For related races, see 2024 United States secretary of state elections.
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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. 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.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Elaine Marshall, incumbent secretary of state (1997–present)
Republican primary
- Brown—60–70%
- Brown—50–60%
- Brown—40–50%
- Brown—30–40%
- Villaverde—40–40%
- Villaverde—30–40%
- Thomas—40–50%
- Thomas—30–40%
Candidates
Nominee
- Chad Brown, Gaston County commissioner and candidate for secretary of state in 2020
Eliminated in primary
- Jesse Thomas, retired healthcare executive
- Christine Villaverde, disaster response consultant and nominee for North Carolina's 2nd congressional district in 2022
Withdrawn
- Darren Eustance, former chair of the Wake County Republican Party (ran for Wake County Commission)
Results
| 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
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean D | July 25, 2024 |
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Elaine Marshall (D) |
Chad Brown (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ActiVote | October 8–26, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 51% | 49% | – |
| Cygnal (R) | 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) | September 15–16, 2024 | 600 (LV) | ± 3.99% | 43% | 42% | 15% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Elaine Marshall (incumbent) | 2,837,994 | 51.04% | –0.12% | |
| Republican | Chad Brown | 2,722,794 | 48.96% | +0.12% | |
| Total votes | 5,560,788 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
Notes
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
Partisan clients
References
- 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.
- ^ "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.
- ActiVote
- Cygnal (R)
- ActiVote
- Cygnal (R)
- "11/05/2024 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections.
External links
Official campaign websites
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