Elections have consequences. We’ve enjoyed a period of prosperity in our State and our nation, thanks to leaders who have worked hard to bring back our economy, create jobs, lower taxes, and do away with burdensome regulations. We’ve also enjoyed a period of pushing back against the radical abortion lobby, passing dozens of pro-life reforms, and protecting innocent unborn children and their mothers. We’ve also enjoyed a period of freedom—exercising our freedom of speech, our freedom of religion, and our freedom of association.

This election may possibly change that direction. Democrats won a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, they broke the super-majorities in both houses of the NC General Assembly, and they swept the appellate court elections. Now, Governor Roy Cooper will have more power, and Republicans will find it harder to continue the economic and conservative reforms they started 8 years ago.

But we also have a lot to be incredibly thankful for! Conservative leaders who share our values on life, family, and liberty won back all 10 Congressional seats previously held by conservatives. Especially precious news to us is that currently Mark Harris has won his election in the 9th Congressional District by a mere 1,800+ votes!  That’s probably the closest Congressional race in the country. And, it’s one of the most expensive. Mark Harris’ opponent raised $5.8 million, while Mark raised $2 million. He was outspent nearly 3 to 1. Also, outside Democrat groups spent $4.6 million against Harris, while Republican outside groups spent $2.8 million against McCready. Again, Mark was outspent nearly 2 to 1. Winning this seat is a huge victory for our Coalition and for our values, and you were an important part of this victory!

Also positive news, both Congressmen Ted Budd and George Holding won their elections (both of them by 51% to 45%), which started out with narrow margins, but ended with pretty big wins. None of the important congressional races in the state were flipped. Congratulations to all of our conservative Congressmen who won back their seats!

In the General Assembly, conservatives held on to majorities in both the House and the Senate. However, Democrats took enough seats (9 in the House and 6 in the Senate) to destroy the Republican supermajorities in both chambers. That means they will not be able to override a Cooper veto without help from Democrats. Republicans hold 29 seats in the Senate, versus 21 seats for Democrats, while Republicans hold 66 seats in the House, versus 54 seats for Democrats. There were some big losses for Republicans, including almost clean sweeps of Wake and Mecklenburg counties. Republicans won only one Senate seat in Wake County—Senator John Alexander's—losing 4 House seats and 1 Senate seat there. Republicans won only one Senate seat—Senator Dan Bishop's—and one House seat—Representative Brawley's which is currently held by only 52 votes—in Mecklenburg County, losing 2 House seats and 1 Senate seat there. Because some of these races were won by Democrats with razor thin margins, Republicans have the possibility of regaining one or more of them.

The saddest news of the night was the defeat of Supreme Court Justice Barbara Jackson, who lost to George Soros-endorsed Anita Earls. Anita Earls founded and led the Southern Coalition for Social Justice until recently. She has been a key player in legal challenges to voter ID laws and legislative and U.S. House districts adopted by the General Assembly. Democrats now hold 5 of the 7 seats on the State Supreme Court. Equally sad news was the defeat of all three conservative candidates for the State Court of Appeals—Andrew Heath, Chuck Kitchen, and Jefferson Griffin. Expect a lot more challenges in state court to the good reforms that the General Assembly has passed in the last 8 years.

Finally, four of the six Constitutional Amendments on the ballot passed. Voters overwhelmingly adopted Amendments requiring Voter ID, giving victims of crime new rights, protecting hunting and fishing, and capping state income tax rates at 7%.  

Our coalition was active on the ground and online across several important races. We're not exaggerating when we tell you that the team here at NC Values worked above-and-beyond to make the most strategic impact possible. We worked through vacations, long-nights, and early mornings to create tools and place communications that reached over 250,000 targeted voters.

Here's some of the fruit of our collective labor:

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