Overview
Candidate filing for most contests in the 2024 elections begins at noon on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, and ends at noon on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023.
Depending on the office sought, candidates will file their Notice of Candidacy and pay their filing fees either at their county board of elections office or with the State Board of Elections at the N.C. State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. (See below for detailed information.)
The 2024 primary election is March 5, 2024. The general election is Nov. 5, 2024.
Candidates for the following offices file to run for office at the Martin Building at the State Fairgrounds, 4285 Trinity Road (Gate 9), Raleigh NC 27607:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Districts 1-14)
- Governor
- Lieutenant Governor
- Attorney General
- State Auditor
- Commissioner of Agriculture
- Commissioner of Insurance
- Commissioner of Labor
- Secretary of State
- Superintendent of Public Instruction
- State Treasurer
- N.C. Supreme Court Associate Justice (Seat 6)
- N.C. Court of Appeals Judge (Seats 12, 14, and 15)
- Superior Court Judge (various districts)
- District Court Judge (various districts)
- District Attorney (Districts 12, 29, 32, and 37)
The Martin Building will be open for filing during the following days and times:
- Noon to 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4
- 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 5–8
- 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 11–14
- 8 a.m. to noon Friday, Dec. 15
Please be aware of the ongoing construction in the area.