Republican Party primaries in North Carolina, 2020

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Republican Party primaries, 2020

North Carolina Republican Party.jpg

Primary Date
March 3, 2020

Primary Runoff Date
N/A

Federal elections
Republican primary for U.S. Senate
Republican primaries for U.S. House

State party
Republican Party of North Carolina
State political party revenue

This page focuses on the Republican primaries that took place in North Carolina on March 3, 2020. Click here for more information about the Democratic primaries.

Note that the dates and terms of participation for presidential preference primaries and caucuses sometimes differ from those that apply to primaries for state-level and other federal offices, which are the subject of this article. For more information on this state's presidential nomination process, click here.

Federal elections

U.S. Senate

See also: United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)

The 2020 U.S. Senate elections in North Carolina took place on November 3, 2020. Voters elected one candidate to serve in the U.S. Senate.

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:


Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

U.S. House

See also: United States House elections in North Carolina, 2020 (March 3 Republican primaries)

The 2020 U.S. House of Representatives elections in North Carolina took place on November 3, 2020. Voters elected 13 candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's 13 congressional districts.

To see a full list of candidates in the Republican primaries for each district, click "Show more" below.
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District 1

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 2

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:


Did not make the ballot:
Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 3

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:


Did not make the ballot:

District 4

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 5

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

District 6

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:
Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 7

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:


Did not make the ballot:

District 8

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

District 9

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:


Did not make the ballot:
Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 10

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 11

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:
Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 12

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

The Republican Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.

District 13

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

State elections

State Senate

See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2020
The North Carolina State Senate was one of 86 state legislative chambers with elections in 2020. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2018, 87 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections. To see a full list of state Senate candidates in the Republican primaries, click "Show more" below.
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North Carolina State Senate elections, 2020

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
  • * = The primary was canceled and the candidate advanced.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngTess Judge*

Green check mark transparent.pngBob Steinburg* (i)

District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngLibbie Griffin*

Green check mark transparent.pngNorman Sanderson* (i)

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngTim Harris*
District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngErnestine Bazemore*

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Hester Jr.*

District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngMilton F. Fitch Jr.* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngSammy Webb*

District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Davis* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngKaren Kozel*

District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngIsaiah Johnson*

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Lazzara  Candidate Connection
Bob Williams  Candidate Connection

District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngDonna Lake*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Perry (i)
Billy Strickland

District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Sink Jr.*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Rabon* (i)

Libertarian Party

Ethan Bickley

Green check mark transparent.pngAnthony Mascolo

District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngHarper Peterson* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Lee*

District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngVernon Moore*

Green check mark transparent.pngBrent Jackson* (i)

District 11

Albert Pacer
Green check mark transparent.pngAllen Wellons

Green check mark transparent.pngLisa Barnes
Patrick Harris
Dennis Nielsen

District 12

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Kirkman*

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Burgin* (i)

District 13

Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Yates-Lockamy*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDanny Earl Britt* (i)

District 14

Green check mark transparent.pngDan Blue* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngAlan David Michael*

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngJustin Walczak*
District 15

Green check mark transparent.pngJay Chaudhuri* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngMario Lomuscio*  Candidate Connection

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngKat McDonald*
District 16

Green check mark transparent.pngWiley Nickel* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngWill Marsh*  Candidate Connection

District 17

Green check mark transparent.pngSam Searcy* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Cavaliero*  Candidate Connection

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngTravis Groo*
District 18

Angela Bridgman  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngSarah Crawford

Scott McKaig  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngLarry Norman  Candidate Connection

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngJason Loeback*
District 19

Green check mark transparent.pngKirk deViere* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngWesley Meredith*

District 20

Green check mark transparent.pngNatalie Murdock (i)
Gray Ellis  Candidate Connection
Pierce Freelon  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Tarantino*

District 21

Green check mark transparent.pngBen Clark* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngSev Palacios*  Candidate Connection

District 22

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Woodard* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngRick Padgett*  Candidate Connection

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngRay Ubinger*
District 23

Green check mark transparent.pngValerie Foushee* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngTom Glendinning*  Candidate Connection

District 24

Green check mark transparent.pngJ.D. Wooten*

Green check mark transparent.pngAmy Galey*

District 25

Green check mark transparent.pngHelen Probst Mills*

Green check mark transparent.pngTom McInnis* (i)

