Democrat Josh Stein defeats Republican Mark Robinson in North Carolina governor’s race.(Watch Stein’s speech above, Robinson’s speech below and scroll down for full story) North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein was elected governor on Tuesday, defeating Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and maintaining Democratic leadership of the chief executive’s office in a state where Republicans have recently controlled the legislature and appeals courts.Stein, a Harvard-trained lawyer, former state senator and the state’s chief law enforcement officer since 2017, will succeed fellow Democrat Roy Cooper, who was term-limited from seeking reelection. He will be the state’s first Jewish governor.Democrats have held the governor’s mansion for all but four years since 1993, even as the GOP has held legislative majorities since 2011.As with Cooper’s time in office, a key task for Stein likely will be to use his veto stamp to block what he considers extreme right-leaning policies. Cooper had mixed success …
