North Carolina live election results for the 2024 presidential election

The governor’s race is the biggest race to watch this year in North Carolina. Republicans Mark Robinsonthe state’s embattled lieutenant governor, is facing Democrat Josh Stein, who serves as the state’s attorney general. Less than two months before the election, the race was rocked by one CNN report the detailed inflammatory, explicit and racist comments that Robinson posted on a pornographic website more than ten years ago. Robinson denied writing the comments, but a number of his associates did abandoned his campaign. Following the revelations, the Cook Political Report changed the race from “lean democrat” to “probable democrat”.

The other race to watch is in the 1st Congressional District in eastern North Carolina. Republican candidate Laurie Buckhout is trying to unseat Democratic Rep. Don Davis in a district that became more competitive for Republicans after redistricting. The district has not elected a Republican since 1883. The winner of this race could help determine control of the house.

CBS News rates the presidential race in North Carolina as a throw-up, with latest estimate shows Trump leading Harris by 2 percentage points, which is within the margin of error. Other polls taken in recent weeks show Trump with a similar edge.

North Carolina polls closed at 7:30 p.m. ET. Any voter in line when the polls close is allowed to vote.