2024 North Carolina Republican presidential primary ← 2020 March 5, 2024 2028 →
74Republican National Convention delegatesCounty results
Trump
50 – 60%
60 – 70%
70 – 80%
80 – 90%
>90%
The2024 North Carolina Republican presidential primary was held on March 5, 2024, as part of theRepublican Party primaries for the2024 presidential election . 74 delegates to the2024 Republican National Convention were allocated on a proportional basis.[ 2] The contest was held onSuper Tuesday alongside primaries in 14 other states. Trump's best showing was inBladen County , winning 90.4% of the vote there, while Haley's was inMecklenburg County , where she won 44.8% of the vote.[ 3]
Ron DeSantis (withdrawn)
State judicial official
State senators
State representatives
John Bell ,District 10 (2013–present); Majority Leader (2016–present); Majority Whip (2014–2016)[ 5] Matthew Winslow ,District 7 (2021–present)[ 4] Ken Fontenot,District 24 (2023–present)[ 4] Allen Chesser,District 25 (2023–present)[ 4] Jarrod Lowery ,District 47 (2023–present)[ 4] Steve Ross ,District 63 (2013–2021 and 2023–present)[ 4] Dennis Riddell ,District 64 (2013–present)[ 4] Wayne Sasser ,District 67 (2019–present)[ 4] David Willis ,District 68 (2021–present)[ 4] Keith Kidwell ,District 79 (2019–present)[ 4] Sam Watford ,District 80 (2015–2019 and 2021–present)[ 4] Kevin Crutchfield,District 83 (2023–present)[ 4] Jeff McNeely ,District 84 (2019–present)[ 4] Jason Saine ,District 97 (2011–present)[ 4] Jennifer Balkcom,District 117 (2023–present)[ 4] Mike Pence (withdrawn)
Former state executive official
Donald Trump
Statewide official
U.S. Senator
U.S. Representatives
State representative
Notable individuals
Endorsements by incumbent Republicans in theNorth Carolina Senate . Endorsed Ron DeSantis (3)(withdrawn)
No endorsement (27)
Endorsements by incumbent Republicans in theNorth Carolina House of Representatives . Endorsed Ron DeSantis (15)(withdrawn)
Endorsed Donald Trump (1)
No endorsement (56)
Despite losing statewide as well as every county, Haley was able to win the cities of Mecklenburg, Asheville, Durham, Chapel Hill and Carrboro. All highly college educated cities, as well as heavily Democrat.[ 15]
North Carolina Republican primary, March 5, 2024[ 16] Candidate Votes Percentage Actual delegate count Bound Unbound Total Donald Trump 793,978 73.84% 62 62 Nikki Haley 250,838 23.33% 12 12 Ron DeSantis (withdrawn )14,740 1.37% No Preference 7,448 0.69% Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn )3,418 0.32% Chris Christie (withdrawn )3,166 0.29% Ryan Binkley (withdrawn )916 0.09% Asa Hutchinson (withdrawn )727 0.07% Total: 1,075,231 100.00% 74 74
Source of poll aggregation Dates administered Dates updated Nikki Haley Donald Trump Other/ Undecided[ a] Margin 270ToWin [ 17] February 5–7, 2024 February 15, 2024 21.5% 74.5% 4.0% Trump +53.0 FiveThirtyEight [ 18] through February 4, 2024 February 15, 2024 22.1% 74.7% 4.2% Trump +52.6
Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size[ b] Marginof error Chris Christie Ron DeSantis Nikki Haley Asa Hutchinson Mike Pence Vivek Ramaswamy Tim Scott Donald Trump Other Undecided Capen Analytics [ 19] Feb 21, 2024 12,580 (LV) ± 5.0% – – 36% – – – – 64% – – Public Policy Polling (D) [ 20] Jan 5–6, 2024 619 (LV) ± 3.9% 3% 9% 12% 0% – 4% – 66% 0%[ c] 5% ECU Center for Survey Research [ 21] Nov 29 – Dec 1, 2023 445 (LV) ± 5.4% 2% 10% 13% 1% – 3% – 63% – 8% Morning Consult [ 22] Nov 1–30, 2023 1,342 (LV) – 4% 14% 9% 1% – 5% 1% 67% 0%[ d] – Meredith College [ 23] Nov 1–5, 2023 335 (LV) ± 3.5% 6% 14% 9% 0% - 8% 3% 51% 2%[ e] 6% Morning Consult [ 22] Oct 1–31, 2023 1,337 (LV) – 3% 14% 8% 0% 4% 6% 2% 61% 0%[ f] 2% Morning Consult [ 22] Sep 1–30, 2023 1,366 (LV) – 3% 15% 8% 0% 5% 7% 2% 58% 0%[ g] 2% Meredith College [ 23] Sep 16–19, 2023 350 (RV) ± 3.5% 3% 13% 6% 0% 5% 8% 3% 51% 6%[ h] 7% Morning Consult [ 22] Aug 1–31, 2023 1,491 (LV) – 3% 15% 6% 1% 5% 10% 2% 57% 0%[ i] 1% Morning Consult [ 22] July 1–31, 2023 1,535 (LV) – 3% 15% 5% 0% 6% 9% 3% 58% 0%[ j] 1% Morning Consult [ 22] June 1–30, 2023 1,454 (LV) – 2% 20% 5% 1% 7% 4% 3% 56% 1%[ k] 1% Opinion Diagnostics [ 24] Jun 5–7, 2023 408 (LV) ± 4.8% 2% 22% 7% 1% 6% 1% 4% 44% 2%[ l] 11% – 34% – – – – – 50% – 15% Morning Consult [ 22] May 1–31, 2023 1,453 (LV) – – 20% 6% 1% 6% 3% 2% 59% 3%[ m] 1% Morning Consult [ 22] Apr 1–30, 2023 1,299 (LV) – – 23% 6% 0% 5% 1% 1% 58% 4%[ n] 2% SurveyUSA [ 25] [ A] Apr 25–29, 2023 707 (LV) ± 4.4% – 22% 5% 1% 8% 2% 1% 55% 0%[ o] 5% Morning Consult [ 22] Mar 1–31, 2023 1,31 (LV) – – 27% 9% – 8% 0% 1% 51% 2%[ p] 2% Morning Consult [ 22] Feb 1–28, 2023 1,185 (LV) – – 31% 7% – 6% – 1% 51% 3%[ q] 1% Morning Consult [ 22] Jan 1–31, 2023 1,703 (LV) – – 30% 4% – 7% – 1% 52% 5%[ r] 1% Differentiators Data [ 26] Jan 9–12, 2023 213 (LV) ± 4.5% – 47% 4% – 2% – – 35% 3%[ s] – Morning Consult [ 22] Dec 1–31, 2022 905 (LV) – – 31% 4% – 7% – 1% 50% 5%[ t] 2% Differentiators Data [ 27] Dec 8–11, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.5% – 56% – – – – – 35% – – John Bolton Super PAC [ 28] Jul 22–24, 2022 149 (LV) – 1% 27% – – 6% – – 37% 12%[ u] 16% Atlantic Polling Strategies [ 29] [ B] Apr 25–28, 2022 534 (LV) ± 4.9% – 23% 5% – 4% – 4% 52% 2%[ v] 10% Spry Strategies [ 30] Apr 6–10, 2022 600 (LV) ± 4.0% – 19% 8% – 6% – 1% 45% 9%[ w] 12% – 32% 8% – 9% – 2% – 18%[ x] 31% Cygnal (R)[ 31] Apr 1–3, 2022 600 (LV) ± 4.0% – 26% 8% – 6% – – 45% 2%[ y] 13% Cygnal (R)[ 32] Jan 7–9, 2022 600 (LV) ± 4.0% – 19% 8% – 5% – 2% 47% 3%[ z] 16% Jan 20, 2021 Inauguration of Joe Biden BUSR /UNLV Lee Business School [ 33] Nov 30 – Dec 2, 2020 221 (RV) ± 7.0% – – 6% – – – – 76% 13%[ aa] 6% – – 9% – 48% – – – 25%[ ab] 18%
^ Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined. ^ Key: A – all adults RV – registered voters LV – likely voters V – unclear ^ Ryan Binkley with 0% ^ Doug Burgum with 0% ^ "Someone else" with 2%; Ryan Binkley, Doug Burgum, Corey Stapleton with 0% ^ Doug Burgum and Will Hurd with 0% ^ Doug Burgum and Will Hurd with 0% ^ Ryan Binkley, Doug Burgum, Larry Elder, Will Hurd, Perry Johnson & "Someone else" with 1%; Corey Stapleton with 0% ^ Doug Burgum, Will Hurd, and Francis Suarez with 0% ^ Doug Burgum, Will Hurd and Francis Suarez with 0% ^ Liz Cheney with 1%; Greg Abbott, Doug Burgum, Will Hurd, Kristi Noem, and Francis Suarez with 0% ^ "Someone Else" with 2% ^ Liz Cheney with 2%; Greg Abbott with 1%; Kristi Noem and Glenn Youngkin with 0% ^ Liz Cheney with 2%; Kristi Noem and Mike Pompeo with 1%; Greg Abbott and Glenn Youngkin with 0% ^ Chris Sununu with 0% ^ Liz Cheney with 2%; Greg Abbott, Kristi Noem, Mike Pompeo and Glenn Youngkin with 0% ^ Liz Cheney with 2%; Ted Cruz with 1%; Greg Abbott, Kristi Noem, Mike Pompeo and Glenn Youngkin with 0% ^ Liz Cheney and Ted Cruz with 2%; Mike