() – 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, communications director for the Robinson gubernatorial campaign.
Lonergan added in a statement that Robinson “is in good spirits, appreciates the outpouring of well wishes and is excited to return to the campaign trail as planned tomorrow morning.”
Robinson’s burns were the result of an accident at a car show and there was no foul play, a law enforcement source told .
Robinson, the Republican candidate for governor of North Carolina, had made several campaign stops across the state on Friday, according to a previously provided schedule and social media posts. Their final stop was the Mayberry Truck Show and Parade in Mount Airy, where the incident occurred.
The campaign has not provided further details about the incident.
NewsNation was the first to report his hospitalization, which a source close to his campaign confirmed to on Friday night.
Robinson’s hospitalization comes amid continuing fallout from ‘s reporting on the lieutenant governor’s inflammatory comments in messages on a pornography website.
Many prominent Republicans sought to distance themselves from Robinson after this, including former President Donald Trump, who did not mention Robinson during a recent campaign stop in North Carolina despite having previously endorsed him.
National Republican groups have also withdrawn financial support from Robinson, as several of his campaign officials have resigned and his top aide is set to resign.
As the struggling candidate continues his campaign, a new poll shows Robinson growing further away from competing for the state. The poll, released Friday and conducted by SSRS after KFile reports were published, showed Democrat Josh Stein leading Robinson 53% to 36% among likely voters.
This story has been updated with additional information.
‘s Josh Campbell and Kaanita Iyer contributed to this report.
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