District 26

Green check mark transparent.pngJane Ledwell Gant*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJerry W. Tillman* (i)

District 27

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Garrett* (i)  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngSebastian King*  Candidate Connection

District 28

Green check mark transparent.pngGladys Robinson* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngDevin R. King*

District 29

Green check mark transparent.pngDuskin Lassiter*

Eddie Gallimore (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Jarvis

District 30

Green check mark transparent.pngWally White*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngPhil Berger* (i)

District 31

Green check mark transparent.pngTerri LeGrand*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJoyce Krawiec* (i)

District 32

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Lowe* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngVen Challa*

District 33

Green check mark transparent.pngTarsha Ellis
Geoffrey Hoy

Green check mark transparent.pngCarl Ford* (i)

District 34

Green check mark transparent.pngBarry Templeton*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngVickie Sawyer* (i)

District 35

Green check mark transparent.pngJose Santiago*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngTodd Johnson* (i)

District 36

Green check mark transparent.pngMarcus J. Singleton*

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Newton* (i)

District 37

Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Jackson* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngSonja Nichols*  Candidate Connection

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Scott*
District 38

Green check mark transparent.pngMujtaba Mohammed (i)
Laura Anthony  Candidate Connection
Roderick Davis

Green check mark transparent.pngJack Brosch*

District 39

Green check mark transparent.pngDeAndrea Salvador*

Did not make the ballot:
Darrell Bonapart 

Green check mark transparent.pngJoshua Niday*

District 40

Green check mark transparent.pngJoyce Waddell* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngBobbie Shields*

District 41

Green check mark transparent.pngNatasha Marcus* (i)  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.


Constitution Party

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Cole*
District 42

Green check mark transparent.pngTina Miles*

Green check mark transparent.pngH. Dean Proctor (i)
Mark Hollo

District 43

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Young*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngKathy Harrington* (i)

District 44

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Lee Lattimore*

Green check mark transparent.pngTed Alexander* (i)

District 45

Green check mark transparent.pngJeanne Supin*

Green check mark transparent.pngDeanna Ballard* (i)

District 46

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Barrick*

Green check mark transparent.pngWarren Daniel* (i)

District 47

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Wheeler*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngRalph Hise* (i)

District 48

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Caskey  Candidate Connection
Cristal Figueroa  Candidate Connection
Najah Underwood

Green check mark transparent.pngChuck Edwards* (i)

District 49

Green check mark transparent.pngJulie Mayfield
Ben Scales
Travis Smith

Green check mark transparent.pngBob Penland*

District 50

Green check mark transparent.pngVictoria Fox*

Sarah Conway
Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Corbin

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngClifton Ingram Jr.*

State House

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020
The North Carolina House of Representatives was one of 86 state legislative chambers with elections in 2020. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2018, 87 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections. To see a full list of state House candidates in the Republican primaries, click "Show more" below.
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North Carolina State House elections, 2020

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
  • * = The primary was canceled and the candidate advanced.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngEmily Nicholson*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngEd Goodwin* (i)

District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngCindy Deporter*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngLarry Yarborough* (i)

District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngDorothea D. White*

Jim Kohr  Candidate Connection
Eric Queen
Guy Smith
Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Tyson  Candidate Connection

District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Schulte*

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Dixon* (i)

District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngHoward Hunter III (i)
Keith Rivers

Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Kirkland*

District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngTommy Fulcher*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Hanig (i)
Rob Rollason

District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngPhil Stover*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMatthew Winslow*  Candidate Connection

District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngKandie Smith* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngTony Moore*

District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Farkas
Jake Hochard  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngPerrin Jones* (i)

District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngCarl Martin*

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Bell* (i)

District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngAllison Dahle* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngClark Pope*  Candidate Connection

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngAdrian Travers*
District 12

Deonko Brewer
Lenton Brown  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngVirginia Cox-Daugherty

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Humphrey* (i)

District 13

Green check mark transparent.pngBuck Bayliff*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia McElraft* (i)

District 14

Green check mark transparent.pngMarcy Wofford*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngGeorge Cleveland (i)
Cindy Edwards

