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2020 North Carolina gubernatorial election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2020 North Carolina gubernatorial election

| country = North Carolina

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election

| previous_year = 2016

| next_election = 2024 North Carolina gubernatorial election

| next_year = 2024

| election_date = November 3, 2020

| turnout = 75.35% {{increase}} 6.37pp

| image_size = x160px

| image1 = File:Roy Cooper in November 2023 (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Roy Cooper

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 2,834,790

| percentage1 = 51.52%

| image2 = File:Dan Forest - Flag (cropped).jpg

| nominee2 = Dan Forest

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 2,586,605

| percentage2 = 47.01%

| map_image = {{switcher |325px |County results |325px |Congressional district results |325px |Precinct results |default=1}}

| map_size = 325px

| map_caption = Cooper: {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996E2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674DE|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584CDE|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} {{legend0|#0D0596|>90%}}
Forest: {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#D75D5D|60–70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#C21B18|80–90%}} {{legend0|#A80000|>90%}}
Tie: {{legend0|#d2b1d9|40–50%}}

| title = Governor

| before_election = Roy Cooper

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Roy Cooper

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{Elections in North Carolina sidebar}}

The 2020 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the governor of North Carolina, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to one-third of the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Democratic incumbent Roy Cooper was re-elected to a second term, defeating Republican lieutenant governor Dan Forest. Cooper became the first North Carolina governor to win re-election since Mike Easley in 2004. He also outperformed other Democrats on the ballot and was the only Democrat to win a gubernatorial race in a state carried by Donald Trump in 2020. With a margin of 4.51%, this election was the second closest of the 2020 gubernatorial election cycle after Puerto Rico and the closest in a U.S. state.

Democratic primary

=Candidates=

==Nominee==

  • Roy Cooper, incumbent governor{{Cite tweet|number= 1202647745414205446 |user=RoyCooperNC|title=I've officially filed for re-election! Together, we’ve made real progress, but there is more work to be done. If you're with me, sign up to join our team → http://act.roycooper.com/join-our-team|date=December 5, 2019}}

==Eliminated in primary==

  • Ernest T. Reeves, retired U.S. Army captain and perennial candidate{{cite web |last1=Robertson |first1=Gary D. |title=N Carolina candidates rush for legislature, Meadows' seat |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article238598733.html |website=Raleigh News & Observer |access-date=December 20, 2019 |date=December 20, 2019 |archive-date=December 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225223120/https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article238598733.html |url-status=dead }}

=Polling=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
valign=bottom

! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size{{efn|name="Key"|Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear}}

! Margin
of error

! style="width:60px;"| Roy
Cooper

! style="width:60px;"| Ernest
Reeves

! Undecided

rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;"|High Point University[http://www.highpoint.edu/src/files/2020/03/70memoA.pdf High Point University] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302155504/http://www.highpoint.edu/src/files/2020/03/70memoA.pdf |date=2020-03-02 }}

| rowspan=2 |February 21–28, 2020

| 269 (LV)

| –

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|74%

| 13%

| 13%

468 (RV)

| –

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|68%

| 14%

| 18%

style="text-align:left;"|SurveyUSA/WRAL-TV[http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=9dabc033-4e80-4d26-87db-2e2014623ac2 SurveyUSA/WRAL-TV]

| February 13–16, 2020

| 698 (LV)

| ± 4.9%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|73%

| 9%

| 18%

rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;"|High Point University[http://www.highpoint.edu/src/files/2020/02/69memoA.pdf High Point University] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212175448/http://www.highpoint.edu/src/files/2020/02/69memoA.pdf |date=2020-02-12 }}

| rowspan=2 |January 31 – February 6, 2020

| 198 (LV)

| –

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|80%

| 8%

| 12%

400 (RV)

| –

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|69%

| 10%

| 21%

=Results=

[[File:North Carolina Governor Democratic Primary, 2020.svg|thumb|300px|Results by county:

{{legend|#002b84|Cooper—>90%}}

{{legend|#0645b4|Cooper—80–90%}}

{{legend|#1666cb|Cooper—70–80%}}

]]

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary results {{cite web |work=North Carolina Board of Elections|url=https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=03/03/2020&county_id=0&office=COS&contest=0|access-date=June 3, 2020 |date=June 3, 2020 |title=North Carolina State Primary Election Results 2020}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Roy Cooper (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 1,128,829

| percentage = 87.19%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Ernest T. Reeves

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 165,804

| percentage = 12.81%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 1,294,633

| percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box end}}

Republican primary

=Candidates=

==Nominee==

  • Dan Forest, lieutenant governor of North Carolina{{cite news|title=Dan Forest will hold campaign kick off rally in August|url=https://nsjonline.com/article/2019/07/dan-forest-will-hold-campaign-kick-off-rally-in-august/|newspaper=North State Journal|date=July 10, 2019|access-date=July 10, 2019}}

==Eliminated in primary==

  • Holly Grange, state representative{{cite web |last1=Murphy |first1=Brian |last2=Specht |first2=Paul |title=State lawmaker, Army veteran Grange joins Republican race for governor |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article231788048.html |website=www.newsobserver.com |publisher=The News & Observer |date=July 18, 2019}}

==Declined==

  • Pat McCrory, former governor of North Carolina{{cite web |last1=Fain |first1=Travis |title=No gubernatorial run for McCrory, but he's eyeing US Senate in 2022 |url=https://www.wral.com/no-gubernatorial-run-for-mccrory-but-he-s-eyeing-us-senate-in-2022/18843007/ |website=WRAL |access-date=December 19, 2019 |date=December 19, 2019}}
  • Mark Meadows, former U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 11th congressional district, White House Chief of Staff{{cite news|last=Murphy|first=Brian|title=Forest isn't officially running yet, but he's earned a big endorsement for governor|url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/under-the-dome/article176916011.html|newspaper=The News & Observer|date=October 4, 2017|access-date=November 14, 2018}}

=Endorsements=

{{Endorsements box

| title = Dan Forest

| list =

Executive branch officials

  • Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States (2017–2021){{Cite web |last=Staff |first=WXII12 com Web |date=2020-07-03 |title=In tweet, President Trump blames Gov. Cooper for movement of RNC, endorses Lt. Gov. Forest |url=https://www.wxii12.com/article/president-trump-cooper-rnc-endorses-forrest-tweet/33101106 |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=WXII |language=en}}

U.S. Representatives

  • Mark Meadows, former (NC-11) and former White House Chief of Staff{{cite news|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/under-the-dome/article176916011.html|title=Forest isn't officially running yet, but he's earned a big endorsement for governor|work=The News & Observer|last=Murphy|first=Brian|date=October 4, 2017}}

Organizations

  • Susan B. Anthony List{{Cite web|url=https://www.sba-list.org/candidate/dan-forest|title=Dan Forest|access-date=December 6, 2019|archive-date=December 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206204650/https://www.sba-list.org/candidate/dan-forest|url-status=dead}}}}

