North Carolina 2020 General Election

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North Carolina
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 3 March 2020
✓ Second Primary (if run-off is NOT required for a Federal office) No offices covered by this website require runoffs: Tuesday 21 April 2020
✓ Second Primary: US House CD 11 R: Tuesday 23 June 2020
✓ General Election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

✓ Friday 20 December 2019 - Filing Deadline - Primary .
✓ Tuesday 3 March 2020 - Primary . 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.
✓ Tuesday 3 March 2020 - Filing Deadline: Independent/Third/Minor/President .
✓ Tuesday 21 April 2020 - 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 23 June 2020 - Second Primary: US House CD 11 R . 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 21 July 2020 - Filing deadline: Write-in submitted to County .
✓ Wednesday 5 August 2020 - Filing deadline: Write-in submitted to State .
✓ Tuesday 3 November 2020 - 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

North Carolina 2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

20 March 2020: Due to the COVID-19 virus, State Board of Elections Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell announced that the runoff has been postponed from 12 May to 23 June.

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.

3 March 2020 CANDIDATE LIST GROUPED BY CONTEST from the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

Important Election Dates and click on Fact Sheets from the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

28 October 2019: A panel of 3 state judges ordered that the current Congressional District maps not be used for the 3 March 2020 primary. The primary could be postponed.

2 December 2019: A 3 judge Wake County Superior Court panel ruled that the congressional district maps drawn by the state legislature in November would be used for the 2020 Congressional elections. Filing was opened immediately and closes 20 December 2019.

23 June 2020 11th Congressional District Second Primary from the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

3 March 2020 Returns from the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

3 March 2020 primary results from CSB 17.

23 June 2020 runoff results from a media source.

3 November 2020 Candidate Lists from the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

3 November 2020 returns from the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

3 November 2020 (indirect canvas) from the North Carolina State Board of Elections.



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 15 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates by State, List of Presidential Candidates.

	Candidate list (5, 2 write-ins)

		Republican	2,758,773	49.93%	President Donald John Trump • for Vice President: Vice President Michael R. "Mike" Pence (15 Electoral Votes) • FEC P80001571; 23 Nov 20; Tot $717,303,371; Dsb $718,174,436

		Democratic	2,684,292	48.59%	former Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. • for Vice President: California Senator Kamala D. Harris • FEC P80000722; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,064,613,463; Dsb $1,063,053,521

		Libertarian	48,678	0.88%	Jo Jorgensen • for Vice President: Jeremy "Spike" Cohen • FEC P00013524; 23 Nov 20; Tot $3,405,357; Dsb $3,373,521

		Scattering	13,196	0.24%	Write-In (Miscellaneous)

		Green	12,195	0.22%	Howie Gresham Hawkins • for Vice President: Angela Nichole Walker • FEC P00012211; 23 Nov 20; Tot $495,566; Dsb $476,095

		Constitution	7,549	0.14%	Don Blankenship • for Vice President: William Alan Mohr • FEC P00014209; 20 Dec 20; Tot $83,880; Dsb $83,880

		Write-in; (Independent)	119	0.00%	Jade Simmons • FEC P00015537; 23 Nov 20; Tot $125,500; Dsb $72,644
Total			5,524,802	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 116^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Republican	Senator Thomas Roland "Thom" Tillis • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4)

		Republican	2,665,598	48.69%	Senator Thomas Roland "Thom" Tillis • FEC S4NC00162; 23 Nov 20; Tot $23,149,932; Dsb $24,085,021

		Democratic	2,569,965	46.94%	former state Senator James Calvin "Cal" Cunningham, III • FEC S0NC00202; 23 Nov 20; Tot $52,559,448; Dsb $52,176,114

		Libertarian	171,571	3.13%	Shannon Wilson Bray • FEC S0NC00335

		Constitution	67,818	1.24%	Kevin Eugene Hayes • FEC S0NC00400
Total			5,474,952	100.00%

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 • Open Seat
	Candidate list (1)

		Republican			Lee Andrea Brian • FEC S2NC00273
	circa 20 July 2016: Senator Richard Mauze Burr announces this will be his last run for re-election.

