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I believe NC will be a Biden state once all the mail-in ballots are viuntef (Original Post) Piratedog Nov 2020 OP
I'm more concerned about the Senate seat Polybius Nov 2020 #1
Agreed Piratedog Nov 2020 #2
I think so too Rice4VP Nov 2020 #3
Lol treestar Nov 2020 #4
I hope you're right but don't see the math happening Alex4Martinez Nov 2020 #5
According to this there are 186k votes left. Hyper_Eye Nov 2020 #8
That site is not accurate when it comes to uncounted votes. LisaL Nov 2020 #14
Unfortunately this Amishman Nov 2020 #18
peculiar the dem governor is so popular compared to senate and prez vote wise nt msongs Nov 2020 #6
As a North Carolinian we have always been a Ticket Splitting state when it comes to Governor- Jspur Nov 2020 #13
That would be awesome!!! IsItJustMe Nov 2020 #7
Sadly not happening. obnoxiousdrunk Nov 2020 #9
I wish! What are the reasons Cha Nov 2020 #10
It is possible but unlikely. He would need one crazy split. Statistical Nov 2020 #11
It's been very frustrating that as a NC democrat we can't flip the state Jspur Nov 2020 #16
Predictit has it as 96 for Trump in NC Polybius Nov 2020 #12
You believe wrong. LisaL Nov 2020 #15
Not going to happen. Low numbers of absentee ballots mnhtnbb Nov 2020 #17

Alex4Martinez

(2,199 posts)
5. I hope you're right but don't see the math happening
Tue Nov 10, 2020, 01:00 AM
Nov 2020

From: https://www.yahoo.com/elections

There's a 74,819 advantage Trump has out of 5,394,231 total votes.
99% in, 1% remaining would be only 53,942 uncounted votes.

If all of those making up 1% went to Biden, it still wouldn't catch up.

BUT, if the Yahoo numbers are only estimates and there are more than 53,000 votes yet to count, it could happen.

Amishman

(5,559 posts)
18. Unfortunately this
Tue Nov 10, 2020, 06:41 AM
Nov 2020

There are some very red counties with a meaningful amount of ballots not counted. Beaufort +26 Trump, Carteret +42 Trump, Randolph +56 Trump. Those are not tiny counties either.

When something like a 70/30 split is needed, it doesn't take much shortfall to to get behind.

Jspur

(578 posts)
13. As a North Carolinian we have always been a Ticket Splitting state when it comes to Governor-
Tue Nov 10, 2020, 03:52 AM
Nov 2020

-Presidency races. NC since '92 has been doing Ticket Splitting for Govenor-Presidency races. The only time they didn't do it was in '08 when they elected Obama and Bev Purdue who were both Democrats. NC will usually elect a Democratic governor if the president is a republican or vice versa if the president is a Democrat.

Cha

(297,926 posts)
10. I wish! What are the reasons
Tue Nov 10, 2020, 01:29 AM
Nov 2020

you think that? My sister lives in Asheville and voted for Biden.. on Tuesday, btw.

Statistical

(19,264 posts)
11. It is possible but unlikely. He would need one crazy split.
Tue Nov 10, 2020, 01:35 AM
Nov 2020

I do think the final tally will be close though meaning NC is very much in play in 2024.

Jspur

(578 posts)
16. It's been very frustrating that as a NC democrat we can't flip the state
Tue Nov 10, 2020, 03:55 AM
Nov 2020

blue. Obama barely won it in '08 and since then we have lost nail biters to GOP presidential candidates. Romney beat Obama down here 51-49 in '08. Trump beat Hillary down here in '16 49-46. Trump is going to win again I'm guessing probably 49-48 when the votes are counted up. Very infuriating to keep losing like this especially in the senate races.

mnhtnbb

(31,411 posts)
17. Not going to happen. Low numbers of absentee ballots
Tue Nov 10, 2020, 06:25 AM
Nov 2020

are trickling in.

You can read an update from the NC Board of Elections on counting of absentee and provisional ballots here

https://www.ncsbe.gov/news/press-releases/2020/11/09/7-county-boards-elections-counting-additional-votes-today

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