=Polling=

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valign=bottom

! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size{{efn|name="Key"}}

! Margin
of error

! style="width:60px;"| Dan
Forest

! style="width:60px;"| Holly
Grange

! style="width:60px;"| Pat
McCrory

! Undecided

rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;"|High Point University[http://www.highpoint.edu/src/files/2020/03/70memoA.pdf High Point University] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302155504/http://www.highpoint.edu/src/files/2020/03/70memoA.pdf |date=2020-03-02 }}

| rowspan=2 |February 21–28, 2020

| 246 (LV)

| –

| {{party shading/Republican}}|74%

| 13%

| –

| 13%

443 (RV)

| –

| {{party shading/Republican}}|64%

| 12%

| –

| 24%

style="text-align:left;"|SurveyUSA/WRAL-TV

| February 13–16, 2020

| 698 (LV)

| ± 5.0%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|60%

| 8%

| –

| 32%

rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;"|High Point University[http://www.highpoint.edu/src/files/2020/02/69memoA.pdf High Point University] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212175448/http://www.highpoint.edu/src/files/2020/02/69memoA.pdf |date=2020-02-12 }}

| rowspan=2 |January 31 – February 6, 2020

| 198 (LV)

| –

| {{party shading/Republican}}|67%

| 8%

| –

| 25%

400 (RV)

| –

| {{party shading/Republican}}|54%

| 10%

| –

| 36%

style="background:lightyellow;"

| style="border-right-style:hidden;"|

| style="border-right-style:hidden;"| December 19, 2019

| colspan="15"| McCrory announces he will not run

style="text-align:left;"|Harper Polling (R)[https://www.nccivitas.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/19.12-Civitas-NC-GOP-Primary-Toplines.pdf Harper Polling (R)]

| December 2–4, 2019

| 500 (LV)

| ± 4.38%

| 31%

| 3%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|42%

| 25%

=Results=

[[File:North Carolina Governor Republican Primary, 2020.svg|thumb|300px|Results by county:

{{legend|#800000|Forest—>90%}}

{{legend|#aa0000|Forest—80–90%}}

{{legend|#d40000|Forest—70–80%}}

]]

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Republican primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Dan Forest

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 698,077

| percentage = 88.95%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Holly Grange

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 86,714

| percentage = 11.05%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 784,791

| percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box end}}

Other candidates

=Libertarian Party=

==Nominee==

=Constitution Party=

==Nominee==

  • Al Pisano, chairman of the Constitution Party of North Carolina{{cite web |last1=Batten |first1=Taylor |title=For bedrock conservatives, an alternative to the Republican Party |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/taylor-batten/article212838674.html |website=Charlotte Observer}}{{Cite web|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2020/Candidate%20Filing/2020%20state%20candidate%20list_by%20contest.pdf|title=State Board of Elections: Candidate list by contest}}

General election

=Predictions=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Source

!Ranking

!As of

The Cook Political Report{{Cite web|url=https://cookpolitical.com/ratings/governor-race-ratings/230631|title=2020 Governor Race Ratings for October 23, 2020|website=The Cook Political Report|language=en|access-date=March 11, 2021}}

|{{USRaceRating|Likely|D}}

|October 23, 2020

Inside Elections{{Cite web|url=https://www.insideelections.com/ratings/governor/2020-gubernatorial-ratings-october-28-2020|title=2020 Gubernatorial Ratings|website=insideelections.com|access-date=March 11, 2021}}

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|D}}

|October 28, 2020

Sabato's Crystal Ball{{Cite web |url=https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2020-governor/ |title=2020 Gubernatorial race ratings |date=November 2, 2020 |website=Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball |access-date=March 13, 2021}}

|{{USRaceRating|Likely|D}}

|November 2, 2020

Politico{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/2020-election/race-forecasts-and-predictions/governor/|title=We rated every gubernatorial race in 2020. Here's who we think will win.|website= Politico|access-date= November 19, 2019}}

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|D}}

|November 2, 2020

Daily Kos{{cite web |url=https://elections.dailykos.com/app/elections/2020/office/governor |title=2020 Governor Race Ratings |publisher=Daily Kos |date=June 1, 2020 |access-date=June 5, 2020}}

|{{USRaceRating|Likely|D}}

|October 28, 2020

RCP{{Cite web |date=June 13, 2020 |title= 2020 Governor Races|url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/governor/2020_elections_governor_map.html|access-date=June 14, 2020 |publisher=RealClearPolitics}}

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|D}}

|November 2, 2020

270towin{{Cite web |title=2020 Gubernatorial Elections Map |url=https://www.270towin.com/2020-governor-election |publisher=270towin}}

|{{USRaceRating|Likely|D}}

|November 2, 2020

=Endorsements=

{{Endorsements box

| title = Roy Cooper (D)

| list =

U.S. presidents

  • Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/@BarackObama/first-wave-of-2020-endorsements-43b2b0c667f6|title= First Wave of 2020 Endorsements|last=Obama|first=Barack|date=August 3, 2020|website=Medium}}

State and local officials

  • Pete Buttigieg, former Mayor of South Bend, Indiana (2012–2020){{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/13/politics/buttigieg-endorsements-super-pac/index.html|access-date=May 14, 2020|title=Buttigieg highlights importance of local officials in first post-campaign endorsements|agency=CNN|last=Merica|first=Dan|date=May 13, 2020}}

Organizations

  • Equality NC{{cite web |title=Equality North Carolina Releases Final Round Of 2020 Electoral Endorsements|url=https://equalitync.org/news/equality_north_carolina_releases_final_round_of_2020_electoral_endorsements/|website=Equality NC|language=en|date=April 23, 2020}}

Newspapers

  • The Charlotte Observer{{cite news |title=Endorsement: Our choice for governor of North Carolina |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/article246203730.html |access-date=August 10, 2022 |work=The Charlotte Observer |date=October 21, 2020}}
  • Indy Week{{cite news |last1=McDonald |first1=Thomasi |last2=Tauss |first2=Leigh |last3=Blest |first3=Paul |title=2020 Endorsements: Council of State |url=https://indyweek.com/news/elections/endorsements-2020-council-of-state/ |access-date=August 10, 2022 |work=INDY Week |date=October 14, 2020 |language=en-us}}

}}

{{Endorsements box

| title = Dan Forest (R)

| list =

U.S. presidents

  • Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States (2017–2021){{Cite web |last=Staff |first=WXII12 com Web |date=2020-07-03 |title=In tweet, President Trump blames Gov. Cooper for movement of RNC, endorses Lt. Gov. Forest |url=https://www.wxii12.com/article/president-trump-cooper-rnc-endorses-forrest-tweet/33101106 |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=WXII |language=en}}

U.S. executive branch officials

Organizations

}}

=Debates=

A debate between Cooper and Forest occurred 7:00 pm EDT, October 14, 2020.Associated Press, [https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/news/2020/08/27/roy-cooper--dan-forest-agree-to-oct--14-debate Roy Cooper, Dan Forest Agree to Oct. 14 Debate], Spectrum News (August 27, 2020).

