2020 North Carolina Senate election
An election was held on November 3, 2020 to elect all 50 members to North Carolina's Senate. The election coincided with the elections for other offices, including the Presidency, U.S Senate, Governor, U.S. House of Representatives, and state house. The primary election was held on March 3, 2020 with a run-off on June 23, 2020.[1][2]
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Background
In October 2020, The Washington Post identified this state election, along with the concurrent North Carolina House of Representatives election, as one of eight whose outcomes could affect partisan balance during post-census redistricting.[3] New districts are being used in this election.[4][5]
Results summary
Incumbents defeated in primary election
- Eddie Gallimore (R-District 29), defeated by Steve Jarvis (R)
Incumbents defeated in general election
- Harper Peterson (D-District 9), defeated by Michael Lee (R)
Open seats that changed parties
- John Alexander (R-District 18) didn't seek re-election, seat won by Sarah Crawford (D)
- Rob Bryan (R-District 39) didn't seek re-election, seat won by DeAndrea Salvador (D)
Detailed results
District 1
Incumbent Republican Bob Steinburg has represented the 1st district since 2019.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bob Steinburg (incumbent) | 58,319 | 55.24% | |
Democratic | Tess Judge | 47,248 | 44.76% | |
Total votes | 105,567 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 2
Incumbent Republican Norman Sanderson has represented the 2nd district since 2013.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Norman Sanderson (incumbent) | 63,014 | 63.16% | |
Democratic | Libbie Griffin | 32,870 | 32.95% | |
Libertarian | Tim Harris | 3,884 | 3.89% | |
Total votes | 99,768 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 3
Incumbent Democrat Erica Smith has represented the 3rd district since 2015.
Smith ran unsuccessfully for the U.S Senate, losing the Democratic primary to Cal Cunningham.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ernestine (Byrd) Bazemore | 45,507 | 52.03% | |
Republican | Thomas S. Hester, Jr. | 41,959 | 47.97% | |
Total votes | 87,466 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 4
Incumbent Democrat Milton F. (Toby) Fitch, Jr. has represented the 4th district since 2018.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Milton F. (Toby) Fitch, Jr. (incumbent) | 51,384 | 57.16% | |
Republican | Sammy Davis Webb | 38,514 | 42.84% | |
Total votes | 89,898 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 5
Incumbent Democrat Donald G. Davis has represented the 5th district since 2013, and previously from 2009 to 2011.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Donald G. Davis (incumbent) | 51,702 | 55.12% | |
Republican | Karen Kozel | 42,104 | 44.88% | |
Total votes | 93,806 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 6
Incumbent Republican Majority Leader Harry Brown has represented the 6th district since 2004.
Brown is not seeking re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael A. Lazzara | 49,007 | 65.48% | |
Democratic | Isaiah (Ike) Johnson | 25,831 | 34.52% | |
Total votes | 74,838 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 7
Incumbent Republican Jim Perry has represented the 7th district since 2019.
Perry is seeking his first full term.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Perry (incumbent) | 45,364 | 55.25% | |
Democratic | Donna Lake | 36,737 | 44.75% | |
Total votes | 82,101 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 8
Incumbent Republican Bill Rabon has represented the 8th district since 2011.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bill Rabon (incumbent) | 85,484 | 62.01% | |
Democratic | David Sink | 48,040 | 34.85% | |
Libertarian | Anthony Mascolo | 4,335 | 3.14% | |
Total votes | 137,859 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 9
Incumbent Democrat Harper Peterson has represented the 9th district since 2019.
Republican Michael Lee who held this seat before Peterson is seeking the seat again.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael Lee | 63,255 | 50.51% | |
Democratic | Harper Peterson (incumbent) | 61,987 | 49.49% | |
Total votes | 125,242 | 100% | ||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
District 10
Incumbent Republican Brent Jackson has represented the 10th district since 2011.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brent Jackson (incumbent) | 56,740 | 65.09% | |
Democratic | Vernon R. Moore | 30,425 | 34.91% | |
Total votes | 87,165 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 11
Incumbent Republican Rick Horner has represented the 11th district since 2017.