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

		Democratic	Governor Roy Asberry Cooper, III • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2016 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated
	Candidate list (4)

		Democratic	2,834,790	51.52%	Governor Roy Asberry Cooper, III

		Republican	2,586,604	47.01%	Lieutenant Governor Daniel James "Dan" Forest • 28 January 2019: Running for Governor in 2020.

		Libertarian	60,449	1.10%	Steven Joseph DiFiore, II

		Constitution	20,934	0.38%	Albert Lawrence "Al" Pisano
Total			5,502,777	100.00%

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

Open		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Daniel James "Dan" Forest • First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Open Seat - At Term Limit. 28 January 2019: Running for Governor in 2020.
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican	2,800,655	51.63%	Mark Keith Robinson

		Democratic	2,623,458	48.37%	state Representative Yvonne Lewis Holley • 3 March 2020: Received 27% in the primary. 11 March 2020: State Senator Teresa Quaid "Terry" Van Duyn 20% stated she would not request a 21 April 2020 runoff election making Yvonne Lewis Holley the nominee.
Total			5,424,113	100.00%

116^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2021. No Term Limit. 116^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 3 Democratic (3 Renominated); 9 Republican (2 Open, 7 Renominated); 1 Vacancy

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 1		Democratic	Member of Congress George Kenneth "G. K." Butterfield, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected in Special Election, 20 July 2004, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Member of Congress Frank W. Ballance, Jr.- effective 11 June 2004. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	188,870	54.18%	Member of Congress George Kenneth "G. K." Butterfield, Jr. • FEC H4NC01046; 31 Dec 20; Tot $1,040,201; Dsb $887,752

		Republican	159,748	45.82%	Sandy Lee Smith • FEC H0NC03149; 31 Dec 20; Tot $1,703,669; Dsb $1,683,099
Total			348,618	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 2 Open		Republican	Member of Congress George Edward Bell Holding • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Open Seat - 6 December 2019: "And so it is with regret that I announce I will not be a candidate for Congress this election."
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (3) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	311,887	62.96%	former state Assembly Memeber Deborah Koff Ross • FEC H0NC02125; 23 Nov 20; Tot $2,260,652; Dsb $1,764,205

		Republican	172,544	34.83%	Alan David Swain • FEC H0NC02158; 23 Nov 20; Tot $119,630; Dsb $112,130

		Libertarian	10,914	2.20%	Japheth Nthautha "Jeff" Matemu • FEC H8NC02136; 30 Jun 19; Tot $625; Dsb $54
Total			495,345	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Member of Congress Gregory Francis "Greg" Murphy • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • 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 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Republican	229,800	63.38%	Member of Congress Gregory Francis "Greg" Murphy • FEC H0NC03172; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,873,947; Dsb $1,574,281

		Democratic	132,752	36.62%	Daryl Trent Farrow • FEC H0NC03123
Total			362,552	100.00%
	On 2 January 2019, Member of Congress Walter B. Jones, Jr. announced he will not run for re-election in 2020. On 14 January 2019, he broke his hip at home and on 26 January 2019, media reports state he entered hospice care. 10 February 2019: Member of Congress Walter B. Jones, Jr. (Republican), who was first elected in 1994, passed away at age 76. 27 February 2019: Governor Cooper (Democratic) called a Special Election to fill the vacant seat. 10 September 2019: Gregory Francis "Greg" Murphy (Republican) won the Special Election.

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 4		Democratic	Member of Congress David Eugene Price • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Returned to House: 1996 [previously served in House] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	332,421	67.33%	Member of Congress David Eugene Price • FEC H6NC04037; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,175,732; Dsb $1,007,111

		Republican	161,298	32.67%	Robert James Thomas • FEC H0NC04220
Total			493,719	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 5		Republican	Member of Congress Virginia Ann Foxx • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 117th Congress

		Republican	257,843	66.93%	Member of Congress Virginia Ann Foxx • FEC H4NC05146; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,874,954; Dsb $1,921,173

		Democratic	119,846	31.11%	David Wilson Brown • FEC H8NC10097; 23 Nov 20; Tot $60,551; Dsb $57,274

