North Carolina election calendar

This page includes:

• A list of regular election dates in North Carolina
• A list of upcoming elections in North Carolina
• Information about past elections in North Carolina

Regular elections in North Carolina

The election dates below reflect regular election dates. Special elections may occur at different times than those listed and in years without regular elections.

Latest election dates

2024

March 5, 2024: Primary
May 14, 2024: Primary runoff
November 5, 2024: General election

2023

There were no regular statewide elections in North Carolina in 2023. See the Ballotpedia calendar page for more election dates.

Next election dates

2025

There were no regular statewide elections in North Carolina in 2025. See the Ballotpedia calendar page for more election dates.

2026

March 3, 2026: Primary
May 12, 2026: Primary runoff
November 3, 2026: General election

Upcoming elections

See also: North Carolina elections, 2026

Upcoming election dates

Recent election dates

Below is a list of all election dates that will occur later this year.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
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North Carolina	Durham Public Schools	Durham Public Schools general election	March 3, 2026
North Carolina	North Carolina statewide primary election	North Carolina statewide primary election	March 3, 2026
North Carolina	North Carolina	North Carolina statewide primary runoff	May 12, 2026
North Carolina	North Carolina	North Carolina statewide general election	November 3, 2026

Below is a list of all election dates that have occurred earlier this year.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
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Past elections

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

Earlier years

Below is a list of all election dates that occurred in 2024.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
What's on your ballot? Enter your address into Ballotpedia's Sample Ballot Lookup tool to find out!
North Carolina	Durham Public Schools	General election for Durham Public Schools	March 5, 2024
North Carolina	Durham Public Schools school board District 3	Special election for Durham Public Schools school board District 3	March 5, 2024
North Carolina	North Carolina statewide/presidential preference primary	North Carolina statewide/presidential preference primary	March 5, 2024
North Carolina	North Carolina	North Carolina statewide primary runoff	May 14, 2024
North Carolina	North Carolina	North Carolina statewide general election	November 5, 2024

Below is a list of all election dates that occurred in 2023.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
What's on your ballot? Enter your address into Ballotpedia's Sample Ballot Lookup tool to find out!
North Carolina	Charlotte	Charlotte municipal primary	September 12, 2023
North Carolina	Charlotte	Charlotte municipal primary runoff	October 10, 2023
North Carolina	Durham	Durham municipal primary	October 10, 2023
North Carolina	Charlotte	Charlotte municipal general election	November 7, 2023
North Carolina	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools general election	November 7, 2023
North Carolina	Durham	Durham municipal general election	November 7, 2023
North Carolina	Guilford County	Guilford County municipal general election	November 7, 2023

Below is a list of all election dates that occurred in 2022.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
What's on your ballot? Enter your address into Ballotpedia's Sample Ballot Lookup tool to find out!
North Carolina	Greensboro	Greensboro municipal primary election	March 8, 2022
North Carolina	Charlotte	Charlotte municipal general election	April 26, 2022
North Carolina	North Carolina statewide primary election	North Carolina statewide primary election	May 17, 2022
North Carolina	North Carolina	North Carolina primary runoff date if no federal offices are involved	July 5, 2022
North Carolina	North Carolina	North Carolina primary runoff date if federal offices are involved	July 26, 2022
North Carolina	North Carolina	North Carolina statewide general election	November 8, 2022

Below is a list of all election dates that occurred in 2021.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
What's on your ballot? Enter your address into Ballotpedia's Sample Ballot Lookup tool to find out!
North Carolina	Durham	Durham municipal primary election	October 5, 2021
North Carolina	Durham	Durham municipal general election	November 2, 2021
North Carolina	Guilford County	General election for Sedgefield Sanitary District	November 2, 2021

Below is a list of all election dates that occurred in 2020.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
What's on your ballot? Enter your address into Ballotpedia's Sample Ballot Lookup tool to find out!
North Carolina	Durham Public Schools	General election	March 3, 2020
North Carolina	North Carolina statewide primary	North Carolina statewide primary	March 3, 2020
North Carolina	North Carolina	North Carolina statewide primary runoff (if federal offices require a runoff)	June 23, 2020
North Carolina	North Carolina	North Carolina statewide general	November 3, 2020

Below is a list of other election pages in North Carolina:

• North Carolina elections, 2019
• North Carolina elections, 2018
• North Carolina elections, 2017
• North Carolina elections, 2016
• North Carolina elections, 2015
• North Carolina elections, 2014
• North Carolina elections, 2013
• North Carolina elections, 2012

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See also

• Sample Ballot Lookup

• United States congressional delegations from North Carolina
• North Carolina state executive offices
• North Carolina State Legislature
• Courts in North Carolina
• List of North Carolina ballot measures