District 15

Green check mark transparent.pngCarolyn Gomaa*

Green check mark transparent.pngPhillip Shepard (i)
Mark Price

District 16

Green check mark transparent.pngDebbi Fintak*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngCarson Smith Jr.* (i)

District 17

Green check mark transparent.pngTom Simmons*

Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Iler* (i)

District 18

Green check mark transparent.pngDeb Butler* (i)  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngWarren Kennedy*  Candidate Connection

District 19

James Dawkins Jr.  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngMarcia Morgan  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Miller
David Perry

District 20

Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Ericson*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngTed Davis Jr. (i)
Justin LaNasa

District 21

Green check mark transparent.pngRaymond Smith Jr. (i)
Eugene Pearsall

Green check mark transparent.pngBrent Heath*

District 22

Martin Denning
Green check mark transparent.pngAlbert Kirby Jr.

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Brisson* (i)

District 23

Green check mark transparent.pngShelly Willingham* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngClaiborne Holtzman*

Green Party

Green check mark transparent.pngAbbie Lane*  Candidate Connection
District 24

Green check mark transparent.pngJean Farmer-Butterfield (i)
John McNeil

Green check mark transparent.pngMick Rankin*  Candidate Connection

District 25

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Gailliard* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Check
Steve Matthews

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngNick Taylor*
District 26

Green check mark transparent.pngLinda Bennett*

Green check mark transparent.pngDonna McDowell White (i)
Justin Tate

District 27

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Wray (i)
Kelby Hicks
Jerry McDaniel

Green check mark transparent.pngWarren Scott Nail*

District 28

Green check mark transparent.pngCorey Stephens*

Green check mark transparent.pngLarry Strickland* (i)

District 29

Green check mark transparent.pngVernetta Alston* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 30

Green check mark transparent.pngMarcia Morey* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngGavin Bell*
District 31

Green check mark transparent.pngZack Hawkins* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Sosebee Jr.*

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngSean Haugh*
District 32

Green check mark transparent.pngTerry Garrison* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Woodson*  Candidate Connection

District 33

Green check mark transparent.pngRosa Gill (i)
Antoine G. Marshall  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngFrann Sarpolus*

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngSammie Brooks*
District 34

Green check mark transparent.pngGrier Martin* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngRonald Smith*  Candidate Connection

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Munger*  Candidate Connection
District 35

Green check mark transparent.pngTerence Everitt* (i)

Alma Peters
Green check mark transparent.pngFred Von Canon

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Nelson*  Candidate Connection
District 36

Green check mark transparent.pngJulie von Haefen* (i)  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngKim Coley  Candidate Connection
Gil Pagan

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngBruce Basson*  Candidate Connection
District 37

Green check mark transparent.pngSydney Batch* (i)

Jeff Moore
Green check mark transparent.pngErin Paré  Candidate Connection
Anna Powell

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngLiam Leaver*
District 38

Quanta Edwards  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngAbraham P. Jones

Green check mark transparent.pngKenneth Bagnal*

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Haygood*
District 39

Green check mark transparent.pngDarren Jackson* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 40

Green check mark transparent.pngJoe John* (i)  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngGerard Falzon*  Candidate Connection

District 41

Green check mark transparent.pngGale Adcock* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Populorum*

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngGuy Meilleur*
District 42

Green check mark transparent.pngMarvin Lucas, Jr.* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJon Blake*  Candidate Connection

District 43

Elmer Floyd (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngKimberly Hardy  Candidate Connection

Clarence Goins
Green check mark transparent.pngDiane Wheatley  Candidate Connection

District 44

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Richardson (i)
Terry Johnson

Green check mark transparent.pngHeather Holmes*

District 45

Keith Byrd
Green check mark transparent.pngFrances Jackson

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Szoka* (i)

District 46

Green check mark transparent.pngTim Heath*

Green check mark transparent.pngBrenden Jones* (i)

District 47

Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Graham* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngOlivia Oxendine*

District 48

Green check mark transparent.pngGarland Pierce* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJohnny Boyles*

District 49

Green check mark transparent.pngCynthia Ball* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Robertson*

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngCap Hayes*
District 50

Green check mark transparent.pngGraig R. Meyer* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 51

Green check mark transparent.pngJason Cain*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Sauls* (i)

District 52

Green check mark transparent.pngLowell Simon*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJamie Boles (i)
Bob Temme  Candidate Connection

District 53

Green check mark transparent.pngSally Benson  Candidate Connection
John Fitzpatrick Sr.

