Stein projected to be next governor of North Carolina
ABC News has projected Attorney General Josh Stein to be the next governor of North Carolina.
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Stein, like Gov. Roy Cooper, catapulted from the attorney general's office to the Executive Mansion.
The win makes Stein, 58, the first Jewish governor of the Tar Heel State. He defeated his Republican challenger Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, who was hoping to become the state's first Black governor.
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