The 2024 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the

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. Democratic state senator

Rachel Hunt Rachel Henderson Hunt (born May 19, 1965) is an American politician who has served as the 36th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina since 2025 under Governor Josh Stein. A Democrat, Hunt previously was a member of the North Carolina State S ...

won her first term in office, defeating Republican state official Hal Weatherman. She succeeded Republican incumbent Mark Robinson, who did not seek re-election in order to unsuccessfully run for governor. In her party's primary, Hunt won the Democratic nomination with 70% of the vote over former state Senator Ben Clark and businessman Mark H. Robinson (no relation to the incumbent). Weatherman won the Republican nomination with 74% of the vote over Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O'Neil in a runoff after no candidate received over 30% of the vote in his party's primary. Hunt won the general election with 49.5% the vote to Weatherman's 47.6%, making her the first Democrat elected lieutenant governor of North Carolina since Walter H. Dalton in

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Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

*Hal Weatherman, businessman and former chief of staff to Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest

Eliminated in runoff

*Jim O'Neill, Forsyth County District Attorney and nominee for

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Eliminated in primary

* Deanna Ballard, former

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from the 45th district * Peter Boykin, political commentator and founder of

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*Rivera Douthit, evangelist * Jeffrey Elmore,

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from the 94th district *Allen Mashburn, pastor *Marlenis Hernandez Novoa, paramedic and firefighter *Sam Page, Rockingham County sheriff *Ernest T. Reeves, businessman and perennial candidate *Seth Woodall, attorney

Withdrawn

*Jim Kee, former

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city councilor ''( ran for state auditor)''

Declined

* Mark Robinson, former

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''(endorsed Weatherman, ran for governor)''

Endorsements

Polling

Results

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Runoff results

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

from the 42nd district and daughter of former

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Eliminated in primary

* Ben Clark, former

from the 21st district and nominee for in

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*Mark H. Robinson, businessman ''(no relation to incumbent lieutenant governor Mark Robinson)''

Withdrawn

*Delmonte Crawford, civil rights activist ''( ran for mayor of Raleigh)'' *Chris Rey, former mayor of Spring Lake and candidate for U.S. Senate in

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* Raymond Smith Jr., former

from the 21st district ''(ran for mayor of Goldsboro)''

Endorsements

Polling

Results

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Libertarian Party

Withdrew after nomination

*Dee Watson, oncology researcher

Replacement nominee

*Shannon Bray, cybersecurity professional and nominee for U.S. Senate in

and

Constitution Party

Nominee

*Wayne Jones, central regional director for the North Carolina Constitution Party

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

By congressional district

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Notes

Partisan clients

References

External links

Official campaign websites
Shannon Bray (L) for Lieutenant GovernorRachel Hunt (D) for Lieutenant GovernorHal Weatherman (R) for Lieutenant Governor
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