North Carolina’s far-right lieutenant governor, Mark Robinson, has entered the state’s much-anticipated 2024 gubernatorial race, likely solidifying a matchup against the Democratic frontrunner, Attorney General Josh Stein. Political observers say Mr. Robinson is the one candidate Mr. Stein could beat in the increasingly conservative state.

At Mr. Robinson’s campaign announcement, he called on North Carolinians to elect someone “who’s actually lived through the struggles of everyday North Carolinians.”