The Green Papers: North Carolina 2023 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:1 
2020 Census:10,453,948 (3.37% of 309,785,186)
2024, 2028 Electoral Votes:16(0.00% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:14(3.22% of 435)
Capital:Raleigh
 

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North Carolina State and Local Government

North Carolina Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats   Republicans


If no candidate receives 30% of the vote in the North Carolina regular or special primary, the two leading candidates proceed to a run off. Unopposed candidates do not appear on the primary ballot.

The primary is for the Constitution, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, and Republican parties.

Write-ins are allowed in the general election, but are not permitted in primary elections.

 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 118th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2 Republican Senator  Thomas Roland "Thom" Tillis
First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2020.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
 Candidate list (1)
  Candidate Republican     Senator  Thomas Roland "Thom" Tillis
FEC S4NC00162
 29 March 2021: Senator Thomas Roland "Thom" Tillis (Republican) stated that that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his prognosis is good, and he expects to make a full recovery.

Class 3 Republican Senator  Theodore Paul "Ted" Budd
First elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

  Democratic Governor  Roy Asberry Cooper, III
First elected: 2016; re-elected: 2020.
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
Open Chair
 Candidate list (6)
  Candidate Democratic     Attorney General  Joshua Harold "Josh" Stein
18 January 2023: Candidate for Governor in 2024.
  Candidate Republican     Treasurer  Dale Robbins Folwell
  Candidate Republican     Lieutenant Governor  Mark Keith Robinson
  Candidate Republican     former Member of Congress  Bradley Mark "Mark" Walker
First elected to the U.S. Congress: 2014, re-elected 2016, 2018; Not a candidate for reelection: 2020; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate: 2022.
  Candidate Libertarian     Shannon Bray
  Candidate Libertarian     Michael "Mike" Ross

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024

  Republican Lieutenant Governor  Mark Keith Robinson
First elected: 2020
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
Open Seat - Running for Governor in 2024.
 Candidate list (8)
  Candidate Democratic     Delmonte Crawford
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Rachel Hunt
  Candidate Democratic     former Spring Lake Mayor Chris V. Rey
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative Raymond Smith, Jr.
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Jeffrey Elmore
  Candidate Republican     former Greensboro City Council Member Jim Kee
  Candidate Republican     Allen Mashburn
  Candidate Republican     Hal Weatherman

118th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2024, 2026. No Term Limit. 118th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
7 Democratic (7 Undetermined);
7 Republican (7 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 1 Democratic Member of Congress  Donald Gene "Don" Davis
First elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (4) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Donald Gene "Don" Davis
FEC H2NC02287; 31 Mar 23; Tot $160,088; Dsb $32,219
  Candidate Democratic     Brian Ian Moutoux
FEC H4NC01111
  Candidate Republican     Sandy Smith
FEC H0NC03149; 31 Mar 23; Tot $74,609; Dsb $68,322
  Candidate Republican     Christine Villaverde
FEC H2NC08235; 31 Mar 23; Tot $5,350; Dsb $13,876

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 2 Democratic Member of Congress  Deborah Koff Ross
First elected: 2020
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Deborah Koff Ross
FEC H0NC02125; 31 Mar 23; Tot $213,137; Dsb $105,838
  Candidate Republican     Rocky Mount Mayor  C. Saunders "Sandy" Roberson, Jr.
FEC H2NC02253; 31 Mar 23; Tot $29,020; Dsb $24,668

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 3 Republican Member of Congress  Gregory Francis "Greg" Murphy
First elected in a Special Election: 10 September 2019 [re: passing of Member of Congress Walter B. Jones, Jr. (Republican).
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  Gregory Francis "Greg" Murphy
FEC H0NC03172; 31 Mar 23; Tot $156,570; Dsb $80,877
  Candidate Republican     Nikki Maurice Nixon
FEC H4NC03075

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 4 Democratic Member of Congress  Valerie Paige Foushee
First elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (1) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Valerie Paige Foushee
FEC H2NC06114; 31 Mar 23; Tot $41,985; Dsb $67,673

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 5 Republican Member of Congress  Virginia Ann Foxx
First elected: 2004
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Bernard Kyle "Kyle" Parrish
FEC H2NC07203; 31 Mar 23; Tot $406; Dsb $2,658
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  Virginia Ann Foxx
FEC H4NC05146; 31 Mar 23; Tot $240,582; Dsb $153,579

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 6 Democratic Member of Congress  Kathy Ellen Manning
First elected: 2020
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Kathy Ellen Manning
FEC H8NC13067; 31 Mar 23; Tot $268,523; Dsb $93,836
  Candidate Republican     Robert Christian "Christian" Castelli
FEC H2NC07161; 31 Mar 23; Tot $5,079; Dsb $9,296

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 7 Republican Member of Congress  David Cheston Rouzer
First elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (1) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  David Cheston Rouzer
FEC H2NC07096; 31 Mar 23; Tot $142,994; Dsb $239,136

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 8 Republican Member of Congress  James Daniel "Dan" Bishop
First elected in a Special Election: 10 September 2019 (re: irregularities in the 2018 election)
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (1) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  James Daniel "Dan" Bishop
FEC H0NC09187; 31 Mar 23; Tot $138,314; Dsb $39,898

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 9 Republican Member of Congress  Richard Lane Hudson, Jr.
First elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (1) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  Richard Lane Hudson, Jr.
FEC H2NC08185; 31 Mar 23; Tot $615,488; Dsb $262,417

