2024 North Carolina Attorney General election

See also: 2024 United States attorney general elections

2024 North Carolina Attorney General election

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Turnout	73.73% [1] ( 0.18%)
Candidate Jeff Jackson Dan Bishop Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,874,960 2,715,411 Percentage 51.43% 48.57%
County results Congressional district results Precinct results Jackson:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Bishop:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Tie:     50%     No votes
Attorney General before election Josh Stein Democratic Elected Attorney General Jeff Jackson Democratic

The 2024 North Carolina Attorney General election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the next attorney general of North Carolina. Democratic congressman Jeff Jackson defeated Republican and fellow congressman Dan Bishop in the contest to succeed Democratic incumbent Josh Stein, who did not seek re-election in order to run for governor. Republicans have not won a North Carolina attorney general election since 1896.

Bishop conceded the election not long after it was called for Jackson. ^[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jeff Jackson, U.S. Representative from North Carolina's 14th congressional district ^[3]

Eliminated in primary

• Satana Deberry, Durham County District Attorney ^[4]
• Tim Dunn, lawyer ^[5]

Declined

• Josh Stein, incumbent attorney general (ran for governor) ^[6]

Endorsements

Satana Deberry

Organizations

• LGBTQ Victory Fund ^[7]

Jeff Jackson

Organizations

• Vote Common Good ^[8]

Labor unions

• North Carolina AFL-CIO ^[9]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Santana Deberry	Tim Dunn	Jeff Jackson	Other	Undecided
High Point University [10]	February 16–23, 2024	317 (LV)	± 6.0%	31%	33%	36%	–	–
Change Research (D) [11] [A]	February 15–19, 2024	1,622 (LV)	± 2.6%	14%	–	38%	4% [b]	44%
Public Policy Polling (D) [12]	December 15–16, 2023	556 (LV)	± 4.2%	8%	2%	34%	–	56%
Public Policy Polling (D) [13] [B]	November 29–30, 2023	531 (LV)	–	12%	4%	40%	–	45%

Results

Results by county:

  Jackson

•   30–40%
•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   60–70%
    70–80%

  Deberry

•   30–40%
•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   60–70%

Democratic primary results ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeff Jackson	370,666	54.83%
	Democratic	Satana Deberry	223,835	33.11%
	Democratic	Tim Dunn	81,492	12.06%
Total votes			675,993	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dan Bishop, U.S. Representative from North Carolina's 8th congressional district ^[15]

Withdrew

• Tom Murry, former state representative from the 41st district (2011–2015) (endorsed Bishop, ran for Court of Appeals) ^[16]

Declined

• Danny Britt, state senator from the 24th district ^[17]
• Tim Moore, Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 111th district ^[18] (ran for U.S. House) ^[19]
• Andrew Murray, former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina (2017–2021) ^[20]

Endorsements

Dan Bishop

Executive branch officials

• Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States ^[21]

U.S. Representatives

• Lauren Boebert, U.S. Representative from Colorado's 3rd congressional district ^[22]
• Matt Gaetz, U.S. Representative from Florida's 1st congressional district ^[22]
• David McIntosh, former U.S. Representative from Indiana's 2nd congressional district (1995–2001) ^[23]

State legislators

• Tom Murry, former state representative from the 41st district (2011–2015) ^[16]

Organizations

• Club for Growth PAC ^[23]
• Republican Attorneys General Association ^[24]

Polling

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Tom Murry	Ray Starling	Undecided
SurveyUSA [25] [C]	April 25–29, 2023	707 (LV)	± 3.9%	17%	10%	73%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [26]	Tossup	July 25, 2024

Post-primary endorsements

Jeff Jackson (D)

U.S. representatives

• Gabby Giffords, U.S. representative from Arizona's 8th congressional district (2007–2012) ^[27]

Organizations

• Democratic Attorneys General Association ^[28]
• Giffords ^[27]
• Human Rights Campaign ^[29]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of October 19, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Jeff Jackson (D)	$15,433,988	$12,872,599	$2,599,218
Dan Bishop (R)	$8,926,941	$7,384,331	$1,542,609
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections [30]

