2024 N.C. Primary Election Results

2024 political candidate signs at the Barber Park Early Voting Site. Photo by Ivan Saul Cutler/Carolina Peacemaker.

The first polls opened on March 5, with 15 states voting in the primary elections yesterday in what is called, “Super Tuesday.”

In Guilford County, 88,934 ballots were cast out of 377,320 registered voters.

In the Presidential primary, 90 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary went to Joe Biden in Guilford County, with Donald Trump winning the Guilford County Republican primary with 69 percent of the vote.

For the District 59 N.C. State House of Representatives Republican race, Alan Branson won 70.45 percent of the vote, against Allen Chappell getting 29.55 percent of the vote. Branson faces Democratic opponent Tanneshia Dukes in November.

Incumbent Cecil Brockman was able to hold his position as the N.C. House of Representatives District 60 incumbent in the Democratic primary, winning 50.69 percent of the vote over opponent James Adams’ 49.31 percent of the vote. Brockman will face the Republican candidate Joseph Perrotta in the General Election.

N.C. House of Representatives District 62 Republican primary saw John M. Blust pull to the top of the five Republican candidates with 34.11 percent of the vote.

Blust will face Democratic opponent Marjorie Benbow in the General Election.

Guilford County Board of Commissioners District 6 Republican primary was won by Maritza Gomez who garnered 55 percent of the vote over opponent Demetria Carter with 45 percent of the vote. In November, Gomez will face off against Democratic opponent Brandon Gray-Hill.

Guilford County Board of Education District 7 incumbent Bettye T. Jenkins retained her incumbent position in the Democratic primary with 84 percent of the vote over Anthony Izzard’s 16 percent of the vote. Jenkins will go up against Republican candidate Karen Coble Albright in the General Election.

Candidate for the N.C. Supreme Court Justice Democratic primary, Lora Cubbage, was able to win Guilford County with 53.38 percent of the vote, however she ultimately lost to Allison Riggs in the statewide contest, who won 69.11 percent of the total vote to Cubbage’s 30.89 percent of the vote.

In the local judicial primaries, many candidates did not have opponents in the opposing party, so their wins represent wins to the final seat.

Republican Georgia Nixon took 57 percent of the vote in the N.C. Superior Court Judge District 24B Seat 1 over opponent Tab Hunter’s 43 percent. Nixon will face Democrat Stephanie Reese in November.

Walter Tripp Baker won the Democratic primary for the N.C. District Court Judge District 24 seat 5 with 62 percent of the vote over opponent John Stone, who won 38 percent of the vote. There were no Republican candidates for this race.

Charlene Armstrong won the Democratic primary for the N.C. District Court Judge District 24 seat 10 with 72 percent of the vote compared to Moshera Mills’ 28 percent of the vote. There were no Republican candidates for this race.

Kelvin Smith won the Democratic primary for the N.C. District Court Judge District 24 seat 12 with 45 percent of the vote over opponents, Cynthia Hatfield and ShaKeta D. Berrie, with 28 and 27 percent of the vote, respectively. There were no Republican candidates for this race.

Brian Tomlin won the Democratic primary for the N.C. District Court Judge District 24 seat 13 with 65 percent of the vote over opponent Gabriel Kussin’s 35 percent of the vote. There were no Republican candidates for this race.

Tomakio Gause won the Democratic primary for the N.C. District Court Judge District 24 seat 14 with 55 percent of the vote over opponents Stephanie Goldsborough and William H. Hill Jr. with 30 and 15 percent of the vote, respectively.

All Guilford County results are unofficial until certified by the Guilford County Board of Elections at the March 15 canvass meeting. State board will verify results at its March 26 meeting.