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Democrats' big blue wave surprise in North Carolina
04 November 2026

Democrats' big blue wave surprise in North Carolina

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Tuesday’s election brought a massive blue wave to North Carolina and other states across the country. Democrats won a huge margin in the state’s U.S. Senate race and flipped several Republican congressional districts that no one thought would be competitive just a few months ago.

And in the state legislature, Democrats flipped the state House with a comfortable majority, while coming close to getting control of the state Senate. One race in that chamber is likely heading to a recount.

WUNC News Capitol Bureau Chief Colin Campbell sorts through the key results from across the state and across the ballot with Adam Wagner, editor and reporter for the North Carolina Newsroom.