In state legislative contests, Democrats gained ground ... Voters rejected other infrastructure proposals in Cary and Zebulon. You can also see live election results here. The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists ...

Close races, slim margins and few concessions brought the conclusion of most council of state races into the early-morning hours.

Only a handful of state Senate races were truly competitive, and included Democrats needing to defend seats in the upper chamber where they were already the minority.