A general election was held in the

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on November 3, 2020. To

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, registered North Carolina voters had to request a ballot by October 27, 2020. As of early October, some 1,268,014 voters requested mail ballots.

Federal offices

President of the United States

North Carolina has 15 electoral votes in the Electoral College. Nominees for the presidential election included

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( R), Joe Biden ( D), and

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( L), with incumbent president Trump winning the state's electors.

United States Senate

Thom Tillis Thomas Roland Tillis (born August 30, 1960) is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from North Carolina since 2015. A Republican, he was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2006, and began servi ...

( R, incumbent),

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( D), Kevin E. Hayes ( C), and Shannon Bray ( L) ran for office in the general election of North Carolina, with incumbent Tillis winning a second term.

United States House of Representatives

North Carolina voted for 13 U.S. Representatives, one from each of the state's 13 congressional districts.

State offices

Executive offices

North Carolina is one of 11 states that held elections for governor in the 2020 general election. Roy Cooper (D, incumbent) ran against

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(R), Al Pisano (C), Steven DiFiore II (L), and won a second term. Other executive offices up for election in the general election included Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Auditor, Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissioner of Labor, and Commissioner of Insurance.

Judicial elections

Legislature

The outcome of this election affected partisan balance during post-

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State Senate

All 50 seats within the North Carolina Senate were up for election in the general election, with the Democrats making a net gain of 1.

State House of Representatives

All 120 seats within the state's House of Representatives were up for election in the general election, with the Republicans making a 4-seat net gain but still falling short of a "veto-proof" 3/5

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North Carolina ballot measures

There were no statewide ballot measures on the ballot in the general election; however, there were local measures for voters in Guilford County, Mecklenburg County, and Wake County.

References

External links

* * . (Lawsuit about electronic voting system, "ExpressVote", a product of Election Systems & Software, LLC) * * * * * (State affiliate of the U.S.

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) * * . (Guidance to help voters get to the polls; addresses transport, childcare, work, information challenges)

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