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. In a 2020 study, North Carolina was ranked as the 23rd easiest state for citizens to vote in.

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Presidential

* United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1824 * United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1828 * United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1832 * United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1836 * United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1840 * United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1844 *

United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1964 The 1964 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 3, 1964, and was part of the 1964 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the United States Electoral College, ...

United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1968 The 1968 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 5, 1968, and was part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for ...

United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1972 The 1972 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 7, 1972, as part of the 1972 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for presi ...

* United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1976 *

United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1980 The 1980 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 4, 1980, as part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for pres ...

United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1984 The 1984 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 6, 1984, and was part of the 1984 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the United States Electoral College, El ...

United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1988 The 1988 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 8, 1988, and was part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for p ...

United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1992 The 1992 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 3, 1992, and was part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose 14 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for pr ...

United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1996 The 1996 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on 5 November 1996 as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters in North Carolina chose 14 representatives, or electors to the United States Electoral ...

United States presidential election in North Carolina, 2000 The 2000 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 14 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for p ...

United States presidential election in North Carolina, 2004 The 2004 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 2, 2004, and was part of the 2004 United States presidential election. Voters chose 15 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for pr ...

United States presidential election in North Carolina, 2008 The 2008 United States presidential election in North Carolina was part of the national event on November 4, 2008, throughout all 50 states and D.C. In North Carolina, voters chose 15 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who ...

United States presidential election in North Carolina, 2012 The 2012 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 General Election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. North Carolina voters chose 15 electors to rep ...

* United States presidential election in North Carolina, 2016 *

2020 United States presidential election in North Carolina The 2020 United States presidential election in North Carolina was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. North Carolina vo ...

National legislative

House of Representatives elections

* United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 1996 *

United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 1998 The United States House of Representative elections of 1998 in North Carolina were held on 3 November 1998 as part of the United States House of Representatives elections, 1998, biennial election to the United States House of Representatives. All ...

* United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 2000 * United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 2002 *

United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 2004 The United States House of Representative elections of 2004 in North Carolina were held on November 3, 2004 as part of the biennial election to the United States House of Representatives. All thirteen seats in North Carolina, and 435 nationwid ...

* North Carolina's 1st congressional district special election, 2004 *

United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 2006 The United States House of Representative elections of 2006 in North Carolina were held on 7 November 2006 as part of the biennial election to the United States House of Representatives. All thirteen seats in North Carolina, and 435 nationwide, ...

United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 2008 The United States House of Representative elections of 2008 in North Carolina were held on 4 November 2008 as part of the biennial election to the United States House of Representatives. All thirteen seats in North Carolina, and 435 nationwide, ...

United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 2010 Elections were held on November 2, 2010 to determine North Carolina's 13 members of the United States House of Representatives. Representatives were elected for two-year-terms to serve in the 112th United States Congress from January 3, 2011 un ...

United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 2012 The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the 13 U.S. representatives from the state of North Carolina. The elections coincided with the U.S. presidential elect ...

United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 2014 The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 13 U.S. representatives from the state of North Carolina, one from each of the state's 13 congressional districts. T ...

* North Carolina's 12th congressional district special election, 2014 *

United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 2016 The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the 13 U.S. representatives from the state of North Carolina, one from each of the state's 13 congressional districts. The elect ...

United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 2018 The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on November 6, 2018, electing the thirteen United States House of Representatives, U.S. representatives from the North Carolina, State of North Carolina, one f ...

2019 North Carolina's 3rd congressional district special election A special election was held on September 10, 2019 to fill the vacancy in in the United States House of Representatives for the remainder of the 116th United States Congress. Walter B. Jones Jr., the incumbent representative, died on February 10 ...

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the 13 U.S. representatives from the state of North Carolina, one from each of the state's 13 congressional districts. The ele ...

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect the 14 U.S. Representatives from the state of North Carolina, one from each of the state's 14 congressional districts. The e ...

Senate elections

* United States Senate election in North Carolina, 1960 *

United States Senate election in North Carolina, 1968 The North Carolina United States Senate election of 1968 was held on 5 November 1968 as part of the nationwide elections to the Senate. The general election was fought between the Democratic incumbent Sam Ervin and the Republican nominee Rober ...

United States Senate election in North Carolina, 1972 The North Carolina United States Senate election of 1972 was held on 7 November 1972 as part of the United States Senate elections, 1972, nationwide elections to the Senate, and coinciding with the 1972 United States presidential election, 1972 p ...

* United States Senate election in North Carolina, 1974 *

United States Senate election in North Carolina, 1978 The North Carolina United States Senate election of 1978 was held on November 7, 1978 as part of the nationwide elections to the Senate. The general election was between the Republican incumbent Jesse Helms and the Democratic nominee John In ...

