Source: Craig Jarvis, Colin Campbell, and Lauren Horsch, NEWS & OBSERVER, 11/6/18


Democrats ousted enough Republican incumbents in the state House on Tuesday to break the Republicans’ “supermajority” power over the Democratic governor’s vetoes. The outcome of the election will determine how well the parties work with each other and with Gov. Roy Cooper as both sides push for often conflicting goals, such as health-care access and education funding for the Democrats, tax relief and deregulation for Republicans.

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