North Carolina 2023 General Election

The Green Papers: North Carolina 2023 General Election

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North Carolina
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. 118^th 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)

		Democratic		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 ... in January I'm going to flip our US Senate seat blue." • FEC S6NC00340

		*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 (11)

		Democratic		Tryon Mayor Pro Tempore Patrice C. "Chrelle" Booker
		Democratic		Gary W. Foxx
		Democratic		Michael Rivers "Mike" Morgan
		Democratic		Attorney General Joshua Harold "Josh" Stein • 18 January 2023: Candidate for Governor in 2024.
		Democratic		Marcus Whittman Williams

		Republican		Treasurer Dale Robbins Folwell
		Republican		William Marc "Bill" Graham
		Republican		Lieutenant Governor Mark Keith Robinson

		Green		Michael Wayne Turner

		Libertarian		Shannon Wilson Bray
		Libertarian		Michael Raymond "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 (15)

		Democratic		former state Senator Robert Benjamin "Ben" Clark, III
		Democratic		state Senator Rachel H. Hunt
		Democratic		Mark Harrison Robinson

		Republican		former state Senator Deanna Marie Ballard
		Republican		Peter Robert Boykin
		Republican		Dana Rivera "Rivera" Douthit
		Republican		state Representative Jeffrey Carter Elmore
		Republican		Marlenis Lazarita Hernandez Novoa
		Republican		James Allen "Allen" Mashburn
		Republican		James Roderick "Jim" O'Neill
		Republican		Rockingham County Sheriff Samuel Scott "Sam" Page
		Republican		Ernest Tyrone Reeves
		Republican		Harold Columbus "Hal" Weatherman, III
		Republican		Seth Matthew Woodall

		Libertarian		Dorothy Mae "Dee" Watson

118^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2024, 2026. No Term Limit. 118^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 7 Democratic (3 Renominated, 1 Undetermined, 3 Open); 7 Republican (3 Renominated, 2 Undetermined, 2 Open)

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 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4) - 119th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Member of Congress Donald Gene "Don" Davis* • FEC H2NC02287; 30 Sep 23; Tot $634,034; Dsb $160,865

		Republican		Laurie Gaye Moe Buckhout • FEC H4NC01137
		Republican		Sandra Lee "Sandy" Smith • FEC H0NC03149; 30 Sep 23; Tot $614,301; Dsb $312,849

		Libertarian		Thomas Aaron "Tom" Bailey • CD 1 or 13?

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 (6) - 119th Congress

		Democratic		Michael Camero
		*Democratic*		*Member of Congress Deborah Koff Ross* • FEC H0NC02125; 30 Sep 23; Tot $622,015; Dsb $394,759

		Republican		Eugene Farley "Gene" Douglass • FEC H4NC02135
		Republican		Robert David Morales Vergara • aka Robert Morales • FEC H4NC02168
		Republican		Alan David Swain • FEC H0NC02158; 30 Sep 23; Tot $0; Dsb $0

		Green		Michael Louis Dublin, Jr.

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 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Gregory Francis "Greg" Murphy* • FEC H0NC03172; 30 Sep 23; Tot $680,370; Dsb $319,529

		Libertarian		Gheorghe Lucian Cormos

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 4		Democratic	Member of Congress Valerie Paige Foushee • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4) - 119th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Member of Congress Valerie Paige Foushee* • FEC H2NC06114; 30 Sep 23; Tot $187,510; Dsb $189,531

		Republican		Eric Paul Blankenburg
		Republican		Mahesh Aychut "Max" Ganorkar • FEC H4NC02150 or H2NC06106. • FEC H2NC06106

		Libertarian		Guy Philip Meilleur

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 (3) - 119th Congress

		Democratic		Charles Noble "Chuck" Hubbard • FEC H4NC05294; 30 Sep 23; Tot $61,075; Dsb $29,338

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Virginia Ann Foxx* • FEC H4NC05146; 30 Sep 23; Tot $836,080; Dsb $503,380
		Republican		former Alexander County Commissioner Ryan Neal Mayberry • FEC H4NC05302

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 6		Democratic	Member of Congress Kathy Ellen Manning • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Open Seat - 7 December 2023: "I would love nothing more than to continue representing our community in Congress. Unfortunately, the egregiously gerrymandered maps do not make this race competitive, and I cannot in good conscience ask people to invest their time, resources and efforts in a campaign that is rigged against us."
	Candidate list (6) - 119th Congress

