North Carolina voters headed to the polls Tuesday to choose their parties’ nominees for seats in the North Carolina House and Senate in November’s general election.
Polls closed at 7:30 p.m. in the state’s Super Tuesday primary, where everything from presidential to local races were on the ballot.
In and around Charlotte, multiple seats in the state House and Senate were up for grabs in Mecklenburg, Union, Cabarrus, Iredell, Lincoln and Gaston counties.
Among the most closely watched races is House District 105 in southeast Mecklenburg, where a trio of Democrats are squaring off to be their party’s challenger against controversial Republican incumbent Rep. Tricia Cotham.
Here are the latest results in Charlotte-area legislative races, provided by the State Board of Elections. Results are unofficial until certified:
House District 105: The race to face Tricia Cotham
Nicole Sidman, Yolonda Holmes and Terry Lansdell are the three candidates running in the Democratic primary to face Cotham, who drew fury when she switched parties in 2023 and gave Republicans a veto-proof majority in Raleigh.
While all three would be new to public office, they all have political experience. Sidman managed Huntersville Mayor Christy Clark’s successful House campaign, Holmes challenged Cotham in her 2022 Democratic primary and Lansdell is the director of the advocacy group BikeWalkNC.
Heading into Election Day, Sidman posted a healthy lead in fundraising.
With no precincts but some early vote reporting as of 8:45 p.m., Sidman led with 55.5% of the vote to Holmes’ 39.9% and Lansdell’s 4.6%.
Senate District 41: Four-way race to replace Natasha Marcus
In Mecklenburg’s Senate District 41, four Democrats are running to take over the seat number formerly held by Natasha Marcus. Marcus elected to run for state commissioner of insurance after she said she was drawn out of the district during redistricting.
The Democratic primary candidates are:
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Caleb Theodros, former chair of the Black Political Caucus of Charlotte-Mecklenburg and a past candidate for Charlotte City Council District 3
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Lucille Puckett, previous candidate for Charlotte mayor and the state legislature
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Kendrick Cunningham, political organizer and previous candidate for Charlotte City Council District 2
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And Robert Bruns, a political newcomer and retired credit union CEO.
No Republicans filed to run in the district, so Tuesday’s winner will head to Raleigh.
With no precincts but some early vote reporting as of 8:45 p.m. Theodros led with 48.2% of the vote to Puckett’s 28.2%, Cunningham’s 15..5% and Bruns’ 8.1%.
Senate District 42: Big-spending Republican primary for open seat
In Mecklenburg County’s only Republican primary for the state legislature, Republicans Jaime Daniell and Stacie McGinn are wrapping up a campaign with plenty of spending.
Both candidates gave their respective campaigns hefty loans, and both spent much of their money on outside consulting firms, campaign finance records show.
The winner of Tuesday’s primary will face Democrat Woodson Bradley in the fall. The current District 42 representative, Democrat Rachel Hunt, is running for lieutenant governor.
With no precincts but some early vote reporting as of 8:45 p.m., McGinn led with 50.2% of the vote to Daniell’s 49.8%.
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Other Charlotte-area legislative primaries
In other primary election results:
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With no precincts but some early vote reporting as of 8:45 p.m., Kevin Crutchfield led with 57.4% of the vote to Brian Echevarria’s 42.6% in the Republican primary for House District 82, in Cabarrus County.
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With no precincts but some early vote reporting as of 8:45 p.m., Beth Gardner Helfrich led with 67.6% of the vote to Lisa Jewel’s 32.4% in the Democratic primary for House District 98, in Mecklenburg County.
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