2024 North Carolina Attorney General election
The 2024 North Carolina Attorney General election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the next attorney general of North Carolina, concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the U.S. Senate and various state and local elections, including for U.S. House and governor of North Carolina. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein is eligible to run for re-election to a third term, but has decided instead to run for governor.
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Democratic primary
Declared
- Tim Dunn, lawyer and U.S. Marine Corps veteran[1]
Potential
- Jeff Jackson, U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 14th congressional district (2023–present) and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022[2][3]
Declined
- Josh Stein, incumbent attorney general (2017–present) (running for governor)[4]
Republican primary
Declared
- Tom Murry, former state representative from the 41st district (2011–2015)[5]
Publicly expressed interest
- Ray Starling, general counsel to the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce[6]
Potential
- Dan Bishop, U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 8th congressional district (2019–present)[7]
- Danny Britt, state senator from the 24th district (2017–present)[8]
- Sam Hayes, general counsel to North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore and candidate for attorney general in 2020[8]
- Tim Moore, Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives (2015–present) from the 111th district (2003–present)[8]
- Jim O'Neill, Forsyth County District Attorney (2009–present) and nominee for attorney general in 2020[8]
Declined
- Andrew Murray, former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina (2017–2021)[7]
Polling
Hypothetical polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Tom Murry |
Ray Starling |
Undecided |
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| SurveyUSA[upper-alpha 1] | April 25–29, 2022 | 707 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 17% | 10% | 73% |
Notes
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
- Partisan clients
- This poll was sponsored by the John Locke Foundation
References
- "Two from Cumberland County are running for top North Carolina offices in 2024".
- "Congressman. Democrat. TikTok star? Meet Rep. Jeff Jackson". 12 April 2023.
- "North Carolina's most viral politician is exploding on TikTok". 13 March 2023.
- Schneider, Elena (January 18, 2023). "North Carolina AG Josh Stein launches bid for governor". Politico. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- Baltzegar, Alex (February 17, 2023). "Republican Tom Murry announces run for NC Attorney General". Carolina Journal. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- "Who Is In and Out for 2024 in NC Politics?". 27 March 2023.
- "U.S. Rep. Dan Bishop is weighing a run for N.C. attorney general". 2 May 2023.
- "Rep. Dan Bishop's potential attorney general run ends campaign of likely GOP front-runner". 3 May 2023.
Other potential Republican candidates include House Speaker Tim Moore, Moore's General Counsel Sam Hayes, Sen. Danny Britt, [and] Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O'Neill.
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