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Lewis, Sr.* (i)

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngZach Berly*  Candidate Connection
District 54

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Reives* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngGeorge Gilson Jr.*  Candidate Connection

District 55

Green check mark transparent.pngGloria Overcash*

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Brody* (i)

District 56

Green check mark transparent.pngVerla Insko (i)
Joe Parrish

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 57

Green check mark transparent.pngAshton Clemmons* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Meadows*  Candidate Connection

District 58

Green check mark transparent.pngAmos Quick* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngClinton Honey*

District 59

Green check mark transparent.pngNicole Quick*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJon Hardister (i)
Allen Chappell

District 60

Green check mark transparent.pngCecil Brockman* (i)

Ryan Blankenship
Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Ragsdale

District 61

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Harrison* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 62

Green check mark transparent.pngBrandon Gray-Hill*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Faircloth Jr.* (i)

District 63

Green check mark transparent.pngRicky Hurtado*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngStephen M. Ross* (i)

District 64

Green check mark transparent.pngEric Henry*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDennis Riddell (i)
Peter McClelland  Candidate Connection

District 65

Green check mark transparent.pngAmanda Bell*

Green check mark transparent.pngJerry Carter* (i)

District 66

Green check mark transparent.pngScott T. Brewer* (i)  Candidate Connection

Joey Davis
Green check mark transparent.pngBen Moss

District 67

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngClayton Sasser* (i)

District 68

Green check mark transparent.pngEricka McKnight*

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Willis*

District 69

Green check mark transparent.pngPam De Maria*

Green check mark transparent.pngDean Arp* (i)

District 70

Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Scott*

Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia Hurley* (i)

District 71

Green check mark transparent.pngEvelyn Terry (i)
Kanika Brown

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 72

Green check mark transparent.pngAmber Baker
Lashun Huntley

Green check mark transparent.pngDan Lawlor*

District 73

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Stinson*

Green check mark transparent.pngLee Zachary* (i)

District 74

Green check mark transparent.pngDan Besse*

Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Zenger*

District 75

Gardenia Henley
Green check mark transparent.pngElisabeth Motsinger  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDonny C. Lambeth (i)
Jacob Baum  Candidate Connection

District 76

Green check mark transparent.pngAl Heggins*

Green check mark transparent.pngHarry Warren* (i)

District 77

Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Howard*

Green check mark transparent.pngJulia Howard* (i)

District 78

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Meredith Jr.*

Green check mark transparent.pngAllen McNeill* (i)

District 79

Green check mark transparent.pngNick Blount*

Green check mark transparent.pngKeith Kidwell* (i)

District 80

Green check mark transparent.pngWendy Sellars*

Haley Sink
Green check mark transparent.pngSam Watford
Roger Younts

District 81

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Jordan*

Green check mark transparent.pngLarry Potts* (i)

District 82

William Pilkington
Green check mark transparent.pngAimy Steele

Green check mark transparent.pngKristin Baker (i)
William Hamby Jr.
Parish Moffitt

District 83

Green check mark transparent.pngGail Young*

Green check mark transparent.pngLarry G. Pittman (i)
Jay White

District 84

Green check mark transparent.pngGayle Harris*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJeffrey McNeely* (i)

District 85

Green check mark transparent.pngTed Remington*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDudley Greene*

District 86

Green check mark transparent.pngCecelia Surratt*

Green check mark transparent.pngHugh Blackwell* (i)

District 87

Green check mark transparent.pngCorie Schreiber*

Green check mark transparent.pngDestin Hall* (i)

District 88

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Belk* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Tondreau*  Candidate Connection

District 89

Green check mark transparent.pngGreg Cranford*

Green check mark transparent.pngMitchell Setzer* (i)

District 90

Green check mark transparent.pngBeth Shaw*

Green check mark transparent.pngSarah Stevens* (i)

District 91

Green check mark transparent.pngRita Cruise*

Green check mark transparent.pngKyle Hall* (i)

