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2020 primary Elections North Carolina results

A general election swing state, North Carolina offers a good-sized haul for Democrats: 110 delegates. It’s also the site of a top Senate seat pick-up opportunity for the party in November, making that primary particularly important Tuesday. The winner will challenge Republican Sen. Thom Tillis.

President Donald Trump is all but assured a win in the GOP primary. But there are contested down-ballot races on the GOP side as well.

Presidential primary results

Democrats / 110 Delegates

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Projected winner

The following is a summary of North Carolina's Democratic Primary. North Carolina has 110 delegates and 122 available delegates including supers.

  • Democrat

    Joe BidenWinner

    43%

    572,271

    + 69 Delegates

  • Democrat

    Bernie SandersWinner

    24.2%

    322,645

    + 37 Delegates

  • Democrat

    Michael BloombergWinner

    13%

    172,558

    + 2 Delegates

  • Democrat

    Elizabeth WarrenWinner

    10.5%

    139,912

    + 2 Delegates

  • Democrat

    Pete ButtigiegWinner

    3.3%

    43,632

  • Democrat

    Amy KlobucharWinner

    2.3%

    30,742

  • Democrat

    No PreferenceWinner

    1.6%

    21,808

  • Democrat

    Tom SteyerWinner

    0.8%

    10,679

  • Democrat

    Tulsi GabbardWinner

    0.5%

    6,622

  • Democrat

    Andrew YangWinner

    0.2%

    2,973

  • Democrat

    Cory BookerWinner

    0.2%

    2,181

  • Democrat

    Michael BennetWinner

    0.1%

    1,978

  • Democrat

    Deval PatrickWinner

    0.1%

    1,341

  • Democrat

    Marianne WilliamsonWinner

    0.1%

    1,243

  • Democrat

    John DelaneyWinner

    0.1%

    1,098

  • Democrat

    Julian CastroWinner

    0.1%

    699

March 3, 2020
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Republicans / 71 Delegates

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Projected winner

The following is a summary of North Carolina's Republican Primary. North Carolina has 71 delegates and 71 available delegates including supers.

  • Republican

    Donald TrumpWinner

    incumbent

    93.5%

    750,600

    + 71 Delegates

  • Republican

    No PreferenceWinner

    2.5%

    20,085

  • Republican

    Joe WalshWinner

    2%

    16,356

  • Republican

    Bill WeldWinner

    1.9%

    15,486

March 3, 2020
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Senate primary results

Democrats

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Projected winner

The following is a summary of North Carolina's Democratic Senate Primary.

  • Democrat

    Cal CunninghamWinner

    56.9%

    717,941

  • Democrat

    Erica SmithWinner

    34.8%

    438,969

  • Democrat

    Trevor FullerWinner

    3.8%

    48,168

  • Democrat

    Steven SwensonWinner

    2.7%

    33,741

  • Democrat

    Atul GoelWinner

    1.8%

    22,226

March 3, 2020
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Republicans

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Projected winner

The following is a summary of North Carolina's Republican Senate Primary.

  • Republican

    Thom TillisWinner

    incumbent

    78.1%

    608,943

  • Republican

    Paul WrightWinner

    7.6%

    58,908

  • Republican

    Larry HolmquistWinner

    7.4%

    57,356

  • Republican

    Sharon HudsonWinner

    7%

    54,651

March 3, 2020
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Governor primary results

Democrats

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The following is a summary of North Carolina's Democratic Governor Primary. The race has not been called as of yet.

  • Democrat

    Roy CooperWinner

    incumbent

    87.2%

    1,128,829

  • Democrat

    Ernest ReevesWinner

    12.8%

    165,804

March 3, 2020
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Republicans

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Winner

The following is a summary of North Carolina's Republican Governor Primary.

  • Republican

    Dan ForestWinner

    89%

    698,077

  • Republican

    Holly GrangeWinner

    11%

    86,714

March 3, 2020
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Presidential exit polls

Exit polls are surveys of voters conducted as they leave (or exit) their polling place on Election Day. The survey asks who voters decided to vote for and includes questions to help explain voter attitudes and demographics.

Polls close at -12:30 P.M. ET, March 4. Come back for results.