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 10 Republican Member of Congress  Patrick Timothy McHenry
First elected: 2004
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (1) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  Patrick Timothy McHenry
FEC H4NC10047; 31 Mar 23; Tot $653,122; Dsb $275,789

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 11 Republican Member of Congress  Charles Marion "Chuck" Edwards
First elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  Charles Marion "Chuck" Edwards
FEC H2NC14050; 31 Mar 23; Tot $253,135; Dsb $79,664
  Candidate Republican     Christian Reagan
FEC H4NC11094

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 12 Democratic Member of Congress  Alma Shealey Adams
First elected in concurrent general and special elections [re: to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Member of Congress Melvin L. "Mel" Watt (Democratic)]: 4 November 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (1) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Alma Shealey Adams
FEC H4NC12100; 31 Mar 23; Tot $55,220; Dsb $127,975

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 13 Democratic Member of Congress  George Wilmarth "Wiley" Nickel, III
First elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (5) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  George Wilmarth "Wiley" Nickel, III
FEC H2NC14019; 31 Mar 23; Tot $393,655; Dsb $121,830
  Candidate Republican     DeVan Barbour, IV
FEC H2NC04168; 31 Mar 23; Tot $52,800; Dsb $93
  Candidate Republican     Robert Nicholas "Bo" Hines
FEC H2NC05157; 31 Mar 23; Tot $59,829; Dsb $50,470
  Candidate Republican     Joshua "Josh" McConkey
FEC H4NC13066; 31 Mar 23; Tot $50,148; Dsb $4,555
  Candidate Independent     former Mayor of Brooksville, Oklahoma Keith Davenport

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 14 Democratic Member of Congress  Jeffrey Neale "Jeff" Jackson
First elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (1) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Jeffrey Neale "Jeff" Jackson
FEC H2NC14076; 31 Mar 23; Tot $216,456; Dsb $43,779

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024

  Democratic Secretary of State  Elaine Folk Marshall
First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (3)
  Candidate Republican     Gaston County Commissioner  Chad Brown
  Candidate Republican     Darren Eustance
  Candidate Republican     Tracy Tatro Trujillo
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Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024

  Democratic Attorney General  Joshua Harold "Josh" Stein
First elected: 2016; re-elected: 2020.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
Open Seat - 18 January 2023: Candidate for Governor in 2024.
 Candidate list (2)
  Candidate Democratic     Tim Dunn
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Thomas Otis "Tom" Murry
 23 May 2022: Attorney General Joshua Harold "Josh" Stein (Democratic) had a minor stroke.

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024

  Republican Treasurer  Dale Robbins Folwell
First elected: 2016; re-elected: 2020.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
Open Seat - Candidate for Governor in 2024.
 Candidate list (2)
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  Wesley Harris
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  John R. Bradford, III

Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024

  Democratic Auditor  Beth Ann Wood
First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2012, 2016, 2020.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
12 December 2022: Auditor Beth Ann Wood is changed with a misdemeanor involving a non-injury 8 December hit and run accident resulting in property damage.
23 March 2023: Convicted of a class 1 misdemeanor.
 Candidate list (2)
  Candidate Republican     Charles Dingee
  Candidate Republican     Guilford County Commissioner  James A. Upchurch

Commissioner of Agriculture  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024

  Republican Agriculture Commissioner  Steven Wayne "Steve" Troxler
First elected: 2004; re-elected: 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024

Commissioner of Insurance  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024

  Republican Insurance Commissioner  John Michael "Mike" Causey
First elected: 2016; re-elected: 2020.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024

Commissioner of Labor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024

  Republican Labor Commissioner Joshua Robert "Josh" Dobson
First elected: 2020
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
Open Seat - 6 December 2022: Not seeking re-election in 2024.
 Candidate list (4)
  Candidate Democratic     Charlotte City Council Member  Braxton Winston
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Jon Hardister
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Ben T. Moss, Jr.
  Candidate Republican     Travis Wilson

Superintendent of Public Instruction  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024

  Republican Public Instruction Superintendent  Catherine Lauterbach Truitt
First elected: 2020
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 

Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties   Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
  Democratic (affiliates): 11 incumbents, 17 candidates
  Republican: 15 incumbents, 34 candidates
Major Third Parties   Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
  Constitution (affiliates)
  Green (affiliates)
  Libertarian: 2 candidates
Other Third Parties
  Justice Party
  Right to Life
  Unity
Independents
  Independent: 1 candidate
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.


Links Links to other web sites

Election Authority
  North Carolina State Board of Elections
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
  North Carolina General Assembly
  North Carolina General Assembly - House
  North Carolina General Assembly - Senate
  North Carolina General Statutes
Democratic
  North Carolina Democratic Party
Republican
  North Carolina House Republicans
  North Carolina Republican Party
Third Party
  Constitution Party of North Carolina
  Justice Party of North Carolina
  Libertarian Party of North Carolina
  North Carolina Green Party
  North Carolina Right To Life
  The Unity Party of North Carolina
Media & others
  Asheville Citizen-Times
  Concord and Kannapolis Independent Tribune
  Daily Herald - Roanoke Rapids
  Goldsboro News-Argus
  Hickory Daily Record
  Mooresville Tribune
  Mount Olive Tribune
  News & Record - Greensboro
  NewsLink.org - North Carolina
  Politics1.com - North Carolina
  Star-News - Wilmington
  Statesville Record and Landmark
  The Courier-Tribune - Asheboro
  The Daily News - Jacksonville
  The McDowell News
  The Morganton News Herald
  The New Bern Sun Journal
  The Pilot - Southern Pines
  The Star - Shelby
  Winston-Salem Journal
  WRAL TV - CBS - Raleigh

 


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