Democrat Jeff Jackson wins NC attorney general race against Dan Bishop

By the numbers: Jackson won 51.6% of the vote to Bishop's 48.4% as of 11:40pm.

• Bishop conceded shortly after 11pm, WFAE reported.

Catch up quick: Bishop is known for deploying aggressive campaign tactics and did not hold back against Jackson in this race.

• In one ad sent out in the heat of early voting, Bishop accused Jackson of being friends with a registered sex offender. It shows a clip of Jackson accepting an award from the Carolinas LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce and embracing its president, Chad Turner.
• Turner was charged in 1998, when he was 20, with "committing or attempting a lewd act upon a child under 16," The Charlotte Observer reports.
• Jackson has accused Bishop of wanting to create culture wars.

Zoom in: Jackson has promised to tackle the fentanyl epidemic and prepare the state's defense against artificial intelligence scams.

• Jackson has risen in the political rankings in North Carolina, from a young state senator to a congressman. He has amassed a global TikTok following and a local fan base for using Substack to keep constituents abreast of important topics in Congress, from the Helene response to pending government shutdowns.
• After his congressional district was redrawn to favor the GOP, Jackson, a former prosecutor, announced his candidacy for attorney general.

While campaigning, Bishop routinely accused Jackson, who had vied for a U.S. Senate seat in 2021 before endorsing Cheri Beasley, of wanting to become governor.