Live Updates: Election 2024

Updated 11:41 p.m.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Jeff Jackson has won the election for the state's attorney general. According to the Associated Press, he defeated Republican congressman Dan Bishop in an expensive campaign that focused on who was best able to represent the state in court and keep communities safe. He will succeed Democrat Josh Stein who won his election bid tonight for governor.

Updated 11:20 p.m.

According to the Associated Press, former President Donald Trump has won the battleground state of North Carolina. Trump receives the state's 16 electoral votes after defeating Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump also won the state in 2016 and 2020.

Updated 10:54 p.m.

Alison Carrol Idol, Charlotte Mizelle Lloyd and Adam Hege were the top vote-getters in the Watauga County Board of Education race each receiving about 18% of the vote.

They defeated the Incumbent Marshall Ashcraft, as well as Chad Cole and Tom Ross according to complete but unofficial results.

Carrol Idol, who served on the Watauga Education Foundation Board, came in first, followed by Mizelle Lloyd, a guardian ad litem. Hege, an associate professor at Appalachian State, came in third.

Updated 10:38 p.m.

At this time the Associated Press has called these races: Democrat Alma Adams has won reelection to the U.S. House in the state's 12th Congressional District. Republican Rep. David Rouzer won reelection to the US. House seat in the state's 7th Congressional District. Republican Brad Knott won election to the U.S. House seat in the state's 13th Congressional District. Republican Chuck Edwards has won reelection to the U.S. House seat in teh state's 11th Congressional District.

Updated 10:31 p.m.

Watauga County voters appear to have approved a measure to change the way the board of commissioners is elected.

With 19 of 20 precincts reporting, the voting for the change was 71 percent, with 29 percent against. The current method requires all candidates to live in one of the five county districts. Previously, they were elected to an at-large basis.

The ballot measure divides the county into three equal districts but also includes two at-large seats.

Updated 9:46 p.m.

According to The Associated Press, Republican Mark Harris won election to a U.S. House seat representing North Carolina on Tuesday. The Baptist minister ran this year in the Republican-leaning 8th Congressional District. The seat opened when GOP Rep. Dan Bishop ran for attorney general.

The Associated Press has also reported Republican Addison McDowell has won election for the U.S. House Seat in the 6th Congressional District. McDowell will replace Democratic Rep. Kathy Manning, who decided not to run for a third term after new congressional districting maps were approved last year.

Updated 9:38 p.m.

According to The Associated Press, Republican Pat Harrigan won election to a U.S. House seat representing North Carolina on Tuesday. Harrigan will succeed 10-term GOP Rep. Patrick McHenry, who didn't seek reelection this fall in the 10th Congressional District. He defeated Democratic, Libertarian and Constitution party candidates.

Updated 9:27 p.m.

According to The Associated Press, Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing North Carolina. Foxx defeated Democrat Chuck Habbard in the GOP-leaning 5th Congressional District in the state's northwestern mountains and counties along the Virginia border.

Updated 9:06 p.m.

According to The Associated Press, Democrat Deborah Ross has won re-election for the U.S. House seat representing the 2nd Congressional District in North Carolina. Ross is currently in her second term and defeated Republican challenger Alan Swain and a Green Party candidate.

The Associated Press has also reported Republican Greg Murphy has won re-election for the U.S. House seat representing the 3rd Congressional District. Murphy faced a Libertarian candidate in his bid for another term.

Updated 8:51 p.m.

According to The Associated Press, Democrat Josh Stein has won election for governor in North Carolina defeating Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson. His victory maintains Democratic leadership of the chief executive’s office in a state where the GOP has been in recent control of the legislature and the appeals courts.

Updated 8:28 p.m.

According to The Associated Press, Democratic Rep. Valerie Foushee won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing North Carolina. Foushee was elected to a second term, defeating Republican Eric Blankenburg and a Libertarian candidate in the 4th Congressional District, which includes the overwhelmingly Democratic communities of Chapel Hill and Durham.

Updated 8:00 p.m.

Responding to reports of polling sites running low on ballots in Forsyth County, Elections Director Tim Tsujii says that while certain sites were running low, precinct officials worked to replenish ballots at those sites. At no point did any polling site run out of ballots, Tsujii says.

Updated 4:15 p.m.

The North Carolina Board of Elections held an emergency meeting and voted to extend polling hours at two sites in Burke and Wilson counties by 30 minutes. They also said that they've had a 59% turnout in absentee and early voting in counties affected by Helene.

Updated 1:51 p.m. 

North Carolina Board of Elections officials say they anticipate roughly 98% of ballots will be included in the unofficial results reported by the end of election day. 

Those results won’t include provisional ballots and some absentee ballots which will be counted and uploaded over the next 10 days, as required by law. 

During a press conference Tuesday morning, State Board of Elections Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell said those votes could change the outcome of some races.

"We're likely to have some close contests, and so that's why, tomorrow, we'll release a report that tells everyone how many provisional ballots we need to research,” Bell said. “And that may help people to realize we've got a number of provisional ballots that could change the outcome of a very close election. Especially when you get to a contest the size of perhaps a county commissioner race or something of that nature."

Voters may be offered a provisional ballot if they don’t have an acceptable form of a photo ID, but should not be turned away from the polls for that reason. 

Bell says those who cast provisional ballots can either fill out an exception form explaining why they cannot show photo ID, or return to their county board of elections office to present a photo ID before 5 p.m. on Nov. 14. 

County boards will certify election results for local contests on Nov. 15. For all other contests, the state board will certify final results on Nov. 26.