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The 2024 North Carolina Secretary of State election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the secretary of state of North Carolina, concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various other state and local elections.
The state auditor acts as a watchdog for North Carolina taxpayer money.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of North Carolina on November 5, 2024. [1] [2] The November general election had mixed results for both parties. The Republican Party picked up three of the seven Democratic-held seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and the office of State Auditor.
We recommend Dave Boliek for NC auditor. Secretary of State. When Elaine Marshall was first elected as secretary of state in 1996, she became the first woman elected to statewide office in North ...
Wood, a Democrat who served as auditor for 14 years between 2009 and 2023, resigned after pleading guilty to misdemeanor counts of misusing her state-owned vehicle.
In November 2023, Governor Roy Cooper announced Holmes as his pick to finish the term of State Auditor Beth Wood, who resigned, effective mid-December. [8] Holmes was sworn in on December 16. [9] Holmes is the first Black woman to serve on the North Carolina Council of State. [10] Holmes ran for a full term in the 2024 elections.
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.
The state auditor is a constitutional officer. [13] Article III, Section 7, of the Constitution of North Carolina stipulates the popular election of the state auditor every four years. [14] Unlike most of the 18 other states with an elected auditor, North Carolina does not require candidates for the office to be Certified Public Accountants. [15]