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!Dates

!Location

!Cooper

!Forest

!Link

October 14, 2020

|Raleigh, North Carolina

|Participant

|Participant

| align="left" |Full debate[https://www.c-span.org/video/?476743-1/north-carolina-gubernatorial-debate Full debate] - C-SPAN

=Polling=

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| y2Title=Dan Forest

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class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
valign=bottom

! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size

! Margin
of error

! style="width:100px;"| Roy
Cooper (D)

! style="width:100px;"| Dan
Forest (R)

! Other /
Undecided

style="text-align:left;"|Swayable[https://www.swayable.com/polls/2020-11-02-small.html Swayable] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127001647/https://www.swayable.com/polls/2020-11-02-small.html |date=2020-11-27 }}

|October 27 – November 1, 2020

|655 (LV)

|± 5.5%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|55%

|43%

|2%{{efn|DiFiore (L) with 2%; Pisano (C) with 0%}}

style="text-align:left;"|Frederick Polls (D)[https://competeeverywhere.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Poll-Report-NORTH-CAROLINA-nov-1-2020.pdf Frederick Polls (D)]{{efn-ua|Compete Everywhere primarily supports Democratic candidates}}

|October 30–31, 2020

|676 (LV)

|± 3.7%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|52%

|45%

|3%{{efn|DiFiore (L) with 2%; Pisano (C) with 1%}}

style="text-align:left;"|Emerson College[https://emersonpolling.reportablenews.com/pr/super-poll-sunday-democrats-within-striking-distance-in-key-southern-states Emerson College]

|October 29–31, 2020

|855 (LV)

|± 3.3%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|55%{{efn|With voters who lean towards a given candidate}}

|45%

|1%{{efn|"Someone else" with 1%}}

style="text-align:left;"|CNN/SSRS[http://cdn.cnn.com/cnn/2020/images/10/31/rel2_mi.pdf CNN/SSRS] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031215433/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnn/2020/images/10/31/rel2_mi.pdf |date=2020-10-31 }}

|October 23–30, 2020

|901 (LV)

|± 4%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|52%

|42%

|5%{{efn|DiFiore (L) with 3%; Pisano (C) with 1%; "Other" with 0%; "None of these" with no voters; Undecided with 1%}}

style="text-align:left;"|East Carolina University[https://surveyresearch-ecu.reportablenews.com/pr/ecu-poll-biden-and-cunningham-hold-slim-leads-in-north-carolina-cooper-remains-ahead-as-election-day-nears East Carolina University]

|October 27–28, 2020

|1,103 (LV)

|± 3.4%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|54%{{efn|With voters who lean towards a given candidate}}

|43%

|2%{{efn|"Refused" and "Some other candidate" with 1%; Did/would not vote with 0%; Undecided with no voters}}

style="text-align:left;"|Cardinal Point Analytics (R)[https://nsjonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/NSJ-CPA-2020-10-29-POLL_Results.pdf Cardinal Point Analytics (R)]

|October 27–28, 2020

|750 (LV)

|± 3.6%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|47%

|45%

|8%{{efn|DiFiore (L) with 3%; Pisano (C) with 1%; Undecided with 4%}}

style="text-align:left;"|Marist College/NBC[https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/7279122-Xyz-NBCNews-Marist-Poll-NC-Annotated.html Marist College/NBC]

|October 25–28, 2020

|800 (LV)

|± 4.7%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|59%

|40%

|1%{{efn|"Other" with 0%; Undecided with 1%}}

style="text-align:left;"|Gravis Marketing[https://gravismarketing.com/nc-2020-poll-results/ Gravis Marketing]

|October 26–27, 2020

|614 (LV)

|± 4%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|51%

|43%

|6%{{efn|Undecided with 6%}}

style="text-align:left;"|Meeting Street Insights (R)[https://cprnc.org/2020/10/30/democrats-lead-court-contests-council-of-state-races-close/ Meeting Street Insights (R)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031154340/https://cprnc.org/2020/10/30/democrats-lead-court-contests-council-of-state-races-close/ |date=2020-10-31 }}

|October 24–27, 2020

|600 (LV)

|± 4%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|51%

|43%

| –

style="text-align:left;"|Siena College/NYT Upshot[https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/nc102320-crosstabs/226c0cc3df5049e0/full.pdf Siena College/NYT Upshot]

|October 23–27, 2020

|1,034 (LV)

|± 3.4%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|51%

|42%

|7%{{efn|DiFiore (L), Pisano (C) and would not vote with 1%; "Someone else" with 0%; "Undecided/Refused" with 4%}}

style="text-align:left;"|RMG Research[http://politicaliq.com/2020/10/27/nc-governor-cooper-d-53-forest-r-41/ RMG Research] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031085347/http://politicaliq.com/2020/10/27/nc-governor-cooper-d-53-forest-r-41/ |date=October 31, 2020 }}

|October 24–26, 2020

|800 (LV)

|± 3.5%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|53%

|41%

|6%{{efn|"Someone else" and Undecided with 3%}}

style="text-align:left;"|Swayable[https://www.swayable.com/polls/2020-10-28.html Swayable]

|October 23–26, 2020

|386 (LV)

|± 6.9%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|53%

|44%

|3%{{efn|DiFiore (L) with 2%; Pisano (C) with 1%}}

style="text-align:left;"|SurveyUSA/WRAL-TV[https://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=835e2023-c935-48a8-8107-9ed0e0bed0fd SurveyUSA/WRAL-TV]

|October 23–26, 2020

|627 (LV)

|± 4.9%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|53%

|42%

|6%{{efn|"Other" with 2%; Undecided with 4%}}

style="text-align:left;"|YouGov/UMass Amherst[https://www.uml.edu/docs/2020-NC-Oct-Topline_tcm18-331629.pdf YouGov/UMass Amherst]

| October 20–26, 2020

| 911 (LV)

| ± 4.2%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|54%

| 42%

| 3%{{efn|"Another candidate" with 0%; Did not vote with no voters; Undecided with 3%}}

style="text-align:left;"|Harper Polling/Civitas (R)[https://1ttd918ylvt17775r1u6ng1adc-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20.10-Civitas-NC-Statewide-Toplines.pdf Harper Polling/Civitas (R)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031220731/https://1ttd918ylvt17775r1u6ng1adc-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20.10-Civitas-NC-Statewide-Toplines.pdf |date=October 31, 2020 }}

| October 22–25, 2020

| 504 (LV)

| ± 4.4%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|52%

| 42%

| 5%{{efn|DiFiore (L) with 1%; Pisano (C) with 0%; Undecided with 4%}}

style="text-align:left;"|Meredith College[https://web.archive.org/web/20201024034442/https://www.meredith.edu/assets/images/content/Meredith_College_Poll_Report_October_2020.pdf Meredith College]

|October 16–19, 2020

|732 (LV)

|± 3.5%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|52%

|34%

|16%{{efn|DiFiore (L) with 2%; Pisano (C) with 1%; Undecided with 13%}}

style="text-align:left;"|East Carolina University[https://surveyresearch-ecu.reportablenews.com/pr/ecu-poll-biden-leads-trump-by-three-points-among-likely-voters-in-north-carolina-senate-election-remains-a-toss-up-cooper-ahead-of-forest-by-nine-points-other-statewide-contests-show-small-leads-for-robinson-stein-and-folwell East Carolina University]

|October 15–18, 2020

|1,155 (LV)

|± 3.4%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|53%

|44%

|2%{{efn|"Some other candidate" and would/did not vote with 1%; "Refused" with 0%; Undecided with 1%}}

style="text-align:left;"|Emerson College[https://emersonpolling.reportablenews.com/pr/north-carolina-2020-biden-and-trump-neck-and-neck-as-republicans-close-gap-in-u-s-senate-and-governor-races Emerson College]

|October 13–14, 2020

|721 (LV)

|± 3.6%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|50%

|46%

|4%{{efn|Undecided with 4%}}

style="text-align:left;"|Civiqs/Daily Kos[https://civiqs.com/documents/Civiqs_DailyKos_NC_banner_book_2020_10_g32na7.pdf Civiqs/Daily Kos]

|October 11–14, 2020

|1,211 (LV)

|± 3.3%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|53%

|46%

|1%{{efn|DiFiore (L) with 1%; Pisano (C), "Someone else" and Undecided with 0%}}

style="text-align:left;"|Siena College/NYT Upshot[https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/nc100920-crosstabs/3bf558d7ca17e9de/full.pdf Siena College/NYT Upshot]

|October 9–13, 2020

|627 (LV)

|± 4.5%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|51%

|37%

|12%{{efn|DiFiore (L) with 2%; Pisano (C) with 1%; "Someone else" and would not vote with 0%; "Undecided/Refused" with 9%}}

rowspan=3 style="text-align:left;"|Monmouth University[https://www.monmouth.edu/polling-institute/documents/monmouthpoll_nc_101320.pdf/ Monmouth University]

|rowspan=3 |October 8–11, 2020

|500 (RV)

|rowspan=3 |± 4.4%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|51%

|44%

|5%{{efn|DiFiore (L) and "No one" with 1%; Pisano (C) with 0%; "Other candidate" with no voters; Undecided with 3%}}

