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==Superintendent of Public Instruction==

==Superintendent of Public Instruction==

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2020 North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction election

| country = North Carolina

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2016 North Carolina Council of State election#Superintendent of Public Instruction

| previous_year = 2016

| next_election = 2024 North Carolina Council of State elections#Superintendent of Public Instruction

| next_year = 2024

| turnout =

| election_date = {{Start date|2020|11|3}}

| image1 = Catherine Truitt 2016.jpg

| nominee1 = ”'[[Catherine Truitt]]”’

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = ”’2,753,220”’

| percentage1 = ”’51.38%”’

| image2 = Jen Mangrum (cropped).jpg

| nominee2 = Jen Mangrum

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 2,605,169

| percentage2 = 48.62%

| map_image = 2020 North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction election results by county map.svg

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| map_caption = {{Ubl

| County results

| ”’Truitt:”’ {{legend0|#E27F7F|50-60%}} {{legend0|#D75D5D|60-70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70-80%}} {{legend0|#C21B18|80-90%}}

| ”’Mangrum:”’ {{legend0|#7996E2|50-60%}} {{legend0|#6674DE|60-70%}} {{legend0|#584CDE|70-80%}}

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| title = Superintendent of Public Instruction

| before_election = [[Mark Johnson (North Carolina politician)|Mark Johnson]]

| before_party = Republican Party (United States)

| after_election = [[Catherine Truitt]]

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{main|2020 North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction election}}

{{main|2020 North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction election}}

[[Mark Johnson (North Carolina politician)|Mark Johnson]] was elected to the position of State Superintendent in 2016, defeating incumbent June Atkinson by a narrow margin. Johnson opted not to run for a second term as Superintendent, instead declaring his candidacy for lieutenant governor.<ref name=”Johnson”>[https://www.wral.com/state-school-superintendent-wants-lieutenant-governor-job/18761049/ WRAL: State school superintendent wants lieutenant governor job]</ref> Johnson’s candidacy was unsuccessful, placing third in the Republican primary.

[[Mark Johnson (North Carolina politician)|Mark Johnson]] was elected to the position of State Superintendent in 2016, defeating incumbent June Atkinson by a narrow margin. Johnson opted not to run for a second term as Superintendent, instead declaring his candidacy for lieutenant governor.<ref name=”Johnson”>[https://www.wral.com/state-school-superintendent-wants-lieutenant-governor-job/18761049/ WRAL: State school superintendent wants lieutenant governor job]</ref> Johnson’s candidacy was unsuccessful, placing third in the Republican primary.

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On Election Day, Truitt defeated Magnum by 2.76 percentage points. She won a slightly higher percentage of the vote than Mark Johnson did in 2016.

On Election Day, Truitt defeated Magnum by 2.76 percentage points. She won a slightly higher percentage of the vote than Mark Johnson did in 2016.

===Democratic primary===

====Candidates====

=====Declared=====

*James Barrett, [[Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools|Chapel Hill-Carrboro City school]] board member<ref name=nando/>

*Constance Lav Johnson, educator and activist<ref name=nando />

*Michael Maher, assistant dean of professional education at [[North Carolina State University]]<ref name=nando />

*Jen Mangrum, associate professor at [[University of North Carolina at Greensboro|UNC Greensboro]] and candidate for [[North Carolina Senate]] in 2018<ref name=nando/>

*Keith Sutton, [[Wake County Public School System|Wake County School]] board member<ref name=nando/>

=====Withdrawn=====

*Amy Jablonski, educational consultant and former teacher<ref name=”nando”>{{cite web |last1=Bonner |first1=Lynn |last2=Thompson |first2=Elizabeth |title=Who’s running in North Carolina’s 2020 statewide races? |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article226979624.html |website=The News & Observer |date=March 10, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bell |first1=Liz |title=State superintendent candidates talk about early learning, race in North Carolina schools |url=https://www.ednc.org/state-superintendent-candidates-talk-early-learning-race-in-north-carolinas-schools/|website=EDNC |access-date=November 28, 2019 |date=November 25, 2019}}</ref>

====Results====

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary results<ref name=”NCResults”/>

