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 20, 2019 Filing Deadline (Minor Parties & Independents): June , 2020 Filing Deadline (Write-Ins): July , 2020 Primary: March 3, 2020 Run-off: June 23, 2020

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

This page was last updated on November 21, 2020

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Roy Cooper (D)* - Term-Limited in 2024.

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2024.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
[ Dan Forest (R)* - Lost for Governor in 2020. ]
Mark Robinson (R) - Factory Worker, Graduate Student, Army Veteran & Conservative Activist

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

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Josh Stein (D)* - (Campaign Site)

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

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

SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION:
[ Mark Johnson (R)* - Lost Primary for Lieutenant Governor in 2020. ]
Catherine Truitt (R) - Ex-WGU North Carolina Chancellor & Ex-Gubernatorial Aide

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

STATE LABOR COMMISSIONER:
[ Cherie Berry (R)* - Retiring in 2020. ]
Josh Dobson (R) - State Rep. & Ex-McDowell County Commissioner

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

NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY:

State House

State Senate

U.S. SENATOR:

[ Richard Burr (R)* - Retiring in 2022. ]
Lee Brian (R) - Videographer & '18 US Rep Candidate
Dan Forest (R) - Ex-Lt Governor, Architect & '20 Gov Nominee
Pat McCrory (R) - Ex-Governor, Ex-Charlotte Mayor & Retired Energy Executive
Lara Trump (R) - Ex-TV Show Producer & Wife of Eric Trump
Mark Walker (R) - Ex-Congressman & Baptist Pastor
Erica Smith (D) - Ex-State Sen., Ex-School Board Member, Pastor & '20 Candidate

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

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
G.K. Butterfield (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Sandy Smith (R) - Accountant, Farmer & '20 Nominee

District 2:
[ George Holding (R)* - Retiring in 2020. ]
Deborah Ross (D) - Ex-State Rep., Attorney & '16 US Sen Nominee

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

District 4:
David Price (D)* - (Campaign Site)

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

District 6:
[ Mark Walker (R)* - Not Seeking Re-election in 2020. ]
Kathy Manning (D) - UNCG Trustee, Attorney, Philanthropist & '18 Nominee

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

District 8:
Richard Hudson (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 9:
Dan Bishop (R) - (Campaign Site)

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

District 11:
[ Mark Meadows (R)* - Resigned March 30, 2020 to become White House Chief of Staff. ]
Madison Cawthorn (R) - Real Estate Investor & Motivational Speaker

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

District 13:
Ted Budd (R)* - (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)
Independent (I)
Write-In (WI)

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

State Board of Elections

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Asheboro Courier-Tribune
Asheville Citizen-Times
Burlington Times-News
Carolina Politics Online
Chapel Hill News
Charlotte Observer
Davie County Enterprise-Record
Durham Herald-Sun
Fayetteville Observer
Gaston Gazette (Gastonia)
Goldsboro News-Argus
Greensboro News & Record
Greenville Daily Reflector

Jacksonville Daily News
Mount Airy News
Mount Olive Tribune
New Bern Sun Journal
PoliticsNC.com
Raleigh News & Observer - (Politics)
Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald
Shelby Star
Smoky Mountain News
Southern Pines Pilot
Talking About Politics
Wilmington Morning Star
Wilson Daily Times
Winston-Salem Journal
WRAL TV-5 (Raleigh)

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