Election Day has arrived. Here's what the latest polls show about who's ahead in the race for president and governor in North Carolina.

Democrat Kamala Harris faced Republican Donald Trump on Tuesday in the U.S. presidential election, with the two candidates vying to attract support after staking positions on issues including abortion,

ToplineVice President Kamala Harris is vying to become only the second Democratic presidential candidate to win North Carolina in more than 40 years, as most polls show her and former President Donald Trump in a close contest—with Trump holding a slight advantage in two new surveys released this week and Harris ahead by one point in a third.

The path to the White House cuts straight through North Carolina — one of several all-important swing states. The state, with its 16 electoral votes, will likely be instrumental in delivering the presidency to Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump.

In North Carolina's nationally watched gubernatorial race, polling between Democrat Josh Stein and Republican Mark Robinson looks much different than the close calls in North Carolina's presidential race. Stein, who is the current attorney general, has been leading in the polls for weeks now, even getting into the double-digits in several reports.

Republican voters in North Carolina cast ballots in greater numbers than four years ago, while Democratic turnout sagged

Polls across the continental United States have closed for the presidential election as Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump seek the 270 electoral college votes needed to gain the Oval Office.