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North Carolina Insurance Commissioner election, 2024
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| North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: December 15, 2023 |
| Primary: March 5, 2024 Primary runoff: May 14, 2024 General: November 5, 2024 Pre-election incumbent(s): Mike Causey (R) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Voting in North Carolina |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
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North Carolina held an election for insurance 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.
Incumbent Mike Causey won election in the general election for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance.
Candidates and election results
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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Candidate profiles
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Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "I am a three-term State Senator elected to represent District 41 in Mecklenburg County. I am a Mom of two adult daughters, a nature enthusiast, an animal lover and foster parent with a local animal rescue group, and a former litigation attorney. I have a B.A. in Public Policy from Hamilton College and a J.D. from Duke University School of Law and am licensed to practice law in North Carolina. In the Senate, I serve on the following committees: Commerce and Insurance, Judiciary, Redistricting & Elections, Education, Base Budget Appropriations, and Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety. My life exemplifies my commitment to hard work, the value of a quality education, and being a voice of reason and respect. I believe in the importance of taking personal responsibility, investing in the future and cultivating an inclusive community. In a time of political discord, I offer solutions that bring people together and make positive change for the people of our state."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance in 2024.
Voting information
- See also: Voting in North Carolina
Campaign finance
- See also: Campaign finance
The section and tables below contain data from financial reports submitted to state agencies. The data is gathered and made available by Transparency USA.
Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
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Natasha Marcus (D)
I'm a proven elected leader who has consistently stood up for the people against corruption, corporate greed and bad government and will continue to do so as our next Commissioner of Insurance.
he Republican incumbent is an insurance industry insider and has not put the people's needs first. I'll do a better job in this role and on the Council of State because I will always look out for the people, keeping insurance rates low, making sure valid claims are paid, and rooting out bad actors and fraud.
Natasha Marcus (D)
Natasha Marcus (D)
Natasha Marcus (D)
Natasha Marcus (D)
Past elections
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2012.
2020
General election candidates
- Mike Causey (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Wayne Goodwin (Democratic Party)
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Democratic primary candidates
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Republican primary candidates
- Mike Causey (Incumbent) ✔
- Ronald Pierce
2016
Mike Causey defeated incumbent Wayne Goodwin in the North Carolina insurance commisioner election.
| North Carolina Insurance Commisioner, 2016 | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
2012
Incumbent Wayne Goodwin (D) successfully won re-election, defeating Mike Causey (R) in the November 6, 2012 general election.
| North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance General Election, 2012 | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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.
Cook PVI by congressional district
| Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for North Carolina, 2024 | |||
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| District | Incumbent | Party | PVI |
| North Carolina's 1st | Donald Davis | R+1 | |
| North Carolina's 2nd | Deborah Ross | D+15 | |
| North Carolina's 3rd | Gregory Murphy | R+11 | |
| North Carolina's 4th | Valerie Foushee | D+21 | |
| North Carolina's 5th | Virginia Foxx | R+10 | |
| North Carolina's 6th | Kathy Manning | R+11 | |
| North Carolina's 7th | David Rouzer | R+8 | |
| North Carolina's 8th | Dan Bishop | R+11 | |
| North Carolina's 9th | Richard Hudson | R+9 | |
| North Carolina's 10th | Patrick McHenry | R+10 | |
| North Carolina's 11th | Chuck Edwards | R+8 | |
| North Carolina's 12th | Alma Adams | D+23 | |
| North Carolina's 13th | Wiley Nickel | R+11 | |
| North Carolina's 14th | Jeff Jackson | R+11 | |
2020 presidential results by 2024 congressional district lines
| 2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2024 district lines, North Carolina[1] | ||||
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| 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 | |||||||
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| 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 | |||||||
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| 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 |
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| 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
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 | ||
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| 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 | ||
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| 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 |
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 | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Republican | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 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 | |
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| Office | Officeholder |
| Governor | |
| Lieutenant Governor | |
| Secretary of State | |
| Attorney General | |
State legislature
North Carolina State Senate
| Party | As of February 2024 | |
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| Democratic Party | 20 | |
| Republican Party | 30 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | |
North Carolina House of Representatives
| Party | As of February 2024 | |
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| 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 the 2024 election.
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 |
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| 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 | ||
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| 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% |
| Other (single race) | 4% | 6% |
| Multiple | 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. | ||
See also
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