		Republican		Robert Christian "Christian" Castelli • FEC H2NC07161; 30 Sep 23; Tot $109,883; Dsb $53,185
		Republican		Mary Ann Contogiannis • FEC H2NC06155; 30 Sep 23; Tot $1,000; Dsb $40
		Republican		Robert Nicholas "Bo" Hines • FEC H2NC05157; 30 Sep 23; Tot $126,316; Dsb $110,662
		Republican		Addison Parker McDowell • FEC H4NC06177
		Republican		former High Point Mayor Jay Wayne Wagner • FEC H4NC06169
		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. • FEC H4NC06052; 30 Sep 23; Tot $0; Dsb $21,842

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 7		Republican	Member of Congress David Cheston Rouzer • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress

		Democratic		Marlando Demonte Pridgen

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress David Cheston Rouzer* • FEC H2NC07096; 30 Sep 23; Tot $617,884; Dsb $607,230

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 • Open Seat - 3 August 2023: Candidate for Attorney General in 2024.
	Candidate list (7) - 119th Congress

		Democratic		Justin Edward Dues

		Republican		former Union County Commissioner Allan Lee Baucom • FEC H4NC08058; 30 Sep 23; Tot $251,000; Dsb $40
		Republican		state Representative John Ray Bradford, III • FEC H4NC08090
		Republican		Donald Mitchell "Don" Brown, Jr. • FEC H4NC08074
		Republican		Leigh Thomas Brown • FEC H0NC09203; 30 Sep 23; Tot $0; Dsb $750
		Republican		Mark Everette Harris • FEC H4NC08066; 30 Sep 23; Tot $133,660; Dsb $1,035
		Republican		William C. "Chris" Maples • FEC H4NC08108

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 (4) - 119th Congress

		Democratic		Nigel William Bristow

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Richard Lane Hudson, Jr.* • FEC H2NC08185; 30 Sep 23; Tot $1,583,619; Dsb $917,474
		Republican		Troy Leerue Tarazon • FEC H4NC09155

		Independent		Shelane Etchison • FEC H4NC09163

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 10		Republican	Member of Congress Patrick Timothy McHenry • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Open Seat - 5 December 2023: "I will be retiring from Congress at the end of my current term. This is not a decision I come to lightly, but I believe there is a season for everything and- for me- this season has come to an end."
	Candidate list (7) - 119th Congress

		Democratic		Ralph Raybern Scott, Jr.

		Republican		Charles Ivey Eller
		Republican		Patrick Luke "Pat" Harrigan • FEC H2NC13243; 30 Sep 23; Tot $758,265; Dsb $87,347
		Republican		Diana Reinhardt Jimison
		Republican		Angelynn Brooke "Brooke" McGowan • FEC H4NC10120
		Republican		state Representative Paul Grey "Grey" Mills, Jr. • FEC H4NC10112

		Libertarian		Steven Richard Feldman

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 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 119th Congress

		Democratic		state Representative Caleb Zachary Rudow • FEC H4NC11102

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Charles Marion "Chuck" Edwards* • FEC H2NC14050; 30 Sep 23; Tot $724,040; Dsb $182,882
		Republican		Christian Shawn Reagan • FEC H4NC11094; 30 Sep 23; Tot $11,322; Dsb $10,247

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 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Member of Congress Alma Shealey Adams* • FEC H4NC12100; 30 Sep 23; Tot $245,589; Dsb $244,925

		Republican		Addul Rahman El Ali • FEC H4NC12175

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 • Open Seat - 14 December 2023: "Republicans have rigged the system to favor themselves and I don't have a path to run for re-election ... in January I'm going to flip our US Senate seat blue."
	Candidate list (15) - 119th Congress

		Democratic		Jeremiah-Frank Lee "Frank" Pierce

		Republican		Christopher Ray "Chris" Baker
		Republican		DeVan Barbour, IV • FEC H2NC04168; 30 Sep 23; Tot $136,261; Dsb $6,349
		Republican		Kelly Kathleen Daughtry
		Republican		Marcus Weston Dellinger • FEC H4NC13132
		Republican		David Jay Dixon • FEC H4NC13124
		Republican		John Bradford "Brad" Knott • FEC H4NC13116
		Republican		Steve Albert "Von" Loor
		Republican		Joshua Michael "Josh" McConkey • FEC H4NC13066; 30 Sep 23; Tot $425,475; Dsb $59,786
		Republican		James Lawrence Phillips
		Republican		Siddhanth "Sid" Sharma • FEC H4NC13090 or H4NC13108 • FEC H4NC13090
		Republican		Matthew Joseph "Matt" Shoemaker • FEC H4NC13074; 30 Sep 23; Tot $25,844; Dsb $24,134
		Republican		Eric Bernard Stevenson • FEC H4NC01145
		Republican		Frederick William "Fred" Von Canon • FEC H4NC01129; 30 Sep 23; Tot $369,710; Dsb $28,682
		Republican		Kenneth Matthew "Kenny" Xu • FEC H4NC02143; 30 Sep 23; Tot $73,708; Dsb $2,280