500 (LV){{efn|With a likely voter turnout model featuring high turnout}}

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|52%

|44%

|3%{{efn|"Other" with 1%; Undecided with 2%}}

500 (LV){{efn|With a likely voter turnout model featuring low turnout}}

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|51%

|46%

|3%{{efn|"Other" with 1%; Undecided with 2%}}

style="text-align:left;"|SurveyUSA[https://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=fbd261ee-d213-4132-bb6a-813191292c68 SurveyUSA]

|October 8–11, 2020

|669 (LV)

|± 4.8%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|52%

|39%

|10%{{efn|"Some other candidate" with 2%; Undecided with 8%}}

style="text-align:left;"|RMG Research[http://politicaliq.com/2020/10/13/dems-leading-north-carolina-u-s-senate-and-governor-races/ RMG Research] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014165222/http://politicaliq.com/2020/10/13/dems-leading-north-carolina-u-s-senate-and-governor-races/ |date=2020-10-14 }}

|October 7–11, 2020

|800 (LV)

| –

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|51%

|37%

|12%{{efn|DiFiore (L) with 3%; Undecided with 9%}}

style="text-align:left;"|Public Policy Polling[https://www.publicpolicypolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/NorthCarolinaResultsOctober2020.pdf Public Policy Polling]

|October 4–5, 2020

|911 (V)

| ± 3.3%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|52%

|40%

|8%{{efn|Undecided with 8%}}

style="text-align:left;"|East Carolina University[https://surveyresearch-ecu.reportablenews.com/pr/ecu-poll-of-likely-voters-in-north-carolina-biden-leads-trump-by-four-points-tillis-leads-cunningham-by-one-cooper-leads-forest-by-thirteen-points-other-statewide-races-competitive East Carolina University]

| October 2–4, 2020

| 1,232 (LV)

| ± 3.2%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|53%

| 40%

| 7%{{efn|"Some other candidate" with 2%; would not vote with 0%; Undecided with 4%}}

style="text-align:left;"|ALG Research (D)[https://04acb8ce-8717-494a-8b55-56f4a82a107c.usrfiles.com/ugd/04acb8_121df148ec7b4053b105c08f0221a51a.pdf ALG Research (D)]{{efn-ua|Poll sponsored by Piedmont Rising, a pro-Affordable Care Act organization.}}

| September 22–28, 2020

| 822 (V)

| –

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|53%

|43%

| –

style="text-align:left;"|YouGov/UMass Lowell[https://www.uml.edu/docs/2020-NC-Sept-Topline_tcm18-330590.pdf YouGov/UMass Lowell]

| September 18–25, 2020

| 921 (LV)

| ± 4.1%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|54%

| 41%

| 4%{{efn|"Another candidate" with 0%; Undecided with 4%}}

style="text-align:left;"|Meredith College[https://www.meredith.edu/assets/images/content/Meredith_College_Poll_Report_September_2020.pdf Meredith College] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928200400/https://www.meredith.edu/assets/images/content/Meredith_College_Poll_Report_September_2020.pdf |date=September 28, 2020 }}

| September 18–22, 2020

| 705 (RV)

| ± 3.5%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|50%

| 39%

| 11%{{efn|DiFiore (L) with 2%; Pisano (C) with 1%; Undecided with 8%}}

style="text-align:left;"|Harper Polling/Civitas (R)[https://www.nccivitas.org/polling/trump-biden-dead-heat/ Harper Polling/Civitas (R)]

| September 17–20, 2020

| 612 (LV)

|± 3.96%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|46%

|39%

|14%{{efn|DiFiore (L) and Pisano (C) with 1%; Undecided with 12%}}

style="text-align:left;"|Siena College/NYT Upshot[https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/az-me-nc-0920-crosstabs/72d074246b272695/full.pdf Siena College/NYT Upshot]

|September 11–16, 2020

|653 (LV)

|± 4.3%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|47%

|42%

|10%{{efn|Pisano (C) with 2%; DiFiore (L) with 1%; "Someone else" and would not vote with 0%; "Undecided/Refused" with 7%}}

style="text-align:left;"|Redfield & Wilton Strategies[https://redfieldandwiltonstrategies.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/US-Swing-State-Polls-Mid-September-Cover-Sheet.pdf Redfield & Wilton Strategies]

|September 12–15, 2020

|1,092 (LV)

|± 2.97%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|55%

|36%

|9%{{efn|"Another Third Party/Write-in" with 2%; Undecided with 7%}}

style="text-align:left;"|Suffolk University[https://www.suffolk.edu/-/media/suffolk/documents/academics/research-at-suffolk/suprc/polls/other-states/2020/9_17_2020_final_marginals_pdftxt.pdf Suffolk University]

| September 10–14, 2020

| 500 (LV)

| ± 4.4%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|50%

|38%

| 12%{{efn|DiFiore (L) with 5%; Pisano (C) with 1%; "Other" and "Refused" with 0%; Undecided with 6%}}

style="text-align:left;"|SurveyUSA[https://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=a2f5b7cf-37da-40e4-9dad-921d655242b8 SurveyUSA]

| September 10–13, 2020

| 596 (LV)

| ± 5.6%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|49%

|42%

| 10%{{efn|"Another candidate" with 3%; Undecided with 7%}}

rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;"|CNN/SSRS[https://cdn.cnn.com/cnn/2020/images/09/15/rel1_nc.pdf CNN/SSRS]

|rowspan=2|September 9–13, 2020

|787 (LV)

|± 4.4%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|53%

|44%

|2%{{efn|DiFiore (L) with 1%; "None of these" and Pisano (C) with 0%; "Other" with no voters; Undecided with 1%}}

