2024 North Carolina Secretary of State election

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. 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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Elaine Marshall, incumbent secretary of state (1997–present)

Republican primary

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 in 2022

Withdrawn

• Darren Eustance, former chair of the Wake County Republican Party (ran for Wake County Commission)

Results

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

By congressional district

Despite losing the state, Brown won ten of 14 congressional districts.

Notes

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References

External links

Official campaign websites

• Elaine Marshall (D) for Secretary of State
• Chad Brown (R) for Secretary of State