Debates

2024 North Carolina Attorney general debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Republican
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Jackson	Bishop
1	June 21, 2024	North Carolina Bar Association	Tim Boyum	YouTube	P	P

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Jeff Jackson (D)	Dan Bishop (R)	Other	Undecided
SurveyUSA [31] [D]	October 23–26, 2024	853 (LV)	± 4.1%	44%	42%	–	14%
ActiVote [32]	October 8–26, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	53%	47%	–	–
Cygnal (R) [33] [E]	October 12–14, 2024	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	46%	43%	–	11%
ActiVote [34]	August 20 – September 22, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	53%	47%	–	–
Fabrizio, Lee & Associates (R)/ Impact Research (D) [35] [F]	September 11–17, 2024	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	47%	43%	–	10%
Cygnal (R) [36] [E]	September 15–16, 2024	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	45%	43%	–	12%
SurveyUSA [37] [D]	September 4–7, 2024	676 (LV)	± 4.9%	43%	36%	–	21%
SoCal Strategies (R) [38] [G]	August 26–27, 2024	612 (LV)	–	36%	39%	–	24%
YouGov (D) [39] [A]	August 5–9, 2024	802 (RV)	± 3.9%	42%	40%	–	18%
Cygnal (R) [40] [H]	August 4–5, 2024	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	38%	42%	–	20%
Change Research (D) [41] [A]	May 13–18, 2024	835 (LV)	± 3.8%	43%	40%	4% [c]	14%
Meeting Street Insights (R) [42] [I]	April 25–28, 2024	500 (RV)	± 4.4%	43%	41%	–	15%
SurveyUSA [43] [D]	March 3–9, 2024	598 (LV)	± 4.9%	41%	40%	–	19%
Cygnal (R) [44] [C]	March 6–7, 2024	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	39%	41%	–	20%
Change Research (D) [11] [A]	February 15–19, 2024	1,622 (LV)	± 2.6%	39%	41%	–	20%

Hypothetical polling

Generic Democrat vs. generic Republican

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Generic Democrat (D)	Generic Republican (R)	Other	Undecided
High Point University [10]	February 16–23, 2024	753 (LV)	± 3.9%	43%	44%	4% [d]	9%

Results

2024 North Carolina Attorney General election ^[45]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jeff Jackson	2,874,960	51.43%	+1.30%
	Republican	Dan Bishop	2,715,411	48.57%	–1.30%
Total votes			5,590,371	100.00%
	Democratic hold

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Martin (largest city: Williamston)
• Pasquotank (largest city: Elizabeth City)
• Scotland (largest city: Laurinburg)

By congressional district

Despite losing the state, Bishop won 10 of 14 congressional districts, perhaps illustrating the effectiveness of North Carolina's gerrymandered districting efforts. ^[46]

District	Jackson	Bishop	Representative
1st	51%	49%	Don Davis
2nd	69%	31%	Deborah Ross
3rd	42%	58%	Greg Murphy
4th	75%	25%	Valerie Foushee
5th	45%	55%	Virginia Foxx
6th	45%	55%	Addison McDowell
7th	46%	54%	David Rouzer
8th	43%	57%	Mark Harris
9th	45%	55%	Richard Hudson
10th	44%	56%	Pat Harrigan
11th	48%	52%	Chuck Edwards
12th	76%	24%	Alma Adams
13th	45%	55%	Brad Knott
14th	46%	54%	Tim Moore

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
2. "Would not vote" with 4%
3. "Would not vote" with 4%
4. "Another party's candidate" with 4%

Partisan clients

1. Poll sponsored by Carolina Forward
2. Poll sponsored by Jackson's campaign
3. Poll sponsored by the John Locke Foundation
4. Poll sponsored by WRAL-TV
5. Poll sponsored by Carolina Journal
6. Poll sponsored by AARP
7. Poll sponsored by On Point Politics and Red Eagle Politics, which supports Republican candidates.
8. Poll sponsored by the Carolina Journal
9. Poll sponsored by the Carolina Partnership for Reform & Carolina Leadership Coalition

