Mr. Stein’s campaign focused on education and abortion rights. But the core of his message was that Mr. Robinson, the Republican, was unfit to lead the state.

North Carolina's scandal-plagued Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson lost his gubernatorial bid to state Attorney General Josh Stein, according to multiple news sources.

While Robinson’s statewide political career appears to be over (for now, anyway), he’ll still likely be in the news for some time to come, as he’s currently suing CNN for $50 million over their coverage of his scandals. Robinson claims the harm to ...