NORTH CAROLINA

Your complete directory of North Carolina candidates for Governor, State Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

ELECTION CALENDAR: Filing Deadline (Major Parties): December 2023 Filing Deadline (Minor Parties & Independents): June , 2024 Filing Deadline (Write-Ins): July , 2024 Primary: March 2024 Run-off: May 2024

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND: Bold = Active Candidate Italics = Potential Candidate * = Incumbent = Winner (Incumbent Party Listed First)

This page was last updated on January 18, 2023

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
[ Roy Cooper (D)* - Term-Limited in 2024. ]
Josh Stein (D) - Attorney General, Ex-State Sen. & Ex-Congressional Aide
Dale Folwell (R) - State Treasurer, Ex-State Rep. & Ex-Winston-Salem School Board Member
Mark Robinson (R) - Lt Governor, Ex-Factory Worker & Army Veteran
Thom Tillis (R) - US Senator & Ex-State House Speaker

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2024.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Mark Robinson (R)* - (Campaign Site)

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Elaine Marshall (D)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
[ Josh Stein (D)* - Candidate for Governor in 2024. ]

STATE AUDITOR:
Beth Wood (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
Dale Folwell (R)* - (Campaign Site)

SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION:
Catherine Truitt (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER:
Steve Troxler (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE LABOR COMMISSIONER:
[ Josh Dobson (R)* - Retiring in 2024. ]
Jon Hardister (R) - State House Majority Whip & Mortgage Broker
Ben Moss (R) - State Rep., Ex-Richmond County Commissioner & Railroad Engineer

STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER:
Mike Causey (R)* - (Campaign Site)

NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY:

State House - (Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus)

State Senate - (Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus)

U.S. SENATOR:

Thom Tillis (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2026.

Ted Budd (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2028.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Don Davis (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Sandy Smith (R) - Accountant, Farmer & '20/'22 Nominee

District 2:
Deborah Ross (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Christine Villaverde (R) - Court System Manager, Ex-Parole Officer & '22 Nominee

District 3:
Greg Murphy (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Nikki Maurice Nixon (R)

District 4:
Valerie Foushee (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 5:
Virginia Foxx (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 6:
Kathy Manning (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Christian Castelli (R) - Businessman, Retired Army Officer, Afghan War Veteran & '22 Nominee

District 7:
David Rouzer (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 8:
Dan Bishop (R) - (Campaign Site)

District 9:
Richard Hudson (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 10:
Patrick McHenry (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 11:
Chuck Edwards (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 12:
Alma Adams (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 13:
Wiley Nickel (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Bo Hines (R) - Law School Student, Ex-College Football Player & '22 Nominee
Erin Pare (R) - State Rep. & Sporting Goods Store Owner
Keith Davenport (I) - Ex-Brooksville (OK) Mayor & Frequent Candidate

District 14:
Jeff Jackson (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of North Carolina (C)
North Carolina Democratic Party (D)
North Carolina Green Party (G)
Libertarian Party of North Carolina (L)
North Carolina Republican Party (R)
Unity Party of North Carolina (U)
Independent (I)
Write-In (WI)

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

State Board of Elections

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Asheboro Courier-Tribune
Asheville Citizen-Times
Asheville Daily Planet (Alternative)
Mountain Xpress Asheville (Alternative)
Burlington Times-News
Chapel Hill News
Axios Charlotte
Charlotte Observer
Charlotte Post (African-American)
Creative Loafing Charlotte (Alternative)
La Noticia Charlotte (Spanish)
Queen City Nerve Charlotte (Alternative)
La Conexion USA (Spanish)
Davie County Enterprise-Record
Duke Chronicle
Durham Herald-Sun
Elon News Network
Enlace Latino NC (Spanish)
Fayetteville Observer
Gaston Gazette
Goldsboro News-Argus
Carolina Peacemaker Greensboro (African-American)
Greensboro News & Record
Greenville Daily Reflector

Jacksonville Daily News Mount Airy News
NC A&T Register
NC Policy Watch
NC State Technician
New Bern Sun Journal
Q Notes Carolinas (LGBT)
Que Pasa Media Network (Spanish)
Indy Week Raleigh (Alternative)
Raleigh News & Observer
Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald
Shelby Star
Smoky Mountain News
Southern Pines Pilot
Triangle Tribune (African-American)
UNC Daily Tar Heel
UNC Mirror
Wilmington Star News
Winston-Salem Chronicle (African-American)
Winston-Salem Journal

PBS North Carolina
WYFF TV-4 (NBC - Asheville)
WSPA TV-7 (CBS - Asheville)
WLOS TV-13 (ABC - Asheville)
WHNS TV-17 (FOX - Asheville)
WBTV TV-3 (CBS - Charlotte)
WSOC TV-9 (ABC - Charlotte)
WSOC TV-9 (Telemundo - Charlotte)
WJZY TV-25 (FOX - Charlotte)
WSOC TV-36 (NBC - Charlotte)
WGHP TV-8 (FOX - Greensboro)
Spectrum News 1 (Raleigh)
WRAL TV-5 / TV-50 (NBC / FOX - Raleigh)
WTVD TV-11 (ABC - Raleigh)
WNCN TV-17 (CBS - Raleigh)
WUVC TV-40 (Univision - Raleigh)
WCQS Blue Ridge Public Radio (NPR - Asheville)
WUNC Public Radio (NPR - Chapel Hill)
WFAE Public Radio (NPR - Charlotte)

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