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Dave Boliek

Republican Party

North Carolina State Auditor

Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

0

Predecessor

Jessica Holmes

Compensation

Base salary

$146,421

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Northern High School

Bachelor's

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1990

Graduate

Campbell University, 1997

Law

Campbell University, 1997

Personal

Birthplace

Lincolnton, N.C.

Religion

Christian: Presbyterian

Profession

Attorney at law

Contact

Campaign website

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Dave Boliek (Republican Party) is theNorth Carolina State Auditor. He assumed office on January 1, 2025. His current term ends on January 1, 2029.

Boliek (Republican Party) ran for election forNorth Carolina State Auditor. He won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Boliek completed Ballotpedia'sCandidate Connection survey in 2023.Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Dave Boliek was born inLincolnton, North Carolina. He graduated from Northern High School.He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1990 and a law degree and graduate degree from Campbell University in 1997. His career experience includes working as an attorney at law.^[1]

Boliek has been affiliated with the following organizations:^[1]

• Southeast Regional Area Health Education Center
• UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees
• Republican Party
• Presbyterian Church
• NC Presbyterian Pilgrimage

2024 battleground election

See also:North Carolina Auditor election, 2024

Ballotpedia identified the Nov. 5, 2024, election for North Carolina Auditor as abattleground race. The summary below is from our coverage of this election,found here.

Dave Boliek (R) defeated incumbentJessica Holmes (D), andBob Drach (L) in the general election forNorth Carolina Auditor on November 5, 2024.^[2][3]

The North Carolinaauditor is the head of the Office of the State Auditor and a member of the Council of State. The auditor's office examines all facets of state government for the misuse of tax dollars through a variety of means including financial statement audits, performance audits, investigative reports, and information technology audits. The office also conducts special studies as requested by thegeneral assembly.

Jessica Holmes assumed office in 2023 after Gov.Roy Cooper (D) appointed her to replaceBeth Wood (D) following Wood's resignation. This meant that while Holmes was an incumbent, 2024 was the first year she was running for auditor. Democrats had controlled the office of North Carolina Auditor since 2009 followingBeth Wood's (D) 2008 general election victory over then-incumbent Leslie Merritt (R). At the time of the election, Republicans controlled both chambers of theNorth Carolina General Assembly and Democrats had a Democratictriplex, meaning Democrats controlled the offices ofgovernor,attorney general, andsecretary of state.

Holmes received a bachelor's degree and J.D. from the University of North Carolina.^[4] Holmes worked as an attorney for the North Carolina Association of Educators and as a lecturer at North Carolina State University and was deputy commissioner for the North Carolina Industrial Commission from 2021-2023.^[5] Holmes' campaign website said she would continue to focus on holding government agencies accountable, leading with integrity, and ensuring government transparency through the auditing process.^[6]

Dave Boliek received a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina and a master's degree and J.D. from Campbell University. Boliek was a field director for the Healthcare Leadership Council, assistant district attorney for North Carolina, and attorney for Williford, Crenshaw, Boliek and Frangakis, LLP. Boliek served on the University of North Carolina Board of Trustees since 2019.^[7] Boliek completedBallotpedia's candidate connection survey. In it, he said he believed he had organizational leadership experience that would benefit him as auditor and that he would implement conservative policies.

Bob Drach received a bachelor's degree from William & Mary and a master's degree from Stanford University. Drach worked as a science teacher, senior consultant and manager at Deloitte, president of HMF Express, and chief information officer at Senneca Holdings.^[8] Drach completedBallotpedia's candidate connection survey. In it, he said, "I am the independent, qualified, and scrupulous choice for North Carolina State Auditor. I am neither a Democrat nor a Republican and can therefore best protect the interests of all North Carolina citizens. As the State Auditor, I will focus on retaining the excellent audit staff, recruiting additional talent, continuing key investigations, and keeping technology current."

Elections

2024

See also: North Carolina Auditor election, 2024

General election

General election for North Carolina State Auditor

Dave Boliek defeated incumbentJessica Holmes andBob Drach in the general election for North Carolina State Auditor on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dave Boliek (R)	49.4	2,729,780
		Jessica Holmes (D)	47.6	2,633,607
		Bob Drach (L)	3.0	167,701

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,531,088
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for North Carolina State Auditor

Dave Boliek defeatedJack Clark in the Republican primary runoff for North Carolina State Auditor on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dave Boliek	53.2	67,173
		Jack Clark	46.8	59,130

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 126,303
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. IncumbentJessica Holmes advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Auditor.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Luis Toledo (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Carolina State Auditor

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for North Carolina State Auditor on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jack Clark	23.2	198,793
✔		Dave Boliek	22.1	189,071
		Charles Dingee	18.6	159,351
		Jeff Tarte	15.0	127,981
		Anthony Wayne Street	11.2	95,863
		Jim Kee	9.9	84,302

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 855,361
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• James Upchurch (R)

Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled.Bob Drach advanced from the Libertarian primary for North Carolina State Auditor.

Campaign finance

Endorsements

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also:Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

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See also

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