2024_North_Carolina_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election
The 2024 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the lieutenant governor of North Carolina, concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various other state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson was eligible to seek re-election to a second term in office, but is instead running for governor.[1]
See also: 2024 United States gubernatorial elections and 2024 North Carolina Council of State elections
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Primary elections took place on March 5, 2024. Because no candidate received more than 30% of the vote in the Republican primary, a runoff was held on May 14.
Candidates
Nominee
- Hal Weatherman, businessman and former chief of staff to then-lieutenant governor Dan Forest[2]
Eliminated in runoff
- Jim O'Neill, Forsyth County District Attorney and nominee for attorney general in 2020[3]
Eliminated in primary
- Deanna Ballard, former state senator from the 45th district[4]
- Peter Boykin, political commentator and founder of Gays for Trump[5]
- Rivera Douthit, evangelist[6]
- Jeffrey Elmore, state representative from the 94th district[7]
- Allen Mashburn, pastor[2]
- Marlenis Hernandez Novoa, paramedic and firefighter[6]
- Sam Page, Rockingham County sheriff[8]
- Ernest T. Reeves, businessman and perennial candidate[9]
- Seth Woodall, attorney[10]
Withdrawn
- Jim Kee, former Greensboro city councilor[11] (ran for state auditor)[12]
Declined
- Mark Robinson, incumbent lieutenant governor (endorsed Weatherman, running for governor)[13][1]
Endorsements
Jeffrey Elmore
- Newspapers
Allen Mashburn
- Organizations
Hal Weatherman
Polling
More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Deanna Ballard |
Jeffrey Elmore |
Jim O'Neill |
Sam Page |
Hal Weatherman |
Seth Wooddall |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University | February 16–23, 2024 | 386 (LV) | ± 6.0% | 10% | 11% | 27% | 13% | 7% | 11% | 21%[lower-alpha 2] | – |
| Capen Analytics | February 21, 2024 | 12,580 (LV) | ± 5.0% | 15% | 8% | 16% | 8% | 21% | 18% | 15%[lower-alpha 3] | 3% |
| Cygnal (R)[upper-alpha 1] | October 8–9, 2023 | 600 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 3% | 1% | – | 4% | 4% | 2% | 2%[lower-alpha 4] | 84% |
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Results
Weatherman
- 40–50%
- 30–40%
- 20–30%
- 10–20%
O'Neill
- 40–50%
- 30–40%
- 20–30%
- 10–20%
Ballard
- 50–60%
- 40–50%
- 30–40%
- 20–30%
- 10–20%
Woodall
- 50–60%
- 40–50%
- 30–40%
- 20–30%
Mashburn
- 20–30%
Elmore
- 50–60%
- 30–40%
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Hal Weatherman | 181,222 | 19.61 | |
| Republican | Jim O'Neill | 146,472 | 15.85 | |
| Republican | Deanna Ballard | 138,240 | 14.96 | |
| Republican | Seth Woodall | 102,070 | 11.04 | |
| Republican | Sam Page | 94,408 | 10.21 | |
| Republican | Allen Mashburn | 83,202 | 9.00 | |
| Republican | Jeffrey Elmore | 79,537 | 8.61 | |
| Republican | Peter Boykin | 31,968 | 3.46 | |
| Republican | Rivera Douthit | 23,268 | 2.52 | |
| Republican | Ernest T. Reeves | 22,609 | 2.45 | |
| Republican | Marlenis Hernandez Novoa | 21,273 | 2.30 | |
| Total votes | 924,269 | 100.00 | ||
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Runoff results
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Hal Weatherman | 96,465 | 74.44% | |
| Republican | Jim O'Neill | 33,114 | 25.56% | |
| Total votes | 129,572 | 100% | ||
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Candidates
Nominee
- Rachel Hunt, state senator from the 42nd district and daughter of former governor Jim Hunt[19]
Eliminated in primary
- Ben Clark, former state senator from the 21st district and nominee for North Carolina's 9th congressional district in 2022[12]
- Mark H. Robinson, cotton candy business owner (no relation to incumbent lieutenant governor Mark Robinson)[20]
Withdrawn
- Delmonte Crawford, civil rights activist[21] (running for mayor of Raleigh)[22]
- Chris Rey, former mayor of Spring Lake and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016[12]
- Raymond Smith Jr., former state representative from the 21st district[21] (ran for mayor of Goldsboro)[23]
Endorsements
Rachel Hunt
Polling
More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Ben Clark |
Rachel Hunt |
Mark H. Robinson |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University | February 16–23, 2024 | 321 (LV) | ± 6.0% | 14% | 61% | 24% | – |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | December 15–16, 2023 | 556 (LV) | ± 4.2% | 5% | 23% | 6% | 66% |
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Results
Hunt
- 80–90%
- 70–80%
- 60–70%
- 50–60%
- 40–50%
Clark
- 60–70%
- 50–60%
- 40–50%
- 30–40%
Robinson
- 50–60%
- 40–50%