893 (RV)

|± 4.1%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|53%

|42%

|5%{{efn|DiFiore (L) with 2%; "None of these" with 1%; "Other" and Pisano (C) with 0%; Undecided with 2%}}

style="text-align:left;"|Kaiser Family Foundation/Cook Political Report[https://www.kff.org/report-section/sun-belt-voices-project-north-carolina-crosstabs/ Kaiser Family Foundation/Cook Political Report]

|August 29 – September 13, 2020

|1,116 (RV)

| –

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|48%

|38%

|14%{{efn|"Neither/Another Party" with 1% "Undecided/Don't know/Refused" with 12%}}

style="text-align:left;"|Redfield & Wilton Strategies[https://redfieldandwiltonstrategies.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/US-Swing-State-Polls-September-Cover-Sheet.pdf Redfield & Wilton Strategies]

|August 30 – September 3, 2020

|951 (LV)

|± 3.18%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|54%

|35%

|11%{{efn|"Another Third Party/Write-in" with 2%; Undecided with 9%}}

rowspan=3 style="text-align:left;"|Monmouth University[http://www.monmouth.edu/polling-institute/reports/monmouthpoll_NC_090320/ Monmouth University]

|rowspan=3 |August 29 – September 1, 2020

|401 (RV)

|rowspan=3 |± 4.9%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|51%

|40%

|8%{{efn|DiFiore (L) with 3%; "No one" and Pisano (C) with 1%; "Other candidate" with 0%; Undecided with 3%}}

401 (LV){{efn|With a likely voter turnout model featuring higher turnout than in the 2016 presidential election}}

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|51%

|42%

|7%{{efn|name=MonmouthAugust|"Other" with 5%; Undecided with 2%}}

401 (LV){{efn|With a likely voter turnout model featuring lower turnout than in the 2016 presidential election}}

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|51%

|42%

|7%{{efn|name=MonmouthAugust}}

style="text-align:left;"|East Carolina University[https://surveyresearch-ecu.reportablenews.com/pr/ecu-poll-of-likely-voters-in-north-carolina-trump-leads-biden-by-two-points-tillis-and-cunningham-tied-cooper-leads-forest-by-ten-points-other-statewide-races-competitive East Carolina University]

|August 29–30, 2020

|1,101 (LV)

|± 3.4%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|50%

|40%

|10%{{efn|"Some other candidate" with 2%; Would not vote with 0%; Undecided with 8%}}

style="text-align:left;"|Redfield and Wilton Strategies[https://redfieldandwiltonstrategies.com/latest-usa-swing-state-senate-and-governor-voting-intention-16-to-19-august/ Redfield and Wilton Strategies]

|August 16–19, 2020

|967 (LV)

|± 3.2%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|51%

|38%

|11%{{efn|"Third party/write-in" with 2%; Undecided with 9%}}

style="text-align:left;"|East Carolina University[https://surveyresearch-ecu.reportablenews.com/pr/latest-ecu-poll-shows-trump-and-biden-tied-in-north-carolina-democrats-leading-in-contests-for-governor-and-u-s-senate-kamala-harris-selection-draws-mixed-reaction East Carolina University]

|August 12–13, 2020

|1,255 (RV)

|± 3.2%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|52%

|38%

|11%{{efn|"Some other candidate" with 3%; would not vote with 1%; Undecided with 7%}}

style="text-align:left;"|Emerson College[https://emersonpolling.reportablenews.com/pr/north-carolina-pennsylvania-and-arizona-2020-tight-races-in-battleground-states-leading-into-party-conventions Emerson College]

|August 8–10, 2020

|673 (LV)

|± 3.8%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|50%

|44%

|7%{{efn|Undecided with 7%}}

style="text-align:left;"|Harper Polling/Civitas (R)[https://www.nccivitas.org/polling/biden-cunningham-slim-leads/ Harper Polling/Civitas (R)]

|August 6–10, 2020

|600 (LV)

|± 4.0%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|49%

|39%

|13%{{efn|DiFiore (L) and Pisano (C) with 1%; Undecided with 11%}}

style="text-align:left;"|Public Policy Polling (D)[https://www.afscme.org/press/reports/polling/NCResults.pdf Public Policy Polling (D)]{{efn-ua|This poll's sponsor, AFSCME, had endorsed Biden prior to the sampling period}}

|July 23–24, 2020

|884 (V)

|± 3.4%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|53%

|42%

|5%{{efn|Undecided with 5%}}

style="text-align:left;"|Cardinal Point Analytics (R)[https://cpapolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/NC_Poll_Results_2020-07-29.pdf Cardinal Point Analytics (R)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730203013/https://cpapolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/NC_Poll_Results_2020-07-29.pdf |date=2020-07-30 }}

|July 22–24, 2020

|735 (LV)

|± 3.6%

|46%

|46%

|8%{{efn|Pisano (C) with 0.9%, DiFiore (L) with 0.7%; Undecided with 5.9%}}

style="text-align:left;"|Redfield & Wilton Strategies[https://redfieldandwiltonstrategies.com/latest-usa-swing-state-senate-and-governor-voting-intention-19-to-24-july/ Redfield & Wilton Strategies]

|July 19–23, 2020

|919 (LV)

|± 3.2%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|51%

|37%

|12%{{efn|"Third party/write-in" with 1%; Undecided with 11%}}

style="text-align:left;"|Marist College/NBC News[http://maristpoll.marist.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/NBC-News_Marist-Poll-NC-NOS-and-Tables_202007231148.pdf Marist College/NBC News]

|July 14–22, 2020

|882 (RV)

|± 4.0%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|58%

|38%

| 4%{{efn|"Other" with 0%; Undecided with 4%}}

style="text-align:left;"|Cardinal Point Analytics (R)[https://cpapolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/NC_Poll_Results_2020-07-20.pdf Cardinal Point Analytics (R)]

|July 13–15, 2020

|547 (LV)

|± 4.2%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|49%

|46%

|5%{{efn|Undecided with 3.7%; DiFore with 0.5%; Pisano with 0.4%}}

style="text-align:left;"|East Carolina University[https://surveyresearch-ecu.reportablenews.com/pr/presidential-and-senate-elections-remain-highly-competitive-in-battleground-north-carolina-cooper-continues-to-lead-forest-in-race-for-governor East Carolina University]

|June 22–25, 2020

|1,149 (RV)

|± 3.4%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|49%

|38%

|13%{{efn|Undecided with 8%; "Some other candidate" with 5%}}

style="text-align:left;"|Public Policy Polling[https://www.publicpolicypolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/NC62420Results.pdf Public Policy Polling]

|June 22–23, 2020

|1,157 (V)

|± 2.9%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|50%

|41%

|10%{{efn|Undecided with 10%}}

style="text-align:left;"|NYT Upshot/Siena College[https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/senate-crosstabs-0625/31e96b895ce3921b/full.pdf NYT Upshot/Siena College]

|June 8–18, 2020

|653 (RV)

|± 4.1%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|50%

|39%

|11%{{efn|Undecided with 10%; "Another candidate" with 1%; would not vote with 0%}}

style="text-align:left;"|Gravis Marketing (R)[https://d2pggiv3o55wnc.cloudfront.net/oann/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/President-Trump-Leads-in-North-Carolina-OAN-Gravis-Poll.pdf Gravis Marketing (R)]

|June 17, 2020

|631 (RV)

|± 3.9%

|46%

|46%

|8%

style="text-align:left;"|Redfield & Wilton Strategies[https://redfieldandwiltonstrategies.com/latest-usa-swing-state-voting-intention-14-to-19-june/ Redfield & Wilton Strategies]

|June 14–17, 2020

|902 (LV)

|± 3.6%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|52%

|31%

|17%{{efn|Undecided with 14%; "Third party/write-in" with 3%}}

style="text-align:left;"|Public Policy Polling[https://www.publicpolicypolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/NCResultsJune2020.pdf Public Policy Polling]