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jen Mangrum

| party = North Carolina Democratic Party

| votes = 378,396

| percentage = 33.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Keith Sutton

| party = North Carolina Democratic Party

| votes = 303,592

| percentage = 26.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Constance Lav Johnson

| party = North Carolina Democratic Party

| votes = 240,710

| percentage = 21.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = James Barrett

| party = North Carolina Democratic Party

| votes = 122,855

| percentage = 10.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Michael Maher

| party = North Carolina Democratic Party

| votes = 95,239

| percentage = 8.3

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 1,140,072

| percentage= 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

===Republican primary===

====Candidates====

====Declared====

*[[D. Craig Horn]], state representative<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hinchcliffe |first1=Kelly |title=Republican lawmaker considering running for state superintendent in 2020 |url=https://www.wral.com/republican-lawmaker-considering-running-for-state-superintendent-in-2020/18705528/ |website=WRAL |access-date=October 20, 2019 |date=October 18, 2019}}</ref><ref name=ncsbe-list />

*[[Catherine Truitt]], chancellor of [[Western Governors University#WGU North Carolina|Western Governors University in North Carolina]] and former senior education advisor to [[Pat McCrory]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Former Johnston County School Teacher Announces Candidacy For NC Superintendent Of Public Instruction |url=https://jocoreport.com/former-johnston-county-school-teacher-announces-candidacy-for-nc-superintendent-of-public-instruction/ |website=The Johnston County Report |access-date=December 13, 2019 |date=November 26, 2019}}</ref>

=====Declined=====

*[[Mark Johnson (North Carolina politician)|Mark Johnson]], incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction<ref name=”Johnson”/>

====Results====

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Republican primary results<ref name=”NCResults”/>

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Catherine Truitt

| party = North Carolina Republican Party

| votes = 391,915

| percentage = 56.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = [[D. Craig Horn]]

| party = North Carolina Republican Party

| votes = 299,578

| percentage = 43.3

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 691,493

| percentage= 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

===General election===

====Polling====

{| class=”wikitable” style=”font-size:90%;text-align:center;”

|- valign= bottom

! Poll source

! Date(s)<br />administered

! Sample<br />size

! Margin of<br />error

! style=”width:100px;”| Catherine<br />Truitt (R)

! style=”width:100px;”| Jen<br />Mangrum (D)

! Undecided

|-

|style=”text-align:left;”|[[Harper Polling]]/[[Civitas]] (R)<ref name=”Harper Polling/Civitas R”/>

| October 22–25, 2020

| 504 (LV)

| ±&nbsp;4.4%

| 42%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|”’45%”’

| 13%

|-

| style=”text-align:left;”|[[Harper Polling]]/[[Civitas]] (R)<ref name=”nccivitas.org”/>

| September 17–20, 2020

| 612 (LV)

|±&nbsp;3.96%

|”’38%”’

|”’38%”’

|22%

|-

|style=”text-align:left;”|[[Harper Polling]]/[[Civitas]] (R)<ref name=”1ttd918ylvt17775r1u6ng1adc-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com”>[https://1ttd918ylvt17775r1u6ng1adc-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20.08-Civitas-NC-Statewide-Toplines-2.pdf Harper Polling/Civitas (R)]</ref>

| August 6–10, 2020

| 600 (LV)

| ±&nbsp;4.0%

| ”’35%”’

| ”’35%”’

| 31%

|}

====Results====

{{Election box begin

| title = North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2020<ref name=”NCgenr”/>}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| candidate = Catherine Truitt

| party = North Carolina Republican Party

| votes = 2,753,220

| percentage = 51.38%

| change = +0.78%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| candidate = Jen Mangrum

| party = North Carolina Democratic Party

| votes = 2,605,169

| percentage = 48.62%

| change = -0.78%

}}

{{Election box total

| votes = 5,358,389

| percentage= 100.0%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = North Carolina Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

==Commissioner of Agriculture==

==Commissioner of Agriculture==

2020 North Carolina Council of State election

Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 6 4 Seats won 6 4 Seat change Percentage 50.68% 49.17% Swing 0.52 0.97

The North Carolina Council of State elections of 2020 were held on November 3, 2020, to select the ten officers of the North Carolina Council of State. These elections coincided with the presidential election, elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the Senate and elections to the North Carolina General Assembly and top state courts. Primary elections were held on March 3, 2020, for offices for which more than one candidate filed per party.

