| NAME ON BALLOT | PARTY | BALLOT COUNT | PERCENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thom Tillis | REP | 160,552 | 44.76 % |
| Greg Brannon | REP | 98,709 | 27.52 % |
| Mark Harris | REP | 64,836 | 18.08 % |
| Heather Grant | REP | 16,586 | 4.62 % |
| Ted Alexander | REP | 7,156 | 2.00 % |
| Jim Snyder | REP | 6,932 | 1.93 % |
| Alex Lee Bradshaw | REP | 2,544 | 0.71 % |
| Edward Kryn | REP | 1,348 | 0.38 % |
| NAME ON BALLOT | PARTY | BALLOT COUNT | PERCENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kay Hagan | DEM | 243,609 | 77.56 % |
| Will Stewart | DEM | 42,941 | 13.67 % |
| Ernest T. Reeves | DEM | 27,522 | 8.76 % |
| NAME ON BALLOT | PARTY | BALLOT COUNT | PERCENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Haugh | LIB | 845 | 59.89 % |
| Tim D'Annunzio | LIB | 566 | 40.11 % |
Seems a bit premature for AP to be calling for Tillis to me.
Tillis has been strong in Charlotte/Mecklenburg County, Greensboro/Guilford County and military down around Fayetteville.
But, he’s only at 41% in Wake County, home of the state capitol, Raleigh and second-largest county in the state. Brannon is winning in Asheville/Buncombe County. Harris is doing well in the northwest corner of the state other than Wilkes County. Harris is holding Tillis back substantially in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County to the point that Tillis falling below 40% there is a real possibility before it’s all said and done.
One thing’s for certain, Tillis may appear to be the likely winner, but is not going to sail comfortably past the 40% runoff threshold, it’s going to be closer than it is currently, just under 45%. A runoff is not completely out of the question yet.