Democrats

Updated on March 3 2020, 10:59PM ET

  • Biden
  • Bloomberg
  • Buttigieg
  • Gabbard
  • Klobuchar
  • Sanders
  • Steyer
  • Warren
  • No Preference
Gender
Male (43%)
42%12%4%4%2%2%27%1%1%8%2%2%
Female (57%)
42%14%4%4%3%3%21%1%1%13%1%1%
Race
White (62%)
34%14%5%5%4%4%25%1%1%14%2%2%
Black (27%)
62%12%1%1%1%1%17%1%1%5%5%1%1%
Hispanic/Latino (6%)
43%8%2%2%1%1%35%1%1%9%1%1%
Asian (1%)
Not enough data
Other (3%)
Not enough data
Race
White (62%)
34%14%5%5%4%4%25%1%1%14%2%2%
Non-White (38%)
56%12%2%2%1%1%21%1%1%6%1%1%
Age
17-29 (14%)
19%6%3%3%57%11%2%2%
30-44 (22%)
35%8%3%3%1%1%3%3%33%15%1%1%
45-64 (37%)
47%16%4%4%3%3%18%11%1%1%
65 or over (27%)
53%18%4%4%4%4%8%2%2%8%3%3%
Age
17-44 (36%)
29%7%3%3%2%2%42%13%1%1%
45+ (64%)
49%16%4%4%3%3%14%1%1%10%2%2%
Age by race
White 17-29 (9%)
15%7%5%5%58%12%2%2%
White 30-44 (12%)
24%10%4%4%4%4%38%20%1%1%
White 45-59 (15%)
33%15%4%4%3%3%23%18%1%1%
White 60+ (26%)
45%18%6%5%5%10%2%2%10%2%2%
Black 17-29 (2%)
Not enough data
Black 30-44 (6%)
58%7%2%2%1%1%20%1%1%9%
Black 45-59 (8%)
65%17%2%2%12%3%3%1%1%
Black 60+ (10%)
70%14%1%1%1%1%10%1%1%2%2%2%2%
Latino 17-29 (2%)
Not enough data
Latino 30-44 (2%)
Not enough data
Latino 45-59 (1%)
Not enough data
Latino 60+ (1%)
Not enough data
All other (5%)
34%18%4%4%1%1%3%3%28%8%4%4%
Which best describes your education? You have:
Never attended college (15%)
49%10%4%4%3%3%23%1%1%5%5%5%5%
Attended college but received no degree (22%)
45%14%3%3%2%2%26%1%1%7%1%1%
Associate's degree (AA or AS) (16%)
46%10%2%2%2%2%32%6%1%1%
Bachelor's degree (BA or BS) (25%)
37%15%5%5%3%3%25%1%1%12%1%1%
An advanced degree after a bachelor's degree (such as JD, MA, MBA, MD, PhD) (21%)
37%16%5%5%3%3%15%1%1%22%
What was the last grade of school you completed?
College graduate (46%)
37%15%5%5%3%3%21%1%1%16%1%1%
No college degree (54%)
46%12%3%3%2%2%27%1%1%6%2%2%
Education by race
White college graduates (35%)
34%14%6%4%4%20%1%1%19%1%1%
White non-college graduates (28%)
33%13%4%4%4%4%32%1%1%7%3%3%
Non White college graduates (11%)
46%16%3%3%1%1%1%1%22%1%1%8%1%1%
Non White non-college graduates (26%)
60%10%1%1%1%1%21%5%5%2%2%
Education by white by sex
White women college graduates (20%)
32%13%5%5%5%5%17%1%1%25%
White women non-college graduates (15%)
33%16%5%5%3%3%29%2%2%9%1%1%
White men college graduates (15%)
37%16%7%2%2%24%12%1%1%
White men non-college graduates (12%)
33%9%3%3%4%4%37%1%1%6%5%5%
Non-whites (38%)
56%12%2%2%1%1%21%1%1%6%1%1%
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Democrat (69%)
47%13%3%3%3%3%20%1%1%11%1%1%
Republican (3%)
Not enough data
Independent or something else (27%)
29%15%6%2%2%34%10%3%3%
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Very liberal (23%)
31%7%1%1%3%3%39%18%1%1%
Somewhat liberal (36%)
41%13%5%5%3%3%23%12%1%1%
Moderate (29%)
53%20%3%3%2%2%14%1%1%5%5%2%2%
Conservative (12%)
34%13%7%1%1%3%3%22%4%4%10%3%3%
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Liberal (59%)
37%11%4%4%3%3%29%14%1%1%
Moderate (29%)
