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The 2024 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the governor of North Carolina. Democratic state attorney general Josh Stein won his first term in office, defeating Republican lieutenant governor Mark Robinson. He will succeed Democratic incumbent Roy Cooper, who was term-limited.
Primary elections took place on March 5, 2024.[1] Stein won the Democratic nomination with 70% of the vote over former state Supreme Court justice Michael R. Morgan and Robinson won the Republican nomination with 65% of the vote over state treasurer Dale Folwell.
The race was initially competitive, with Stein holding a narrow lead in part due to Robinson's history of controversial statements. After Robinson was linked to extremist comments on a pornographic website less than two months before the election, Stein gained a significant polling advantage that held for the remainder of the race. Stein went on to win the election by over 14%, the highest for a gubernatorial candidate in North Carolina since Jim Hunt in 1980. He will also be the first Jewish governor of North Carolina.[2]
- ^ "2024 State Primary Election Dates". ncsl.org. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Josh Stein defeats Mark Robinson to become North Carolina's first Jewish governor". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved November 5, 2024.