NC Primaries: Close Races, Recounts Loom as Results Roll In

North Carolina’s primaries wrapped up with ongoing tallies and several tight races. Early results show Roy Cooper leading the Democratic gubernatorial primary and Michael Whatley ahead in the Republican race. In Mecklenburg County, Monifa Drayton defeated Vilma Leake for the District 2 seat and became ABC Board Chair, while Sheriff Garry McFadden appears to win reelection amid shifting margins with Ricky Robbins; Habekah Cannon leads Cecilia Oseguera for a Democratic-Mecklenburg District Court Judge seat, and Gaston County Sheriff Chad Hawkins leads Robbie Waldrop. A statewide Senate race also shows a razor-thin margin, with Sheriff Sam Page ahead of Senate Leader Phil Berger by two votes, signaling recounts, provisional ballots, and potential litigation.