Horner is not seeking re-election. Representative Lisa Stone Barnes is the Republican nominee and former state Senator Allen Wellons is the Democratic nominee.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lisa Stone Barnes | 61,287 | 54.98% | |
Democratic | Allen Wellons | 50,193 | 45.02% | |
Total votes | 111,479 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 12
Incumbent Republican Jim Burgin has represented the 12th district since 2019.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Burgin (incumbent) | 57,295 | 60.84% | |
Democratic | John Kirkman | 36,875 | 39.16% | |
Total votes | 94,170 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 13
Incumbent Republican Danny Earl Britt, Jr. has represented the 13th district since 2017.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Danny Earl Britt, Jr. (incumbent) | 45,264 | 63.56% | |
Democratic | Barbara Yates-Lockamy | 25,949 | 36.44% | |
Total votes | 71,213 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 14
Incumbent Democrat Minority Leader Dan Blue has represented the 14th district since 2009.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dan Blue (incumbent) | 78,811 | 72.68% | |
Republican | Alan David Michael | 24,678 | 22.76% | |
Libertarian | Justin Walczak | 4,949 | 4.56% | |
Total votes | 108,438 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 15
Incumbent Democrat Jay Chaudhuri has represented the 15th district and its predecessors since 2016.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jay Chaudhuri (incumbent) | 71,700 | 58.01% | |
Republican | Mario J. Lomuscio | 45,457 | 36.78% | |
Libertarian | Kat McDonald | 6,441 | 5.21% | |
Total votes | 123,598 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 16
Incumbent Democrat Wiley Nickel has represented the 16th district since 2019.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Wiley Nickel (incumbent) | 80,530 | 65.65% | |
Republican | Will Marsh | 42,144 | 34.35% | |
Total votes | 122,674 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 17
Incumbent Democrat Sam Searcy has represented the 17th district since 2019.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sam Searcy (incumbent) | 83,564 | 51.41% | |
Republican | Mark Cavaliero | 72,774 | 44.77% | |
Libertarian | Travis Groo | 6,204 | 3.82% | |
Total votes | 162,542 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 18
Incumbent Republican John Alexander has represented the 18th district and its predecessors since 2015.
Alexander is not seeking re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sarah Crawford | 67,912 | 52.08% | |
Republican | Larry E. Norman | 57,890 | 44.40% | |
Libertarian | Jason Loeback | 4,595 | 3.52% | |
Total votes | 130,397 | 100% | ||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
District 19
Incumbent Democrat Kirk deViere has represented the 19th district since 2019.
Former Senator Wesley Meredith is seeking a rematch with DeViere.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kirk deViere (incumbent) | 46,740 | 51.53% | |
Republican | Wesley Meredith | 43,966 | 48.47% | |
Total votes | 90,706 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 20
Incumbent Democrat Natalie Murdock has represented the 20th district since 2020.
Murdock is seeking her first full term.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Natalie Murdock (incumbent) | 102,732 | 83.61% | |
Republican | John Tarantino | 20,143 | 16.39% | |
Total votes | 122,875 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 21
Incumbent Democrat Ben Clark has represented the 21st district since 2013.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ben Clark (incumbent) | 50,105 | 68.02% | |
Republican | Sev Palacios | 23,557 | 31.98% | |
Total votes | 73,662 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 22
Incumbent Democrat Mike Woodard has represented the 22nd district since 2013.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mike Woodard (incumbent) | 60,402 | 58.43% | |
Republican | Rick Padgett | 39,792 | 38.50% | |
Libertarian | Ray Ubinger | 3,175 | 3.07% | |
Total votes | 103,369 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 23
Incumbent Democrat Valerie Foushee has represented the 23rd district since 2013.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Valerie Foushee (incumbent) | 88,429 | 68.31% | |
Republican | Tom Glendinning | 41,016 | 31.69% | |
Total votes | 129,445 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 24
Incumbent Republican Rick Gunn has represented the 24th district since 2011.
