Who’s on your 2020 ballot and what do they stand for? Find out in our voter guide
North Carolina is a swing state, and a majority of voters chose President Barack Obama in 2008 and President Donald Trump in 2016. Eyes are on the state again to see if it will vote again for Trump or choose former Vice President Joe Biden for president.
But the state has many more candidates further down the ballot. The biggest races are for governor and U.S. senator. Election Day is Nov. 3, and mail-in ballots already are being sent out.
The News & Observer, the Charlotte Observer and The Herald-Sun have put together a voter guide with the information you need to know about the candidates.
For News & Observer readers: newsobserver.com/voter-guide
For Charlotte Observer readers: charlotteobserver.com/voter-guide
For Herald-Sun readers: heraldsun.com/voter-guide
Voters will choose whether to reelect Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper or replace him with Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest. The rest of the Council of State is on the ballot too, including lieutenant governor and attorney general.
In a race that could help decide control of the U.S. Senate, Republican Thom Tillis is running for reelection against Democrat Cal Cunningham.
All 13 U.S. House seats and all 170 seats in the General Assembly — 50 senators and 120 representatives — are up for election. There are several local government elections, too.
We sent out questionnaires to every statewide and congressional candidate and to the candidates running in many key races in the Triangle and Charlotte areas. We published responses in more than 90 races.
In our voter guide, you can enter your address to pull up your ballot and information about many of the candidates. Subscribers can also read what candidates said about their backgrounds and important issues to voters.
For more North Carolina government and politics news, listen to the Domecast politics podcast from The News & Observer and the NC Insider. You can find it on Megaphone, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts.
This story was originally published September 8, 2020 at 2:07 PM with the headline "Who’s on your 2020 ballot and what do they stand for? Find out in our voter guide."
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