If the margin in a race for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court remains below 10,000 votes, the runner-up could demand a recount.

Election results also show President-elect Trump made some of his biggest gains in North Carolina counties, which are all known for their tobacco products.

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Trump won North Carolina in both 2016 and 2020. In 2016, he won the state by a 3.6 percent margin over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Trump received 2,362,631 votes, or 49.83 percent. He was slightly leading polls before the election.

Voters in North Carolina headed to the polls Tuesday to cast their votes in a critical presidential swing state.

After a contentious gubernatorial race has come to a close, Josh Stein will take over for Gov. Roy Cooper in the executive mansion.

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The state has now gone to Donald J. Trump in all three of his presidential bids, underscoring his political strength there.

This latest call is a blow for Harris, who would have been the first Democratic presidential candidate to win the Tar Heel State since 2008. Harris has also repeatedly visited North Carolina, making 20 trips since becoming Vice President, 12 of those this year.

North Carolina continues to show a split personality, with Republican Donald Trump winning the state, but many down ballot races going to the Democrats.

The group of North Carolina elected executive branch positions known as the Council of State will have equal numbers of Democrats and Republicans come January.