would win by a margin of 14 points or more.
campaign finance report show Stein raised 11 times more money than Robinson from July to October.
Although Cooper has held the governor's office for the past eight years, North Carolina's House and Senate have been held by Republicans since 2011.
Battleground states specifically voted for Trump in 2016 and 2020. before election data and early election experts predicted The former president won in North Carolina.
Republicans were more enthusiastic than in the past, narrowly outnumbering Democrats in early voting in the state, according to state data. Democrats had a 9.8 point lead. in 2016 5.6 points advantage in early voting in 2020 Early voting. This year, the Republican Party 0.9 point lead.
Katherine Hamilton is a political reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow her at @thekat_Hamilton.
