North Carolina Democrats appear to have narrowly broken the GOP's fragile supermajority Tuesday night by flipping seats in closely contested races across the state. Why it matters: Republicans will likely be just one seat shy of a supermajority in the state House in January,

Republicans will remain in power in both houses of the North Carolina legislature when lawmakers convene in January, but they appear to have lost their veto-proof supermajority in the state House after Tuesday’s election.

Embattled Republican gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson stopped by a polling place in Bahama, N.C., to meet voters, but didn't find many to greet. “Election Day is not quite as busy as it has been in past presidential cycles,