2020 North Carolina Council of State elections

The North Carolina Council of State elections of 2020 will be held on November 3, 2020 to select the ten officers of the North Carolina Council of State. These elections coincide with the presidential election, elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the Senate and elections to the North Carolina General Assembly and top state courts. Primary elections were held on March 3, 2020, for offices for which more than one candidate filed per party.

2020 North Carolina Council of State election
November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03)
All 10 members of the North Carolina Council of State
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 6 4
Elections in North Carolina

The ten members of the North Carolina Council of State are statewide-elected officers serving four-year terms.[1] The pre-election partisan makeup of the Council of State consisted of 4 Democrats and 6 Republicans.

Governor
Main article: 2020 North Carolina gubernatorial election

Incumbent Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, is running for a second term. He will face Republican nominee Dan Forest, Libertarian nominee Steven J. DiFore, and Constitution Party nominee Al Pisano in the general election.

Lieutenant Governor
Main article: 2020 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

Incumbent Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, a Republican, is running for the governorship. Businessman Mark Robinson, the Republican nominee, will face State Representative Yvonne Lewis Holley, a Democrat, in the general election.

Attorney General
Main article: 2020 North Carolina Attorney General election

Incumbent Attorney General Josh Stein, a Democrat, is running for a second term. He will face Republican nominee Jim O'Neill in the general election.

Secretary of State

Incumbent Secretary of State Elaine Marshall, a Democrat, is eligible to run for a seventh term.

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared

Republican primary

Candidates
Declared
  • Chad Brown, Gaston County commissioner[2]
  • Michael LaPaglia, business consultant and nominee for North Carolina Secretary of State in 2016[3]
  • E.C. Sykes, businessman[4]

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Chad
Brown		 Michael
LaPaglia		 E.C.
Sykes		 Undecided
Harper Polling/Civitas Institute December 2–4, 2019 500 (LV) ± 4.38% 20% 4% 5% 71%

Results
Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican E.C. Sykes 296,457 42.9
Republican Chad Brown 262,595 38.0
Republican Michael LaPaglia 131,832 19.1
Total votes 690,884 100.0

General election

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Elaine
Marshall (D)		 E.C.
Sykes (R)		 Undecided
Cardinal Point Analytics July 13-15, 2020 547 (LV) ± 4.2% 47.4% 38.7% 13.8%

Results
North Carolina Secretary of State election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Elaine Marshall (incumbent)
Republican E.C. Sykes
Total votes 100.0

State Auditor

Incumbent Auditor Beth Wood, a Democrat, is eligible to run for a fourth term.

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared
  • Luis Toledo, U.S. Air Force veteran[4]
  • Beth Wood, incumbent State Auditor[6]

Results
Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Beth A. Wood (incumbent) 895,610 77.7
Democratic Luis A. Toledo 257,433 22.3
Total votes 1,153,043 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates
Declared
  • Tim Hoegemeyer, general counsel for the Office of State Auditor and U.S. Marine Corps veteran[7]
  • Tony Wayne Street, Brunswick County Soil and Water Board member[8][4]

Results
Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Anthony Wayne (Tony) Street 379,051 56.2
Republican Tim Hoegemeyer 295,903 43.8
Total votes 674,954 100.0

General election

Results
North Carolina State Auditor election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Beth A. Wood (incumbent)
Republican Anthony Wayne (Tony) Street
Total votes 100.0

State Treasurer

Incumbent Treasurer Dale Folwell, a Republican, is eligible to run for a second term.

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Dimple
Ajmera		 Ronnie
Chatterji		 Matt
Leatherman		 Undecided
Public Policy Polling February 2–4, 2020 604 (LV) - 9% 4% 8% 80%
Public Policy Polling January 10–12, 2020 509 (LV) - 10% 5% 6% 80%

Results
Primary results by county:
Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ronnie Chatterji 411,732 35.8
Democratic Dimple Ajmera 390,888 34.0
Democratic Matt Leatherman 347,226 30.2
Total votes 1,149,846 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates
Declared

General election

Results
North Carolina State Treasurer election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Dale Folwell (incumbent)
Democratic Ronnie Chatterji
Total votes 100.0

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Incumbent Superintendent Mark Johnson, a Republican, is eligible to run for a second term, but he instead announced plans to run for Lieutenant Governor.[12]

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared
Withdrawn
  • Amy Jablonski, educational consultant and former teacher[13][14]

Results
Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jen Mangrum 378,396 33.2
Democratic Keith Sutton 303,592 26.6
Democratic Constance Lav Johnson 240,710 21.1
Democratic James Barrett 122,855 10.8
Democratic Michael Maher 95,239 8.3
Total votes 1,140,072 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
Declined

Results
Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Catherine Truitt 391,915 56.7
Republican D. Craig Horn 299,578 43.3
Total votes 691,493 100.0

General election

Results
North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Catherine Truitt
Democratic Jen Mangrum
Total votes 100.0

Commissioner of Agriculture

Incumbent Commissioner Steve Troxler, a Republican, is eligible to run for a fifth term.

