Recent articles highlighted five major takeaways from the 2024 election in North Carolina. Democrats made significant gains, flipping several key seats in the state legislature, reducing the Republican supermajority.

CHARLOTTE — In a close race for North Carolina’s lieutenant governor, Democrat Rachel Hunt has come out victorious. Hunt pulled away with the win by gaining 49% of the state’s votes. Her opponent, Republican Hal Weatherman, managed to clinch 48% of those votes.

With the glaring exception of the presidential race, North Carolina Democrats had a good 2024 election. While Kamala Harris lost to Donald Trump in the battleground state by more than 3 percentage points,

While the results of the 2024 Election are some that many are still trying to figure out, officials and leaders on both the Republican and Democratic sides are saying there are lessons learned from the results.

The GOP's lackluster showing was blamed by some on North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson's gubernatorial campaign which was embroiled in controversy throughout the cycle.