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,

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,

If Democrats pick up just one seat in either the state Senate or state House of Representatives this week, they'll break the GOP's supermajority and can then halt or force compromises on Republican-authored legislation.