References

1. "Voter Turnout". North Carolina State Board of Elections.
2. Franklin III, JD (November 6, 2024). "Dan Bishop concedes race for Attorney General of North Carolina to Jeff Jackson". WXII . Retrieved December 7, 2024.
3. Doran, Will (October 26, 2023). "Jeff Jackson, NC congressman drawn out of his seat, will run for NC attorney general 'to fight political corruption'". WRAL-TV.
4. Harrison, Steve (November 10, 2023). "Durham District Attorney Satana Deberry to challenge Jeff Jackson in Democratic primary for attorney general". WFAE . Retrieved November 10, 2023.
5. Woolverton, Paul (April 26, 2023). "Two from Cumberland County are running for top North Carolina offices in 2024". The Fayetteville Observer . Retrieved May 2, 2023.
6. Schneider, Elena (January 18, 2023). "North Carolina AG Josh Stein launches bid for governor". Politico . Retrieved April 30, 2023.
7. Keith, Jarod. "LGBTQ+ Victory Fund Endorses 57 More Out Candidates for 2024 Races". LGBTQ+ Victory Fund. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
8. "2024 Candidates for Common Good". Vote Common Good. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
9. "NC AFL-CIO's Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
10. High Point University
11. Change Research (D)
12. Public Policy Polling (D)
13. Public Policy Polling (D)
14. North Carolina State Board of Elections (March 5, 2024). "03/05/2024 OFFICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE" . Retrieved March 6, 2024.
15. Battaglia, Danielle (August 3, 2023). "Republican Rep. Dan Bishop announces plans to run for attorney general in NC". The Charlotte Observer.
16. Opeka, Theresa (September 25, 2023). "Murry leaves NC AG race to run for NC Court of Appeals". Carolina Journal . Retrieved September 26, 2023.
17. Nagem, Sarah (May 19, 2023). "NC Sen. Danny Britt is latest to say he won't run for attorney general in 2024". The News & Observer .
18. Battaglia, Danielle (May 3, 2023). "Rep. Dan Bishop's potential attorney general run ends campaign of likely GOP front-runner". The News & Observer. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
19. Robertson, Gary (November 7, 2023). "North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore announces intent to run for Congress". The Shelby Star . Retrieved November 10, 2023.
20. Sherman, Lucille (May 2, 2023). "U.S. Rep. Dan Bishop is weighing a run for N.C. attorney general". Axios . Former U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray told Axios he called off his plans to announce a run for state attorney general last week
21. WRAL (March 2, 2024). "Donald Trump endorses Mark Robinson in bid for North Carolina governor". WRAL.com. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
22. Battagila, Danielle (August 3, 2023). "Republican Rep. Dan Bishop announces NC attorney general run to 'restore law and order'". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
23. Mitola, Will (August 3, 2023). "Club for Growth PAC Endorses Bishop In NC AG Race". Club for Growth.
24. Baltzegar, Alex (August 7, 2023). "Dan Bishop gains key endorsements from Club for Growth, RAGA". The Carolina Journal.
25. SurveyUSA
26. Jacobson, Louis (January 31, 2024). "This Year's Key Attorney General and Secretary of State Races". University of Virginia Center for Politics .
27. "GIFFORDS PAC Endorses Josh Stein and Jeff Jackson in North Carolina". Giffords. March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
28. Martinez, Daisy (March 14, 2024). "DAGA Endorses Congressman Jeff Jackson for North Carolina Attorney General". Democratic Attorneys General Association. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
29. https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/everything-at-stake-human-rights-campaign-endorses-josh-stein-for-governor-and-jeff-jackson-for-attorney-general-of-north-carolina
30. "Campaign Document Search By Entity". North Carolina State Board of Elections.
31. SurveyUSA
32. ActiVote
33. Cygnal (R)
34. ActiVote
35. Fabrizio, Lee & Associates (R)/
    Impact Research (D)
36. Cygnal (R)
37. SurveyUSA
38. SoCal Strategies (R)
39. YouGov (D)
40. Cygnal (R)
41. Change Research (D)
42. Meeting Street Insights (R)
43. SurveyUSA
44. Cygnal (R)
45. "11/05/2024 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections .
46. https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::4f133eac-adb1-4bb4-a7fe-92aa8a5f1ed4

External links

Official campaign websites

• Dan Bishop (R) for Attorney General
• Jeff Jackson (D) for Attorney General