TheFirstFurrow

With Election Day officially behind us, we thought we’d take a moment to recap how some of the key races in North Carolina turned out (or in a few cases, how they are likely to turn out). There’s an unbelievable amount of information to sift through and process before we can draw deeper conclusions, so we’ll save that for another day. Top line takeaways are that Republicans will control the White House, US Senate, and US House, and will maintain their supermajorities in the NC House and NC Senate, though the Governor’s Mansion could be occupied by a Democrat. Please note that there are a handful of races that are still “too close to call” despite a winner being listed because the State Board of Elections must complete its certification process — counting provisional and absentee ballots, conducting canvasses and recounts, etc. — before officially declaring a winner. Without further ado, here are your federal and state election winners:

*Subject to Recount, if Requested

*Subject to Recount, if Requested

*Subject to Recount, if Requested

Freshmen Members include:

Beverly Boswell (R – House 6) replacing Paul Tine (U)

Donna McDowell White (R – House 26) replacing Leo Daughtry (R)

Larry Strickland (R – House 28) replacing J. H. Langdon (R)

Linda Hunt-Williams (R- House 37) replacing Paul “Skip” Stam (R)

Joe John (D – House 40) defeating incumbent Marilyn Avila (R)

Brenden Jones (R – House 46) replacing Ken Waddell (D)

Cynthia Ball (D – House 49) defeating incumbent Gary Pendleton (R)

John Sauls (R – House 51) defeating incumbent Brad Salmon (D)

Amos Quick (D – House 58) replacing Chris Sgro (D)

Larry Potts (R – House 81) replacing Rayne Brown (R)

Destin Hall (R – House 87) replacing George Robinson (R)

Mary Belk (D – House 88) defeating incumbent Rob Bryan (R)

Chaz Beasley (D – House 92) replacing Justin Moore (R)

John Autry (D – House 100) replacing Tricia Cotham (D)

Andy Dulin (R – House 104) replacing Dan Bishop (R)

Cody Henson (R – House 113) replacing Chris Whitmire (R)

Mike Clampitt (R – House 119) defeating incumbent Joe Sam Queen (D)

Kevin Corbin (R – House 120) replacing Roger West (R)

Rick Horner (R – Senate 11) replacing Buck Newton (R)

Danny Earl (J. R.) Britt (R – Senate 13) defeating incumbent Jane Smith (D)

Cathy Dunn (R – Senate 33) replacing Stan Bingham (R)

Paul Newton (R – Senate 36) replacing Fletcher Hartsell (R)