District 92

Green check mark transparent.pngTerry Brown Jr.*

Green check mark transparent.pngJerry Munden*

District 93

Green check mark transparent.pngRay Russell (i)  Candidate Connection
Turner Doolittle  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngRay Pickett*

District 94

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJeffrey Elmore* (i)

District 95

Green check mark transparent.pngAmanda Kotis*

Green check mark transparent.pngGrey Mills Jr.*

District 96

Green check mark transparent.pngKimberly Bost*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJay Adams* (i)

District 97

Green check mark transparent.pngGreg McBryde*

Green check mark transparent.pngJason Saine* (i)

District 98

Green check mark transparent.pngChristy Clark* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Bradford III*  Candidate Connection

District 99

Green check mark transparent.pngNasif Majeed* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngRussell Rowe*

District 100

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Autry* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngKalle Thompson*  Candidate Connection

District 101

Green check mark transparent.pngCarolyn Logan* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Mauney*

District 102

Green check mark transparent.pngBecky Carney (i)
Leroy Dean
Anthony Forman
Jonathan Peebles

Green check mark transparent.pngKyle Kirby*  Candidate Connection

District 103

Green check mark transparent.pngRachel Hunt* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Brawley*

District 104

Green check mark transparent.pngBrandon Lofton* (i)  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDon Pomeroy*  Candidate Connection

District 105

Green check mark transparent.pngWesley Harris* (i)  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngAmy Bynum*  Candidate Connection

District 106

Green check mark transparent.pngCarla Cunningham* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 107

Green check mark transparent.pngKelly Alexander, Jr.* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Rivette*

District 108

Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Caudill*

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Torbett* (i)

District 109

Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Maxon*

Green check mark transparent.pngDana Bumgardner* (i)

District 110

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngKelly Hastings* (i)

District 111

Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Childers*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngTimothy K. Moore* (i)

District 112

Green check mark transparent.pngEd Hallyburton*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Rogers* (i)

District 113

Green check mark transparent.pngSamuel Edney*

Green check mark transparent.pngJake Johnson* (i)

District 114

Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Fisher* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngTim Hyatt*

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngLyndon Smith*
District 115

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Ager* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Crawford*

District 116

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Turner* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngEric Burns*

District 117

Danae Aicher
Green check mark transparent.pngJosh Remillard  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngTimothy Moffitt (i)
Dennis Justice

District 118

Green check mark transparent.pngAlan Jones*

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Pless*

District 119

Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Sam Queen* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Clampitt
Ron Mau

District 120

Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Landis*

Green check mark transparent.pngKarl Gillespie*

Governor

See also: North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2020

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

Lieutenant governor

See also: North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

Attorney general

See also: North Carolina Attorney General election, 2016

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

Secretary of state

See also: North Carolina Secretary of State election, 2020

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


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State executive offices

See also: North Carolina state executive official elections, 2020
Six other state executive offices are up for election in North Carolina in 2020. To see a full list of candidates in the Republican primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Treasurer

See also: North Carolina Treasurer election, 2020
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Superintendent of public instruction

See also: North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2020
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Auditor

See also: North Carolina Auditor election, 2020
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Agriculture commissioner

See also: North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner election, 2020
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Labor commissioner

See also: North Carolina Labor Commissioner election, 2020
Republican Party Republican primary candidates

Insurance commissioner

See also: North Carolina Insurance Commissioner election, 2020
Republican Party Republican primary candidates

State supreme court

See also: North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2020

The terms of three North Carolina Supreme Court justices expired on December 31, 2020. The three seats were up for partisan election on November 3, 2020.

Candidates and election results

Chief justice: Beasley's seat

General election

General election for North Carolina Supreme Court

Paul Martin Newby defeated incumbent Cheri Beasley in the general election for North Carolina Supreme Court on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Paul Martin Newby
Paul Martin Newby (R) Candidate Connection
 
50.0
 
2,695,951
Image of Cheri Beasley
Cheri Beasley (D)
 
50.0
 
2,695,550

Total votes: 5,391,501
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Cheri Beasley advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina Supreme Court.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Paul Martin Newby advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina Supreme Court.

