NORTH CAROLINA

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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: May 12, 2020

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

This page was last updated on January 23, 2020

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Roy Cooper (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Ernest Reeves (D) - Businessman, Iraq War Veteran, Retired Army Officer & Frequent Candidate
Dan Forest (R) - Lt Governor & Architect
Holly Grange (R) - State Rep., Attorney & Army Reserve Officer
Al Pisano (C) - State Party Chair
Steven DiFiore (L)

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2020.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
[ Dan Forest (R)* - Candidate for Governor in 2020. ]
Buddy Bengel (R) - Restauranteur & Minor League Baseball Team Owner
Deborah Cochran (R) - Ex-Mount Airy Mayor & Teacher
Renee Ellmers (R) - Ex-Congresswoman, Ex-US HHS Regional Director & Ex-Nurse
Greg Gebhardt (R) - Business Consultant, National Guard Officer & Iraq War Veteran
Mark Johnson (R) - Supt of Public Instruction, Ex-Forsyth County School Board Member & Attorney
John Ritter (R) - Attorney
Mark Robinson (R) - Factory Worker, Graduate Student, Army Veteran & Conservative Activist
Scott Stone (R) - Ex-State Rep. & Engineering Firm Owner
Andy Wells (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Real Estate Developer
Chaz Beasley (D) - State Rep., Attorney & Ex-Congressional Aide
Yvonne Lewis Holley (D) - State Rep. & Retired State Employee
Ron Newton (D) - Financial Firm Owner & Ex-Police Officer
Allen Thomas Jr (D) - Hoke County Commissioner
Bill Toole (D) - Ex-Belmont City Councilman, Attorney & Democratic Activist
Terry Van Duyn (D) - State Senate Minority Whip & Attorney

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Elaine Marshall (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Chad Brown (R) - Gaston County Commissioner, Ex-Stanley Mayor & Ex-Pro Baseball Player
Michael LaPaglia (R) - Businessman & '16 Nominee
E.C. Sykes (R) - Businessman & Conservative Activist

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Josh Stein (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Sam Hayes (R) - Attorney
Chris Mumma (R) - Attorney
Jim O’Neill (R) - Forsyth County District Attorney & '16 Candidate

STATE AUDITOR:
Beth Wood (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Luis Toledo (D) - Ex-Asst State Auditor, Audit Manager & USAF Veteran
Tim Hogemeyer (R) - Ex-State Auditor's General Counsel & USMC Veteran
Anthony Street (R) - Brunswick County Soil and Water Board Member & Businessman

STATE TREASURER:
Dale Folwell (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Dimple Ajmera (D) - Charlotte City Councilwoman & Accountant
Ronnie Chatterji (D) - College Professor & Business Consultant
Matt Leatherman (D) - Ex-State Treasury Dept Policy Director & Investment Executive

SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION:
[ Mark Johnson (R)* - Candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2020. ]
Craig Horn (R) - State Rep., Retired Food Broker & USAF Veteran
Catherine Truitt (R) - Ex-WGU North Carolina Chancellor & Ex-Gubernatorial Aide
James Barrett (D) - Chapel Hill School Board Member & IT Professional
Constance Johnson (D) - Pastor, '17 Charlotte Mayor Candidate & '14 St Sen Candidate
Michael Maher (D) - College Professor
Jen Mangrum (D) - Educator & '18 State Sen Nominee
Keith Sutton (D) - Wake County School Board Chair & Education Consultant

STATE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER:
Steve Troxler (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Walter Smith (D) - Farmer, Ex-USDA Farm Service Agency Official & '16 Nominee
Jenna Wadsworth (D) - Wake County Soil-Water Conservation District Supervisor
Donovan Watson (D)

STATE LABOR COMMISSIONER:
[ Cherie Berry (R)* - Retiring in 2020. ]
Pearl Burris-Floyd (R) - Ex-State Rep., UNC Board Member & Retired Cystologist
Josh Dobson (R) - State Rep. & Ex-McDowell County Commissioner
Chuck Stanley (R)
Jessica Holmes (D) - Wake County Commissioner & Attorney
Eva Lee (D) - Attorney

STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER:
Mike Causey (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Ron Pierce (R) - General Contractor, Ex-Airline Mechanic, Army Veteran & '16 Candidate
Wayne Goodwin (D) - Ex-Insurance Commissioner, State Democratic Chair & Ex-State Rep

NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY:

State House

State Senate

U.S. SENATOR:

Thom Tillis (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Larry Holmquist (R)
Sharon Hudson (R)
Paul Wright (R) - Ex-District Court Judge, Ex-Superior Court Judge & Frequent Candidate
Cal Cunningham (D) - Ex-State Sen, Attorney, Iraq War Veteran & Candidate
Trevor Fuller (D) - Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Commissioner & Attorney
Atul Goel (D) - Physician & Retired USAF Officer
Erica Smith (D) - State Sen., Ex-School Board Member, Pastor & Mechanical Engineer
Steve Swenson (D)
Steven Williams (D) - Logistics Manager & '09 Durham Mayor Candidate
Kevin Hayes (C) - State Party Vice Chair
Shannon Bray (L) - Cybersecurity Professional, Navy Veteran & '19 US Rep Candidate

