All rights reserved)The Associated Press is projecting that Republican presidential candidate and incumbent Donald Trump won the state of North Carolina in the General Election. As of 3:48 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13, AP is calling the presidential race in the state of North Carolina in favor of Donald Trump. Trump will receive 15 electoral votes from North Carolina. A presidential candidate requires at least 270 electoral votes to win the election. On Saturday, Nov. 7, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was declared the winner of the November election.