Bev Perdue elected next Governor

The governor’s race is over. On a night when America elected its first African-American President, North Carolina has elected its first female governor.

Bev Perdue was leading big with the early voting, but Pat McCrory’s votes came in throughout the night. McCrory conceded to the current lieutenant governor, shortly after 10 o’clock on Tuesday.

McCrory is the seven-term mayor of Charlotte, but results showed him trailing at home in Mecklenburg County.

Perdue will also be succeeded in the state’s second-highest office by fellow Democrat Walter Dalton. Dalton maintained roughly a four-point lead over Robert Pittenger throughout Tuesday night.