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Rachel Hunt | 474,426 | 70.36 | |
| Democratic | Ben Clark | 111,063 | 16.47 | |
| Democratic | Mark H. Robinson | 88,777 | 13.17 | |
| Total votes | 674,266 | 100.00 | ||
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Candidates
Presumptive nominee
- Dee Watson, oncology researcher[9]
Results
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Hal Weatherman | |||
| Democratic | Rachel Hunt | |||
| Libertarian | Dee Watson | |||
| Total votes | ||||
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- Partisan clients
- This poll was sponsored by the John Locke Foundation
- Mikkelson, Emily (April 22, 2023). "Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson announces run for governor at rainy Ace Speedway rally". FOX 8. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- Doyle, Steve (March 2, 2023). "State Sen. Rachel Hunt, daughter of former North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt, announces run for lieutenant governor but not party". Wavy. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- Craver, Richard (December 15, 2023). "Forsyth district attorney O'Neill enters crowded field for GOP lieutenant governor nomination". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- "Adding to the candidate list, ex-North Carolina Sen. Ballard is running for lieutenant governor". Spectrum News 1. July 24, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
- Skinner, Victor (May 3, 2023). "She's on a path with the familiar family name". The Center Square. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- Doyle, Steve (August 25, 2023). "Another Republican enters the race for lieutenant governor in North Carolina". Fox 8. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- Mikkelson, Emily (May 9, 2023). "Wilkes County representative Elmore announces run for lieutenant governor". FOX 8. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- Stamps, Brayden (May 27, 2023). "Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page officially announces run for North Carolina lieutenant governor". FOX 8. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- "2024 primary candidate list by contest federal and state" (PDF). North Carolina State Board of Elections. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- Opeka, Theresa (August 23, 2023). "Eden attorney latest to run on GOP ticket in 2024 NC lieutenant governor race". The Carolina Journal. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- Hammer, John (February 15, 2023). "Jim Kee Announces Run For NC Lieutenant Governor In 2024". The Rhino Times of Greensboro. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- Woolverton, Paul (May 24, 2023). "Former state Sen. Ben Clark running for NC lieutenant governor; Chris Rey drops out". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- Specht, Paul (May 14, 2024). "O'Neill and Weatherman square off for GOP lieutenant governor nomination". WRAL.com. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- "Endorsements: Our choices in the crowded GOP and Dem primaries for NC Lt. Governor". The Charlotte Observer. February 18, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- Olson, Troy (November 21, 2023). "Endorsement: Allen Mashburn for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina". New York Young Republican Club. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- Hammer, John (February 27, 2024). "Rhino Endorsements In Republican Primary". The Rhino Times of Greensboro. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- "03/05/2024 UNOFFICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- "NC SBE Contest Results". NCSBE. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- "N. Carolina Sen. Rachel Hunt to run for lieutenant governor". AP News. March 1, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- Fain, Travis (December 15, 2023). "Mark Robinson is running for governor. A different Mark Robinson wants his job". WRAL-TV. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- Johnson, Anna (September 7, 2023). "Raleigh clears way for heliport near North Hills over noise, gentrification concerns". The News & Observer. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
Delmonte Crawford, who is running for Raleigh mayor in the 2024 election, also spoke against the change and said it contributes to gentrification when the area 'is already trying to rebuild from the pandemic.'
- Alexander, Dave (March 9, 2023). "Smith to Run for Mayor". Goldsboro Daily News. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- "EMILYs List Endorses Rachel Hunt for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina". EMILYs List. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- Official campaign websites