North Carolina Labor Commissioner election, 2020
- Election date: Nov. 3
- Registration deadline(s): Oct. 9
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Recount laws
- Early voting starts: Oct. 15
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 3 (postmarked); Nov. 12 (received)
- Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
- Voter ID: No ID
- Poll times: 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
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| North Carolina Labor Commissioner |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: December 20, 2019 |
| Primary: March 3, 2020 Primary runoff: June 23, 2020 (canceled) General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent(s): Cherie Killian Berry (R) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Voting in North Carolina |
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North Carolina held an election for labor commissioner on November 3, 2020. The primary was scheduled for March 3, 2020. The filing deadline was December 20, 2019.
Josh Dobson won election in the general election for North Carolina Commissioner of Labor.
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
North Carolina modified its absentee/mail-in voting and early voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:
- Absentee/mail-in voting: The witness signature requirement on completed absentee ballots decreased from two to one. The receipt deadline was extended to 5 p.m. on November 12, 2020, for ballots postmarked on or before Election Day.
- Early voting: Early voting sites were required to be open for at least 10 hours on the weekends of October 17-18, 2020, and October 24-25, 2020. Counties had to open at least one early voting site per 20,000 registered voters.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Candidates and election results
General election candidates
- Jessica Holmes (Democratic Party)
- Josh Dobson (Republican Party) ✔
Democratic primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
Did not make the ballot:
Republican primary candidates
Past elections
2016
The general election for labor commissioner was held on November 8, 2016.
Incumbent Cherie Berry defeated Charles Meeker in the North Carolina labor commissioner election.
| North Carolina Labor Commissioner, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Cherie Berry Incumbent |
55.29% | 2,479,451 | |
| Democratic | Charles Meeker | 44.71% | 2,005,037 | |
| Total Votes | 4,484,488 | |||
| Source: ABC11 | ||||
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2012Incumbent Cherie Berry (R) successfully won re-election, defeating John C. Brooks (D) in the November 6, 2012 general election.
2008On November 4, 2008, Cherie Berry won re-election to the office of North Carolina Commissioner of Labor. She defeated Mary Fant Donnan (D) in the general election.
2004On November 2, 2004, Cherie Berry won re-election to the office of North Carolina Commissioner of Labor. She defeated Wayne Goodwin (D) in the general election.
2000On November 7, 2000, Cherie Killian Berry won election to the office of North Carolina Commissioner of Labor. She defeated Doug Berger (D) in the general election.
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See also
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