|June 2–3, 2020

|913

|± 3.2%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|50%

|39%

|11%{{efn|Undecided with 11%}}

style="text-align:left;"|Harper Polling/Civitas (R)[https://mcusercontent.com/259a50ef0a1608ab2bc2cf891/files/d3c91077-4747-49b5-9fe6-88ce0e274a38/20.05_Civitas_NC_Statewide_Toplines.pdf Harper Polling/Civitas (R)]

|May 26–28, 2020

|500 (LV)

|± 4.4%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|49%

|37%

|14%{{efn|Undecided with 13%; Pisano (C) with 1%; DiFiore (L) with 0%}}

style="text-align:left;"|Neighbourhood Research & Media[https://www.facebook.com/NeighborhoodResearchMedia/posts/2321798131449392 Neighbourhood Research & Media]

| May 12–21, 2020

| 391 (LV)

| –

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|47%

| 35%

| 18%

style="text-align:left;"|Meeting Street Insights (R)[https://cprnc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/NC-Statewide-Survey-May-2020-Crosstabs-For-Release-v4.pdf Meeting Street Insights (R)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605005444/https://cprnc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/NC-Statewide-Survey-May-2020-Crosstabs-For-Release-v4.pdf |date=2020-06-05 }}

| May 9–13, 2020

| 500 (RV)

| –

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|55%

| 37%

| 8%

style="text-align:left;"|East Carolina University[https://surveyresearch-ecu.reportablenews.com/pr/presidential-and-senate-races-remain-close-in-north-carolina-cooper-leads-forest-and-earns-high-approval-for-state-s-coronavirus-response East Carolina University]

|May 7–9, 2020

|1,111 (RV)

|± 3.4%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|51%

|36%

|13%

style="text-align:left;"|Civiqs/Daily Kos[https://civiqs.com/documents/Civiqs_DailyKos_NC_banner_book_2020_05_kld8fh.pdf Civiqs/Daily Kos]

|May 2–4, 2020

|1,362 (RV)

|± 3.0%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|53%

|44%

|3%

style="text-align:left;"|Meredith College[https://www.meredith.edu/assets/images/content/Meredith_College_Poll_Report_April_2020_-_COVID-19.pdf Meredith College] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501191806/https://www.meredith.edu/assets/images/content/Meredith_College_Poll_Report_April_2020_-_COVID-19.pdf |date=May 1, 2020 }}

| April 27–28, 2020

| 604 (RV)

| ± 4.0%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 52%

| 32%

| 16%

style="text-align:left;"|SurveyUSA[http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=8e72c24e-b823-4a36-b5d6-984918df4ef9 SurveyUSA]

| April 23–26, 2020

| 580 (LV)

| ± 5.4%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 57%

| 30%

| 13%{{efn|Undecided with 13%}}

style="text-align:left;"|Public Policy Polling[https://www.protectourcare.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/NorthCarolinaResults1.pdf Public Policy Polling]

| April 20–21, 2020

| 1,275 (V)

| ± 3.2%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 53%

| 40%

| 7%

style="text-align:left;"|Garin-Hart-Yang Research (D)[http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/RFNC-Yang-Polling-Memo-Covid-19-1.pdf Garin-Hart-Yang Research (D)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200430110609/http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/RFNC-Yang-Polling-Memo-Covid-19-1.pdf |date=April 30, 2020 }}

| April 13–18, 2020

| 800 (LV)

| ± 3.5%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|55%

|36%

| 9%

style="text-align:left;"|Public Policy Polling[https://www.publicpolicypolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/NCResultsApril2020.pdf Public Policy Polling]

| April 14–15, 2020

| 1,318 (V)

| ± 3.4%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 50%

| 36%

| 13%

style="text-align:left;"|Harper Polling/Civitas (R)[https://1ttd918ylvt17775r1u6ng1adc-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20.04-Civitas-NC-Statewide-Toplines-2.pdf Harper Polling/Civitas (R)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423061108/http://1ttd918ylvt17775r1u6ng1adc-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20.04-Civitas-NC-Statewide-Toplines-2.pdf |date=2020-04-23 }}

| April 5–7, 2020

| 500 (LV)

| ± 4.4%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 50%

| 33%

| 17%

style="text-align:left;"|East Carolina University[https://surveyresearch-ecu.reportablenews.com/pr/biden-and-sanders-in-close-race-in-north-carolina-presidential-primary-potential-general-election-matchups-competitive East Carolina University]

| February 27–28, 2020

| 1,288 (RV)

| ± 3.2%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|49%

| 41%

| 10%

style="text-align:left;"|Harper Polling/Civitas (R)[https://1ttd918ylvt17775r1u6ng1adc-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/19.10-Civitas-NC-Statewide-Toplines.pdf Harper Polling/Civitas (R)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024221356/https://1ttd918ylvt17775r1u6ng1adc-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/19.10-Civitas-NC-Statewide-Toplines.pdf |date=October 24, 2019 }}

| October 15–17, 2019

| 500 (LV)

| ± 4.4%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 46%

| 36%

| 18%

style="text-align:left;"|Meredith College[https://www.meredith.edu/assets/images/content/meredith_college_poll_report_oct_2019.pdf#page=17 Meredith College] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014143900/https://www.meredith.edu/assets/images/content/meredith_college_poll_report_oct_2019.pdf#page=17 |date=October 14, 2019 }}

| September 29 – October 7, 2019

| 996 (RV)

| ± 3.0%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 46%

| 33%

| 21%

style="text-align:left;"|Harper Polling/Civitas (R)[https://gallery.mailchimp.com/259a50ef0a1608ab2bc2cf891/files/9afe301f-b5c3-498d-bab2-85360625c950/19.08_Civitas_NC_Statewide_Toplines.pdf Harper Polling/Civitas (R)]

| August 1–4, 2019

| 500 (LV)

| ± 4.4%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 48%

| 36%

| 16%

style="text-align:left;"|Public Policy Polling[https://www.publicpolicypolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/PPP_Release_NC_62019.pdf Public Policy Polling]

| June 17–18, 2019

| 610 (RV)

| ± 4.0%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 45%

| 41%

| 14%

style="text-align:left;"|Harper Polling (R)[https://1ttd918ylvt17775r1u6ng1adc-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/19.06-Civitas-NC-Statewide-Topline-Results.pdf Harper Polling (R)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619161158/https://1ttd918ylvt17775r1u6ng1adc-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/19.06-Civitas-NC-Statewide-Topline-Results.pdf |date=June 19, 2019 }}

| June 8–10, 2019

| 500 (LV)

| ± 4.4%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 47%

| 37%

| 16%

style="text-align:left;"|Emerson College[http://emersonpolling.com/2019/06/04/north-carolina-2020-biden-with-early-lead-on-trump-and-democratic-primary-field/ Emerson College] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604125812/http://emersonpolling.com/2019/06/04/north-carolina-2020-biden-with-early-lead-on-trump-and-democratic-primary-field/ |date=2019-06-04 }}

| May 31 – June 3, 2019

| 932 (RV)

| ± 3.1%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 52%

| 38%

| 10%

style="text-align:left;"|Spry Strategies (R)[https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/b76653_dca30f22bfd9461baf54b49ef32555ff.pdf Spry Strategies (R)]{{efn-ua|Poll sponsored by the North Carolina Republican Party|name="NCGOP"}}

| May 25 – June 1, 2019

| 730 (LV)

| ± 3.5%

| 40%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 44%

| 16%

style="text-align:left;"|Public Policy Polling[https://www.publicpolicypolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/PPP_Release_NC_10919.pdf Public Policy Polling]

| January 4–7, 2019

| 750 (RV)

| ± 3.6%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 47%

| 35%

| 18%

{{hidden begin|titlestyle=background:#cff|title=Hypothetical polling|contentstyle=border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:white;}}

with Holly Grange

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valign=bottom

! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size

! Margin
of error

! style="width:100px;"| Roy
Cooper (D)

