Voters decide on governors, state legislators and hot-button ballot measures

Statewide elections include 11 governors’ races, and ballot initiatives on issues ranging from abortion to recreational marijuana

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Voters in 11 states were electing governors Tuesday , with a tight race in New Hampshire and a wild contest in North Carolina where Democrats were favored to hold the post after the Republican candidate was linked to a pornographic website, among other controversies. North Carolina and Pennsylvania, two states critical to the presidential race, were also hosting hotly contested races for attorney general, and in North Carolina, voters considered whether to elect a state schools superintendent candidate who once called for a firing squad to assassinate former president Barack Obama..