Former President Donald Trump has won North Carolina, taking the state’s 16 electoral votes, CBS News projects.
Democrats have long eyed North Carolina as a battleground state in the race for president, though the last time a Democratic presidential candidate won North Carolina was in 2008, when Barack Obama narrowly beat John McCain.
With 97% of jurisdictions reporting, as of 2:30 a.m. ET, Trump maintains a lead of about 3.3 percentage points as vote-counting continues.
