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 County results Precinct resultsMarshall: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Brown: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% No votes | |||||||||||||||||
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The2024 North Carolina Secretary of State election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect thesecretary of state of North Carolina, concurrently with the2024 U.S. presidential election, as well aselections to theUnited States Senate,elections to theUnited States House of Representatives, and various otherstate and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Secretary of StateElaine Marshall won re-election to an eighth term in office.[1] This was the only Democratic-held secretary of state held up for election in 2024 in a state Donald Trump won in2020. Primary elections took place on March 5, 2024.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Chad Brown | 373,166 | 43.26% | |
| Republican | Christine Villaverde | 258,569 | 29.98% | |
| Republican | Jesse Thomas | 230,829 | 26.76% | |
| Total votes | 862,564 | 100.0% | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Lean D | July 25, 2024 |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | Elaine Marshall (D) | Chad Brown (R) | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ActiVote[8] | October 8–26, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 51% | 49% | – |
| Cygnal (R)[9][A] | October 12–14, 2024 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 45% | 43% | 12% |
| ActiVote[10] | August 20 – September 22, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 51% | 49% | – |
| Cygnal (R)[11][A] | September 15–16, 2024 | 600 (LV) | ± 3.99% | 43% | 42% | 15% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Elaine Marshall (incumbent) | 2,837,994 | 51.04% | –0.12% | |
| Republican | Chad Brown | 2,722,794 | 48.96% | +0.12% | |
| Total votes | 5,560,788 | 100.0% | |||
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Despite losing the state, Brown won ten of 14 congressional districts.[13]
| District | Marshall | Brown | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 52% | 48% | Don Davis |
| 2nd | 70% | 30% | Deborah Ross |
| 3rd | 43% | 57% | Greg Murphy |
| 4th | 75% | 25% | Valerie Foushee |
| 5th | 44% | 56% | Virginia Foxx |
| 6th | 44% | 56% | Addison McDowell |
| 7th | 46% | 54% | David Rouzer |
| 8th | 42% | 58% | Mark Harris |
| 9th | 45% | 55% | Richard Hudson |
| 10th | 43% | 57% | Pat Harrigan |
| 11th | 47% | 53% | Chuck Edwards |
| 12th | 74% | 26% | Alma Adams |
| 13th | 46% | 54% | Brad Knott |
| 14th | 44% | 56% | Tim Moore |
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