A deafening roar went up inside a packed ballroom in a downtown Raleigh hotel as the North Carolina Senate race was called for Roy Cooper just before 8:30 p.m. Eastern. https://wapo.st/4iTUMEC

Democrat Amy Acton will be elected Ohio's next governor, CNN projects, defeating Republican Vivek Ramaswamy after the race garnered national attention over a controversial attack ad. She is the first woman ever elected to the office. Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/4sE0Q7s

President Donald Trump on Thursday called Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton "fair game" as he defended Republican Vivek Ramaswamy's ad that features her estranged mother and ignored the abuse allegations against her stepfather. Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/4ieP66y

President Donald Trump on Thursday encouraged Republican Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to keep running a controversial ad featuring his opponent Amy Acton's estranged mother. CNN's Kaitlan Collins reports. Read more: https://cnn.it/3UH9xBq

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine denounced a controversial ad from GOP gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy featuring the estranged mother of his Democratic opponent, Amy Acton. DeWine did not rescind his endorsement of Ramaswamy. Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/4yZTeyB

Ohio Democratic gubernatorial nominee Amy Acton spoke to CNN’s Lauren Fox as backlash grows against her opponent, Vivek Ramaswamy, whose campaign put out a controversial ad featuring her estranged mother. Read more: https://cnn.it/4zNbefC