53%20%3%3%2%2%14%1%1%5%5%2%2%
Conservative (12%)
34%13%7%1%1%3%3%22%4%4%10%3%3%
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Liberal (59%)
37%11%4%4%3%3%29%14%1%1%
Moderate or conservative (41%)
47%18%4%4%2%2%16%2%2%6%2%2%
Are you gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender?
Yes (7%)
Not enough data
No (93%)
45%13%4%4%2%2%23%11%1%1%
Have you ever served in the U.S. military?
Yes (11%)
34%28%5%5%2%2%17%3%3%7%4%4%
No (89%)
41%12%4%4%3%3%23%1%1%12%2%2%
Does anyone in your household own a gun?
Yes (43%)
42%13%5%5%1%1%26%9%2%2%
No (57%)
42%13%4%4%3%3%25%12%
How often do you attend religious services?
Once a week or more (31%)
53%18%3%3%2%2%11%2%2%5%5%4%4%
Occasionally (39%)
40%14%5%5%3%3%22%2%2%11%2%2%
Never (30%)
29%10%3%3%3%3%36%1%1%17%
How often do you attend religious services?
Once a week or more or occasionally (70%)
45%16%4%4%3%3%17%2%2%9%3%3%
Never (30%)
29%10%3%3%3%3%36%1%1%17%
Before today, had you ever voted in a Democratic presidential primary?
Yes (82%)
43%15%4%4%3%3%19%2%2%12%2%2%
No (17%)
30%10%4%4%2%2%43%5%5%3%3%
Which ONE of these four issues mattered most in deciding how you voted today?
Race relations (13%)
47%15%2%2%3%3%23%1%1%8%2%2%
Health care (42%)
43%13%3%3%2%2%26%1%1%9%2%2%
Climate change (22%)
36%15%8%4%4%23%13%1%1%
Income inequality (19%)
39%11%3%3%4%4%25%16%1%1%
Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted today?
Cares about people like me (20%)
39%16%1%1%1%1%26%3%3%10%3%3%
Can bring needed change (39%)
28%13%5%5%2%2%32%16%2%2%
Can unite the country (33%)
61%14%4%4%4%4%8%2%2%4%4%1%1%
Is a fighter (5%)
Not enough data
If you had to choose, would you rather see the Democratic Party nominate a candidate who:
Agrees with you on major issues (34%)
35%12%3%3%1%1%33%2%2%9%3%3%
Can beat Donald Trump (63%)
44%14%5%5%4%4%19%12%1%1%
How do you feel about replacing all private health insurance with a single government plan for everyone?
Support (55%)
34%10%3%3%2%2%36%14%1%1%
Oppose (41%)
54%17%5%5%3%3%12%1%1%5%5%1%1%
How do you feel about making tuition free at public colleges and universities?
Support (73%)
41%10%3%3%2%2%30%12%1%1%
Oppose (24%)
47%20%7%4%4%12%7%1%1%
Do you think the next president should:
Return to Barack Obama's policies (56%)
55%13%4%4%3%3%17%8%
Change to more conservative policies (10%)
42%20%2%2%2%2%19%1%1%5%5%4%4%
Change to more liberal policies (29%)
22%8%3%3%2%2%44%19%1%1%
Which comes closest to your feelings about the Trump administration:
Enthusiastic (3%)
Not enough data
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic (6%)
Not enough data
Dissatisfied, but not angry (27%)
47%14%2%2%2%2%27%5%5%1%1%
Angry (62%)
41%11%5%5%3%3%25%14%
Which ONE of these candidates best understands the concerns of racial and ethnic minorities?
Biden (39%)
84%7%2%2%2%2%3%3%1%1%
Bloomberg (8%)
Not enough data
Buttigieg (5%)
Not enough data
Gabbard (1%)
Not enough data
Klobuchar (3%)
Not enough data
Sanders (26%)
10%8%2%2%2%2%73%1%1%3%3%
Steyer (1%)
Not enough data
Warren (10%)
