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.
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.
