North Carolina is holding General Elections on Nov. 5, 2024. Polling hours are from 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. on Election Day. NC voters can check their registration status using the Voter Search tool on the State Board of Elections website. The first day of in-person early voting at your local registrar’s office in North Carolina is Oct. 17, 2024.
Offices up for election in 2024 in North Carolina include:
- U.S. President/Vice President, U.S. House of Representatives, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Auditor, State Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Attorney General, Agriculture Commissioner, Labor Commissioner, Insurance Commissioner, State Senator, State Representative, N.C. Supreme Court Justice, N.C. Court of Appeals Judge, Superior Court Judge, District Court Judge, District Attorney, County Commissioner, Clerk of Superior Court, Register of Deeds
- A constitutional amendment to amend the constitution of North Carolina to provide for citizens-only voting is on the ballot statewide.
- Currituck County, NC voters will weigh in on a Local Sales and Use Tax Referendum. It will be the final question on the ballot. If the referendum passes, Currituck County plans to use the funding for public safety departments, including the Currituck County Sheriff’s Office and Fire-Emergency Medical Services. Click here for details.
The winner of the Presidential election between Kamala Harris (D) and Donald Trump (R) in North Carolina will receive 16 electoral votes.
10 On Your Side has listed the contested races (meaning there are at least two people running) in the largest cities in the WAVY viewing area or that represent the state as a whole. The local elections are listed in alphabetical order, by locality. Click here for the complete list of local candidates on the North Carolina Board of Elections website.
Click on the candidate’s image or name to view their WAVY.com profile. If a candidate’s profile includes a bio, that came directly from the candidate and is unedited. If there is a bio, but no image, we didn’t receive signed approval for an image to add to their profile. An asterisk indicates WAVY received a response from the candidate.
US House of Representatives District 1
US House of Representatives District 3
NC Governor
There are five candidates on the ballot for North Carolina Governor.
NC Lieutenant Governor
There are four candidates on the ballot in the race for North Carolina Lieutenant Governor.
NC Attorney General
Two candidates are running to be the next Attorney General for North Carolina.
NC Auditor
Three candidates are running in the North Carolina Auditor race.
NC Commissioner of Agriculture
There are three candidates in the race for North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture.
NC Commissioner of Insurance
There are two candidates in the race for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance.
NC Commissioner of Labor
There are two candidates in the race for North Carolina Commissioner of Labor.
NC Secretary of State
There are two candidates in the race for North Carolina Secretary of State.
NC Superintendent of Public Instruction
There are two candidates in the race for North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction.
NC Treasurer
There are two candidates in the race for North Carolina Treasurer.
NC Supreme Court Associate Justice Seat 6
There are two candidates in the race for NC Supreme Court Associate Justice Seat 6.
NC Court of Appeals Judge Seat 12
NC Court of Appeals Judge Seat 14
NC Court of Appeals Judge Seat 15
NC State Senate District 1
NC State Senate District 2
NC House of Representatives District 1
NC House of Representatives District 5
NC House of Representatives District 79
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