The Democratic Attorney General and the Republican Lieutenant Governor won North Carolina’s primaries for governor on Tuesday. That sets up for what will be a high-stakes November contest in a state.
The two parties see North Carolina as a pivotal battleground state in 2024.
Josh Stein and Mark Robinson, each of whom turned back multiple party rivals, will present a stark contrast for voters in the fall elections.
Stein is a lawyer who was endorsed by term-limited Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and has a long history of consumer advocacy before and during his time as AG. He’d be the state’s first Jewish governor if elected.
Robinson, meanwhile, is a former factory worker who splashed into conservative circles after a 2018 speech that went viral was the springboard for him to become lieutenant governor in 2020.
Robinson has also garnered the the endorsement of former President Donald Trump. He’s North Carolina’s first Black lieutenant governor and would become the state’s first Black governor as well.
