North Carolina's primary election results earlier this month have been made official, with a handful of key incumbents losing and a few U.S. House and statewide nominee races now headed to runoffs.
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will promote their health care agenda on Tuesday in North Carolina, a battleground state that Democrats hope to flip in their favor after falling short to Donald Trump in the last two presidential elections.
In a surprise win, conservative challenger Michele Morrow won the Republican primary for North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction, beating the incumbent, Catherine Truitt by about 4% of the vote. Maurice, who goes by “Mo” Green won the Democratic primary with nearly 66%.
The Democratic attorney general and the Republican lieutenant governor won North Carolina’s primaries for governor on Tuesday, setting the stage for what will be an expensive and high-stakes November contest in a state that the two parties see as a pivotal battleground.
North Carolina State Board of Elections officials say that so far, the majority of voters have gotten the message about bringing a photo ID to the polls. The recent change in election law posed challenges last year.