NEWS
Preliminary Election Results – 2024 Primary
As of 10:24 Tuesday night, all 195 precincts in Mecklenburg County had reported into the N.C. State Board of Elections via the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections. The following information has been compiled and updated reflecting the races that were featured on Davidson voters’ ballots.
Highlighting the N.C. House District 98 race, since both candidates in the Democratic primary are Davidson residents, Beth Gardner Helfrich is the apparent winner of the primary with 3,923 votes (65.54%). Lisa Jewel received 2,090 votes (34.46%).
Preliminary results as reported on the State Board of Elections website.
Another big deal for Davidson voters, Natasha Marcus has more than 75% of the statewide votes in the Democratic primary for N.C. Commissioner of Insurance.
Mecklenburg County Commissioners
The top 3 vote recipients were: Leigh Altman (58,029), Arthur Griffin Jr. (55,355), and Yvette Townsend-Ingram (53,055). Incumbent Pat Cotham finished in fourth place with 39,258 votes.
Federal and Statewide Offices
Updated: With 100% of the statewide precincts reporting, the following candidates lead in the respective primary races. Reminder, if a party’s candidate did not have opposition in the primary, their names were not on the ballot. They will face the other party’s winner in the general election in November.
U.S. Congress: District 14
Democratic Candidate
Pam Genant 60.88%
Republican Candidate
Tim Moore 75.01%
Governor
Democratic Candidate
Josh Stein 69.64%
Libertarian Candidate
Mike Ross 59.49%
Republican Candidate
Mark Robinson 64.85%
Lieutenant Governor
Democratic Candidate
Rachel Hunt 70.36%
Republican Candidate
Hal Weatherman 19.61%
Attorney General
Democratic Candidate
Jeff Jackson 54.85%
Auditor
Republican Candidate
Joe Clark 23.24%
Commissioner of Agriculture
Republican Candidate
Steve Troxler 69.13%
Commissioner of Insurance
Democratic Candidate
Natasha Marcus 77.61%
Republican Candidate
Mike Causey 60.59%
Commissioner of Labor
Republican Candidate
Luke Farley 36.92%
Secretary of State
Republican Candidate
Chad Brown 43.28%
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Democratic Candidate
Mo Green 66.88%
Republican Candidate
Michele Morrow 52.10%
Treasurer
Democratic Candidate
Wesley Harris 66.61%
Republican Candidate
Brad Briner 39.94%
Supreme Court, Associate Justice Seat 6
Democratic Candidate
Allison Riggs 69.11%
Court of Appeals, Seat 15
Republican Candidate
Chris Freeman 62.64%
Early voting data reflected that 1325 voters cast ballots at Davidson Town Hall. County wide, 52,551 ballots were cast. The election board has approved 2122 mail in ballots at this time.