Election results also show President-elect Trump made some of his biggest gains in North Carolina counties, which are all known for their tobacco products.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Gov.-elect Josh Stein’s veto could become more effective than outgoing Gov. Roy Cooper’s stamp has been recently, should the margin in a legislative district election hold for their party.
Democratic freshman Rep. Don Davis has won reelection, defending his seat from a challenge by Republican opponent Laurie Buckhout in North Carolina’s only toss-up congressional race.
Recent articles highlighted five major takeaways from the 2024 election in North Carolina. Democrats made significant gains, flipping several key seats in the state legislature, reducing the Republican supermajority.
Trump won North Carolina in both 2016 and 2020. In 2016, he won the state by a 3.6 percent margin over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Trump received 2,362,631 votes, or 49.83 percent. He was slightly leading polls before the election.
View live results of the North Carolina presidential election. See maps of county-by-county presidential election results in the race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.