Tovote by mail, registered North Carolina voters had to request a ballot by October 27, 2020.[2] As of early October, some 1,268,014 voters had requested mail ballots.[needs update][3]
North Carolina has 15 electoral votes in the Electoral College.[4] Nominees for the presidential election includedDonald Trump (R),Joe Biden (D), andJo Jorgensen (L), with incumbent president Trump winning the state's electors.
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.[5]
North Carolina is one of 11 states that held elections for governor in the 2020 general election. Roy Cooper (D, incumbent) ran againstDan Forest (R), Al Pisano (C), and Steven DiFiore II (L), and won a second term.[7]
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.[8]
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" 3/5supermajority.[13]
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.[14]
"Election Guides: North Carolina",Spreadthevote.org, archived fromthe original on October 4, 2020, retrievedOctober 7, 2020. (Guidance to help voters get to the polls; addresses transport, childcare, work, information challenges)