Seat 2: Newby's seat

General election

General election for North Carolina Supreme Court

Phil Berger Jr. defeated Lucy N. Inman in the general election for North Carolina Supreme Court on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Phil Berger Jr.
Phil Berger Jr. (R)
 
50.7
 
2,723,704
Image of Lucy N. Inman
Lucy N. Inman (D)
 
49.3
 
2,652,187

Total votes: 5,375,891
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Lucy N. Inman advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina Supreme Court.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Phil Berger Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina Supreme Court.

Seat 4: Davis' seat

General election

General election for North Carolina Supreme Court

Tamara Barringer defeated incumbent Mark A. Davis in the general election for North Carolina Supreme Court on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tamara Barringer
Tamara Barringer (R)
 
51.2
 
2,746,362
Image of Mark A. Davis
Mark A. Davis (D)
 
48.8
 
2,616,265

Total votes: 5,362,627
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Mark A. Davis advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina Supreme Court.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Tamara Barringer advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina Supreme Court.


Intermediate appellate courts

See also: North Carolina intermediate appellate court elections, 2020

The terms of five North Carolina Court of Appeals justices expired on December 31, 2020. The five seats were up for partisan election on November 3, 2020. A full term on the court is eight years.

Candidates and election results

Seat 4: Bryant vacancy

General election candidates


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Seat 5: McGee vacancy

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Seat 6: Dillon's seat

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Seat 7: Young's seat

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Seat 13: Brooks' seat

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Judges not on the ballot



Context of the 2020 elections

North Carolina Party Control: 1992-2025
Fourteen years of Democratic trifectas  •  Four years of Republican trifectas
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Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R D D D D D D D D D
Senate D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

State party overview

See also: Republican Party of North Carolina
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State political party revenue

See also: State political party revenue and State political party revenue per capita

State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.

The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Republican state party affiliates.


Voter information

How the primary works

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. North Carolina utilizes a semi-closed primary system. Parties decide who may vote in their respective primaries. Voters may choose a primary ballot without impacting their unaffiliated status.[2][3]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Poll times

In North Carolina, polling places are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Any voter who is standing in line at the time polls close must be permitted to vote.[4]

Registration requirements

Check your voter registration status here.

To register to vote in North Carolina, each applicant must be a United States citizen, a resident of the county in which they are registering to vote for at least 30 days before the election, be at least 16 years old at the time of application and at least 18 years old by the time of the subsequent general election, and not be serving a felony sentence, including probation and parole [5][6] The North Carolina voter registration application is available online.

Voter registration applications can be completed online or submitted to the appropriate county board of elections. Applications must be submitted at least 25 days before the election, but voters can also register and vote on the same day during the early voting period, but not on Election Day.[7]

Voter registration services are also provided by the following agencies:[8]

  • Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
  • Division of Services for the Blind
  • Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
  • Division of Health Benefits
  • Division of Child and Family Well-Being/WIC
  • Division of Social Services
  • Division of Rehabilitation Services
  • Division of Employment Security (DES)
  • Division of State Operated Healthcare Facilities

Automatic registration

North Carolina does not practice automatic voter registration.[9]

Online registration

See also: Online voter registration

North Carolina has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.[9]

Same-day registration

North Carolina allows same-day voter registration during the early voting period only.[10][11]

Residency requirements

Prospective voters must reside in the county in which they are registering to vote for at least 30 days before the election.

Verification of citizenship

See also: Laws permitting noncitizens to vote in the United States

North Carolina does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration. An individual must attest that they are a U.S. citizen when registering to vote. According to the state's voter registration application, a voter who fraudulently or falsely registers is guilty of a "Class I felony under Chapter 163 of the NC General Statutes."[12]

All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment.[13] Seven states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Wyoming — have laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration, whether in effect or not. One state, Ohio, requires proof of citizenship only when registering to vote at a Bureau of Motor Vehicles facility. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allows noncitizens to vote in some local elections. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters.

Verifying your registration

The North Carolina State Board of Elections allows residents to check their voter registration status online by visiting this website.

