North Carolina’s highly anticipated 2024 governor’s race has been finalized, with Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein squaring off to replace outgoing Gov. Roy Cooper (D-NC) in November.
Both men easily won their respective primaries over relatively crowded fields, with Stein fending off four other Democrats and Robinson outlasting two other Republicans.
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The Associated Press called the races just after 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday night. Robinson pulled in 62% of all GOP votes, with roughly 8% of the ballots counted, while Stein earned 72% support with 7% of Democratic ballots counted.
The North Carolina race will be closely watched ahead of the general election, as just one of two battleground governor’s races taking place alongside an expected general election rematch between
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