Update: After all votes were canvassed, Everitt came out ahead of Adams by 134 votes. Adams requested a recount.

While all members of the Triangle’s state house and senate delegation running for reelection to the seats they currently hold managed to keep them, Republicans look to have picked up two seats in Wake County: one in the state house, and one in the state senate. 

In NC Senate District 18, currently occupied by Democrat Mary Wills Bode who declined to run for reelection, current state Rep. Terence Everitt is trailing GOP newcomer Ashlee Adams by a razor-thin margin of 38 votes. If the results hold, the seat will be a pickup for Republicans. 

Everitt is in his second term in the state house and has been a champion for public schools and abortion access, fighting school voucher expansion and cosponsoring a bill that codified the protestions of Roe v. Wade. He’s also been an advocate for government transparency, introducing legislation to make make lawmakers’ documents public record, as well as bills to ensure that there’s a nurse in every public school and clarify the law around felons’ voting rights.

Everitt, who previously served two terms in the NC House, has been a consistent champion for public schools and abortion access. During his time in the House, he fought against school voucher expansion and cosponsored a bill codifying Roe v. Wade protections into state law. He’s also been an advocate for government transparency, introducing legislation to make make lawmakers’ documents public record, as well as bills to ensure that there’s a nurse in every public school and clarify the law around felons’ voting rights

Adams, Everitt’s opponent, on a boilerplate GOP platform: school choice, limited government, and “conservative values.”

The 18th district, which includes Wake Forest and portions of northern Wake County, drew significant campaign spending from both parties in what became one of the state’s most closely watched senate races.

In NC House District 35, Everitt’s current district, Democrat Evonne Hopkins trails Republican Mike Schietzelt by about 2,000 votes, with Schietzelt taking a little over 50 percent the vote. Libertarian candidate Michael Oakes received 3.6 percent of the vote. 

Hopkins, a political newcomer, is a family law attorney who owns a law practice in North Raleigh. She ran campaign focused on protecting abortion access, contraception, and IVF, supporting public school teachers, and opposing private school vouchers.

Schietzelt, a military veteran, works as a litigation attorney representing small businesses, health care professionals, and faith-based organizations in civil disputes, according to his campaign website. He ran on an anti-abortion platform and cites the economy, education, and public safety as priorities. 

Here’s how the other state senate and house races in the Triangle shook out:

In Senate District 13, incumbent Democrat Lisa Grafstein beat Republican Scott Lassiter and Libertarian Susan Hogarth with just over 50 percent of the vote.

In Senate District 14, incumbent Democrat Dan Blue beat Republican Angela McCarty and Libertarian Sammie Brooks with 73 percent of the vote. 

In Senate District 15, incumbent Democrat Jay Chaudhuri beat Republican David Bankert and Libertarian Kat McDonald with 66 percent of the vote.

In Senate District 16, incumbent Democrat Gale Adcock ran unopposed. 

In Senate District 17, incumbent Democrat Sydney Batch beat Libertarian Patrick Bowersox, taking 74 percent of the vote.

In Senate District 20, incumbent Democrat Natalie Murdock beat Republican Christopher Partain, winning 72 percent of the vote.

In Senate District 22, Sophia Chitlik, a Democratic newcomer, beat Libertarian Ray Ubinger with 86 percent of the vote.

In Senate District 23, incumbent Democrat Graig Meyer beat Republican Laura Pichardo with 66 percent of the vote.

In House District 2, incumbent Democrat Ray Jeffers beat Republican Jason Chambers with 57 percent of the vote. 

In House District 11, incumbent Democrat Allison Dahle won 65 percent of the vote, beating Republican Phillip Hensley and Libertarian Matthew Kordon.

In House District 21, incumbent Democrat Ya Liu beat Republican Mary Miskimon with 63 percent of the vote.

In House District 29, incumbent Democrat Vernetta Alston ran unopposed. 

In House District 30, incumbent Democrat Marcia Morey ran unopposed. 

In House District 31, incumbent Democrat Zack Hawkins ran unopposed. 

In House District 33, Wake County school board member Monika Johnson-Hostler, a Democrat, beat Libertarian Chris Costello with 80 percent of the vote.

In House District 34, Democratic incumbent Tim Longest beat Libertarian Ed George with 76 percent of the vote. 

In House District 36, Democratic incumbent Julie von Haefen beat Republican Becki Allen and Libertarian Travis Groo with 54 percent of the vote.

In House District 37, Republican incumbent Erin Paré beat Democratic challenger Safiyah Jackson and Libertarian Christopher Robinson with about 52 percent of the vote. 

In House District 38, Democratic incumbent Abe Jones ran unopposed. 

In House District 39, Democratic incumbent James Roberson ran unopposed. 

In House District 40, incumbent Democrat Joe John won 62 percent of the vote, beating Republican Jerry Doliner and Libertarian Mike Munger.

In House District 41, Democratic incumbent Maria Cervania beat Libertarian Matthew Laszacs with 77 percent of the vote. 

In House District 49, Democratic incumbent Cynthia Ball ran unopposed.

In House District 50, Democratic incumbent Renee Price ran unopposed.

In House District 56, Democratic incumbent Allen Buansi beat Republican Jeffrey Hoagland with 86 percent of the vote. 

In House District 66, Democratic incumbent Sarah Crawford beat Libertarian Michael Nelson with 75 percent of the vote. 

Despite the losses in Wake County, statewide, Democrats picked up just enough seats in the state house to break the Republican supermajority. 

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