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Election roundup: Who won Tuesday night?

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Voters went to the polls in cities and states across the country Tuesday — choosing mayors, governors and an assortment of other ballot measures. Here's a roundup of some of the more contentious races and surprising outcomes. 

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North Carolina results

  • Nancy McFarlane was reelected as Raleigh mayor, defeating Charles Francis.
  • Durham elected city council member Steve Schewel as mayor, over former council member Farad Ali. 
  • Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan, a Democrat, won her third term, defeating Rev. Diane Moffett.
  • Lumber Bridge and Orrum — both in Robeson County — had no official candidates for mayor or any of the open town council seats. William Davis received 17 write-in votes in Lumber Bridge's mayoral race — 100 percent of the vote. Wilton Caulder received two write-in votes in Orrum's mayoral race — also 100 percent of the vote. According to the News & Observer, it is unclear what will happen if the write-in candidates don't want to serve. 

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