Pompeo with 1%; Greg Abbott, Kristi Noem, and Glenn Youngkin with 0% ^ Mike Pompeo with 2% ^ Liz Cheney with 3%; Ted Cruz with 2%; Greg Abbott, Kristi Noem, Mike Pompeo, and Glenn Youngkin with 0% ^ Marco Rubio with 5%; Ted Cruz and Liz Cheney with 3%; Mike Pompeo with 1% ^ Ted Cruz with 2% ^ Ted Cruz with 6%; Mike Pompeo with 2%; Kristi Noem with 1% ^ Ted Cruz with 11%; Mike Pompeo with 5%; Kristi Noem with 2% ^ Ted Cruz with 2% ^ Ted Cruz with 2%; Kristi Noem with 1% ^ Ted Cruz and Mitt Romney with 3%; Marco Rubio with 2%; "Someone else" with 5% ^ Ted Cruz and Mitt Romney with 9%; Marco Rubio with 3%; "Someone else" with 4% Partisan clients
^a b "North Carolina Republican Presidential Nominating Process" .sosnc.gov . March 5, 2024. RetrievedMarch 26, 2024 .^ "North Carolina Republican Presidential Nominating Process" .thegreenpapers.com . March 5, 2023. RetrievedFebruary 6, 2023 .^ "Republican Presidential Primary: North Carolina Results 2024" .CNN . RetrievedSeptember 14, 2024 .^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Dillon, A.P. (June 28, 2023)."Exclusive: 19 North Carolina Leaders Endorse DeSantis for President" .The Carolina Journal . RetrievedJune 28, 2023 . ^ Manchester, Julia (June 28, 2023)."DeSantis Backed by North Carolina House Majority Leader, 18 Other State Leaders" .The Hill . RetrievedJune 28, 2023 . ^ Vogel, Kenneth P. (October 4, 2022)."Pence and His Group, Pushing Conservative Causes, Keep a 2024 Dream Alive" .The New York Times . RetrievedJanuary 24, 2023 . ^ Bazail-Eimil, Eric (June 23, 2023)."North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson endorses Trump" .Politico . RetrievedJune 29, 2023 . ^ Neukam, Stephen (April 13, 2023)."Trump picks up endorsement of seventh GOP senator" .The Hill . RetrievedApril 13, 2023 . ^ Bump, Philip (November 17, 2022)."Who has signed up to back Trump in 2024 — and who loudly hasn't" .The Washington Post . Archived fromthe original on November 19, 2022. RetrievedMarch 16, 2023 . ^ "Which 2024 Republican Presidential Candidate Has The Most Endorsements?" .FiveThirtyEight . April 24, 2023. Archived fromthe original on April 19, 2023. RetrievedApril 25, 2023 .^ Hyland, Michael (November 16, 2022)."NC representatives respond to Trump's 2024 announcement" .CBS17 . RetrievedMarch 16, 2023 . ^ Baumgartner Vaughan, Dawn (October 25, 2023)."NC House Speaker Moore, who may run for Congress, endorses Trump" .The News & Observer . RetrievedOctober 27, 2023 . ^a b Suesaeng, Asawin; McCann Ramirez, Nikki (November 17, 2022)."Trump Is Trying to Intimidate Republicans Into Backing His 2024 Bid. It's Not Working" .Rolling Stone . RetrievedMarch 16, 2023 . ^ Bickerton, James (February 17, 2023)."George Soros Praise for Ron DeSantis Rattles Trump Supporters" .Newsweek . RetrievedMarch 16, 2023 . ^ "Redistricter" . February 3, 2025.^ "Presidential and Congressional Primaries: North Carolina Results 2024" .CNN . April 30, 2024. RetrievedJune 20, 2024 .^ 270ToWin ^ FiveThirtyEight ^ Capen Analytics ^ Public Policy Polling (D) ^ ECU Center for Survey Research ^a b c d e f g h i j k l Morning Consult ^a b Meredith College ^ Opinion Diagnostics ^ SurveyUSA ^ Differentiators Data ^ Differentiators Data ^ John Bolton Super PAC ^ Atlantic Polling Strategies ^ Spry Strategies ^ Cygnal (R) ^ Cygnal (R) ^ BUSR/UNLV Lee Business School
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