North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction 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 Superintendent of Public Instruction |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: December 20, 2019 |
| Primary: March 3, 2020 Primary runoff: June 23, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent(s): Mark Johnson (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 superintendent of public instruction on November 3, 2020. The primary was scheduled for March 3, 2020. The filing deadline was December 20, 2019.
Catherine Truitt won election in the general election for North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction.
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Election procedure changes in 2020
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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.
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Candidates and election results
General election candidates
- Jen Mangrum (Democratic Party)
- Catherine Truitt (Republican Party) ✔
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Past elections
2016
The general election for superintendent of public instruction was held on November 8, 2016.
Mark Johnson defeated incumbent June Atkinson in the North Carolina superintendent of schools election.
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Mark Johnson |
50.64% | 2,262,274 | |
| Democratic | June Atkinson Incumbent | 49.36% | 2,205,483 | |
| Total Votes | 4,467,757 | |||
| Source: ABC11 | ||||
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2012Incumbent June Atkinson (D) successfully won re-election, defeating John Tedesco (R) in the November 6, 2012 general election.
2008On November 4, 2008, June Atkinson won re-election to the office of North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction. She defeated Richard Morgan (R) in the general election.
2004On November 2, 2004, June Atkinson won election to the office of North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction. She defeated Bill Fletcher (R) in the general election.
2000On November 7, 2000, Mike Ward won re-election to the office of North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction. He defeated Michael Barrick (R) in the general election.
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See also
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External links
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- North Carolina superintendent of public instruction official website
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