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North Carolina North Carolina Election Center

North Carolina General Election - November 5, 2024


North Carolina Primary - March 5, 2024


State Facts

Capitol: Raleigh
Nickname: Tar Heel State; Old North State
Bird: Cardinal
Motto: To be rather than to seem

Past Presidential Elections

2012

Barack Obama: 48.5%
Mitt Romney: 50.5%

2008

Barack Obama: 49.9%
John McCain: 49.5%

2004

John Kerry: 43.6%
George Bush: 56.1%

2000

Al Gore: 43.2%
George Bush: 56.1%

1996

Bill Clinton: 44.1%
Ross Perot: 6.7%
Bob Dole: 48.8%

1992

Bill Clinton: 42.7%
Ross Perot: 13.7%
George Bush: 43.4%

1988

Michael Dukakis: 41.7%
George Bush: 58.0%

Previous Election Results, other races

2014 Senate Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Kay Hagan Democratic 372,209 77.2%
Ernest Reeves Democratic 43,257 9.0%
Will Stewart Democratic 66,903 13.9%

2014 Senate General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Kay Hagan Democratic 1,377,651 47.3%
Sean Haugh Libertarian 109,100 3.7%
Thom Tillis Republican 1,423,259 48.9%

2014 Senate Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes

2014 Senate Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Greg Brannon Republican 132,630 27.1%
Heather Grant Republican 22,971 4.7%
Mark Harris Republican 85,727 17.5%
Thom Tillis Republican 223,174 45.7%

2012 Governor Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Bruce Blackmon Democratic 22,370 2.4%
Walter Dalton Democratic 428,475 45.9%
Gary Dunn Democratic 27,358 2.9%
Bob Etheridge Democratic 354,923 38.0%
Bill Faison Democratic 52,179 5.6%
Gardenia Henley Democratic 48,982 5.2%

2012 Governor General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Walter Dalton Democratic 1,931,580 43.2%
Barbara Howe Libertarian 94,652 2.1%
Pat McCrory Republican 2,440,707 54.6%

2012 Governor Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Jim Harney Republican 26,485 3.0%
Scott Jones Republican 31,191 3.5%
Jim Mahan Republican 30,056 3.4%
Pat McCrory Republican 748,180 83.4%
Paul Wright Republican 47,403 5.3%

2010 Senate Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Cal Cunningham Democratic 115,851 27.2%
Susan Harris Democratic 29,738 7.0%
Ken Lewis Democratic 72,510 17.0%
Elaine Marshall Democratic 154,605 36.3%
Marcus Williams Democratic 35,984 8.5%
Ann Worthy Democratic 16,655 3.9%

2010 Senate Primary Runoff
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Cal Cunningham Democratic 63,691 40.0%
Elaine Marshall Democratic 95,390 60.0%

2010 Senate General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Elaine Marshall Democratic 1,145,074 43.1%
Michael Beitler Libertarian 55,687 2.1%
Richard Burr Republican 1,458,046 54.8%

2008 Governor Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Richard Moore Democratic 594,028 39.7%
Dennis Nielsen Democratic 60,628 4.1%
Bev Perdue Democratic 840,342 56.2%

2008 Senate Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Kay Hagan Democratic 801,920 60.1%
Duskin Lassiter Democratic 62,136 4.7%
Jim Neal Democratic 239,623 17.9%
Howard Staley Democratic 60,403 4.5%
Marcus Williams Democratic 170,970 12.8%

2008 Governor General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Bev Perdue Democratic 2,146,189 50.3%
Michael Munger Libertarian 121,584 2.8%
Pat McCrory Republican 2,001,168 46.9%

2008 Senate General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Kay Hagan Democratic 2,249,311 52.7%
Christopher Cole Libertarian 133,430 3.1%
Elizabeth Dole Republican 1,887,510 44.2%

2008 Governor Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Bill Graham Republican 46,861 9.3%
Pat McCrory Republican 232,818 46.1%
Bob Orr Republican 34,007 6.7%
Fred Smith Republican 186,843 37.0%

2008 Senate Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Pete Di Lauro Republican 51,406 10.0%
Elizabeth Dole Republican 460,665 90.0%

2004 Governor Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Mike Easley Democratic 379,498 85.4%
Rickey Kipfer Democratic 65,061 14.6%

2004 Senate General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Erskine Bowles Democratic 1,632,527 47.0%
Richard Burr Republican 1,791,450 51.6%

2004 Governor General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Mike Easley Democratic 1,939,154 55.6%
Patrick Ballantine Republican 1,495,021 42.9%

2004 Senate Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Richard Burr Republican 302,319 87.9%
John Hendrix Republican 25,971 7.6%
Albert Wiley Jr. Republican 15,585 4.5%

2004 Governor Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Patrick Ballantine Republican 110,726 30.4%
Dan Barrett Republican 19,097 5.2%
Bill Cobey Republican 97,461 26.7%
George Little Republican 13,474 3.7%
Fern Shubert Republican 14,445 4.0%
Richard Vinroot Republican 109,217 30.0%

2002 Senate Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Dan Blue Democratic 184,216 28.8%
Erskine Bowles Democratic 277,329 43.4%
Cynthia Brown Democratic 27,799 4.4%
Elaine Marshall Democratic 97,392 15.2%
Albert Wiley Jr. Democratic 12,725 2.0%

2002 Senate General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Erskine Bowles Democratic 1,047,983 45.0%
Elizabeth Dole Republican 1,248,664 53.6%

2002 Senate Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Elizabeth Dole Republican 342,631 80.4%
Jim Parker Republican 8,752 2.1%
Jim Snyder Republican 60,477 14.2%

2000 Governor Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Mike Easley Democratic 330,764 58.9%
Dennis Wicker Democratic 203,723 36.3%

2000 Governor General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Mike Easley Democratic 1,530,324 52.0%
Richard Vinroot Republican 1,360,960 46.3%

2000 Governor Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Leo Daughtry Republican 116,115 37.0%
Art Manning Republican 7,019 2.2%
Charles Neely Republican 48,101 15.3%
Richard Vinroot Republican 142,820 45.5%

1998 Senate Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Robert Ayers Democratic 22,477 4.2%
John Edwards Democratic 277,468 51.4%
D. G. Martin Democratic 149,049 27.6%
Mike Robinson Democratic 20,178 3.7%
Ella Scarborough Democratic 55,486 10.3%

1998 Senate General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
John Edwards Democratic 1,029,237 51.2%
Lauch Faircloth Republican 945,943 47.0%

1998 Senate Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Lauch Faircloth Republican 217,035 81.8%
Steve Franks Republican 34,459 13.0%
Leonard Plyler Republican 13,794 5.2%

1996 Senate Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Harvey Gantt Democratic 308,837 52.4%
Ralph McKinney Jr. Democratic 34,829 5.9%
Charlie Sanders Democratic 245,260 41.6%

1996 Governor General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
James Hunt Jr. Democratic 1,436,638 56.0%
Robin Hayes Republican 1,097,053 42.8%

1996 Senate General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Harvey Gantt Democratic 1,173,875 45.9%
Jesse Helms Republican 1,345,833 52.6%

1996 Governor Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Robin Hayes Republican 140,351 50.2%
Ken Rogers Republican 6,101 2.2%
Richard Vinroot Republican 127,916 45.7%