! style="width:100px;"| Holly
Grange (R)

! Other /
Undecided

style="text-align:left;"|East Carolina University

| February 27–28, 2020

| 1,288 (RV)

| ± 3.2%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|49%

| 33%

| 18%

style="text-align:left;"|Harper Polling/Civitas (R)[https://1ttd918ylvt17775r1u6ng1adc-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/19.10-Civitas-NC-Statewide-Toplines.pdf Harper Polling/Civitas (R)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024221356/https://1ttd918ylvt17775r1u6ng1adc-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/19.10-Civitas-NC-Statewide-Toplines.pdf |date=October 24, 2019 }}

| October 15–17, 2019

| 500 (LV)

| ± 4.4%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 46%

| 27%

| 27%

style="text-align:left;"|Harper Polling/Civitas (R)

| August 1–4, 2019

| 500 (LV)

| ± 4.4%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 48%

| 30%

| 22%

with Phil Berger

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
valign=bottom

! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size

! Margin
of error

! style="width:100px;"| Roy
Cooper (D)

! style="width:100px;"| Phil
Berger (R)

! Other /
Undecided

style="text-align:left;"|Public Policy Polling

| June 17–18, 2019

| 610 (RV)

| ± 4.0%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 46%

| 39%

| 16%

style="text-align:left;"|Public Policy Polling

| January 4–7, 2019

| 750 (RV)

| ± 3.6%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 48%

| 34%

| 18%

with Pat McCrory

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
valign=bottom

! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size

! Margin
of error

! style="width:100px;"| Roy
Cooper (D)

! style="width:100px;"| Pat
McCrory (R)

! Other /
Undecided

style="text-align:left;"|Harper Polling/Civitas (R)[https://1ttd918ylvt17775r1u6ng1adc-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/19.10-Civitas-NC-Statewide-Toplines.pdf Harper Polling/Civitas (R)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024221356/https://1ttd918ylvt17775r1u6ng1adc-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/19.10-Civitas-NC-Statewide-Toplines.pdf |date=October 24, 2019 }}

| October 15–17, 2019

| 500 (LV)

| ± 4.4%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 44%

| 38%

| 18%

style="text-align:left;"|Harper Polling/Civitas (R)

| August 1–4, 2019

| 500 (LV)

| ± 4.4%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 47%

| 38%

| 14%

style="text-align:left;"|Public Policy Polling

| January 4–7, 2019

| 750 (RV)

| ± 3.6%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 45%

| 41%

| 14%

with Tim Moore

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
valign=bottom

! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size

! Margin
of error

! style="width:100px;"| Roy
Cooper (D)

! style="width:100px;"| Tim
Moore (R)

! Other /
Undecided

style="text-align:left;"|Public Policy Polling

| June 17–18, 2019

| 610 (RV)

| ± 4.0%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 46%

| 38%

| 16%

style="text-align:left;"|Public Policy Polling

| January 4–7, 2019

| 750 (RV)

| ± 3.6%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 46%

| 32%

| 22%

with Thom Tillis

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
valign=bottom

! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size

! Margin
of error

! style="width:100px;"| Roy
Cooper (D)

! style="width:100px;"| Thom
Tillis (R)

! Other /
Undecided

style="text-align:left;"|Public Policy Polling

| January 4–7, 2019

| 750 (RV)

| ± 3.6%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 46%

| 37%

| 17%

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=Results=

{{Election box begin

| title = 2020 North Carolina gubernatorial election{{cite web |title=State Composite Abstract Report - Contest.pdf |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/State_Board_Meeting_Docs/2020-11-24/Canvass/State%20Composite%20Abstract%20Report%20-%20Contest.pdf |website=North Carolina State Board of Elections |access-date=November 24, 2020}}{{cite web|title=NC SBE Contest Results|url=https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/03/2020&county_id=0&office=COS&contest=0|website=er.ncsbe.gov|access-date=December 18, 2020}}.

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| candidate = Roy Cooper (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 2,834,790

| percentage = 51.52%

| change = +2.50%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| candidate = Dan Forest

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 2,586,605

| percentage = 47.01%

| change = −1.79%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| candidate = Steven J. DiFiore

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| votes = 60,449

| percentage = 1.10%

| change = −1.09%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| candidate = Al Pisano

| party = Constitution Party (United States)

| votes = 20,934

| percentage = 0.38%

| change = N/A

}}

{{Election box total

| votes = 5,502,778

| percentage = 100.00%

| change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 5,545,847

| percentage = 75.35%

| change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors

| reg. electors = 7,359,798

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{align|right|{{Switcher

|300px|Shift by county

|300px|Trend by county

{{collapsible list | title = Legend

|{{legend|#d40000|Republican — >15%}}

|{{legend|#ff0000|Republican — +12.5−15%}}

|{{legend|#ff2a2a|Republican — +10−12.5%}}

|{{legend|#ff5555|Republican — +7.5−10%}}

|{{legend|#ff8080|Republican — +5−7.5%}}

|{{legend|#ffaaaa|Republican — +2.5−5%}}

|{{legend|#ffd5d5|Republican — +0−2.5%}}

|{{legend|#d5f6ff|Democratic — +0−2.5%}}

|{{legend|#aaeeff|Democratic — +2.5−5%}}

|{{legend|#77e3ff|Democratic — +5−7.5%}}

|{{legend|#4bdbff|Democratic — +7.5-10%}}

|{{legend|#09ceff|Democratic — +10−12.5%}}}}}}}}

== Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican ==

== Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic ==

==By congressional district==

Despite winning a majority of the popular vote, Cooper only won 5 of 13 congressional districts.{{cite web |url=https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::87c865df-abda-40b4-aabb-59f9c388c3a0|title=NC 2020 Congressional (Court Approved - HB 1029 - Converted)|website=www.davesredistricting.org}}

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! District

! Forest

! Cooper

! Representative

align=center

! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|North Carolina|1|1st}}

| 42.6%

| 56.4%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|G. K. Butterfield

align=center

! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|North Carolina|2|2nd}}

| 31.4%

| 67.0%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Deborah K. Ross

align=center

! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|North Carolina|3|3rd}}

| 58.5%

| 40.0%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Greg Murphy

align=center

! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|North Carolina|4|4th}}

| 29.9%

| 68.8%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|David Price

align=center

! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|North Carolina|5|5th}}

| 63.5%

| 35.2%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Virginia Foxx

align=center

! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|North Carolina|6|6th}}

| 34.2%

| 64.2%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Kathy Manning

align=center

! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|North Carolina|7|7th}}

| 54.5%

| 44.0%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|David Rouzer

align=center

! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|North Carolina|8|8th}}

| 49.2%

| 49.0%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Richard Hudson

align=center

! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|North Carolina|9|9th}}

| 50.3%

| 48.4%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Dan Bishop

align=center

! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|North Carolina|10|10th}}

| 63.7%

| 35.0%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Patrick McHenry

align=center

! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|North Carolina|11|11th}}

| 52.2%

| 46.3%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Madison Cawthorn

align=center

! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|North Carolina|12|12th}}

| 27.0%

| 71.0%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Alma Adams

align=center

! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|North Carolina|13|13th}}

| 62.9%

| 35.9%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Ted Budd

Analysis

= Voter demographics =

Voter demographic data was collected by CNN. The voter survey is based on exit polls. There were 4,557 total respondents.{{Cite web |title=2020 North Carolina Exit Polls |url=https://www.cnn.com/election/2020/exit-polls/governor/north-carolina |access-date=September 27, 2024 |website=CNN Politics |language=en}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%; line-height:1.2"

|+ 2020 North Carolina gubernatorial election (CNN)

