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Anthony Wayne (Tony) Street Jeff Tarte Questionnaires will be sent after the primary to the Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican auditor candidates who advance to the general election.
Wood was challenged in the Democratic primary by Luis Toledo, a former Assistant State Auditor. Toledo argued that change was needed in the Auditor's office. [12] Beth Wood won the primary by a large margin. Anthony Street, a small business owner and member of the Brunswick County Soil and Water Board, won the Republican primary. [13]
Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Elaine Marshall won re-election to an eighth term in office, defeating Republican nominee Chad Brown. [5] This is the only Democratic-held secretary of state held up for election in 2024 in a state Donald Trump won in 2020. Primary elections took place on March 5, 2024. [6]
Wood successfully challenged incumbent State Auditor Les Merritt in the 2008 election and was sworn-in the following January. She was re-elected in 2012, 2016, and 2020. After being indicted on a misdemeanor charge of misusing a state-issued vehicle, Wood announced that she would resign as state auditor, effective December 15, 2023.
By the primary election the current state auditor will have been in office approximately 10 weeks. That is not sufficient time to evaluate her abilities to perform the responsibilities of the office.
North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood makes an appearance in Wake County court on Thursday, March 23, 2023 in Raleigh, N.C. Wood pleaded guilty to misdemeanor hit-and-run.
In that state, the state auditor, who is elected, is the only state auditor in the United States to broadly supervise and audit the fiscal concerns of local governments. In fact, nearly 5,000 local governments which altogether spend some $40 billion annually come under the state auditor's purview. [ 10 ]
North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood makes an appearance in Wake County court on Thursday, March 23, 2023 in Raleigh, N.C. Woods pleaded guilty to misdemeanor hit-and-run.