2024 North Carolina Secretary of State election
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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 won re-election to an eighth term in office.[1] This was 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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November 5, 2024
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Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Elaine Marshall, incumbent secretary of state (1997–present)[3]
Republican primary
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
Nominee
- Chad Brown, Gaston County commissioner and candidate for secretary of state in 2020[3]
Eliminated in primary
- Jesse Thomas, retired healthcare executive[4]
- Christine Villaverde, disaster response consultant and nominee for North Carolina's 2nd congressional district in 2022[3]
Withdrawn
- Darren Eustance, former chair of the Wake County Republican Party[5] (ran for Wake County Commission)[3]
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[7] | Lean D | July 25, 2024 |
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Elaine Marshall (D) |
Chad Brown (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ActiVote[8] | October 8–26, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 51% | 49% | – |
| Cygnal (R)[9][A] | October 12–14, 2024 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 45% | 43% | 12% |
| ActiVote[10] | August 20 – September 22, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 51% | 49% | – |
| Cygnal (R)[11][A] | 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 | |||||
By congressional district
Despite losing the state, Brown won ten of 14 congressional districts.[13]
| District | Marshall | Brown | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 52% | 48% | Don Davis |
| 2nd | 70% | 30% | Deborah Ross |
| 3rd | 43% | 57% | Greg Murphy |
| 4th | 75% | 25% | Valerie Foushee |
| 5th | 44% | 56% | Virginia Foxx |
| 6th | 44% | 56% | Addison McDowell |
| 7th | 46% | 54% | David Rouzer |
| 8th | 42% | 58% | Mark Harris |
| 9th | 45% | 55% | Richard Hudson |
| 10th | 43% | 57% | Pat Harrigan |
| 11th | 47% | 53% | Chuck Edwards |
| 12th | 74% | 26% | Alma Adams |
| 13th | 46% | 54% | Brad Knott |
| 14th | 44% | 56% | Tim Moore |