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NEWS N.C. gubernatorial race still too close to call Ahead of Gov, PatMoCrory by 0,1 peroent, challenger Roy Cooper eyes victory ELECTION RESULTS BREAKDOWN BY COUNTY Bryan Anderson Enterprise Manager @BryanRAnderson On election night, the atmosphere inside the North Carolina Democratic Party head quarters in Raleigh was similar to that of a funeral. The mounting prospects of a Donald Trump presidency accompanied by a huge defeat in the senatorial race offered the party little hope. It was approaching midnight when the tides started to turn. The gubernatorial race between Democrat ic Attorney General Roy Cooper and Republi can Gov. Pat McCrory was neck and neck. The 12 unreport ed precincts remained in urban, Democrat ic-leaning counties, giv ing Cooper a final push to take the slimmest of leads. He pulled ahead by about 4,000 votes — putting him just 0.1 per cent ahead of McCrory. McCrory refused to give a concession speech, vowing to his supporters the race was far from over. Coo per, on the other hand, spoke for two minutes and claimed victory. “Because of your hard work, we have won this race for governor of North Carolina,” Cooper said to his supporters at 1 a.m. “I’m glad you stayed. Its been a long journey to get to this point.” The gubernatorial race between Cooper and McCrory is not over. McCrory is chal lenging the results and will wait for all the votes to be counted on Nov. 18. According to the North Carolina State Board of Elections, if the vote difference remains less than 10,000, the person defeated can call for a recount by Nov. 22 and await the final results on Nov. 29. McCrory does not appear to be in any hur ry to concede. Jason Torchinsky, chief legal counsel for Pat McCrory Committees Legal Defense Fund, said in a news release he would work re- Regardless of who wins the gubernatorial race, the governor will have Republican supermajorities in the state House and Senate. Though Republican Gov. Pat McCrory won most N.C. counties, Democratic challenger Roy Cooper has more votes. Final results have yet to be announced. lentlessly to make sure the results are correct. “We have assembled a team of the very best legal minds and election lawyers in the coun try to ensure that the results of this election are accurate and that every legal vote is prop erly counted,” Torchinsky said in an email. With about 90 percent of precincts report ing on election night, McCrory led Cooper by 1 percent. At the time, a Cooper campaign spokesman said the race was far from over because several votes in Durham County — arguably the most liberal county in the state — had yet to be counted. The elections board tweeted early Tues day morning there had been “problems in Durham with the electronic poll books that check voters in.” That evening, the board voted to extend voting times past the 7:30 p.m. deadline in nine precincts, eight of which were in Durham County. Extensions ranged from 20 to 60 minutes. At 11:12 p.m., the elections board also tweeted Durham County had yet to upload its roughly 93,000 early voting results. Though Durham County was instrumen tal in giving Cooper an edge over McCrory, Mecklenburg County was perhaps the big gest decider. McCrory is a former mayor of Charlotte and won the county in 2012 by 0.69 percent. He lost the county in 2016 by a whop ping 29.12 percent. The dramatic swing reflects voters frustra tions with McCrory and highlights the impact House Bill 2 had on the race. HB2 is a bill the MECKLENByRG COUNTY GUBERNATORIAL RESULTS 63.29% MECKLENBURG 40% 34.17% DALTON (DEM,) MCCRORY (REP,) 2012 RACE State legislature passed in March that, among many things, required people to use the bath room of the gender on their birth certificate. The Charlotte Community and much of the state did not respond favorably to the eco nomic impact HB2 had on the state. The results of the gubernatorial race are not yet official. Provisional, mail-in absentee and overseas and military ballots are being counted, and the county boards of elections will certify results at public meetings held at 11 a.m. on Friday. McCrory said in his elec tion night speech that he plans to wait for Friday’s results. After Friday, if he is within 10,000 votes, he will have four days to decide C00PER(DEM,) MCCRORY (rep,) 201BRACE whether he wants to accept the outcome oi demand a recount. Regardless of the final results. Republi cans will enjoy supermajorities in the state House and Senate. Nearly half of all races for a seat in North Carolina General Assembly were uncontested, giving many incumbents free passes back to the legislature. Republican supermajorities make it possible to override a governor’s veto, Under a Cooper administration, it could be difficult to implement specific policy goals. A McCrory administration could face hurdles in trying to exert authorit)' over a powerful legislature. NOV. 14 DOMESTIC ABSENTEE BALLOTS Mail-in absentee ballots that have been postmarked on or before Election Day accepted until 5 p,m. NOV. 17 INTERNATIONAL ABSENTEE BALLOTS Oversees and military absentee ballots must be received by this date. NOV. 22 RECOUNTS If the vote difference between the candidates is 10,000 votes or less, candiates may demand a recount. The demand must be recieved in writing by the State Board of Elections Office no later than noon. NOV. 18 COUNTY CANVASS The county board of elections holds a public meeting at 11 a,m.to certify the election results. NOV. 29 OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS The State Board of Elections certify all federal, statewide, multi-district and judicial contests at a public meeting held at 11 a.m. Results from each election are not considered official until this date.
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