The ten members of the North Carolina Council of State are statewide-elected officers serving four-year terms.^[1]

The result of the 2020 elections was a Council of State consisting of four Democrats and six Republicans, just as it had been before the elections.^[2] Three seats (Lieutenant Governor, Superintendent of Public Instruction and Commissioner of Labor) were open, but in each case, a Republican succeeded a fellow Republican.

Governor

Incumbent governor Roy Cooper, a Democrat, ran for a second term. The Republican Party nominated Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest. The Libertarian Party nominated Steven J. DiFore, and the Constitution Party nominated Al Pisano. Cooper won re-election to a second term with 51.5% of the vote. Cooper received the most votes of any Democrat on the ballot in North Carolina in 2020.

Lieutenant governor

Incumbent lieutenant governor Dan Forest, a Republican, was ineligible to run for a third term due to term limits set by the North Carolina Constitution. Forest ran for the governorship.

The Republican Party nominated Mark Robinson, a businessman and first-time political candidate. The Democratic party nominated State Representative Yvonne Lewis Holley. Robinson defeated Holley, winning 51.6% of the vote to Holley’s 48.4%. Robinson thus became North Carolina’s first African-American lieutenant governor.

Attorney general

Incumbent attorney general Josh Stein, a Democrat, ran for a second term. He faced Republican nominee Jim O’Neill in the general election. Stein defeated O’Neill by just over 13,000 votes out of over 5.4 million cast.

Secretary of state

2020 North Carolina Secretary of State election

County results Congressional district results Precinct results Marshall:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80–90%      >90% Sykes:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90%

Elaine Marshall, a Democrat, was first elected to the position of secretary of state in 1996 and had held the position since then. She was currently the longest-tenured member of the Council of State. She was unopposed in the primary. The Republican Party nominated businessman E.C. Sykes. Marshall won with 51.2% of the vote, a slightly smaller percentage of the vote than what she received in 2016. She was elected to her seventh term as secretary of state. No Republican had won election to this office since 1872, the longest streak for any state office in the country.^[3]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Chad Brown, Gaston County commissioner^[4]
• Michael LaPaglia, business consultant and nominee for North Carolina Secretary of State in 2016^[5]
• E.C. Sykes, businessman^[6]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Chad Brown	Michael LaPaglia	E.C. Sykes	Undecided
Harper Polling/Civitas Institute[7]	December 2–4, 2019	500 (LV)	± 4.38%	20%	4%	5%	71%

Results

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

State auditor

2020 North Carolina State Auditor election

County results Congressional district results Wood:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Street:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Incumbent Auditor Beth Wood, a Democrat, ran for a fourth term. She was narrowly re-elected in 2016, winning by just over six thousand votes. Wood was challenged in the Democratic primary by Luis Toledo, a former Assistant State Auditor. Toledo argued that change was needed in the Auditor’s office.^[12] Beth Wood won the primary by a large margin. Anthony Street, a small business owner and member of the Brunswick County Soil and Water Board, won the Republican primary.^[13] Wood won the general election with 50.9% of the vote.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Tim Hoegemeyer, general counsel for the Office of State Auditor and U.S. Marine Corps veteran^[15]
• Tony Wayne Street, Brunswick County Soil and Water Board member^[16][6]

Results

General election

Results

State treasurer

2020 North Carolina State Treasurer election

County results Congressional district results Folwell:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Chatterji:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Incumbent Treasurer Dale Folwell, a Republican, ran for a second term.

Duke University professor Ronnie Chatterji won the nomination of the Democratic Party by receiving 36% of the vote in the primary. He defeated Charlotte City Council member Dimple Ajmera and Matt Leatherman, who served as policy director for former state treasurer Janet Cowell.

