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North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson was treated for second-degree burns Friday night at Northern Regional Hospital in Mount Airy “following an incident at a campaign event,” said Mike Robinson, Robinson’s gubernatorial campaign communications director. Lonergan revealed.
Lonergan added in a statement that Robinson is “in good spirits, grateful for the outpouring of well wishes, and excited to be back on the campaign trail first thing tomorrow morning as planned.”
Robinson’s burns were the result of an accident at a car show and there was no foul play, law enforcement officials told CNN.
Robinson, the Republican candidate for North Carolina governor, made several campaign stops in the state Friday, according to a provided schedule and social media posts. His final stop was the Mayberry Truck Show and Parade in Mount Airy, where the incident occurred.
The campaign has not released details about the incident.
NewsNation first reported his hospitalization, but a source close to his campaign confirmed it to CNN Friday night.
Robinson’s hospitalization comes amid the continuing fallout from a CNN report about the lieutenant governor’s past inflammatory comments on message boards on pornographic websites.
Many prominent Republicans have since tried to distance themselves from Robinson, including former President Donald Trump, who recently campaigned in North Carolina and previously endorsed Robinson. However, he did not mention Mr. Robinson.
Several members of Mr. Robinson’s campaign have resigned, and top staffers are expected to resign, and national Republican groups have also withdrawn financial support for Mr. Robinson.
As the embattled candidate continues his campaign, the latest CNN poll shows Robinson is pulling away in the race. The poll, released Friday and conducted by SSRS after CNN KFile’s press release, showed Democrat Josh Stein leading Robinson among likely voters, 53% to 36%.
This story has been updated with additional reporting.
CNN’s Josh Campbell and Kaanita Iyer contributed to this report.