9%5%5%1%1%4%4%8%72%
Regardless of how you voted today, how do you feel about candidates spending unlimited amounts of their own money on their campaigns?
It is fair (42%)
43%22%4%4%4%4%17%1%1%6%2%2%
It is unfair (54%)
38%8%4%4%1%1%3%3%27%2%2%15%2%2%
In the election for president this November, will you vote for the Democratic nominee regardless of who it is?
Yes (82%)
43%12%4%4%3%3%25%12%
No (16%)
37%20%1%1%29%5%5%4%4%
Regardless of how you voted, which ONE of these candidates would have the best chance to defeat Donald Trump in November?
Biden (46%)
79%4%4%1%1%9%4%4%
Bloomberg (16%)
16%63%2%2%2%2%9%5%5%1%1%
Buttigieg (4%)
Not enough data
Gabbard (0%)
Not enough data
Klobuchar (2%)
Not enough data
Sanders (23%)
6%1%1%2%2%80%9%1%1%
Steyer (0%)
Not enough data
Warren (5%)
Not enough data
Is your opinion of socialism:
Favorable (50%)
33%9%4%4%2%2%35%16%
Unfavorable (40%)
53%19%3%3%2%2%14%1%1%6%1%1%
Do you regularly use Facebook for political news?
Yes (21%)
40%15%4%4%1%1%2%2%24%10%3%3%
No (78%)
41%14%4%4%3%3%22%2%2%11%2%2%
Do you regularly use Twitter for political news?
Yes (12%)
29%12%2%2%1%1%35%1%1%18%
No (86%)
42%15%4%4%3%3%21%2%2%10%2%2%
Do you regularly use Facebook/Twitter for political news?
Only use Facebook (17%)
42%15%4%4%1%1%1%1%23%9%3%3%
Only use Twitter (8%)
29%10%1%1%38%1%1%20%
Use both Facebook and Twitter (4%)
Not enough data
Do not use Facebook or Twitter (70%)
42%15%4%4%4%4%21%2%2%10%2%2%
When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential primary?
Just today (9%)
52%10%23%15%
In the last few days (24%)
53%12%1%1%22%10%
In February (26%)
26%19%7%6%26%1%1%14%1%1%
Before that (41%)
47%9%5%5%2%2%27%8%1%1%
Time of decision
Last few days (32%)
53%12%1%1%22%11%
Earlier than that (67%)
39%13%5%5%3%3%26%10%1%1%
Time of decision
This month (58%)
41%15%3%3%3%3%24%13%1%1%
Earlier than that (41%)
47%9%5%5%2%2%27%8%1%1%
In your vote in today's presidential primary, how would you rate the importance of the coronavirus?
The most important factor (13%)
Not enough data
One of several important factors (39%)
49%13%28%2%2%6%2%2%
A minor factor (22%)
45%10%1%1%1%1%2%2%23%17%
Not a factor at all (20%)
41%16%1%1%2%2%23%3%3%12%1%1%
In your vote in today's presidential primary, how would you rate the importance of the coronavirus?
Important (52%)
54%14%23%2%2%5%5%1%1%
Not important (42%)
43%13%1%1%2%2%23%2%2%14%
In your vote in today's presidential primary, how would you rate the importance of the coronavirus?
A factor (74%)
51%13%1%1%23%1%1%8%1%1%
Not a factor (20%)
41%16%1%1%2%2%23%3%3%12%1%1%
Area
City over 50,000 (40%)
40%13%3%3%2%2%27%12%1%1%
Suburbs (46%)
39%14%5%5%4%4%23%1%1%11%1%1%
Small city and Rural (13%)
58%10%1%1%19%5%5%4%4%
Region
East (23%)
50%13%4%4%3%3%18%1%1%7%2%2%
Raleigh/Durham (29%)
36%14%3%3%3%3%26%1%1%15%1%1%
Charlotte Area (16%)
46%14%1%1%1%1%2%2%24%10%1%1%
Piedmont/Central (18%)
43%14%5%5%2%2%22%1%1%9%2%2%
West (14%)
33%10%6%3%3%31%1%1%13%1%1%

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