Former Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory easily won election as North Carolina’s first Republican governor in 20 years, and first in modern history with a Republican-led General Assembly.

Republican Dan Forest declared victory in the race for lieutenant governor, with unofficial returns showing him beating Democrat Linda Coleman by about 11,200 votes statewide.

In a race marked by last-minute political revelations, Democratic incumbent State Auditor Beth Wood on Tuesday defeated Republican challenger Debra Goldman, a member of the Wake County school board.

State appellate court Judge Sam “Jimmy” Ervin IV lost to incumbent state Supreme Court Justice Paul Newby.

With only some of the early voting and a smattering of Election Day votes counted, two of the three incumbents were winning.

With all but one county reporting, unofficial returns have one-term Democratic incumbent Wayne Goodwin over Republican challenger Mike Causey by nearly 3.66 percentage points.

Incumbent Democrat Janet Cowell declared victory in the race for state Treasurer, with unofficial returns showing her defeating Republican Steve Royal by more than 7 percentage points.

Incumbent Democrat June Atkinson held a commanding lead over GOP challenger John Tedesco in the race for superintendent of public instruction late Tuesday night.

Four-term Democratic incumbent Elaine Marshall defeated Republican challenger Ed Goodwin, according to unofficial results.

Republican Robert Pittenger edged out Democrat Jennifer Roberts in the 9th Congressional District race to preserve his party’s 60-year hold on the House seat.

Republican Richard Hudson has unseated incumbent Larry Kissell in the 8th Congressional District race.

U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry won his fifth term Tuesday night, defeating state legislator Patsy Keever in the 10th Congressional District race.

U.S. Rep. Mel Watt handily won his 11th term representing the 12th Congressional District, with the Democratic congressman capturing 80 percent of the vote.

U.S. Rep. Mick Mulvaney was leading in his quest for a second term representing South Carolina’s District 5 with a comfortable lead over first-time candidate Joyce Knott.

Unofficial results showed Republicans won seats held by two Democratic incumbents who chose retirement over seeking re-election. Another Democratic incumbent, two-term Congressman Larry Kissell, lost in the 8th District to Republican Richard Hudson.