[ Richard Burr (R)* - Retiring in 2022. ]
Mark Walker (R) - Congressman & Baptist Pastor

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
G.K. Butterfield (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Ethan Baca (R) - Businessman
Jim Glisson (R)
Richard Scott (R) - Tyson Foods Supervisor & '16/'18 St Sen Candidate
Sandy Smith (R) - Accountant & Farmer

District 2:
[ George Holding (R)* - Retiring in 2020. ]
Alan Swain (R)
Monika Johnson-Hostler (D) - Wake County School Board Member & Ex-Nonprofit Group Executive
Ollie Nelson (D) - Educator & USMC Veteran
Deborah Ross (D) - Ex-State Rep., Attorney & '16 US Sen Nominee
Andy Terrell (D) - Businessman, Economist & UK Consul
Jeff Matemu (L) - Attorney & '18 Nominee

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

District 4:
David Price (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Daniel Ulysses Lockwood (D) - Website Designer, Brand Strategist & Socialist Activist
Steve "Von" Loor (R) - Businessman, Medical/Legal Translator & '18 Candidate
Debesh "Dave" Sarkar (R) - Architect, Civil Engineer & Community Activist
Nasir Shaikh (R) - Marketing Executive
Robert Thomas (R)

District 5:
Virginia Foxx (R)* - (Campaign Site)
David Wilson Brown (D) - IT Consultant, Ex-Congressional Intern & '18 Candidate
Eric Hughes (D)
Jeff Gregory (C) - Retired Postmaster, USAF Veteran & Frequent Candidate

District 6:
[ Mark Walker (R)* - Not Seeking Re-election in 2020. ]
Lee Haywood (R) - District GOP Chair & Businessman
Laura Pichardo (R) - Accounts Payable Analyst
Bruce Davis (D) - Ex-Guilford County Commissioner, USMC Veteran & Frequent Candidate
Rhonda Foxx (D) - Ex-Congressional Aide & Attorney
Ed Hanes Jr. (D) - Ex-State Rep. & Lobbyist
Kathy Manning (D) - UNCG Trustee, Attorney, Philanthropist, Community Activist & '18 Nominee
Derwin Montgomery (D) - State Rep. & Ex-Winston-Salem City Councilman
Jennyfer Bucardo (I) - Substitute Teacher
Bryson Gray (I) - Social Media Marketing Consultant

District 7:
David Rouzer (R)*- (Campaign Site)
Robert Colon (D) - Wastewater Manager & Community Activist
Mark Judson (D) - Accountant, Retired Army Officer & Iraq War Veteran
Chris Ward (D) - Pharmaceutical Marketing Executive

District 8:
Richard Hudson (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Patricia Timmons-Goodson (D) - Ex-State Supreme Court Justice & Ex-District Court Judge

District 9:
Dan Bishop - (Campaign Site)
Clayton Brooks (D) - Baptist Minister & Democratic Activist
Harry Southerland (D) - Hoke County Commissioner, Radio Show Host & Businessman
Cynthia Wallace (D) - Financial Advisor & Democratic Activist
Marcus Williams (D) - Attorney & Frequent Candidate

District 10:
Patrick McHenry (R)* - (Campaign Site)
David Johnson (R)
Ralf Walters (R)
David Parker (D) - Ex-State Democratic Chair, Ex-Iredell School Board Member & Attorney

District 11:
[ Mark Meadows (R)* - Retiring in 2020. ]
Chuck Archerd (R) - Real Estate Investor, '18 Candidate & '16 County Commission Candidate
Lynda Bennett (R) - Haywood County GOP Chair & Real Estate Executive
Matthew Burril (R) - Investment Executive
Madison Cawthorn (R)
Jim Davis (R) - State Sen. & Orthodontist
Dan Driscoll (R)
Steven Fekete Jr. (R)
Dillon Gentry (R)
Wayne King (R) - Ex-Congressional Aide & Ex-State GOP Vice Chair
Joey Osborne (R)
Vance Patterson (R) - Fireworks Company Owner, Conservative Activist & '12 Candidate
Albert Wiley Jr. (R) - Physician, Navy Veteran & Frequent Candidate 
Gina Collias (D) - Attorney, Realtor, Anti-Trump Activist & '18 Candidate
Moe Davis (D) - Retired USAF Colonel & Attorney
Michael O'Shea (D) - Music Producer
Phillip Price (D) - Businessman & '18 Nominee
Steve Woodsmall (D) - Businessman, Retired USAF Officer & '18 Candidate
Tamara Zwinak (G) - Clinical Social Worker & '18 Candidate
Tracey DeBruhl (L) - Self-Employed, USMC Veteran & '18 Buncombe Sheriff Nominee

District 12:
Alma Adams (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Keith Cradle (D) - Sheriff's Office Juvenile Programs Director & Community Activist
Bill Brewster (R) - Businessman, Ex-Volunteer Fireman & Army Veteran
Richard Smith (I)

District 13:
Ted Budd (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Scott Huffman (D) - Businessman & Navy Veteran & '18 Candidate

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)

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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