Gunn is not seeking re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Amy S. Galey | 61,287 | 52.43% | |
Democratic | J.D. Wooten | 55,609 | 47.57% | |
Total votes | 116,896 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 25
Incumbent Republican Tom McInnis has represented the 25th district since 2015.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom McInnis (incumbent) | 60,152 | 59.15% | |
Democratic | Helen Probst Mills | 41,546 | 40.85% | |
Total votes | 101,698 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 26
incumbent Republican David Craven has represented the 26th district since his appointment in 2020. Craven is seeking his first full term.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | David (Dave) Craven (incumbent) | 63,077 | 70.33% | |
Democratic | Jane Ledwell Gant | 26,609 | 29.67% | |
Total votes | 89,686 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 27
Incumbent Democrat Michael Garrett has represented the 27th district since 2019.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Michael Garrett (incumbent) | 67,287 | 54.32% | |
Republican | Sebastian King | 56,575 | 45.68% | |
Total votes | 123,862 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 28
Incumbent Democrat Gladys Robinson has represented the 28th district since 2011.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gladys Robinson (incumbent) | 75,640 | 76.34% | |
Republican | D.R. King | 23,440 | 23.66% | |
Total votes | 99,080 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 29
Incumbent Republican Eddie Gallimore has represented the 29th district since 2019.
Gallimore lost re-nomination to representative Steve Jarvis.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve Jarvis | 74,210 | 74.49% | |
Democratic | Duskin Lassiter | 25,409 | 25.51% | |
Total votes | 99,619 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 30
Incumbent Republican President Pro Tempore Phil Berger has represented the 30th district and its predecessors since 2001.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Phil Berger (incumbent) | 68,708 | 68.58% | |
Democratic | Wally White | 31,481 | 31.42% | |
Total votes | 100,189 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 31
Incumbent Republican Joyce Krawiec has represented the 31st district since 2014.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joyce Krawiec (incumbent) | 56,479 | 53.08% | |
Democratic | Terri Elizabeth LeGrand | 49,929 | 46.92% | |
Total votes | 106,408 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 32
Incumbent Democrat Paul Lowe, Jr. has represented the 32nd district since 2015.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Paul Lowe, Jr. (incumbent) | 67,293 | 59.40% | |
Republican | Ven Challa | 45,995 | 40.60% | |
Total votes | 113,288 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 33
Incumbent Republican Carl Ford has represented the 33rd district since 2019.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Carl Ford (incumbent) | 73,453 | 70.54% | |
Democratic | Tarsha Ellis | 30,679 | 29.46% | |
Total votes | 104,132 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 34
Incumbent Republican Vickie Sawyer has represented the 34th district since 2019.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Vickie Sawyer (incumbent) | 83,707 | 71.01% | |
Democratic | Barry Templeton | 34,172 | 28.99% | |
Total votes | 117,879 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 35
Incumbent Republican Todd Johnson has represented the 35th district since 2019.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Todd Johnson (incumbent) | 75,055 | 63.45% | |
Democratic | Jose Santiago | 43,244 | 36.55% | |
Total votes | 118,299 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 36
Incumbent Republican Paul R. Newton has represented the 36th district since 2017.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Paul R. Newton (incumbent) | 69,932 | 57.71% | |
Democratic | Marcus J. Singleton | 51,249 | 42.29% | |
Total votes | 121,181 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 37
Incumbent Democrat Jeff Jackson has represented the 37th district since 2014.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jeff Jackson (incumbent) | 64,562 | 54.99% | |
Republican | Sonja P. Nichols | 48,507 | 41.32% | |
Libertarian | Jeff Scott | 4,336 | 3.69% | |
Total votes | 117,405 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 38
Incumbent Democrat Mujtaba A. Mohammed has represented the 38th district since 2019.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mujtaba A. Mohammed (incumbent) | 82,871 | 78.14% | |
Republican | Jack W. Brosch | 23,187 | 21.86% | |
Total votes | 106,058 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 39
Incumbent Republican Rob Bryan has represented the 39th district snce his appointment on October 2, 2019.