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared
  • Walter Smith, 2012 and 2016 Democratic nominee[4]
  • Jenna Wadsworth, Wake County Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor[13]
  • Donovan Alexander Watson, businessman[4]

Results
Primary results by county:
Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jenna Wadsworth 609,910 54.0
Democratic Walter Smith 344,111 30.5
Democratic Donovan Alexander Watson 175,207 15.5
Total votes 1,129,228 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates
Declared
  • Steve Troxler, incumbent Agriculture Commissioner (unopposed in the primary)

General election

Results
North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Steve Troxler (incumbent)
Democratic Jenna Wadsworth
Total votes 100.0

Commissioner of Labor

Incumbent Commissioner Cherie Berry, a Republican, was eligible to run for re-election but announced she would not seek a sixth term.[17]

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared
  • Jessica Holmes, Wake County commissioner[13] (unopposed in the primary)

Republican primary

Candidates
Declared
  • Pearl Burris-Floyd, former state representative[18]
  • Josh Dobson, state representative[19]
  • Chuck Stanley, construction safety manager[4]
Declined

Results
Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Josh Dobson 274,379 40.3
Republican Chuck Stanley 257,883 37.9
Republican Pearl Burris-Floyd 148,710 21.8
Total votes 680,972 100.0

General election

Results
North Carolina Commissioner of Labor election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Josh Dobson
Democratic Jessica Holmes
Total votes 100.0

Commissioner of Insurance

Incumbent Commissioner Mike Causey, a Republican, is eligible to run for a second term.

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared

Republican primary

Candidates
Declared
  • Mike Causey, incumbent State Insurance Commissioner
  • Ronald Pierce, candidate for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance in 2016[4]

Results
Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Causey (incumbent) 448,066 64.6
Republican Ronald Pierce 245,851 35.4
Total votes 693,917 100.0

General election

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Mike
Causey (R)		 Wayne
Goodwin (D)		 Undecided
Cardinal Point Analytics July 13-15, 2020 547 (LV) ± 4.2% 41.4% 38.8% 19.9%

Results
North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Mike Causey (incumbent)
Democratic Wayne Goodwin
Total votes 100.0

Notes
  1. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

See also

References
  1. "Article III". North Carolina Constitution. State of North Carolina. Archived from the original on March 27, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  2. Coleman, Dashiell (January 18, 2019). "Gaston's Chad Brown to run for N.C. secretary of state". Gaston Gazette. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  3. Dunn, Andrew (January 7, 2019). "Michael LaPaglia to run again for N.C. Secretary of State". Longleaf Politics. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  4. State Board of Elections: State candidate list by contest
  5. "03/03/2020 OFFICIAL LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  6. Fain, Travis (June 7, 2019). "State auditor raffles off car for re-election campaign". WRAL. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  7. Campbell, Colin (September 20, 2019). "The state auditor's top attorney is running against her in 2020". Raleigh News & Observer. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  8. Daily Tar Heel
  9. "Charlotte Councilwoman announces she's running for NC State Treasurer". WSOCTV. December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  10. "Indian American Economist Ronnie Chatterji Announces Candidacy for Treasurer in North Carolina". India West. May 23, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  11. Moomey, Liz (July 26, 2019). "Rowan native Matt Leatherman announces bid for NC treasurer". Salisbury Post. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  12. WRAL: State school superintendent wants lieutenant governor job
  13. Bonner, Lynn; Thompson, Elizabeth (March 10, 2019). "Who's running in North Carolina's 2020 statewide races?". The News & Observer.
  14. Bell, Liz (November 25, 2019). "State superintendent candidates talk about early learning, race in North Carolina schools". EDNC. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  15. Hinchcliffe, Kelly (October 18, 2019). "Republican lawmaker considering running for state superintendent in 2020". WRAL. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  16. "Former Johnston County School Teacher Announces Candidacy For NC Superintendent Of Public Instruction". The Johnston County Report. November 26, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  17. De La Canal, Nick (April 2, 2019). "NC Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry Won't Run In 2020". WFAE 90.7.
  18. Stewart, Gavin (September 10, 2019). "Gaston Republican running for state labor commissioner". Gaston Gazette. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  19. "Dobson plans run for Labor commissioner". The McDowell News. May 6, 2019.
  20. Moore, Jeff (January 16, 2019). "NCDP Chair Wayne Goodwin Tweets Reads Like Campaign Ad for 2020 NC Insurance Commissioner". First in Freedom Daily.
  21. Asheville Fire Fighters on Twitter
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