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 • Open Seat - 26 October 2023: Candidate for Attorney General.
	Candidate list (5) - 119th Congress

		Democratic		Pamela Soule "Pam" Genant • FEC H4NC14023
		Democratic		Brendan Kyran "B.K." Maginnis

		Republican		Jeffrey Dale "Jeff" Gregory
		Republican		Nalini Lillian "Lillian" Joseph
		Republican		state Representative Timothy Keith "Tim" Moore • FEC H4NC14015

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 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4)

		*Democratic*		*Secretary of State Elaine Folk Marshall*

		Republican		Gaston County Commissioner Chad Roger Brown
		Republican		Jesse Lee Thomas, Jr.
		Republican		Christine Elise Villaverde

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 (4)

		Democratic		Durham County District Attorney Satana Tia Deberry
		Democratic		Timothy Mark "Tim" Dunn
		Democratic		Member of Congress Jeffrey Neale "Jeff" Jackson • 26 October 2023: Candidate for Attorney General.

		Republican		Member of Congress James Daniel "Dan" Bishop • 3 August 2023: Candidate for Attorney General in 2024. Member of Congress CD 8.
	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 (5)

		Democratic		Gabriel Joseph "Gabe" Esparza
		Democratic		state Representative Wesley Ryan Harris

		Republican		University of North Carolina Trustee Bradford Blaise "Brad" Briner
		Republican		Abraham Joseph "AJ" Daoud
		Republican		Rachel Joyce Neely Johnson

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024

		Democratic	Auditor Jessica Nicole Holmes • Appointed 15 December 2023 [re: resignation of Auditor Beth Ann Wood (Democratic)] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Renominated
	Candidate list (8)

		*Democratic*		*Auditor Jessica Nicole Holmes*

		Republican		David Luther "Dave" Boliek
		Republican		Gerard Anthony "Jack" Clark, Jr.
		Republican		Charles Donald Dingee
		Republican		former Greensboro City Council Member James Warren "Jim" Kee, Jr.
		Republican		Anthony Wayne "Tony" Street
		Republican		Jeffery Phillip "Jeff" Tarte

		Libertarian		Robert Davis "Bob" Drach
	Auditor Beth Ann Wood (Democratic), who was first elected in 2008; and re-elected in 2012, 2016, and 2020, announced her resignation on 9 November 2023 effective 15 December 2023-- "I will step down as State Auditor on December 15, 2023, ...." On 12 December 2022 she was changed with a misdemeanor involving a non-injury 8 December 2022 hit and run accident resulting in property damage. On 23 March 2023 she was convicted of a class 1 misdemeanor. On 1 November 2023 she announced she will not seek reelection in 2024. 9 November 2023: Announced resignation on 15 December 2023-- "I will step down as State Auditor on December 15, 2023, ...." On 30 November 2023, Governor Roy Cooper appointed Jessica Holmes as the replacement Auditor.

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
	Candidate list (4)

		Democratic		Sarah Kendall Taber

		Republican		Colby Quinn "Bear" Hammonds
		*Republican*		*Agriculture Commissioner Steven Wayne "Steve" Troxler*

		Libertarian		Sean Newton Haugh

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
	Candidate list (5)

		Democratic		state Senator Natasha Rath Marcus
		Democratic		David Brian Wheeler

		Republican		former state Representative Clyde Robert "C. Robert" Brawley
		*Republican*		*Insurance Commissioner John Michael "Mike" Causey*
		Republican		Andrew Robert Marcus

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 (5)

		Democratic		former Charlotte City Council Member Braxton David Winston, II

		Republican		Luke John Farley
		Republican		state Representative Jonathan Yates "Jon" Hardister
		Republican		Chuck Arthur Stanley
		Republican		Travis James 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
	Candidate list (5)

		Democratic		Kenon S. Crumble
		Democratic		Carro Rose "C.R. Katie" Eddings
		Democratic		Maurice Oliver "Mo" Green

		Republican		Michele Marie Morrow
		*Republican*		*Public Instruction Superintendent Catherine Lauterbach Truitt*

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, 37 candidates
	• Republican: 15 incumbents, 89 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.
	• Green (affiliates): 2 candidates
	• Libertarian: 9 candidates
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.