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North Carolina’s incumbent Republican Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler has been reelected to his sixth four-year term, defeating Democratic challenger, Sarah Taber.
The Associated Press projected Troxler as the victor early Wednesday morning. With all precincts reporting, Troxler had 52.72% of the vote to Taber’s 44.85%, according to the State Board of Elections. Libertarian Sean Haugh had 2.42%
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Two other Council of State races remain too close to call.
North Carolina’s incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Elaine Marshall leads Republican challenger, Chad Brown in her effort to be reelected to her eighth four-year term.
The Associated Press has not yet called the race, but with all precincts reporting this morning, Marshall had 50.94% of the vote to Brown’s 49.06%, for a gap of 104,000 votes, according to the State Board of Elections.
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Republican Dave Boliek leads Democratic incumbent Jessica Holmes in the race for state Auditor.
The Associated Press has not yet called the race, but with all precincts reporting this morning, Boliek had 49.46% of the vote to Holmes’ 47.52%, for gap of just over 106,000 votes, according to the State Board of Elections. Libertarian Bob Drach had 3% of the vote.
Election night results are unofficial and vote totals will likely change over the coming days as local boards of election consider provisional, military, and overseas civilian ballots. The state Board of Elections is scheduled to meet Nov. 26 to certify the results.