Per unofficial results, current President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have won their respective party primary contests for the 2024 race. Biden earned 88 percent of the vote while Trump earned 75 percent, as of 9:46 p.m.
Democratic winner
Biden is the only candidate on the Democratic ballot in North Carolina — a decision made by the state's Democratic Party.
With 38 out of 40 precincts in Orange County reporting, Biden won 84.09 percent of the vote, while 15.91 percent of voters chose "no preference."
Activists in states like Michigan that have already held their primary elections have voted "no preference" to call on Biden to advocate for a ceasefire in Gaza. Nearly 12 percent of the statewide Democratic voters put "no preference," with about 66 percent of precincts reporting.
“I’ve been inspired recently by Michigan voting no preference, so I think I may take that route to vote, but I really want to make my voice heard as a young person. I believe civic engagement is something that’s really important,” Amanda Jesuca, a UNC student who voted on Tuesday, said.
Republican winner
Former President Donald Trump won Orange County with about 55 percent of the vote, with former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley earning 41 percent, as of 9:46 p.m.
Trump endorsed Republican lieutenant governor candidate Mark Robinson in a Greensboro rally this weekend.
