North Carolina Democrats were a rare case of success in an election otherwise devastating for the party.

Republicans won the government trifecta on Nov. 5, with President-elect Donald Trump winning the popular vote in a first for a Republican since 2004. Trump also won the swing state of North Carolina for the third time in a row, this time by over 3 percentage points. However, Republican victories in the state largely ended there, as Democrats won the races for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, superintendent of public instruction, and state legislature.