Last night, North Carolina Republicans and Democrats chose their respective candidates for governor in the Super Tuesday primary election.
Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson won the Republican nomination for governor of North Carolina last night, defeating primary opponents Dale Folwell and Bill Graham. Attorney General Josh Stein won the Democratic nomination, defeating primary opponents Michael R. Morgan, Chrelle Booker, Marcus Williams, and Gary Foxx.
Robinson is a pastor from Greensboro, and if elected would become the first black governor of North Carolina. After endorsing Robinson, former President Donald Trump said he told him, “I think you’re better than Martin Luther King, I think you’re Martin Luther King times two.”
After his primary victory, Robinson wrote on X, “I am officially the GOP nominee for Governor of North Carolina! But our work isn’t done yet. It’s just getting started — it is full steam ahead to Election Day in November. I’d be honored to earn your support today: https://secure.winred.com/mark-robinson-for-nc/victory-hf #ncgov #ncpol”
Josh Stein attacked Robinson this morning, stating on X, “North Carolina is at a crossroads: We can either give into @markrobinsonnc’s rhetoric of division and hate OR we can come together to build a North Carolina that’s safer and stronger.”
