THE LEGISLATURE'S NEW POWER DYNAMIC.

• Author: Campbell, Colin
• Position: NC TREND: Public affairs

It's safe to say North Carolina saw the expected "Red Wave" in last month's election. It was the sort of wave that's strong enough to knock someone down, but not quite strong enough to drag them completely underwater.

The N.C. House and Senate results will shift the balance of power further toward the GOP in next year's long session, but not quite as much as Republicans hoped.

Senate Republicans won the exact number of seats needed for a veto-proof majority: 30 of 50. But House Republicans fell one vote short, winning 71 seats when they needed 72 for a supermajority.

It's a change from the GOP's current 69 House seats and 28 Senate seats. And it means...