Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson “is currently being treated for burns,” his communications director confirmed to NBC News on Friday night.

Robinson, the lieutenant governor since 2021, is running against Democratic gubernatorial nominee Josh Stein, the current attorney general. Current Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, was barred by term limits from running this fall.

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the embattled Republican candidate for governor of North Carolina, was injured at a campaign event Friday night and hospitalized.

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson was treated for second-degree burns at Northern Regional Hospital “following an incident at a campaign event” in Mount Airy on Friday night, according to Mike Lonergan,

The North Carolina Lt. Governor has been under fire for allegedly leaving racist sexual messages on an online pornography board in the past.

On Sept. 27, 2024, North Carolina's Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson was hospitalized for second-degree burns following an incident at a campaign event.

Mark Robinson, North Carolina's GOP candidate for governor, was hospitalized after suffering burns at a campaign event Friday evening in Mount Airy, his campaign said.

Mark Robinson, the embattled Republican candidate for North Carolina governor, has been treated for burns in hospital after an "incident" at a campaign event. His representatives did not detail what had occurred but said Robinson was recovering from second-degree burns and in good spirits after an "incident at a campaign appearance at the Mayberry Truck Show".

The North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate has been under fire after he was linked to a series of offensive posts found on a pornography website.