* United States Senate election in North Carolina, 1980 *

United States Senate election in North Carolina, 1984 The North Carolina United States Senate election of 1984 was held on November 6, 1984 as part of the nationwide elections to the Senate, and coinciding with the 1984 presidential election. The election was a showdown between the Republican inc ...

* United States Senate election in North Carolina, 1986 *

United States Senate election in North Carolina, 1990 The North Carolina United States Senate election of 1990 was held on November 6, 1990, as part of the nationwide elections to the Senate. The general election was fought between the Republican incumbent Jesse Helms and the Democratic nominee f ...

* United States Senate election in North Carolina, 1992 * United States Senate election in North Carolina, 1996 *

United States Senate election in North Carolina, 1998 The 1998 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Lauch Faircloth decided to seek re-election to a second term, but was unseated by Democrat John Edwards, a trial attorney. , thi ...

United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2002 The 2002 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jesse Helms decided to retire due to health issues. Republican Elizabeth Dole won the open seat. This was the 1st open seat ...

* United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2004 *

United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2008 The 2008 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. The Senate election coincided with the presidential, U.S. House elections, gubernatorial, Council of State, and statewide judicial elections. Inc ...

* United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2010 *

United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2014 The 2014 United States Senate election in North Carolina took place on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of North Carolina, concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate in ...

* United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2016 *

2020 United States Senate election in North Carolina The 2020 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of North Carolina, concurrently with the 2020 United States presidential election as w ...

2022 United States Senate election in North Carolina The 2022 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 8, 2022 to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of North Carolina. Primary elections were scheduled for March 8, 2022, but were delayed ...

State executive

Gubernatorial elections

* North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1980 * North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1984 * North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1988 *

North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1992 The 1992 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1992. Incumbent Governor James G. Martin was unable to run for a third consecutive term due to term limits, and his Lieutenant Governor, Jim Gardner, was chosen to replace h ...

North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1996 The 1996 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 5 November 1996. The general election was fought between the Democratic nominee, incumbent Governor Jim Hunt and the Republican nominee, state representative Robin Hayes. Hunt won by 5 ...

North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2000 The 2000 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2000. The general election was fought between the Republican nominee, former mayor of Charlotte Richard Vinroot and the Democratic nominee, state Attorney General Mike E ...

* North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2004 *

North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2008 The 2008 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2008, coinciding with the presidential, U.S. Senate, U.S. House elections, Council of State and statewide judicial elections. Democrat Bev Perdue won the election. With a ...

North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2012 The 2012 North Carolina gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2012, concurrently with the 2012 United States presidential election, U.S. House election, statewide judicial election, Council of State election and various local elec ...

* North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2016 * North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2020

Lieutenant Governor elections

* North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1996 * North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2000 * North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2004 * North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2008 *

North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2012 The 2012 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2012, concurrently with the other elections to the Council of State and the gubernatorial election. Primary elections were held May 8. The offices of Governor and ...

* North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2016 * North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020

Attorney General elections

* North Carolina Attorney General election, 2008 * North Carolina Attorney General election, 2012 * North Carolina Attorney General election, 2016 * North Carolina Attorney General election, 2020

Council of State elections

* North Carolina Council of State election, 1996 * North Carolina Council of State election, 2000 * North Carolina Council of State election, 2004 * North Carolina Council of State election, 2008 * North Carolina Council of State election, 2012 *

North Carolina Council of State election, 2016 The North Carolina Council of State elections of 2016 were held on November 8, 2016 to select the ten officers of the North Carolina Council of State. This elections coincided with the presidential election, elections to the House of Representa ...

State legislature

General Assembly elections

North Carolina General Assembly election, 2002 North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is ...

* North Carolina General Assembly election, 2004

State Senate elections

2002 North Carolina Senate election The 2002 North Carolina Senate election was held on November 5, 2002, as part of the 2002 North Carolina General Assembly election, state's biennial election to the North Carolina General Assembly, General Assembly. All fifty seats in the North ...

* 2008 North Carolina Senate election *

2014 North Carolina Senate election The 2014 North Carolina Senate elections selected members to serve in the North Carolina Senate for a two-year term commencing in January 2015. Going into the election, the Senate had 33 Republican and 17 Democratic members, which constituted a ...

* 2016 North Carolina Senate election *

2018 North Carolina Senate election The 2018 North Carolina Senate elections elected 50 members to serve in the North Carolina Senate for a two-year term starting in January 2019. The Democratic Party gained 6 seats in this election, ending the Republican supermajority that they ...

2020 North Carolina Senate election An election was held on November 3, 2020 to elect all 50 members to North Carolina's Senate. The election coincided with the elections for other offices, including the Presidency, U.S Senate, Governor, U.S. House of Representatives, and state ...

* 2022 North Carolina Senate election

State House elections

2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election The North Carolina House of Representatives election of 2002 were held on November 5, 2002, as part of the biennial election to the General Assembly. All 120 seats in the North Carolina House of Representatives were elected. It is not to be ...

