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The group of North Carolina elected executive branch positions known as the Council of State will have equal numbers of Democrats and Republicans come January. Democrats flipped the positions of lieutenant governor and superintendent of public instruction, while a Republican defeated the incumbent Democratic state auditor.

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. Results show Democrats winning 48 state House seats and leading a Republican incumbent in another race that remains close.

Democrat Mo Green, who has worked in public schools for over a decade, defeated Republican homeschooler Michele Morrow in what ended up being a close race for State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Fifteen local nonprofits were awarded the money to help support their creative programming.

In Yancey County, downed trees in the mountain forests and washed-out creeks and riverbeds remain over a month after the storm. Many voters saw their brick-and-mortar locations replaced by temporary white tents powered by generators. 

Election totals are in for a variety of races in the Triad and High Country. Below are select unofficial results.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Jeff Jackson has been elected as North Carolina's next attorney general. Jackson defeated Republican congressman Dan Bishop on Tuesday in an expensive campaign that focused on who was best able to represent the state in court and keep communities safe.

Former President Donald Trump won the battleground state of North Carolina on Tuesday, receiving the state's 16 electoral votes and fending off a challenge from Kama