North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein (D) will become the next governor of the state, defeating controversial Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R), Decision Desk HQ projects.

Stein’s win does not come as a surprise. While polls showed the race as tight through July, Stein started pulling away and increased his lead in the polling average from The Hill/Decision Desk HQ to 15 points.

Robinson, the first Black lieutenant governor of........

© The Hill