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Republican leads Democrat by 228 votes in North Carolina state Senate race

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Unofficial results show Republican state Sen. Danny Britt Jr. ahead of Democrat Catina Hamm by 228 votes in District 24, the last uncalled state Senate race in North Carolina, according to The Washington Post and TheBlaze. The margin is about 0.4 percentage points, inside the range that allows a recount, and the count stays open while election officials process provisional ballots. Raw Story reports that Britt's lead has narrowed through the week, and that a Hamm win would split the state Senate evenly, giving a Democratic lieutenant governor the tie-breaking vote.

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  1. Republican state Sen. Danny Britt Jr. held a 228-vote lead over Democrat Catina Hamm in District 24 in unofficial results.

    Reported byFar Left1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    Raw Story
    Far Right
    TheBlaze

  2. The District 24 race is the last uncalled contest in the North Carolina state Senate.

    One outletRaw Story· Far Left

  3. The margin is about 0.4 percentage points, inside the range that allows a recount.

    One outletRaw Story· Far Left

  4. Results remain unofficial, subject to provisional-ballot counting, canvassing and certification.

    Reported byFar Left1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    Raw Story
    Far Right
    TheBlaze

  5. Democrats already hold the governor's office, held by Gov. Josh Stein.

    Reported byFar Left1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    Raw Story
    Far Right
    TheBlaze

  6. Should Britt lose, the state Senate would split evenly, with a Democratic lieutenant governor breaking ties.

    One outletRaw Story· Far Left

How each side tells it

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All three outlets report Republican Danny Britt leads Democrat Catina Hamm by 228 votes in an unresolved state Senate race. Left outlets stress a possible Democratic sweep of state government, while the right-side outlet stresses that Democrats narrowly missed a complete takeover.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Left headlines cast the race as a near-complete Democratic sweep, with the Far Left Raw Story framing it as a GOP rout.

    North Carolina is on the brink of a total Democratic sweep of state government
    The Washington PostLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    No coverage yet

    No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the right

    1 outlet

    The only right-side article, from a Far Right outlet, frames the result as a Democratic near-miss, stressing that Republicans may have kept the state Senate by 228 votes.

    Democrats miss complete takeover of North Carolina state government — by the smallest of margins
    TheBlazeFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Left1

    brutal rout

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right0

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  • Sensational language

    brutal routMore neutral: heavy losses

    Calling the result a brutal rout adds drama beyond the reported vote margin, which is a narrow lead in an uncalled race.

    GOP’s longtime grip on swing state hangs by a few hundred votes amid brutal rout: report

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

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From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Possible Democratic sweep of state government
  • GOP losses in a brutal cycle
  • Razor-thin margin in one race
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  • Raw StoryFar Left

    GOP’s longtime grip on swing state hangs by a few hundred votes amid Sensational language“brutal rout”Calling the result a brutal rout adds drama beyond the reported vote margin, which is a narrow lead in an uncalled race.More neutral: heavy lossesDisagree with this highlight?: report

    Republicans' hold on one swing state's government now comes down to a single legislative race, and their lead keeps slipping. North Carolina state Sen. …

    Read at Raw Story (opens in a new tab)
  • The Washington PostLeft

    North Carolina is on the brink of a total Democratic sweep of state government

    A Republican state senator holds a razor-thin margin in a key race that could end the GOP majority and give Democrats a trifecta.

    Read at The Washington Post (opens in a new tab)

From the center

0 outlets

No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Democrats narrowly miss full control
  • Republicans may have kept the Senate
  • Provisional ballots could change the result
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  • TheBlazeFar Right

    Democrats miss complete takeover of North Carolina state government — by the smallest of margins

    One race in North Carolina has prevented a complete takeover of the state's government by Democrats, if the final tally after a provisional-ballot count holds. …

    Read at TheBlaze (opens in a new tab)

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  • Left

    23 hr later

    Its first report, Nov 11, 5:30 PM EST

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    First to report

    TheBlaze, Nov 10, 6:30 PM EST

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  1. TheBlazeFar RightNov 10, 6:30 PM EST
  2. The Washington PostLeftNov 11, 5:30 PM EST
  3. Raw StoryFar LeftNov 11, 11:51 PM EST

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