Jeffrey Baldwin speaks on the Latino vote this election
November 18, 2024
In what many expected to be a solid election day for Charlotte Republicans, the GOP came up short in the heavily-Democratic County of Mecklenburg, where Democrats captured the majority of the races.
Democratic gubernatorial candidates for governor and Attorney General Josh Stein, along with Jeff Jackson, emerged victorious in the Mecklenburg County vote over their Republican opponents Lt. Governor Mark Robinson and Congressman Dan Bishop.
Republicans did perform well in some areas. Hotly contested races in various NC House and Senate races came down the wire. The NC Senate District 42 race between Republican Stacie McGinn and Democrat Woodson Bradley is razor thin and still undetermined. The two candidates are separated by 101 votes, as of Friday afternoon. Absentee and provisional ballots are still being counted.
In NC Senate District 37, Republican State Sen. Vickie Sawyer held off a challenge from Democrat Kate Compton Barr. Sawyer won by only 82 votes in the county (though a much wider margin elsewhere).
