The 2024 North Carolina Secretary of State election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the secretary of state of North Carolina, concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various other state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Elaine Marshall is running for re-election to an eighth term in office.[1] This is the only Democratic-held secretary of state held up for election in 2024 in a state Donald Trump won in 2020. Primary elections took place on March 5, 2024.[2]
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Democratic primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Elaine Marshall, incumbent secretary of state (1997–present)[3]
Republican primary
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Brown
- Brown—60–70%
- Brown—50–60%
- Brown—40–50%
- Brown—30–40%
Villaverde
- Villaverde—40–40%
- Villaverde—30–40%
Thomas
- Thomas—40–50%
- Thomas—30–40%
Candidates
editNominee
edit- Chad Brown, Gaston County commissioner and candidate for secretary of state in 2020[3]
Eliminated in primary
edit- Jesse Thomas, retired healthcare executive[4]
- Christine Villaverde, disaster response consultant and nominee for North Carolina's 2nd congressional district in 2022[3]
Withdrawn
edit- Darren Eustance, former chair of the Wake County Republican Party[5] (running for Wake County Commission)[3]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Chad Brown | 373,166 | 43.26% | |
| Republican | Christine Villaverde | 258,569 | 29.98% | |
| Republican | Jesse Thomas | 230,829 | 26.76% | |
| Total votes | 862,564 | 100.0% | ||
General election
editPredictions
edit| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Lean D | July 25, 2024 |
Polling
edit| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Elaine Marshall (D) |
Chad Brown (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ActiVote | October 8–26, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 51% | 49% | – |
| Cygnal (R)[A] | October 12–14, 2024 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 45% | 43% | 12% |
| ActiVote | August 20 – September 22, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 51% | 49% | – |
| Cygnal (R)[A] | September 15–16, 2024 | 600 (LV) | ± 3.99% | 43% | 42% | 15% |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Elaine Marshall (incumbent) | 2,836,979 | 51.03% | −0.13% | |
| Republican | Chad Brown | 2,722,444 | 48.97% | +0.13% | |
| Total votes | 5,559,423 | 100.0 | |||
Notes
edit- ^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
- Partisan clients
References
edit- ^ Mercer, Matt (March 30, 2023). "Council of State will look much different in 2025". North State Journal. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "2024 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "2024 Primary Candidate List By Contest - Federal and State Only (PDF)" (PDF). North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- ^ "Ex-health care executive ends bid for North Carolina governor, running now for secretary of state". Associated Press. November 2, 2023.
- ^ Opeka, Theresa (May 22, 2023). "Former Wake GOP chair enters race for NC Secretary of State". The Carolina Journal. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "03/05/2024 OFFICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ Jacobson, Louis (January 31, 2024). "This Year's Key Attorney General and Secretary of State Races". University of Virginia Center for Politics.
External links
edit- Official campaign websites