The Green Papers: North Carolina 2025 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


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 runoff is held 7 weeks after the primary when the run-off is required for only statewide offices or 10 weeks after the primary when the run-off is required a Federal office.

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. 119th 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 (2)
  Candidate Democratic     former Member of Congress  George Wilmarth "Wiley" Nickel, III
14 December 2023: "Republicans have rigged the system to favor themselves and I don't have a path to run for re-election ... I'm going to flip our US Senate seat blue."

FEC S6NC00340
  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
 Candidate list (1)
  Candidate Republican     Zachary Jordan Brown
FEC S8NC00338

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2024, 2028. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

  Democratic Governor  Joshua Harold "Josh" Stein
First elected: 2024.
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028
The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2024, 2028

  Democratic Lieutenant Governor  Rachel H. Hunt
First elected: 2024.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028

119th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2026, 2028. No Term Limit. 119th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
4 Democratic (4 Undetermined);
10 Republican (10 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 1 Democratic Member of Congress  Donald Gene "Don" Davis
First elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 2 Democratic Member of Congress  Deborah Koff Ross
First elected: 2020
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th 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 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 4 Democratic Member of Congress  Valerie Paige Foushee
First elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 5 Republican Member of Congress  Virginia Ann Foxx
First elected: 2004
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 6 Republican Member of Congress Addison Parker McDowell
First elected: 2024.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 7 Republican Member of Congress  David Cheston Rouzer
First elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 8 Republican Member of Congress Mark Everette Harris
First elected: 2024.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 9 Republican Member of Congress  Richard Lane Hudson, Jr.
First elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
 Candidate list (1) - 120th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Nigel William Bristow
FEC H4NC09171; 25 Nov 24; Tot $30,454; Dsb $30,072

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 10 Republican Member of Congress Patrick Luke "Pat" Harrigan
First elected: 2024.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 11 Republican Member of Congress Charles Marion "Chuck" Edwards
First elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th 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 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 13 Republican Member of Congress John Bradford "Brad" Knott
First elected: 2024.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
 Candidate list (2) - 120th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Frank Pierce
FEC H4NC13157; 25 Nov 24; Tot $37,168; Dsb $35,724
  Candidate Republican     Sid Sharma

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 14 Republican Member of Congress  Timothy Keith "Tim" Moore
First elected: 2024.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2024, 2028

  Democratic Secretary of State  Elaine Folk Marshall
First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2024, 2028

  Democratic Attorney General  Jeffrey Neale "Jeff" Jackson
First elected: 2024.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2024, 2028

  Republican Treasurer  Bradford Blaise "Brad" Briner
First elected: 2024.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028

Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2024, 2028

  Republican Auditor  David Luther "Dave" Boliek
First elected: 2024.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028

Commissioner of Agriculture  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2024, 2028

  Republican Agriculture Commissioner  Steven Wayne "Steve" Troxler
First elected: 2004; re-elected: 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028

Commissioner of Insurance  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2024, 2028

  Republican Insurance Commissioner  John Michael "Mike" Causey
First elected: 2016; re-elected: 2020, 2024.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028

Commissioner of Labor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2024, 2028

  Republican Labor Commissioner  Luke John Farley
First elected: 2024.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028

Superintendent of Public Instruction  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2024, 2028

  Democratic Public Instruction Superintendent  Maurice Oliver "Mo" Green
First elected: 2024.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028
 

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): 9 incumbents, 3 candidates
  Republican: 17 incumbents, 3 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
Other Third Parties
  Justice Party
  Right to Life
  Unity
 
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
  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
  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
  Winston-Salem Journal
  WRAL TV - CBS - Raleigh

 


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