Folwell defeated Chatterji in the general election. Folwell won 52.6% of the vote to Chatterji’s 47.4%.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Polling

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Dale Folwell (R)	Ronnie Chatterji (D)	Other	Undecided
East Carolina University[22]	October 27–28, 2020	1,103 (LV)	± 3.4%	48%	44%	3%[b]	5%
Meeting Street Insights (R)[23]	October 24–27, 2020	600 (LV)	± 4%	44%	45%	–	8%
Harper Polling/Civitas (R)[24]	October 22–25, 2020	504 (LV)	± 4.4%	43%	44%	–	13%
East Carolina University[25]	October 15–18, 2020	1,155 (LV)	± 3.4%	47%	43%	3%[c]	7%
East Carolina University[26]	October 2–4, 2020	1,232 (LV)	± 3.2%	44%	44%	1%[d]	11%
Harper Polling/Civitas (R)[27]	September 17–20, 2020	612 (LV)	± 3.96%	39%	39%	–	22%
East Carolina University[28]	August 29–30, 2020	1,101 (LV)	± 3.4%	41%	40%	5%[e]	14%

Results

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Mark Johnson was elected to the position of State Superintendent in 2016, defeating incumbent June Atkinson by a narrow margin. Johnson opted not to run for a second term as Superintendent, instead declaring his candidacy for lieutenant governor.^[29] Johnson’s candidacy was unsuccessful, placing third in the Republican primary.

Jen Mangrum, an associate professor at UNC Greensboro, received the most votes out of the five candidates in the Democratic primary. Catherine Truitt, chancellor of Western Governors University North Carolina and a former education advisor to Governor Pat McCrory, ran for the Republican nomination. She defeated State Representative D. Craig Horn in the primary. This was the only Council of State election in which both candidates were women.

On Election Day, Truitt defeated Magnum by 2.76 percentage points. She won a slightly higher percentage of the vote than Mark Johnson did in 2016.

Commissioner of Agriculture

2020 North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture election

County results Troxler:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90% Wadsworth:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Incumbent Commissioner Steve Troxler, a Republican, was first elected in 2004. He was unopposed in the primary.

Three Democrats ran to challenge Troxler: Walter Smith, who ran for the office in 2012 and 2016 (losing to Troxler both times), Jenna Wadsworth, a Wake County Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor, and Donovan Alexander Watson, a businessman from Durham. Wadsworth came in first place in the primary.

On election day, Troxler won a fifth term as Agriculture Commissioner. He won 53.9% of the statewide vote, a slightly smaller percentage than he received in 2016, when he won 55.6%. Despite this, Troxler still won the largest percentage of the vote of statewide candidate in North Carolina in 2020.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Walter Smith, 2012 and 2016 Democratic nominee^[6]
• Jenna Wadsworth, Wake County Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor^[30]
• Donovan Alexander Watson, businessman^[6]

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Steve Troxler, incumbent Agriculture Commissioner (unopposed in the primary)

General election

Polling

Results

Commissioner of Labor

2020 North Carolina Commissioner of Labor election

County results Dobson:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90% Holmes:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80–90%

Cherie Berry was first elected to the position of Commissioner of Labor in 2000 and took office as only the second Republican Labor Commissioner in the history of North Carolina. On April 2, 2019, Berry announced that she would not seek re-election, and would retire from politics. Josh Dobson, a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives since 2013, won the Republican primary over Chuck Stanley, a construction safety manager, and former State Rep. Pearl Burris-Floyd. Wake County commissioner Jessica Holmes was the only Democrat to run. Dobson won the general election with 50.8% of the vote.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Pearl Burris-Floyd, former state representative^[32]
• Josh Dobson, state representative^[33]
• Chuck Stanley, construction safety manager^[6]

Declined

Results

General election

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Josh Dobson (R)	Jessica Holmes (D)	Undecided
Meeting Street Insights (R)[23]	October 24–27, 2020	600 (LV)	± 4%	43%	47%	7%

Results

Commissioner of Insurance

2020 North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance election

County results Causey:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90% Goodwin:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Incumbent Commissioner Mike Causey, a Republican, ran for a second term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Mike Causey, incumbent State Insurance Commissioner
• Ronald Pierce, candidate for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance in 2016^[6]

Results

General election

Polling

Results

Aftermath

The Council of State was sworn in on January 9, 2021.^[36]

Notes

See also

References

External links

Official campaign websites for Secretary of State

Official campaign websites for Auditor

Official campaign websites for Treasurer

Official campaign websites for Superintendent

Official campaign websites for Ag Commissioner

Official campaign websites for Labor Commissioner

Official campaign websites for Insurance Commissioner