2004 North Carolina House of Representatives election An election was held on November 2, 2004 to elect all 120 members to North Carolina's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including the Presidency, U.S Senate, Governorship, U.S. House of Represen ...

2006 North Carolina House of Representatives election An election was held on November 7, 2006 to elect all 120 members to North Carolina's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including the U.S. House of Representatives, and state senate. The primar ...

2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election An election was held on November 4, 2008 to elect all 120 members to North Carolina's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including the presidency, U.S Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Gover ...

2010 North Carolina House of Representatives election An election was held on November 2, 2010 to elect all 120 members to North Carolina's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including U.S. House of Representatives, and state senate. The primary ele ...

2012 North Carolina House of Representatives election An election was held on November 6, 2012 to elect all 120 members to North Carolina's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including Presidency, Governor, U.S. House of Representatives, and state se ...

2014 North Carolina House of Representatives election An election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect all 120 members to North Carolina's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and state senate. Th ...

2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election An election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect all 120 members to North Carolina's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including U.S. President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, sta ...

2018 North Carolina House of Representatives election An election was held on November 6, 2018 to elect all 120 members to North Carolina's House of Representatives. The election coincided with the elections for other offices, including U.S. House of Representatives and state senate. The primary el ...

2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election An election was held on November 3, 2020 to elect all 120 members to North Carolina's House of Representatives. The election coincided with the elections for other offices, including the Presidency, U.S Senate, Governor, U.S. House of Represent ...

2022 North Carolina House of Representatives election An election will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect all 120 members to North Carolina's House of Representatives. The election will coincide with the elections for other offices, including the U.S Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and st ...

State judiciary

* North Carolina judicial election, 1996 * North Carolina judicial election, 1998 * North Carolina judicial election, 2000 * North Carolina judicial election, 2002 * North Carolina judicial election, 2004 * North Carolina judicial election, 2006 * North Carolina judicial election, 2008 * North Carolina judicial election, 2010 * North Carolina judicial election, 2012 *

North Carolina judicial elections, 2014 Four justices of the seven-member North Carolina Supreme Court and four judges of the 15-member North Carolina Court of Appeals were elected by North Carolina voters on November 4, 2014, concurrently with other state elections. Terms for seats on ...

* North Carolina judicial elections, 2016 * North Carolina judicial elections, 2018 *

2020 North Carolina judicial elections Three justices of the seven-member North Carolina Supreme Court and five judges of the 15-member North Carolina Court of Appeals were elected by North Carolina voters on November 3, 2020, concurrently with other state elections. Terms for seats on ...

Local

Charlotte mayoral elections

* Charlotte mayoral election, 2001 * Charlotte mayoral election, 2003 * Charlotte mayoral election, 2005 * Charlotte mayoral election, 2007 * Charlotte mayoral election, 2009 *

Charlotte mayoral election, 2011 The biennial Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte List of mayors of Charlotte, North Carolina, mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2011. Democratic Party (United States), Democratic incumbent Anthony Foxx won re-election. Candida ...

Charlotte mayoral election, 2013 The biennial Charlotte mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2013. Primary elections were held on Tuesday, September 10, 2013. Unaffiliated voters were allowed to vote in either the Democratic or Republican primary. On July 2, 201 ...

* Charlotte mayoral election, 2015 * Charlotte mayoral election, 2017 * 2019 Charlotte mayoral election

Raleigh mayoral elections

* Raleigh mayoral election, 2001 * Raleigh mayoral election, 2003 * Raleigh mayoral election, 2005 * Raleigh mayoral election, 2007 * Raleigh mayoral election, 2009 *

Raleigh mayoral election, 2011 The Raleigh mayoral election of 2011 was held on October 11, 2011, to elect a Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina, Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina for a two-year term. Incumbent Mayor Charles Meeker announced in April 2011 that he would not run fo ...

Raleigh mayoral election, 2013 The biennial election for the Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina was held on October 8, 2013. The election was nonpartisan. Incumbent Mayor Nancy McFarlane ran for a second term. She received a majority of the vote on October 8, thus avoiding a run ...

Raleigh mayoral election, 2015 The biennial election for the Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina was held on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. The election was nonpartisan. Incumbent Mayor Nancy McFarlane won a third term in office. Candidates *Nancy McFarlane, Mayor since 2011, former Ci ...

Raleigh mayoral election, 2017 The biennial nonpartisan election for the Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina, was held on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. As no candidate won a majority of the vote in the first round, a runoff was held on November 7, 2017, as requested by the second-plac ...

2019 Raleigh mayoral election The 2019 mayoral election in the city of Raleigh, North Carolina, was held on Tuesday, October 8, 2019. Former City Council member Mary-Ann Baldwin placed first in the election, followed by attorney Charles Francis. Although Baldwin did not recei ...

Other

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