2020 North Carolina Council of State elections
The North Carolina Council of State elections of 2020 will be held on November 3, 2020 to select the ten officers of the North Carolina Council of State. These elections coincide with the presidential election, elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the Senate and elections to the North Carolina General Assembly and top state courts. Primary elections were held on March 3, 2020, for offices for which more than one candidate filed per party.
The ten members of the North Carolina Council of State are statewide-elected officers serving four-year terms. The pre-election partisan makeup of the Council of State consisted of 4 Democrats and 6 Republicans.
Governor
Incumbent Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, is running for a second term. He will face Republican nominee Dan Forest, Libertarian nominee Steven J. DiFore, and Constitution Party nominee Al Pisano in the general election.Lieutenant Governor
Incumbent Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, a Republican, is running for the governorship. Businessman Mark Robinson, the Republican nominee, will face State Representative Yvonne Lewis Holley, a Democrat, in the general election.Attorney General
Incumbent Attorney General Josh Stein, a Democrat, is running for a second term. He will face Republican nominee Jim O'Neill in the general election.Secretary of State
Incumbent Secretary of State Elaine Marshall, a Democrat, is eligible to run for a seventh term.Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Elaine Marshall, incumbent Secretary of State
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Chad Brown, Gaston County commissioner
- Michael LaPaglia, business consultant and nominee for North Carolina Secretary of State in 2016
- E.C. Sykes, businessman
Polling
Results
General election
Polling
Results
State Auditor
Incumbent Auditor Beth Wood, a Democrat, is eligible to run for a fourth term.Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Luis Toledo, U.S. Air Force veteran
- Beth Wood, incumbent State Auditor
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Tim Hoegemeyer, general counsel for the Office of State Auditor and U.S. Marine Corps veteran
- Tony Wayne Street, Brunswick County Soil and Water Board member
Results
General election
Results
State Treasurer
Incumbent Treasurer Dale Folwell, a Republican, is eligible to run for a second term.Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Dimple Ajmera, Charlotte city councilwoman
- Ronnie Chatterji, professor at Duke University
- Matt Leatherman, policy director for former North Carolina State Treasurer Janet Cowell
Polling
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Dale Folwell, incumbent State Treasurer
General election
Results
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Incumbent Superintendent Mark Johnson, a Republican, is eligible to run for a second term, but he instead announced plans to run for Lieutenant Governor.Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- James Barrett, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City school board member
- Constance Lav Johnson, educator and activist
- Michael Maher, assistant dean of professional education at North Carolina State University
- Jen Mangrum, associate professor at UNC Greensboro and candidate for North Carolina Senate in 2018
- Keith Sutton, Wake County School board member
Withdrawn
- Amy Jablonski, educational consultant and former teacher
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- D. Craig Horn, state representative
- Catherine Truitt, chancellor of Western Governors University in North Carolina and former senior education advisor to Pat McCrory
Declined
- Mark Johnson, incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction
Results
General election
Results
Commissioner of Agriculture
Incumbent Commissioner Steve Troxler, a Republican, is eligible to run for a fifth term.Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Walter Smith, 2012 and 2016 Democratic nominee
- Jenna Wadsworth, Wake County Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor
- Donovan Alexander Watson, businessman
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Steve Troxler, incumbent Agriculture Commissioner
General election
Results
Commissioner of Labor
Incumbent Commissioner Cherie Berry, a Republican, was eligible to run for re-election but announced she would not seek a sixth term.Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Jessica Holmes, Wake County commissioner
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Pearl Burris-Floyd, former state representative
- Josh Dobson, state representative
- Chuck Stanley, construction safety manager
Declined
- Cherie Berry, incumbent State Labor Commissioner
Results
General election
Results
Commissioner of Insurance
Incumbent Commissioner Mike Causey, a Republican, is eligible to run for a second term.Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Wayne Goodwin, chairman of the North Carolina Democratic Party and former State Insurance Commissioner
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Mike Causey, incumbent State Insurance Commissioner
- Ronald Pierce, candidate for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance in 2016
Results