Bryan is not seeking re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | DeAndrea Salvador | 68,752 | 62.18% | |
Republican | Joshua Niday | 41,823 | 37.82% | |
Total votes | 110,575 | 100% | ||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
District 40
Incumbent Democrat Joyce Waddell has represented the 40th district since 2015.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joyce Waddell (incumbent) | 64,278 | 72.07% | |
Republican | Bobbie Shields | 24,906 | 27.93% | |
Total votes | 89,184 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 41
Incumbent Democrat Natasha Marcus has represented the 41st district since 2019.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Natasha Marcus (incumbent) | 82,741 | 71.93% | |
Constitution | Christopher Cole | 32,295 | 28.07% | |
Total votes | 115,036 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 42
Incumbent Republican Andy Wells has represented the 42nd district since 2015. Wells ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor in the 2020 election, losing the Republican primary to Mark Robinson. Wells resigned before the end of his term and Republican nominee H. Dean Proctor was appointed to the seat on August 18, 2020. Proctor has an incumbency advantage going into the election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | H. Dean Proctor (incumbent) | 72,228 | 71.27% | |
Democratic | Tina R. Miles | 29,111 | 28.73% | |
Total votes | 101,339 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 43
Incumbent Republican Kathy Harrington has represented the 43rd district since 2011.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kathy Harrington (incumbent) | 69,409 | 65.43% | |
Democratic | William Young | 36,670 | 34.57% | |
Total votes | 106,079 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 44
Incumbent Republican Ted Alexander has represented the 44th district since 2019.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ted Alexander (incumbent) | 73,513 | 70.78% | |
Democratic | David Lee Lattimore | 30,354 | 29.22% | |
Total votes | 103,867 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 45
Incumbent Republican Deanna Ballard has represented the 45th district since 2016.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Deanna Ballard (incumbent) | 71,897 | 68.45% | |
Democratic | Jeanne Supin | 33,139 | 31.55% | |
Total votes | 105,036 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 46
Incumbent Republican Warren Daniel has represented the 46th district and its predecessors since 2011.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Warren Daniel (incumbent) | 67,919 | 72.28% | |
Democratic | Edward Phifer | 26,045 | 27.72% | |
Total votes | 93,964 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 47
Incumbent Republican Ralph Hise has represented the 47th district since 2011.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ralph Hise (incumbent) | 68,440 | 68.44% | |
Democratic | David Brian Wheeler | 31,554 | 31.56% | |
Total votes | 99,997 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 48
Incumbent Republican Chuck Edwards has represented the 48th district since 2016.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Chuck Edwards (incumbent) | 68,197 | 58.90% | |
Democratic | Brian Caskey | 47,580 | 41.10% | |
Total votes | 115,777 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 49
Incumbent Democrat Terry Van Duyn has represented the 49th district since 2014.
Van Duyn ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor in the 2020 election, losing the Democratic primary to Yvonne Lewis Holley.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Julie Mayfield | 80,159 | 62.72% | |
Republican | Bob Penland | 47,647 | 37.28% | |
Total votes | 127,806 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 50
Incumbent Republican Jim Davis has represented the 50th district since 2011. Davis is not seeking re-election, as he ran unsuccessfully for the U.S House.
State representative Kevin Corbin is the Republican nominee.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kevin Corbin | 73,875 | 66.66% | |
Democratic | Victoria Fox | 36,954 | 33.34% | |
Total votes | 110,829 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
See also
References
- "North Carolina general election candidates"
- "North Carolina State Board of elections"
- Phillips, Amber (October 2, 2020). "The state legislative battles to watch in 2020". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
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External links
- "North Carolina NAACP v. North Carolina State Board of Elections", Freespeechforpeople.org. (Lawsuit about electronic voting system, "ExpressVote", a product of Election Systems & Software, LLC)
- North Carolina at Ballotpedia
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "North Carolina", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "North Carolina: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- Henderson County Public Library, 2020 Election Guide: North Carolina Elections, Hendersonville
- "League of Women Voters of North Carolina". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- National Institute on Money in Politics; Campaign Finance Institute, "North Carolina 2019 & 2020 Elections", Followthemoney.org
- "Election Guides: North Carolina", Spreadthevote.org. (Guidance to help voters get to the polls; addresses transport, childcare, work, information challenges)