		Constitution	7,555	1.96%	Jeffrey Dale "Jeff" Gregory • FEC H0NC10177
Total			385,244	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 6 Open		Republican	Member of Congress Bradley Mark "Mark" Walker • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Open Seat - 17 December 2019: "I am humbled to have the support of my family, friends, and President Trump as we embark on the next step in our journey to serve North Carolina and put People Over Politics."
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	253,531	62.27%	Kathy Ellen Manning • FEC H8NC13067; 23 Nov 20; Tot $2,045,788; Dsb $1,713,002

		Republican	153,598	37.73%	Joseph Lee "Lee" Haywood • FEC H0NC06241; 31 Dec 20; Tot $73,878; Dsb $58,342
Total			407,129	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 7		Republican	Member of Congress David Cheston Rouzer • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 2 write-ins) - 117th Congress

		Republican	272,443	60.25%	Member of Congress David Cheston Rouzer • FEC H2NC07096; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,631,892; Dsb $1,007,833

		Democratic	179,045	39.59%	Christopher Mitchell "Chris" Ward • FEC H0NC07140; 30 Sep 20; Tot $16,260; Dsb $4,119

		Scattering	426	0.09%	Write-In (Miscellaneous)

		Write-in	294	0.07%	Theresa "Terri" Everett • FEC H0NC07165
Total			452,208	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 8		Republican	Member of Congress Richard Lane Hudson, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Republican	202,774	53.28%	Member of Congress Richard Lane Hudson, Jr. • FEC H2NC08185; 23 Nov 20; Tot $4,176,447; Dsb $4,339,926

		Democratic	177,781	46.72%	former state Supreme Court Justice Patricia "Pat" Timmons-Goodson • FEC H0NC08254; 23 Nov 20; Tot $3,932,256; Dsb $3,890,178
Total			380,555	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 9		Republican	Member of Congress James Daniel "Dan" Bishop • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected in a Special Election: 10 September 2019 (re: irregularities in the 2018 election) • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Republican	224,661	55.59%	Member of Congress James Daniel "Dan" Bishop • FEC H0NC09187; 23 Nov 20; Tot $4,396,434; Dsb $4,326,688

		Democratic	179,463	44.41%	Cynthia Lee Wallace • FEC H0NC09286; 23 Nov 20; Tot $825,697; Dsb $760,982
Total			404,124	100.00%
	The 6 November 2018 unofficial results for this contests are Mark Everette Harris (Republican) 139,246 votes, 49.25%; Daniel Kent "Dan" McCready (Democratic) 138,341 votes, 48.93%; Jeffery "Jeff" Scott (Libertarian) 5,130 votes, 1.81%. 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. 3 January 2019: Mark Everette Harris (Republican) was not sworn into the 116th Congress. 21 February 2019: The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted unanimously to call a new election. 27 February 2019: The State Board of Elections will meet Monday 4 March 2019 to set a calendar for a special election in the 9th Congressional District. 4 March 2019: The State Board of Elections calls a Special Election to fill the vacant seat in CD 9. 10 September 2019: James Daniel "Dan" Bishop won the Special Election.

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 10		Republican	Member of Congress Patrick Timothy McHenry • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Republican	284,095	68.91%	Member of Congress Patrick Timothy McHenry • FEC H4NC10047; 23 Nov 20; Tot $2,781,910; Dsb $2,266,473

		Democratic	128,189	31.09%	David Payne Parker • FEC H0NC10193; 31 Dec 20; Tot $32,121; Dsb $32,121
Total			412,284	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 11 Vacant		Republican	Member of Congress Mark Randal Meadows • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Vacant Office - 19 December 2019: "After prayerful consideration and discussion with family, today I'm announcing that my time serving Western North Carolina in Congress will come to a close at the end of this term...." 6 March 2020: Named Chief of Staff by President Donald Trump. 24 March 2020: Stated he would resign from Congress toward the end of the month. His official starting date as Chief of Staff is 1 April. 30 March 2020: Resigned to take the position as Chief of Staff on 30 March.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (4) - 117th Congress

		Republican	245,351	54.50%	David Madison "Madison" Cawthorn • FEC H0NC11233; 23 Nov 20; Tot $4,617,106; Dsb $4,408,080

