Stein is the current attorney general and he noted his work winning opioid settlements. But it was controversy over Robinson’s inflammatory rhetoric that dominated the race.

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.