For live updates on the 2024 election, read TIME’s coverage here. Republican Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson lost the race for North Carolina Governor to the state’s Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein, according to the Associated Press, ending the provocative candidate’s campaign. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] [video id=46pdPW98] The loss comes after polls in October showed Stein with a consistent double-digit lead ahead of Robinson.