Mike Causey
Mike Causey (Republican Party) is the North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance. He assumed office on January 1, 2017. His current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Causey (Republican Party) ran for re-election for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Causey is the first Republican insurance commissioner in North Carolina state history.[1]
Biography
Mike Causey earned an associate degree from UNC-Charlotte and bachelor's degree from High Point University. His career experience includes owning an insurance agency and working for the North Carolina Department of Transportation as the Adopt-a-Highway coordinator.[2]
Elections
2024
See also: North Carolina Insurance Commissioner election, 2024
General election
General election for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance
Incumbent Mike Causey defeated Natasha Marcus in the general election for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mike Causey (R) | 52.1 | 2,883,996 | |
| Natasha Marcus (D) | 47.9 | 2,649,353 | ||
| Total votes: 5,533,349 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance
Natasha Marcus defeated David Wheeler in the Democratic primary for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Natasha Marcus | 77.6 | 506,592 | |
| David Wheeler | 22.4 | 145,991 | ||
| Total votes: 652,583 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance
Incumbent Mike Causey defeated Andrew Marcus and C. Robert Brawley in the Republican primary for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mike Causey | 60.6 | 535,909 | |
| Andrew Marcus | 21.9 | 193,962 | ||
| C. Robert Brawley | 17.5 | 154,843 | ||
| Total votes: 884,714 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Causey in this election.
2020
See also: North Carolina Insurance Commissioner election, 2020
General election
General election for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance
Incumbent Mike Causey defeated Wayne Goodwin in the general election for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mike Causey (R) | 51.8 | 2,775,488 | |
| Wayne Goodwin (D) | 48.2 | 2,586,464 | ||
| Total votes: 5,361,952 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Wayne Goodwin advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance
Incumbent Mike Causey defeated Ronald Pierce in the Republican primary for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mike Causey | 64.6 | 448,066 | |
| Ronald Pierce | 35.4 | 245,851 | ||
| Total votes: 693,917 | ||||
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Campaign finance
2016
Causey filed paperwork with the North Carolina Board of Elections on December 1, 2015, declaring him a candidate for the North Carolina Insurance Commissioner 2016 election. Joe McLaughlin and Ron Pierce also filed to run in the Republican primary.[3] He won the primary election and competed with incumbent Wayne Goodwin (D) in the November 8, 2016, general election.
Mike Causey defeated incumbent Wayne Goodwin in the North Carolina insurance commisioner election.
| North Carolina Insurance Commisioner, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Mike Causey |
50.44% | 2,247,595 | |
| Democratic | Wayne Goodwin Incumbent | 49.56% | 2,208,241 | |
| Total Votes | 4,455,836 | |||
| Source: ABC11 | ||||
| North Carolina Labor Commissioner Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
| Mike Causey |
41.2% | 340,936 | ||
| Joe McLaughlin | 33% | 272,846 | ||
| Ronald (Ron) Pierce | 25.9% | 214,126 | ||
| Total Votes | 827,908 | |||
| Election results via North Carolina State Board of Elections. | ||||
2014
Causey ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 6th District. Causey was defeated in the Republican primary on May 6, 2014.[4]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Phil Berger, Jr. |
34.3% | 15,127 | ||
| Mark Walker |
25.2% | 11,123 | ||
| Bruce VonCannon | 11.5% | 5,055 | ||
| Zack Matheny | 11.4% | 5,043 | ||
| Jeff Phillips | 7.9% | 3,494 | ||
| Don Webb | 4.3% | 1,899 | ||
| Mike Causey | 3.2% | 1,427 | ||
| Kenn Kopf | 1.2% | 510 | ||
| Charlie Sutherland | 1% | 458 | ||
| Total Votes | 44,136 | |||
| Source: Results via the North Carolina State Board of Elections |
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2012
Causey ran for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance in 2012. He faced James McCall and Richard Morgan in the Republican primary on May 8. Since no candidate won 40% of the vote, the top two vote-getters, Morgan and Causey, went head-to-head in a primary runoff on July 17.[5] Causey won the runoff and lost to incumbent Wayne Goodwin, who was unopposed in the Democratic primary, in the general election on November 6, 2012.
| North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Wayne Goodwin Incumbent |
51.9% | 2,226,344 | |
| Republican | Mike Causey | 48.1% | 2,066,601 | |
| Total Votes | 4,292,945 | |||
| Election results via NC State Board of Elections | ||||
| North Carolina Insurance Commissioner, Republican Primary, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
| Richard Morgan |
37% | 258,935 | ||
| Mike Causey |
35.1% | 245,430 | ||
| James McCall | 27.9% | 195,348 | ||
| Total Votes | 699,713 | |||
| Election results via The North Carolina Board of Elections. | ||||
Of his campaign, Causey stated, "As a veteran and former Military Policeman (MP), lam a strong supporter of law enforcement and the military. My 30 years experience in the insurance business, along with my engineering and business education, legislative experience and small business ownership, make me uniquely qualified to lead the insurance department from day one."[6]
Endorsements
- Independent Weekly[7]
The official North Carolina State Board of Elections voting guide listed the following endorsements:[6]
- Lauch Faircloth, Clinton, NC
- Fred Preyer, Greensboro, NC
- Gayle Drummond, Kitty Hawk, NC
- Jane Rouse, Emerald Isle, NC
- Vernon Hill, Atlantic Beach, NC
2000
On November 7, 2000, Jim Long won re-election to the office of North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance. He defeated Mike Causey (R) in the general election.
| North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance, 2000 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Jim Long Incumbent |
56.5% | 1,590,139 | |
| Republican | Mike Causey | 43.5% | 1,222,527 | |
| Total Votes | 2,812,666 | |||
| Election results via North Carolina State Board of Elections. | ||||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Mike Causey did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Mike Causey did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Causey identified the following four issues as his top priorities in the 2016 election:
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Competition Mike Causey will fight for more competition in North Carolina’s insurance industry which will help drive rates lower. Introducing competition in North Carolina insurance will increase opportunities for consumers to enjoy new and better insurance products and special discounts in insurance rates. Consumer frustration Mike Causey will work to ease frustrations over consumers’ insurance claims. Too many people feel the current Insurance leadership needs to be more responsive and more transparent in the way they deal with consumer insurance claims. Accessibility Mike Causey will work to make the Commissioner’s office more accessible to consumers. We need better customer service. Mike believes real people answering phones in government offices is the best way to serve taxpayers. Reform outdated Rate Bureau North Carolina is the only state in the country that still has a Rate Bureau – a vestige of days gone by when government control stifled free enterprise in the insurance industry. Mike Causey knows the consumer suffers in this system as they pay more for bad drivers and prop up an outdated process and will work to bring insurance reform.[8][9] |
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ WFMY News, "NC Insurance Commissioner To Be Sworn In After Midnight," December 31, 2016
- ↑ This information was provided to Ballotpedia by Mike Causey via email on November 26, 2016.
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed December 23, 2015
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedprim - ↑ The Daily Reflector, "GOP field for NC insurance commissioner cut to 2," May 9, 2012
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2012 General Election Voter Guide," accessed September 25, 2012
- ↑ Independent Weekly, "2012 Primary Endorsements," April 18, 2012
- ↑ NC for Causey, "Issues," accessed March 13, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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