North Carolina Atty. Gen. Josh Stein has been elected the state's next governor over embattled Republican Mark Robinson.

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein defeated scandal-plagued Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson in the state’s gubernatorial race, NBC News projects, keeping the seat in Democrats’ hands.Stein had been the clear favorite to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov.

Republican Mark Robinson, beset by scandals, lost the North Carolina race for Governor to Democrat Josh Stein.

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson lost his bid for governor, after he failed to attract support even from other Republican voters following a scandal-plagued campaign in the closely watched battleground state. North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein ...

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson set to speak following NBC's projected results for North Carolina Governor

Stein is the current attorney general and he noted his work winning opioid settlements. But it was controversy over Robinson’s inflammatory rhetoric that dominated the race.

Attorney General Josh Stein bested the state's controversy-plagued lieutenant governor and will become the state's first Jewish governor.

Democrat Josh Stein will be the next governor of North Carolina, CBS News projects. A September CNN report accused Mark Robinson, Stein's opponent, of allegedly making a series of explosive comments about politics,

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein is projected to defeat embattled Republican Mark Robinson in the governor's race.

Embattled Republican gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson stopped by a polling place in Bahama, N.C., to meet voters, but didn't find many to greet. “Election Day is not quite as busy as it has been in past presidential cycles,