The North-Carolina presidential race ended with Donald Trump defeating Vice-President Kamala Harris (showing a clear-cut victory pattern in this swing-state). Republican voters came out in bigger numbers compared to the last election while Democratic participation went down
The Associated Press announced Trumps win at 11:18 pm ET after checking vote counts in Democratic-leaning districts; there werent enough ballots left to change the outcome. His lead stood at 2.8% which is notably higher than his previous win against Joe Biden in twenty-twenty when the gap was just about 1%
This win marks Trumps third consecutive victory in North-Carolina — a state thats been crucial in determining presidential outcomes (and continues to show interesting voting patterns). The increased Republican turn-out combined with lower Democratic numbers created a wider margin than experts predicted