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Trump’s North Carolina win helps send him to second presidential term • Asheville Watchdog

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avlwatchdog.org – SALLY KESTIN – 2024-11-06 06:36:00

Donald Trump won North Carolina with 51 percent of the vote to Democrat Kamala Harris’ 48 percent, giving him a key battleground state that helped propel him to a second term in the White House.

Trump won North Carolina by 191,627 votes, significantly higher than his 2020 margin of 74,483 votes, part of a nationwide red shift that swept the country. With just a handful of states’ votes still to be counted, Trump’s Electoral College lead over Harris stood at 277 to 224. By Wednesday morning, major news outlets had called the race for Trump.

Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris by nearly 200,000 votes in North Carolina, handing him a crucial battleground state. // Credit: North Carolina State Board of Elections

North Carolina will keep a Democrat in the governor’s office with Josh Stein defeating his scandal-ridden Republican challenger, Mark Robinson, with 55 percent of the vote.

Democrats also won the following statewide races:

  • Lieutenant governor: Rachel Hunt
  • Attorney general: Jeff Jackson
  • Secretary of state: Elaine Marshall
  • Superintendent of public instruction: Maurice (Mo) Green

Republicans won the following offices:

  • Auditor: Dave Boliek
  • Commissioner of agriculture: Steve Troxler
  • Insurance commissioner: Mike Causey
  • Commissioner of labor: Luke Farley
  • Treasurer:  Brad Briner 

As expected, Republican Chuck Edwards easily won re-election over Democrat Caleb Rudow, 57 to 43 percent, to represent western North Carolina’s 11th district in Congress. 

The North Carolina Board of Elections posted unofficial election results with all precincts reporting as of 2:21 a.m. Wednesday. They include results for president and Congressional seats, statewide offices, state Senate, and state House races.

Buncombe County voters remained reliably blue with 61 percent selecting Harris for president compared to 37 percent for Trump. Rudow won 61 percent of the county vote over Edwards, and Democrats led in all state offices from governor to treasurer.

In local races, Democrat Amanda Edwards defeated unaffiliated Van Duncan for Buncombe County Board of Commissioners chair with 61 percent of the vote. Democrats won the other three county commission races with Jennifer Horton defeating Paul Benjamin in District 1, Terri Wells beating Bruce O’Connell in District 2, and Parker Sloan running unopposed in District 3.

In Asheville City Council races, incumbents Sage Turner and Kim Roney won, along with newcomer Roberto “Bo” Hess. Hess fills the seat vacated by Sandra Kilgore, who did not run for re-election.

All four city of Asheville bond referendums passed easily, with voters approving bonds for housing, transportation, parks and recreation, and public safety.

In North Carolina Senate District 49, Democrat Julie Mayfield won re-election with 69 percent of the vote. In District 46, Republican Warren Daniel prevailed with 53 percent of the vote.

In the North Carolina House, Democratic incumbent Lindsey Prather won District 115 with slightly more than 51 percent of the vote. Democrat Eric Ager won in District 114 with nearly 60 percent of the vote. Brian Turner, the Democratic candidate in District 116, ran unopposed.

View the complete results for Buncombe County here, including races for the county and city of Asheville school boards, and the towns of Black Mountain, Montreat and Biltmore Forest.


Asheville Watchdog is a nonprofit news team producing stories that matter to Asheville and Buncombe County. Sally Kestin is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter. Email skestin@avlwatchdog.org. The Watchdog’s reporting is made possible by donations from the community. To show your support for this vital public service go to avlwatchdog.org/support-our-publication/.

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Helene: Election board’s efforts earn national award | North Carolina

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www.thecentersquare.com – By Alan Wooten | The Center Square – (The Center Square – ) 2025-04-18 14:16:00

(The Center Square) – Planning and response to Hurricane Helene with early voting already underway has been deemed worthy of an award for the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

Fifty-three programs from 258 nominations earned the Exemplary Contingency Planning and Emergency Response Efforts award from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. Additionally, election boards in the counties of Buncombe, Currituck, Durham and Wake won 2024 Clearinghouse Awards, and those in Durham, Rockingham and Union counties earned honorable mention.

Helene killed 107 and caused an estimated $60 billion damage.

The storm made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in Dekle Beach, Fla., on Sept. 26. It dissipated over the mountains of the state and Tennessee, dropping more than 30 inches in some places and over 24 consistently across more.

Election Day was six weeks away. The disaster area declared included 25 counties and coordination with the state board; county boards; lawmen on the federal, state and local levels; the state National Guard; the U.S. Postal Service; and information technology professionals on multiple levels.

Voter turnout in the 25 counties was 74.9%, a tick higher than the state average of 72.6%.

“We are extremely proud of the efforts of our state’s election officials and our partners to pull off a successful election under the most trying of circumstances,” said Karen Brinson Bell, the state board’s executive director. “Hundreds of thousands of western North Carolinians were able to vote in the important 2024 election because of state board planning, along with the hard work and resiliency of county election officials and the invaluable assistance of our emergency management and law enforcement partners.”

The award is a different kind of light for the state board.

Between July 22 and Sept. 12, seven lawsuits were filed against the state board of Democrats Alan Hirsch, its chairman, Jeff Carmon and Siobhan Millen; and Republicans Stacy Eggers and Kevin Lewis; and Bell. More followed the election and are still unresolved along with the state Supreme Court race between Democrat Allison Riggs and Republican Jefferson Griffin.

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Van Hollen secures meeting with wrongly deported man

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ncnewsline.com – Shauneen Miranda – 2025-04-18 12:32:00

SUMMARY: U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident mistakenly deported to a mega-prison in El Salvador. Van Hollen, a Maryland Democrat, traveled to El Salvador to check on Abrego Garcia, who has been held for over a month at the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT). The Trump administration acknowledged the deportation error. Despite challenges in securing a meeting, Van Hollen met Abrego Garcia and shared an update with his wife. El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele mocked the meeting, commenting that Abrego Garcia would remain in custody.  

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Magic of Storytelling | Thumper and the Egg

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www.youtube.com – ABC11 – 2025-04-18 09:23:51


SUMMARY: In Disney’s “Magic of Storytelling” podcast, Thumper discovers a robin’s egg after a storm. He and his four sisters—Trixie, Tessy, Daisy, and Ria—worry about the egg being cold and try to keep it warm with leaves. As they debate the best approach, they decide to find the mama robin for help. Meanwhile, Thumper and Daisy attempt to cheer the egg by singing and dancing. Eventually, the sisters return with a nest just as the mama robin arrives. The egg hatches, bringing joy to the bunnies as they celebrate their teamwork and caring efforts.

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Thumper the bunny is hopping along one day and finds a special egg! Soon, he and his family are set out on an adventure to find the egg’s Mama.

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