North Carolina's Republican candidate for governor promised to stay in the race on Thursday after CNN reported that he once called himself a "black NAZI!" and proposed bringing back slavery in comments posted on a pornography website.

A number of Republican officials in North Carolina are reportedly pressuring Mr Mark Robinson to drop out, fearing his candidacy could impact the presidential contest between the party’s nominee Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris.

North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson has vowed to remain in his race despite a CNN media report about comments it says he made on a website