North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner election, 2024

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North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture
Election details
	Filing deadline: December 15, 2023
	Primary: March 5, 2024; Primary runoff: May 14, 2024; General: November 5, 2024; Pre-election incumbent(s):; Steve Troxler (R)
How to vote
	Poll times: 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Voting in North Carolina
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North Carolina is holding an election for agriculture commissioner on November 5, 2024. The primary was March 5, 2024, and a primary runoff was May 14, 2024. The filing deadline was December 15, 2023. The Democratic and Libertarian primaries were canceled after only one candidate filed to run in each primary.

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture

Incumbent Steve Troxler, Sarah Taber, and Sean Haugh are running in the general election for North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Steve Troxler (R)
		Sarah Taber (D)
		Sean Haugh (L)

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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Sarah Taber advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture

Incumbent Steve Troxler defeated Colby Hammonds in the Republican primary for North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture on March 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Steve Troxler	69.1	644,720
	Colby Hammonds	30.9	288,347

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 933,067
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Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Sean Haugh advanced from the Libertarian primary for North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture.

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Voting information

See also: Voting in North Carolina

Election information in North Carolina: Nov. 5, 2024, election.

What is the voter registration deadline?

In-person: Nov. 2, 2024
By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 11, 2024
Online: Oct. 11, 2024

Is absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What is the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

In-person: Oct. 29, 2024
By mail: Received by Oct. 29, 2024
Online: Oct. 29, 2024

What is the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
By mail: Received by Nov. 5, 2024

Is early voting available to all voters?

N/A

What are the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 17, 2024 to Nov. 2, 2024

Are all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, is a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When are polls open on Election Day?

6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Campaign finance

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The section and tables below contain data from financial reports submitted to state agencies. The data is gathered and made available by Transparency USA.

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Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2012.

2020

See also: North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner election, 2020

General election candidates

Steve Troxler (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
Jenna Wadsworth (Democratic Party)

Democratic primary candidates

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Republican primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

Steve Troxler (Incumbent) ✔

2016

See also: North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner election, 2016

The general election for agriculture commissioner was held on November 8, 2016.

Incumbent Steve Troxler defeated Walter Smith in the North Carolina agriculture commissioner election.

North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Steve Troxler Incumbent	55.62%	2,498,988
	Democratic	Walter Smith	44.38%	1,994,038
Total Votes				4,493,026
Source: ABC11

2012

See also: North Carolina down ballot state executive elections, 2012

Incumbent Steve Troxler (R) successfully won re-election, defeating Walter Smith (D) in the November 6, 2012 general election.

North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Walter Smith	46.8%	2,025,054
	Republican	Steve Troxler Incumbent	53.2%	2,303,586
Total Votes				4,328,640
Election results via NC State Board of Elections

Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

Presidential elections

Statewide elections
State partisanship

Demographics

See also: Presidential voting trends in North Carolina and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

As of January 2024, Cook PVI was not yet available for North Carolina's U.S. House districts in place for the 2024 elections. That data will be made available here once it is published.

2020 presidential results by 2024 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2024 district lines, North Carolina^[1]
District	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
North Carolina's 1st	50.4%	48.8%
North Carolina's 2nd	66.9%	31.5%
North Carolina's 3rd	40.7%	58.0%
North Carolina's 4th	72.4%	26.2%
North Carolina's 5th	41.8%	57.2%
North Carolina's 6th	41.2%	57.5%
North Carolina's 7th	43.9%	54.9%
North Carolina's 8th	40.6%	58.3%
North Carolina's 9th	42.4%	56.3%
North Carolina's 10th	41.4%	57.4%
North Carolina's 11th	43.8%	54.8%
North Carolina's 12th	74.4%	24.2%
North Carolina's 13th	40.7%	57.9%
North Carolina's 14th	41.4%	57.5%

2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

County-level voting pattern categories
Democratic
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Democratic	D	D	D
Trending Democratic	R	D	D
Battleground Democratic	D	R	D
New Democratic	R	R	D
Republican
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Republican	R	R	R
Trending Republican	D	R	R
Battleground Republican	R	D	R
New Republican	D	D	R

Following the 2020 presidential election, 47.1% of North Carolinians lived in one of the state's 22 Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 46.3% lived in one of 68 Solid Republican counties. Overall, North Carolina was Solid Republican, having voted for Mitt Romney (R) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Donald Trump (R) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in North Carolina following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

North Carolina county-level statistics, 2020
Solid Democratic	22	47.1%
Solid Republican	68	46.3%
Trending Republican	6	2.7%
New Democratic	1	2.2%
Battleground Democratic	1	0.9%
Trending Democratic	1	0.5%
New Republican	1	0.3%
Total voted Democratic	25	50.7%
Total voted Republican	75	49.3%

Historical voting trends

North Carolina presidential election results (1900-2020)

18 Democratic wins
13 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	R	R	R

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from North Carolina

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in North Carolina.

U.S. Senate election results in North Carolina
Race	Winner	Runner up
2022	50.5%	47.3%
2020	48.7%	46.9%
2016	51.1%	45.3%
2014	48.8%	47.3%
2010	55.0%	42.9%
Average	51.3	45.3

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of North Carolina

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in North Carolina.

Gubernatorial election results in North Carolina
Race	Winner	Runner up
2020	51.5%	47.0%
2016	49.0%	48.8%
2012	54.6%	43.2%
2008	50.3%	46.9%
2004	55.6%	42.9%
Average	52.2	45.8

See also: Party control of North Carolina state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of North Carolina's congressional delegation as of May 2024.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from North Carolina
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	0	7	7
Republican	2	7	9
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	14	16

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in North Carolina's top four state executive offices as of May 2024.

State executive officials in North Carolina, May 2024
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Roy Cooper
Lieutenant Governor	Mark Robinson
Secretary of State	Elaine Marshall
Attorney General	Josh Stein

State legislature

North Carolina State Senate

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	20
	Republican Party	30
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		50

North Carolina House of Representatives

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	48
	Republican Party	72
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		120

Trifecta control

The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until 2024.

North Carolina Party Control: 1992-2024
Fourteen years of Democratic trifectas • Four years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Governor	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Senate	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

The table below details demographic data in North Carolina and compares it to the broader United States as of 2022.

Demographic Data for North Carolina
	North Carolina	United States
Population	10,439,388	331,449,281
Land area (sq mi)	48,623	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	65%	65.9%
Black/African American	20.9%	12.5%
Asian	3.1%	5.8%
Native American	1%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more	5.9%	8.8%
Hispanic/Latino	10%	18.7%
Education
High school graduation rate	89.4%	89.1%
College graduation rate	33.9%	34.3%
Income
Median household income	$66,186	$75,149
Persons below poverty level	9.5%	8.8%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2017-2022).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

External links

Footnotes

↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed December 15, 2023

[1] Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed December 15, 2023

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