Voter ID requirements

North Carolina requires voters to present photo ID when voting.[14]

Note: According to the Board of Elections website, "On April 28, 2023, the North Carolina Supreme Court reversed an injunction against implementation of photo ID legislation. As a result, photo ID laws enacted in 2018 and 2019 will be implemented moving forward, starting with the municipal elections in September, October, and November 2023. A separate federal case challenging the same laws is pending, but no injunction against the laws exists in that case." The injunction was issued on December 16, 2022.[14]

The following documents were acceptable forms of identification as of May 2024:[15]

Any of the following that is unexpired, or expired for one year or less:
  • North Carolina driver’s license
  • State ID from the NCDMV (also called “non-operator ID”)
  • Driver’s license or non-driver ID from another state, District of Columbia, or U.S. territory (only if voter registered in North Carolina within 90 days of the election)
  • U.S. Passport or U.S. Passport card
  • North Carolina voter photo ID card issued by a county board of elections (...)
  • College or university student ID approved by the State Board of Elections (...)
  • State or local government or charter school employee ID approved by the State Board of Elections (...)

Note: A voter 65 or older may use an expired form of acceptable ID if the ID was unexpired on their 65th birthday.

Any of the following, regardless of whether the ID contains an expiration or issuance date:

  • Military or veterans ID card (with photo) issued by the U.S. government
  • Tribal enrollment card (with photo) issued by a tribe recognized by the State of North Carolina or the federal government
  • ID card (with photo) issued by an agency of the U.S. government or the State of North Carolina for a public assistance program (Note: Although this is an acceptable form of ID under North Carolina law, the State Board is not aware of any such ID in circulation that contains a photo. All IDs for voting are required to have a photo.)[16]

For a list of acceptable student and public employee IDs, click here.

Early voting

North Carolina permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.

Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.

Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia permit no-excuse early voting.

Absentee voting

All voters are eligible to vote absentee in North Carolina. There are no special eligibility requirements for voting absentee.[17]

An absentee ballot request form must either be submitted online or by mail before 5 p.m. on the Tuesday before Election Day. Completed ballots must be returned either in person or by mail and received no later than 7:30 p.m. on Election Day.[17][18]


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Six of 100 North Carolina counties—6 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Bladen County, North Carolina 9.39% 1.97% 2.07%
Gates County, North Carolina 9.07% 4.11% 5.22%
Granville County, North Carolina 2.49% 4.54% 6.58%
Martin County, North Carolina 0.43% 4.65% 4.64%
Richmond County, North Carolina 9.74% 2.95% 1.50%
Robeson County, North Carolina 4.27% 17.41% 13.78%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won North Carolina with 49.8 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 46.2 percent. In presidential elections between 1792 and 2016, North Carolina voted Democratic 53.5 percent of the time and Republican 25 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, North Carolina voted Republican all five times with the exception of the 2008 presidential election.[19]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in North Carolina. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[20][21]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 40 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 38.3 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 44 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 36.4 points. Clinton won three districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 80 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 22.7 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 76 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 27.7 points. Trump won five districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


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Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 McGee and Bryant did not file to run for re-election in 2020. When they last ran in 2012, judges ran in nonpartisan elections.
  2. National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 7, 2024
  3. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Election Information," accessed October 7, 2024
  4. Justia, "NC Gen Stat § 163-166.01 (2022) Hours for voting," accessed May 1, 2023
  5. North Carolina State Board of Elections, “Registering to Vote,” accessed October 7, 2024
  6. North Carolina State Board of Elections, “Who Can Register,” accessed October 7, 2024
  7. North Carolina State Board of Elections, “Register in Person During Early Voting,” accessed October 7, 2024
  8. North Carolina State Board of Elections, “National Voter Registration Act (NVRA),” accessed October 7, 2024
  9. 9.0 9.1 NCSL, "State Profiles: Elections," accessed August 30, 2024
  10. North Carolina State Board of Elections, “Register in Person During Early Voting,” accessed May 1, 2023
  11. Justia, “NC Gen Stat § 163-227.2 (2022),” accessed May 1, 2023
  12. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "North Carolina Voter Registration Application," accessed November 2, 2024
  13. Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
  14. 14.0 14.1 North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Voter ID," accessed May 1, 2023
  15. North Carolina State Board of Elections, “Voter ID,” accessed May 23, 2024
  16. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  17. 17.0 17.1 North Carolina State Board of Elections, "FAQ: Voting By Mail," accessed October 7, 2024
  18. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "North Carolina Absentee Ballot Request Form," accessed October 7, 2024
  19. 270towin.com, "North Carolina," accessed June 1, 2017
  20. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  21. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017