		Democratic	190,609	42.34%	Morris Durham "Moe" Davis • FEC H0NC11175; 23 Nov 20; Tot $2,279,693; Dsb $2,162,003

		Libertarian	8,682	1.93%	Tracey Nathaniel DeBruhl • FEC H0NC11282

		Green	5,503	1.22%	Tamara Lynn Zwinak • FEC H0NC11274
Total			450,145	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 12		Democratic	Member of Congress Alma Shealey Adams • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • 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 2020 • Renominated
			Uncontested Race
	Candidate list (1) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	341,457	100.00%	Member of Congress Alma Shealey Adams • FEC H4NC12100; 23 Nov 20; Tot $840,967; Dsb $660,378
Total			341,457	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 13		Republican	Member of Congress Theodore Paul "Ted" Budd • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Republican	267,181	68.18%	Member of Congress Theodore Paul "Ted" Budd • FEC H6NC13129; 23 Nov 20; Tot $2,310,692; Dsb $1,272,791

		Democratic	124,684	31.82%	Jeffrey Scott "Scott" Huffman • FEC H8NC08109; 23 Nov 20; Tot $193,930; Dsb $181,013
Total			391,865	100.00%

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

		Democratic	Secretary of State Elaine Folk Marshall • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2)

		Democratic	2,755,570	51.16%	Secretary of State Elaine Folk Marshall

		Republican	2,630,557	48.84%	Eslie Cornelius "E.C." Sykes, Jr.
Total			5,386,127	100.00%

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

		Democratic	Attorney General Joshua Harold "Josh" Stein • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2)

		Democratic	2,713,400	50.13%	Attorney General Joshua Harold "Josh" Stein

		Republican	2,699,777	49.87%	Forsyth County District Attorney James Roderick "Jim" O'Neill
Total			5,413,177	100.00%

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

		Republican	Treasurer Dale Robbins Folwell • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican	2,812,797	52.58%	Treasurer Dale Robbins Folwell

		Democratic	2,537,019	47.42%	Aaron Kumar "Ronnie" Chatterji
Total			5,349,816	100.00%

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

		Democratic	Auditor Beth Ann Wood • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2012, 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2)

		Democratic	2,730,175	50.88%	Auditor Beth Ann Wood

		Republican	2,635,824	49.12%	Brunswick County Soil and Water Board Member Anthony Wayne "Tony" Street
Total			5,365,999	100.00%

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

		Republican	Agriculture Commissioner Steven Wayne "Steve" Troxler • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2004; re-elected: 2008, 2012, 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican	2,901,848	53.86%	Agriculture Commissioner Steven Wayne "Steve" Troxler

		Democratic	2,485,722	46.14%	Wake County Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor Jennifer Austin "Jenna" Wadsworth
Total			5,387,570	100.00%

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

		Republican	Insurance Commissioner John Michael "Mike" Causey • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican	2,775,487	51.76%	Insurance Commissioner John Michael "Mike" Causey

		Democratic	2,586,464	48.24%	former State Insurance Commissioner George Wayne "Wayne" Goodwin
Total			5,361,951	100.00%

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

Open		Republican	Labor Commissioner Cherie Killian Berry • First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Open Seat - Retiring at the end of her term.
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican	2,726,618	50.83%	state Representative Joshua Robert "Josh" Dobson

		Democratic	2,637,528	49.17%	Wake County Commissioner Jessica Nicole Holmes
Total			5,364,146	100.00%

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

Open		Republican	Public Instruction Superintendent Mark Randall Johnson, Jr. • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Open Seat - Running for Lieutenant Governor in 2020.
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican	2,753,219	51.38%	Catherine Lauterbach Truitt

		Democratic	2,605,169	48.62%	Jennifer Robinson "Jen" Mangrum
Total			5,358,388	100.00%

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, 25 candidates
	• Republican: 18 incumbents, 25 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): 4 candidates
	• Green (affiliates): 2 candidates
	• Libertarian: 5 candidates
Independents
	• Independent: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Scattering: 2 candidates
	• Write-in: 2 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.