North Carolina 2018 General Election

The Green Papers: North Carolina 2018 General Election

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North Carolina
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 8 May 2018
✓ Second Primary (if run-off is NOT required for a Federal office) No offices covered by this website require runoffs: Tuesday 26 June 2018
✓ Second Primary (if run-off is required for a Federal office): Tuesday 17 July 2018
✓ General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

✓ Wednesday 28 February 2018 - Filing Deadline - Primary .
✓ Tuesday 8 May 2018 - Primary . Polling hours 6:30a-7:30p EDT (1030-2330 UTC). In extraordinary circumstances, the county board of elections may direct that the polls remain open until 8:30 p.m.
✓ Tuesday 8 May 2018 - Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor .
✓ Tuesday 26 June 2018 - Second Primary (if run-off is NOT required for a Federal office) No offices covered by this website require runoffs . Polling hours 6:30a-7:30p EDT (1030-2330 UTC). In extraordinary circumstances, the county board of elections may direct that the polls remain open until 8:30 p.m.
✓ Tuesday 17 July 2018 - Second Primary (if run-off is required for a Federal office) . Polling hours 6:30a-7:30p EDT (1030-2330 UTC). In extraordinary circumstances, the county board of elections may direct that the polls remain open until 8:30 p.m.
✓ Tuesday 6 November 2018 - General Election . Polling hours 6:30a-7:30p EST (1130-0030 UTC). In extraordinary circumstances, the county board of elections may direct that the polls remain open until 8:30 p.m.

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	9,565,781	(3.09% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	15	(2.79% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	13	(2.99% 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 primary, the two leading candidates proceed to a run off. Unopposed candidates do not appear on the primary ballot. The primary is for the Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican parties.

The Green Party holds its nominating convention on 1 July 2018.

2018 Calendar from the North Carolina State Board of Elections. Click on "Election Calendars", then click on "Master Election Schedule".

Primary candidate listing and 2018 State Filing List from the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

8 May 2018 Primary: Returns from an official source.
Results from Politico
Results from The New York Times.

29 August 2018: A US Circuit Court 3 judge panel found that the state's Congressional Districts violate the Constitution's Equal Protection Clause in that they are unconstitutionally gerrymandered for Republicans.
4 September 2018: The US Circuit Court 3 judge panel wrote "We conclude that there is insufficient time for this Court to approve a new districting plan and for the State to conduct an election using that plan prior to the seating of the new Congress in January 2019. And we further find that imposing a new schedule for North Carolina’s congressional elections would, at this late juncture, unduly interfere with the State’s electoral machinery and likely confuse voters and depress turnout..."

6 November 2018: 2018 General Election Candidate Details (XLSX) from the North Carolina State Board of Elections.
Returns from the North Carolina State Board of Elections (certified on 28 November 2018 except for CD 9 due to issues in Bladen and Robeson Counties).



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 115^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Republican	Senator Thomas Roland "Thom" Tillis • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (1)

		Democratic			Eva F. Lee • FEC S0NC00277

Class 3		Republican	Senator Richard Mauze Burr • Served in U.S. House- first elected: 1994; re-elected: 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002. First elected to the U.S. Senate: 2004; re-elected: 2010, 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor Roy Asberry Cooper • First elected: 2016 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Daniel J. "Dan" Forest • First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (1)

		Democratic			former state Senator Cal Cunningham

115^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2018, 2020. No Term Limit. 115^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 3 Democratic (3 Renominated); 10 Republican (9 Renominated, 1 Lost / No longer running)

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 1		Democratic	Congressman George Kenneth "G. K." Butterfield, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected in Special Election, 20 July 2004, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Congressman Frank W. Ballance, Jr.- effective 11 June 2004. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	190,457	69.85%	Congressman George Kenneth "G. K." Butterfield, Jr. • FEC H4NC01046; 31 Dec 18; Tot $772,055; Dsb $904,444

		Republican	82,218	30.15%	Roger Warren Allison • FEC H8NC01104; 26 Nov 18; Tot $30,384; Dsb $30,284
Total			272,675	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Congressman George Edward Bell Holding • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress

		Republican	170,072	51.27%	Congressman George Edward Bell Holding • FEC H2NC13110; 26 Nov 18; Tot $3,038,058; Dsb $2,984,881

		Democratic	151,977	45.82%	former state Representative Linda D. Coleman • FEC H8NC02110; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,727,308; Dsb $1,598,644

		Libertarian	9,655	2.91%	Japheth Nthautha "Jeff" Matemu • FEC H8NC02136; 26 Nov 18; Tot $24,205; Dsb $22,750
Total			331,704	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Walter B. Jones, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 1994 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated - 5 April 2018: Indicated that 2018 will be his last run for Congress.
			Uncontested Race
	Candidate list (1) - 116th Congress

		Republican	187,901	100.00%	Congressman Walter B. Jones, Jr. • FEC H2NC01081; 26 Nov 18; Tot $586,962; Dsb $566,875
Total			187,901	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 4		Democratic	Congressman David Eugene Price • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Returned to House: 1996 [previously served in House] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	247,067	72.37%	Congressman David Eugene Price • FEC H6NC04037; 26 Nov 18; Tot $920,333; Dsb $941,201

		Republican	82,052	24.03%	Steve Albert "Von" Loor • FEC H8NC04090

		Libertarian	12,284	3.60%	Barbara Jean Howe • FEC H8NC04124; 26 Nov 18; Tot $3,257; Dsb $3,257
Total			341,403	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 5		Republican	Congressman Virginia Ann Foxx • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Republican	159,917	57.03%	Congressman Virginia Ann Foxx • FEC H4NC05146; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,344,601; Dsb $2,233,604

