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GOP appears to sweep all statewide judicial races in NC
Republican candidates are leading in all three races for seats on the state Supreme Court and five seats on the state Court of Appeals.
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Republican candidates are leading in all three races for seats on the state Supreme Court and five seats on the state Court of Appeals.
WELL, THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AS THEY ARE STILL NOT SURE HOW MANY OUTSTANDING PROVISIONAL BALLOTS THERE ARE IN THE STATE. >> A LOT OF PEOPLE ANXIOUS BUT PATIENCE IS THE NAME OF THE GAME, ADAM, THANK YOU. >>> THE ELECTION HAS MADE IT TO MAJOR CHANGES IN THE JUDICIAL BRANCH, THREE SEATS IN THE SUPREME COURT APPEAR TO HAVE GONE TO REPUBLICANS AND ANOTHER OF OTHER JUDICIAL RACES HAVE GONE THE SAME WAY. LAURA LESLIE JOINS US LIVE AGAIN WITH WHAT THIS MEANS, AND WHY IT HAPPENED. >> Reporter: LENA IT IS CLEARLY A CONSEQUENCE OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S COATTAILS IN THE SELECTION, UNOFFICIAL RESULTS SO FAR GOP CANDIDATES SWEPT ALL EIGHT OF THE STATES JUDICIAL RACES ON THE BALLOT LAST NIGHT, INCLUDING THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE STATE SUPREME COURT. REPUBLICAN ASSOCIATE JUSTICE PAUL NEWBY APPEARS TO HAVE EDGED OUT CURRY CHIEF JUSTICE JERRY BEASLEY, LOOK HOW CLOSE THAT IS. BEASLEY WAS APPOINTED CHIEF JUSTICE BY GOVERNOR ROY COOPER, THAT RACE IS WITHIN RECOUNTS TERRITORY ONE 10th OF ONE PERCENTAGE POINT OF VOTES SEPARATING THEM AT THE MOMENT. 3000 VOTES OUT OF 5 1/2 MILLION ALMOST, WHICH COULD STILL CHANGE. >>> TO COURT OF APPEAL JUDGES BASED OFF, REPUBLICAN PHIL BERGER JUNIOR, THE SON OF SENATE LEADER PHIL BERGER APPEARS TO HAVE BEATEN DEMOCRAT LUCY HENMAN, ALSO A CLOSE STATE NOT IN RECOUNTS TERRITORY, FORMER STATE SENATOR BERINGER APPEARS TO HAVE BEATEN MARK DAVIS APPOINTED TO THAT SEAT BY COOPER. DEMOCRATS ARE LEFT WITH A SLIM MARGIN OF 4-3 ON THE STATE SUPREME COURT, THERE WERE ALSO FIVE SEATS UP FOR GRABS ON THE STATE COURT OF APPEALS THIS ELECTION, THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES APPEAR TO HAVE SWEPT