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.

If the margin in a race for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court remains below 10,000 votes, the runner-up could demand a recount.

Former President Donald Trump is projected to win North Carolina over Vice President Kamala Harris, with 16 electoral votes at stake.

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.

Whether you voted in-person early, on Election Day or by mail, here’s how to check whether your vote has been counted.

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.

Voters in North Carolina headed to the polls Tuesday to cast their votes in a critical presidential swing state.

After a contentious gubernatorial race has come to a close, Josh Stein will take over for Gov. Roy Cooper in the executive mansion.

Start your week in North Carolina politics with our latest Under the Dome podcast, for the week of Nov. 11, 2024. Dawn Vaughan here, your podcast host and The News & Observer’s Capitol bureau chief. On this episode, I’m joined by my politics team colleagues Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi, Kyle Ingram and Korie Dean.

The state has now gone to Donald J. Trump in all three of his presidential bids, underscoring his political strength there.

Democrat Josh Stein won the North Carolina governor's race on Tuesday, Edison Research projected, defeating Republican Mark Robinson, whose candidacy imploded following a CNN report that he had called himself a "Black Nazi" and made other offensive remarks on a pornographic website.

Former President Trump won North Carolina, keeping the state red despite Democrats’ efforts to flip it, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Trump won North Carolina in 2020,