		Democratic	120,468	42.97%	Winston-Salem City Councilmember Denise Darcel "DD" Adams • FEC H8NC05063; 26 Nov 18; Tot $385,118; Dsb $354,930
Total			280,385	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 6		Republican	Congressman Bradley Mark "Mark" Walker • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Republican	160,709	56.52%	Congressman Bradley Mark "Mark" Walker • FEC H4NC06052; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,325,406; Dsb $750,221

		Democratic	123,651	43.48%	Ryan Victor Watts • FEC H8NC06079; 26 Nov 18; Tot $339,328; Dsb $310,006
Total			284,360	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 7		Republican	Congressman David Cheston Rouzer • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress

		Republican	156,809	55.54%	Congressman David Cheston Rouzer • FEC H2NC07096; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,568,866; Dsb $1,331,745

		Democratic	120,838	42.80%	Lauren Kyle "Kyle" Horton • FEC H8NC07101; 31 Dec 18; Tot $874,717; Dsb $873,388

		Constitution	4,665	1.65%	David Warren Fallin • FEC H8NC07135
Total			282,312	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 8		Republican	Congressman Richard Lane Hudson, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Republican	141,402	55.34%	Congressman Richard Lane Hudson, Jr. • FEC H2NC08185; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,496,097; Dsb $2,073,197

		Democratic	114,119	44.66%	former Aberdeen Mayor Frank Alexander McNeill, Jr. • FEC H8NC08083; 21 Dec 18; Tot $713,853; Dsb $713,853
Total			255,521	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 9 Lost		Republican	Congressman Robert Matthew Pittenger • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Lost Primary / No Longer Running - Mark Everette Harris (Republican) was not sworn into the 116th Congress on 3 January 2019. This contest was not certified due to irregularities in Bladen and Robeson Counties involving requests for absentee ballots, unreturned absentee ballots, and individuals who illegally collected absentee ballots. On 6 December 2018, Dan McCready (Democratic) announced that he is withdrawing his concession.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress

		Republican	139,246	49.25%	Mark Everette Harris • FEC H6NC09200; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,152,613; Dsb $2,666,829

		Democratic	138,341	48.93%	Daniel Kent "Dan" McCready • FEC H8NC09123; 26 Nov 18; Tot $6,168,541; Dsb $6,159,083

		Libertarian	5,130	1.81%	Jeffery "Jeff" Scott • FEC H8NC09156
Total			282,717	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 10		Republican	Congressman Patrick Timothy McHenry • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Republican	164,969	59.29%	Congressman Patrick Timothy McHenry • FEC H4NC10047; 26 Nov 18; Tot $3,747,102; Dsb $3,783,249

		Democratic	113,259	40.71%	David Wilson Brown • FEC H8NC10097; 26 Nov 18; Tot $128,547; Dsb $126,574
Total			278,228	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 11		Republican	Congressman Mark Randal Meadows • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress

		Republican	178,012	59.21%	Congressman Mark Randal Meadows • FEC H2NC11080; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,891,659; Dsb $1,380,354

		Democratic	116,508	38.75%	Phillip Gregory Price • FEC H8NC11103; 26 Nov 18; Tot $237,943; Dsb $229,152

		Libertarian	6,146	2.04%	Clifton Burton "Clif" Ingram, Jr. • FEC H8NC11152
Total			300,666	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 12		Democratic	Congressman Alma Shealey Adams • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected in concurrent general and special elections [re: to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Congressman Melvin L. "Mel" Watt (Democratic)]: 4 November 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	203,974	73.07%	Congressman Alma Shealey Adams • FEC H4NC12100; 26 Nov 18; Tot $588,735; Dsb $514,551

		Republican	75,164	26.93%	former Superior Court Judge Paul Michael Wright • FEC H6NC12089
Total			279,138	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 13		Republican	Congressman Theodore Paul "Ted" Budd • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4) - 116th Congress

		Republican	147,570	51.54%	Congressman Theodore Paul "Ted" Budd • FEC H6NC13129; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,428,670; Dsb $2,337,511

		Democratic	130,402	45.54%	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Trustee Kathy Ellen Manning • FEC H8NC13067; 26 Nov 18; Tot $4,211,616; Dsb $4,197,105

		Libertarian	5,513	1.93%	Thomas Aaron "Tom" Bailey • FEC H8NC13075; 15 Nov 18; Tot $5,855; Dsb $5,677

		Green	2,831	0.99%	Robert Franklin Corriher • FEC H8NC13083
Total			286,316	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

		Democratic	Secretary of State Elaine Folk Marshall • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

		Democratic	Attorney General Joshua H. "Josh" Stein • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

		Republican	Treasurer Dale R. Folwell • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

		Democratic	Auditor Beth A. Wood • First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2012, 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

Commissioner of Agriculture 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

		Republican	Agriculture Commissioner Steven Wayne "Steve" Troxler • First elected: 2004; re-elected: 2008, 2012, 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

Commissioner of Insurance 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

		Republican	Insurance Commissioner John Michael "Mike" Causey • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

Commissioner of Labor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

		Republican	Labor Commissioner Cherie Killian Berry • First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

		Republican	Public Instruction Superintendent Mark Randall Johnson, Jr. • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

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): 7 incumbents, 14 candidates
	• Republican: 18 incumbents, 13 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): 1 candidate
	• Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Libertarian: 5 candidates
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.