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2024 North Carolina Attorney General election
← 2020 November 5, 2024 2028 →
Votes counted
95%
as of 07:13 UTC
 
Candidate Jeff Jackson Dan Bishop
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,873,945 2,715,059
Percentage 51.42% 48.58%
County results
[citation needed]
Jackson:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80–90%
Bishop:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
Attorney General before election

Josh Stein
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Jeff Jackson
Democratic

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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 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.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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Declined

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Endorsements

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Satana Deberry
Organizations
Jeff Jackson
Organizations
Labor unions

Polling

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

Results

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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[8]
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 675,993 100.0%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Withdrew

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Declined

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Endorsements

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Dan Bishop
Executive branch officials
U.S. Representatives
State legislators
Organizations

Polling

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

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[20] Tossup July 25, 2024

Post-primary endorsements

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Jeff Jackson (D)
U.S. representatives
Organizations

Fundraising

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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[24]

Debates

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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

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Jeff
Jackson (D) 		Dan
Bishop (R) 		Other Undecided
SurveyUSA[D] October 23–26, 2024 853 (LV) ± 4.1% 44% 42% – 14%
ActiVote October 8–26, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 53% 47% – –
Cygnal (R)[E] October 12–14, 2024 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 46% 43% – 11%
ActiVote August 20 – September 22, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 53% 47% – –
Fabrizio, Lee & Associates (R)/
Impact Research (D)[F] 		September 11–17, 2024 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 47% 43% – 10%
Cygnal (R)[E] September 15–16, 2024 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 45% 43% – 12%
SurveyUSA[D] September 4–7, 2024 676 (LV) ± 4.9% 43% 36% – 21%
SoCal Strategies (R)[G] August 26–27, 2024 612 (LV) – 36% 39% – 24%
YouGov (D)[A] August 5–9, 2024 802 (RV) ± 3.9% 42% 40% – 18%
Cygnal (R)[H] August 4–5, 2024 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 38% 42% – 20%
Change Research (D)[A] May 13–18, 2024 835 (LV) ± 3.8% 43% 40% 4%[c] 14%
Meeting Street Insights (R)[I] April 25–28, 2024 500 (RV) ± 4.4% 43% 41% – 15%
SurveyUSA[D] March 3–9, 2024 598 (LV) ± 4.9% 41% 40% – 19%
Cygnal (R)[C] March 6–7, 2024 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 39% 41% – 20%
Change Research (D)[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 February 16–23, 2024 753 (LV) ± 3.9% 43% 44% 4%[d] 9%

Results

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2024 North Carolina Attorney General election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jeff Jackson 2,873,945 51.42% +1.29%
Republican Dan Bishop 2,715,059 48.58% −1.29%
Total votes 5,589,004 100.0% 2.58%
Democratic hold

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b c d Poll sponsored by Carolina Forward
  2. ^ Poll sponsored by Jackson's campaign
  3. ^ a b Poll sponsored by the John Locke Foundation
  4. ^ a b c Poll sponsored by WRAL-TV
  5. ^ a b 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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Schneider, Elena (January 18, 2023). "North Carolina AG Josh Stein launches bid for governor". Politico. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  5. ^ Keith, Jarod. "LGBTQ+ Victory Fund Endorses 57 More Out Candidates for 2024 Races". LGBTQ+ Victory Fund. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  6. ^ "2024 Candidates for Common Good". Vote Common Good. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  7. ^ "NC AFL-CIO's Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  8. ^ North Carolina State Board of Elections (March 5, 2024). "03/05/2024 OFFICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  9. ^ Battaglia, Danielle (August 3, 2023). "Republican Rep. Dan Bishop announces plans to run for attorney general in NC". The Charlotte Observer.
  10. ^ Opeka, Theresa (September 25, 2023). "Murry leaves NC AG race to run for NC Court of Appeals". Carolina Journal. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Robertson, Gary (November 7, 2023). "North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore announces intent to run for Congress". The Shelby Star. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  14. ^ 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
  15. ^ WRAL (March 2, 2024). "Donald Trump endorses Mark Robinson in bid for North Carolina governor". WRAL.com. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  16. ^ a b 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.
  17. ^ a b Mitola, Will (August 3, 2023). "Club for Growth PAC Endorses Bishop In NC AG Race". Club for Growth.
  18. ^ Opeka, Theresa (September 25, 2023). "Murry leaves NC AG race to run for NC Court of Appeals". Carolina Journal. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  19. ^ Baltzegar, Alex (August 7, 2023). "Dan Bishop gains key endorsements from Club for Growth, RAGA". The Carolina Journal.
  20. ^ Jacobson, Louis (January 31, 2024). "This Year's Key Attorney General and Secretary of State Races". University of Virginia Center for Politics.
  21. ^ a b "GIFFORDS PAC Endorses Josh Stein and Jeff Jackson in North Carolina". Giffords. March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  22. ^ Martinez, Daisy (March 14, 2024). "DAGA Endorses Congressman Jeff Jackson for North Carolina Attorney General". Democratic Attorneys General Association. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  23. ^ 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
  24. ^ "Campaign Document Search By Entity". North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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Official campaign websites
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