The 2024 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the lieutenant governor of North Carolina. Democratic state senator Rachel Hunt 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 Dalton in 2008.

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 attorney general in 2020

Eliminated in primary Deanna Ballard, former state senator from the 45th district Peter Boykin, political commentator and founder of Gays for Trump Rivera Douthit, evangelist Jeffrey Elmore, state representative 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Withdrawn Jim Kee, former Greensboro city councilor (ran for state auditor)

Declined Mark Robinson, incumbent lieutenant governor (endorsed Weatherman, ran for governor)

Endorsements

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error DeannaBallard JeffreyElmore JimO'Neill SamPage HalWeatherman SethWooddall Other UndecidedHigh Point UniversityHigh Point UniversityFebruary 16–23, 2024386 (LV)± 6.0%10%11%27%13%7%11%21%–Capen AnalyticsCapen AnalyticsFebruary 21, 202412,580 (LV)± 5.0%15%8%16%8%21%18%15%3%Cygnal (R)Cygnal (R)October 8–9, 2023600 (LV)± 3.9%3%1%–4%4%2%2%84%

Results

Runoff results

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Rachel Hunt, state senator from the 42nd district and daughter of former governor Jim Hunt

Eliminated in primary Ben Clark, former state senator from the 21st district and nominee for in 2022 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 2016 Raymond Smith Jr., former state representative from the 21st district (ran for mayor of Goldsboro)

Endorsements

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error BenClark RachelHunt Mark H.Robinson UndecidedHigh Point UniversityFebruary 16–23, 2024321 (LV)± 6.0%14%61%24%–Public Policy Polling (D)Public Policy Polling (D)December 15–16, 2023556 (LV)± 4.2%5%23%6%66%

Results

Libertarian Party Withdrew after nomination Dee Watson, oncology researcher

Replacement nominee Shannon Bray, cybersecurity professional and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2020 and 2022

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

General election

Predictions SourceRankingAs ofSabato's Crystal Ball November 1, 2024

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error HalWeatherman (R) RachelHunt (D) Other UndecidedActiVoteActiVoteOctober 8–26, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%50%50%––Cygnal (R)Cygnal (R)October 12–14, 2024600 (LV)± 4.0%41%43%3%13%ActiVoteActiVoteAugust 20 – September 22, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%50%50%––Cygnal (R)Cygnal (R)September 15–16, 2024600 (LV)± 4.0%40%42%3%15%YouGov (D)YouGov (D)August 5–9, 2024802 (RV)± 3.9% 38% 40%–22%Cygnal (R)Cygnal (R)August 4–5, 2024600 (LV)± 3.99%38%36%5%22%Spry StrategiesSpry StrategiesJune 7–11, 2024600 (LV)± 4.0%38%38%–24%

Results

By congressional district Despite losing the state, Weatherman won ten of 14 congressional districts.https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::4f133eac-adb1-4bb4-a7fe-92aa8a5f1ed4 District Weatherman Hunt Representative 48% 50%Don Davis 30% 67%Deborah Ross 56% 41%Greg Murphy 25% 73%Valerie Foushee 55% 42%Virginia Foxx 54% 43%Addison McDowell 52% 45%David Rouzer 56% 42%Mark Harris 54% 43%Richard Hudson 55% 42%Pat Harrigan 51% 46%Chuck Edwards 24% 73%Alma Adams 54% 43%Brad Knott 53% 44%Tim Moore

Notes

Partisan clients

References

External links Official campaign websites Shannon Bray (L) for Lieutenant Governor Rachel Hunt (D) for Lieutenant Governor Hal Weatherman (R) for Lieutenant Governor