Chapel Hillians will see one of their own in the Governor's Mansion, as North Carolina Attorney General and Democratic candidate Josh Stein is projected to win the state's gubernatorial election. Stein led Republican candidate and Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson 58% to 37% in early voting numbers, enough of a projected lead to likely extend the Democratic Party's hold on the governorship to 12 years after term-limited Gov. Roy Cooper's eight years in the role. Stein, who was raised in Chapel Hill after being born in Washington D.C., attended school locally before going to Dartmouth College and Harvard University for his college degrees. He was tapped to be the states consumer protection chief during Cooper's stint as attorney general before serving in North Carolina's Senate District 16 for two terms. Stein earned election to become North Carolina's attorney general in 2016, defeating Republican Buck Newton, before winning a narrow re-election in 2020 over Republican Jim O’Neill. Follow alon...