Trump projected to win North Carolina and its 15 electoral votes in the 2020 election
- Decision Desk HQ projected on Tuesday that President Donald Trump won the state of North Carolina and its 15 electoral votes in the 2020 election.
- Trump now has 229 electoral votes while President-elect Joe Biden, who was projected to win the presidential election last Friday, has 279.
- North Carolina voted for a Republican president in 10 of the last 12 elections, and 11 of North Carolina's 15 congressional seats are held by Republicans.
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President Donald Trump has won the state of North Carolina in the 2020 election, Decision Desk HQ projected on Tuesday afternoon.
Trump now has 229 electoral votes and President-elect Joe Biden, whom Insider and Decision Desk HQ projected to win the general election last Friday, has 279. A candidate needs 270 electoral votes to clinch the presidency.
North Carolina voted for a Republican in 10 of the last 12 general elections, reliably serving as a mainstay of the Republican candidate's electoral vote count. The state is home to competitive down-ballot races for attorney general, in the House, and at the gubernatorial level.
Control over North Carolina's state government is split: the governor is a Democrat while Republicans hold both chambers of the state legislature. In Congress, North Carolina's delegation is majority Republican, with Republicans holding 11 of 15 congressional seats.
The state has 15 electoral votes and analysts expected it to be competitive.