NC 2020 election results

Veronica Wernicke, News Editor|November 7, 2020

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The North Carolina State Capitol building, where these bills discussed by Judge JH Corpening were deliberated over by NC officials.

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. Check back for updates.

This article was updated on Nov. 20 to reflect the updated numbers and wins.

As of Nov. 6 at 1:40 pm, the North Carolina State Board of Election unofficial 2020 general election results have reported 100% of the state’s precincts, however, only 74.56% (5,487,734 out of 7,359,798) of the ballots casts have been counted.

According to reports from WECT, local boards of elections are set to meet between Nov. 10 and 13 to approve the remaining provisional and absentee ballots. Official election results are expected to be reported following those meetings.

North Carolina was seen as a battleground state this election given the close makeup of republicans and democrats residing in the state and its most populous counties. Due to this several of the races have yet to be called due to the number of remaining ballots left to be counted and how close some of the races are, within one or less of a percentage point.

The local elections are the ones that will more directly affect Wilmington and the county. You can view the unofficial New Hanover County election results here.

FEDERAL OFFICES

US Senate

Thom Tillis	REP	2,665,604	48.69%
Cal Cunningham	DEM	2,569,968	46.94%
Shannon W. Bray	LIB	171,570	3.13%
Kevin E. Hayes	CST	67,817	1.24%

This is a tight race and one that most of the county has been watching. Tillis was seeking re-election for a second term and his win would help the republican party maintain their majority in the Senate. Meanwhile, Cunningham, a former state senator and Army reserve officer, ran for his first term who is Both campaigns came under the eye of the county when Tillis tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) after attending the supreme court nomination of Amy Coney Barret and when Cunningham was revealed to have had an affair.

On Nov. 10 Cunningham conceded to Tillis.

US House of Representatives District 7

David Rouzer	REP	272,446	60.25%
Christopher M. Ward	DEM	179,051	39.59%
Write-In (Miscellaneous)		426	0.09%
Theresa (Terri) Everett (Write-In)		294	0.07%

STATE OFFICES

NC Governor

Roy Cooper	DEM	2,834,797	51.52%
Dan Forest	REP	2,586,607	47.01%
Steven J. DiFiore	LIB	60,448	1.10%
Al Pisano	CST	20,933	0.38%

This was another key race for the state as Cooper was running for re-election against his current lieutenant governor and Republican Dan Forest who often criticized Cooper for his handling of COVID-19 in the state.

NC Lieutenant Governor

Mark Robinson	REP	2,800,657	51.63%
Yvonne Lewis Holley	DEM	2,623,463	48.37%

NC Attorney General

Josh Stein	DEM	2,713,404	50.13%
Jim O’Neill	REP	2,699,781	49.87%

NC Auditor

*This race has not been called.

Beth A. Wood	DEM	2,730,181	50.88%
Anthony Wayne (Tony) Street	REP	2,635,826	49.12%

NC Commissioner of Agriculture

Steve Troxler	REP	2,901,851	53.86%
Jenna Wadsworth	DEM	2,485,727	46.14%

NC Commissioner of Insurance

Mike Causey	REP	2,775,490	51.76%
Wayne Goodwin	DEM	2,586,469	48.24%

NC Commissioner of Labor

Josh Dobson	REP	2,726,623	50.83%
Jessica Holmes	DEM	2,637,530	49.17%

NC Secretary of State

Elaine Marshall	DEM	2,755,577	51.16%
E.C. Sykes	REP	2,630,561	48.84%

NC Superintendent of Public Instruction

Catherine Truitt	REP	2,753,222	51.38%
Jen Mangrum	DEM	2,605,174	48.62%

NC Treasurer

Dale R. Folwell	REP	2,812,801	52.58%
Ronnie Chatterji	DEM	2,537,023	47.42%

NC Supreme Court Chief Justice Seat 1

*This race has not been called and is currently in a recount.

Paul Newby (R) with 50.03% or 2,671,422 votes

Cheri Beasley (D) with 49.97% or 2,667,947 votes

NC Supreme Court Associate Justice Seat 2

Phil Berger, Jr.	REP	2,723,706	50.67%
Lucy Inman	DEM	2,652,192	49.33%

NC Supreme Court Associate Justice Seat 4

Tamara Barringer	REP	2,746,364	51.21%
Mark Davis	DEM	2,616,270	48.79%

NC Court of Appeals Judge Seat 4

April C. Wood	REP	2,767,471	51.78%
Tricia Shields	DEM	2,577,018	48.22%

NC Court of Appeals Judge Seat 5

Fred Gore	REP	2,735,955	51.27%
Lora Christine Cubbage	DEM	2,600,636	48.73%

NC Court of Appeals Judge Seat 6

Chris Dillon	REP	2,769,023	51.95%
Gray Styers	DEM	2,561,094	48.05%

NC Court of Appeals Judge Seat 7

Jeff Carpenter	REP	2,747,112	51.59%
Reuben F. Young	DEM	2,578,039	48.41%

NC Court of Appeals Judge Seat 13

Jefferson G. Griffin	REP	2,720,504	51.16%
Chris Brook	DEM	2,597,577	48.84%

NC State Senate District 9

Michael Lee	REP	63,259	50.51%
Harper Peterson	DEM	61,991	49.49%

This was another tight race in the state as Lee served in the state senate before Peterson won his seat in 2018. In its current standings, a recount would not be allowed since the margin is greater than 1%, a recount affirmed Peterson’s win in 2018.

Peterson conceded to Lee the week of Nov. 15.

NC House of Representatives District 20