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November 5, 2020

Tight races in Georgia could determine balance of power in US Senate

The nation's attention will likely focus on Georgia as two hotly contested Senate races could put either party over the threshold needed to maintain the balance of power in Washington, D.C.

November 5, 2020

Republican Mark Robinson on historic lieutenant governor win: 'This party is open to everybody'

Republican Mark Robinson, who is projected to be North Carolina's first Black lieutenant governor, will bring his experience as a former factory worker and political outsider to his first elected office, he told Fox News.

November 5, 2020

North Carolina election results to take another week to be finalized

The presidential contest and balance of power in the Senate may depend on North Carolina voters, but results may not be finalized until next Thursday or Friday, when county-level canvass meetings are held.

November 5, 2020

Military ballots still arriving in swing states where vote count is unfinished

Military mail-in ballots are still arriving and have yet to be counted in key battleground states such as Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Nevada.

November 5, 2020

Republican Mark Robinson to become NC's first Black lieutenant governor

Republican Mark Robinson will be North Carolina's first Black lieutenant governor, according to projections from the Associated Press.

November 5, 2020

Presidential race undecided: Where things stand in uncalled battlegrounds as Biden wins Wisconsin and Michigan

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Wednesday expressed confidence in his path to the presidency as votes trickled in from several uncalled states, and as Fox News projected Wisconsin and Michigan would break for the former vice president. 

November 4, 2020

NC election board says 117,000 mail-in ballots still outstanding, will not 'prognosticate' a winner

The North Carolina State Board of Elections will not "prognosticate" on general election race results as roughly 117,000 mail-in ballots are still outstanding, elections board Chair Damon Circosta said at a news conference on Wednesday afternoon.

November 4, 2020

NC protesters arrested after fireworks thrown in Raleigh on election night

A group of protesters threw fireworks and other objects in Raleigh, N.C., during an election night demonstration Tuesday night, leading to the arrest of six people, authorities said.

November 4, 2020

AOC says Trump’s claims of victory are 'illegitimate, dangerous'

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., slammed President Trump after he declared victory in Tuesday's election despite millions of votes still being counted in key battleground states as of Wednesday morning. 

November 4, 2020

GOP's Madison Cawthorn, 25, reacts to North Carolina victory: 'Time for a new Republican Party'

North Carolina Republican Congressman-elect Madison Cawthorn told "Fox & Friends" he looks forward to building a "bolder" GOP when he arrives in Washington, D.C. as the youngest member of Congress since the 1700s after winning the seat left vacant by Mark Meadows.