Ashley Fahey
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The Charlotte Ledger
Celebrations at the Mecklenburg County Democratic Party’s watch party on Tuesday night began early in the evening, when Democrat Roy Cooper was called to win his race for U.S. Senate, replacing retiring Republican Sen. Thom Tillis and flipping the seat blue — a crucial win for Democrats, who took control of the U.S. Senate later on Tuesday night.
Including results from North Carolina and South Carolina and counties in the Charlotte region.
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WFAEVoting is complete and the results are in, so what do we know about the midterm elections locally and beyond? From consequential and competitive congressional and state office races to down ballot issues on constitutional amendments and city bond proposals, how did it all pan out?
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LOCAL NEWS
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Charlotte voters approved all three general obligation bond referendums Tuesday, totaling $425 million.
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The chimney swift is a gray bird with a penchant for brick masonry. Many of them like to spend their nights near old CMS buildings — creating an unexpected conservation battleground. -
The state's blue wave ran from the mountains in the west to the coast in the east. -
Hudson was the fifth-highest ranking Republican in Congress. -
Before moving to Congress, Moore was the longest-sitting Speaker of the N.C. House of Representatives. -
Mecklenburg County will once again have an all-Democratic county commission, with nearly all races in Tuesday's election unopposed and three new members coming to the board. Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden and District Attorney Spencer Merriweather, also Democrats, were reelected without opposition.
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Democrats picked up four seats in the state Senate and are on track to flip more than a 16 seats in the House.The exact number of flipped seats could remain unclear in the coming days because multiple races could go to a recount. -
Democrat Marsie West has defeated Republican Chris Parker in Forsyth County's District B race. Her victory gives Democrats control of the county commission for the first time in years.
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