A general election was held in the U.S. state of North Carolina on November 3, 2020.
To vote by mail, registered North Carolina voters had to request a ballot by October 27, 2020.
Federal offices President of the United States
North Carolina has 15 electoral votes in the Electoral College. Nominees for the presidential election included Donald Trump (R), Joe Biden (D), and Jo Jorgensen (L), with incumbent president Trump winning the state's electors. United States Senate
Thom Tillis (R, incumbent), Cal Cunningham (D), Kevin E. Hayes (C), and Shannon Bray (L) ran for office in the general election of North Carolina, with incumbent Tillis winning a second term.
United States House of Representatives
North Carolina voted for 13 U.S. Representatives, one from each of the state's 13 congressional districts. +U.S. House of Representatives nominees by districtDistrictDemocratic nomineeRepublican nomineeIndependent nomineeLibertarian nomineeConstitution nomineeGreen nomineeDistrict 1G. K. Butterfield, incumbentSandy SmithDistrict 2Deborah RossAlan SwainJeff MatemuDistrict 3Daryl FarrowGregory Murphy, incumbentDistrict 4David Price, incumbentRobert ThomasDistrict 5David Wilson BrownVirginia Foxx, incumbentJeff GregoryDistrict 6Kathy ManningJoseph Lee HaywoodDistrict 7Christopher WardDavid Rouzer, incumbentTheresa EverettDistrict 8Patricia Timmons-GoodsonRichard Hudson, incumbentDistrict 9Cynthia WallaceDan Bishop, incumbentDistrict 10David ParkerPatrick T. McHenry, incumbentDistrict 11Morris DavisMadison CawthornTracey DeBruhlTamara ZwinakDistrict 12Alma Adams, incumbentDistrict 13Scott HuffmanTed Budd, incumbent
State offices Executive offices
North Carolina is one of 11 states that held elections for governor in the 2020 general election. Roy Cooper (D, incumbent) ran against Dan Forest (R), Al Pisano (C), and Steven DiFiore II (L), and won a second term.
Other executive offices up for election in the general election included lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, superintendent of public instruction, auditor, commissioner of agriculture, commissioner of labor, and commissioner of insurance.
Judicial elections
Legislature The outcome of this election affected partisan balance during post-census redistricting.
State senate
All 50 seats within the North Carolina Senate were up for election in the general election, with the Democrats making a net gain of one.
State House of Representatives
All 120 seats within the state's House of Representatives were up for election in the general election, with the Republicans making a four-seat net gain but still falling short of a "veto-proof" 3/5 supermajority.
North Carolina ballot measures There were no statewide ballot measures on the ballot in the general election; however, there were local measures for voters in Guilford County, Mecklenburg County, and Wake County.
See also Electoral reform in North Carolina North Carolina State Board of Elections Political party strength in North Carolina Politics of North Carolina Elections in North Carolina
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External links
. (Lawsuit about electronic voting system, "ExpressVote", a product of Election Systems & Software, LLC)
(state affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
. (Guidance to help voters get to the polls; addresses transport, childcare, work, information challenges)