Demographic subgroup

! {{party shading/Democratic}} |Cooper

! {{party shading/Republican}} |Forest

! % of
total vote

colspan="4" |Ideology
Liberals

| style="text-align:right; background:#B0CEFF;" | 94

| style="text-align:right; background:#FFF3F3;" | 5

| style="text-align:right;" | 20

Moderates

| style="text-align:right; background:#B0CEFF;" | 69

| style="text-align:right; background:#FFF3F3;" | 29

| style="text-align:right;" | 39

Conservatives

| style="text-align:right; background:#F0F0FF;" | 13

| style="text-align:right; background:#FFB6B6;" | 86

| style="text-align:right;" | 40

colspan="4" |Party
Democrats

| style="text-align:right; background:#B0CEFF;" | 97

| style="text-align:right; background:#FFF3F3;" | 2

| style="text-align:right;" | 34

Republicans

| style="text-align:right; background:#F0F0FF;" | 8

| style="text-align:right; background:#FFB6B6;" | 92

| style="text-align:right;" | 37

Independents

| style="text-align:right; background:#B0CEFF;" | 54

| style="text-align:right; background:#FFF3F3;" | 42

| style="text-align:right;" | 30

colspan="4" |Age
18–24 years old

| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 57

| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 41

| style="text-align:right;" | 8

25–29 years old

| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 54

| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 39

| style="text-align:right;" | 6

30–39 years old

| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 59

| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 41

| style="text-align:right;" | 14

40–49 years old

| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 55

| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 43

| style="text-align:right;" | 16

50–64 years old

| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 48

| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 50

| style="text-align:right;" | 31

65 and older

| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 46

| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 53

| style="text-align:right;" | 24

colspan="4" |Gender
Men

| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 47

| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 51

| style="text-align:right;" | 44

Women

| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 55

| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 43

| style="text-align:right;" | 56

colspan="4" |Race/ethnicity
White

| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 36

| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 63

| style="text-align:right;" | 65

Black

| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 92

| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 7

| style="text-align:right;" | 23

Latino

| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 59

| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 38

| style="text-align:right;" | 5

Asian

| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | N/A

| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | N/A

| style="text-align:right;" | 2

Other

| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 56

| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 39

| style="text-align:right;" | 5

colspan="4"| Gender by race
White men

| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 33

| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 66

| style="text-align:right;" | 29

White women

| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 39

| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 60

| style="text-align:right;" | 36

Black men

| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 92

| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 8

| style="text-align:right;" | 9

Black women

| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 93

| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 6

| style="text-align:right;" | 14

Latino men

| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 45

| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 53

| style="text-align:right;" | 3

Latino women

| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 75

| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 22

| style="text-align:right;" | 3

Other racial/ethnic groups

| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 54

| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 42

| style="text-align:right;" | 7

colspan="4" |Education
Never attended college

| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 41

| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 58

| style="text-align:right;" | 18

Some college education

| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 45

| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 53

| style="text-align:right;" | 27

Associate degree

| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff" | 50

| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;"| 46

| style="text-align:right;" | 18

Bachelor's degree degree

| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 58

| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 41

| style="text-align:right;" | 22

Postgraduate

| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 68

| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 31

| style="text-align:right;" | 14

colspan="4" |Education by race
White college graduated

| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 54

| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 45

| style="text-align:right;" | 26

White no college degree

| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 24

| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 74

| style="text-align:right;" | 39

Non-white college graduates

| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 82

| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 17

| style="text-align:right;" | 11

Non-white no college degree

| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 79

| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 19

| style="text-align:right;" | 25

colspan="4" |Education by gender/race
White women with college degrees

| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 59

| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 41

| style="text-align:right;" | 15

White women without college degrees

| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 24

| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 74

| style="text-align:right;" | 21

White men with college degrees

| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 48

| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 52

| style="text-align:right;" | 11

White men without college degrees

| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 24

| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 75

| style="text-align:right;" | 18

Non-white

| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 80

| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 18

| style="text-align:right;" | 35

colspan="4" |Income
Under $30K

| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 53

| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 45

| style="text-align:right;" | 15

$30K-$50k

| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 55

| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 43

| style="text-align:right;" | 22

$50k-$100k

| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 50

| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 47

| style="text-align:right;" | 36

$100k-$200k

| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 48

| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 51

| style="text-align:right;" | 22

$200k or more

| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 48

| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 52

| style="text-align:right;" | 5

colspan="4" |Issue regarded as most important
Racial inequality

| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 94

| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 4

| style="text-align:right;" | 21

Health care policy

| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 65

| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 32

| style="text-align:right;" | 12

Economy

| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 20

| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 78

| style="text-align:right;" | 35

COVID-19 pandemic

| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 84

| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 15

| style="text-align:right;" | 14

Crime and safety

| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 14

| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 83

| style="text-align:right;" | 12

colspan="4" | Region
East

| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 48

| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 51

| style="text-align:right;" | 23

Raleigh-Durham Triangle

| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 65

| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 34

| style="text-align:right;" | 22

Charlotte Area

| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 57

| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 42

| style="text-align:right;" | 18

Piedmont/Central

| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 48

| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 50

| style="text-align:right;" | 20

West

| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 38

| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 60

| style="text-align:right;" | 17

colspan="4" | Area type
Urban

| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 71

| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 28

| style="text-align:right;" | 33

Suburban

| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 43

| style="text-align:right; background:#FFB6B6;" | 56

| style="text-align:right;" | 40

Rural

| style="text-align:right; background:#F0F0FF;" | 42

| style="text-align:right; background:#FFB6B6;" | 55

| style="text-align:right;" | 27

See also

Notes

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References

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External links

  • {{cite web|title=League of Women Voters of North Carolina|date=July 29, 2019 |url=https://my.lwv.org/north-carolina-state}} (state affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
  • {{citation |url=https://www.followthemoney.org/at-a-glance?y=2020&s=NC |title= North Carolina 2019 & 2020 Elections |work=OpenSecrets |author1= National Institute on Money in Politics |author2=Campaign Finance Institute }}
  • {{citation |author= Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association |work=Voting & Elections Toolkits |url= https://godort.libguides.com/votingtoolkit/northcarolina |title= North Carolina }}
  • {{citation |work=Vote.org |location=Oakland, CA |url= https://www.vote.org/state/north-carolina/ |title= North Carolina: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links }}

Official campaign websites

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20201028130530/https://roycooper.com/ Roy Cooper (D) for Governor]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20200816214414/https://stevenfornorthcarolina.com/ Steven J. DiFiore (L) for Governor]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20201101001536/https://danforest.com/ Dan Forest (R) for Governor]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20200813015040/https://alpisanoforncgovernor.com/ Al Pisano (C) for Governor]

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